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Why Profanity Standards Are Due for Change in Sports Broadcasting

"The media landscape, audience, and definition of what is considered offensive or profane has changed. Yet broadcast radio and television remain bound by standards created for a media environment that no longer exists."

Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

How Joe Giglio Took Philadelphia Sports’ Best “What If” Questions From 94WIP Into His First Book

"There are 25 different ‘what if’ moments in the book. Five to seven immediately came to mind. Others I had to go back and think, ‘People aren’t thinking about this,’ but something happened along the way that would have changed a lot about Philadelphia sports."

Stephen A. Smith: White Men Who Raise Their Voice Don’t Get Called What I Do

"It’s just when white folks do it you all call it passionate, but when the brothers do it we’re screaming."

Burke Magnus: There’s Room For ESPN To Do More With Stephen A. Smith

"I would put him near or at the very top of our talent roster in terms of his profile and the success of the show."

It’s Official: Shannon Sharpe Joining Stephen A. Smith on First Take

“It’s all about not standing still and taking it to another level.”

Stephen A. Smith Offers Lonzo Ball Open Podcast Invitation After Social Spat

Smith replied to Ball on X and extended an open invitation for the Chicago Bulls guard to join his podcast.

Stephen A. Smith: ‘ESPN Didn’t Have Different Rules for Sage Steele’

"I do not deny that she's very passionate about what she feels. She's not faking it."

Amber Wilson: ‘NBA Trying Not to Shorten Season to Retain Media Revenue’

"They’re just trying to find a way around it any way they can because less games means less money."

Stephen A. Smith: ‘Shannon Sharpe to First Take Not Done’

"Shannon Sharpe has yet to sign on the dotted line to be a member of 'First Take.'"

Shannon Sharpe Set to Join First Take Rotation

"Both Sharpe and Smith had been public with comments about a desire to work together since Shannon Sharpe left FOX."

JJ Redick: ‘NBA on ESPN Will Be Weird Without Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy’

"I felt like Mark and Jeff and Mike is just such an iconic team, and they’ve been on the call for so many historic moments."

Stephen A. Smith: ‘I Am A Show’

“It comes with it; that’s what I’m saying.”

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Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

How Joe Giglio Took Philadelphia Sports’ Best “What If” Questions From 94WIP Into His First Book

"There are 25 different ‘what if’ moments in the book. Five to seven immediately came to mind. Others I had to go back and think, ‘People aren’t thinking about this,’ but something happened along the way that would have changed a lot about Philadelphia sports."

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