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How Bob and Brian Built a Morning Show Dynasty at The Hog

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"He gave us two orders. One, be funny. Two, don't piss off the clients,"

Why Pat McAfee’s Reported ESPN Extension Is About Far More Than Just Money

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"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."

ESPN May Be Having Its Finest Moment When It Matters Most

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"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."

When Radical Becomes Rational: A New Case for Bold Radio Ideas

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"Ninety percent of the ideas will end up on the floor. But some won't."

Mike Vrabel: ‘First Take’ Isn’t the ‘SportsCenter’ I Grew up With

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"I don’t even know if the TVs work in the weight room"

Stephen A. Smith: Jason Whitlock Is “The Devil in the Flesh”

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"He's the devil in the flesh, and everybody needs to be careful because the closer you get to him, the closer to hell you will go. There's a special place for people like him"

Fred Toucher: Burnout Factor Could Happen With Stephen A. Smith

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"Stephen A. Smith can’t be in any way divisive on a political show and then be accepted by a mass sports audience"

Why Stephen A. Smith Leaving NBA Countdown Benefits Everyone Involved

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"This is good. For ESPN. For the NBA. And yes, for Stephen A. too"

Dave Portnoy: Stephen A. Smith Owes Drake Maye an Apology

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"You don’t call a man a liar. He owes him an apology."

Stephen A. Smith: Drake Maye Is a “Liar” for Not Knowing Cam Newton Is on ‘First Take’

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"First Take is the number one morning show. 13 years and counting. Don't tell me you are an athlete and you don't know that Cam Newton ain't on the show. You lying"

Paul Finebaum Believes Stephen A. Smith Comments Regarding Oxford, Mississippi Were “Racial”

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"I’ve been to Oxford a million times, and it’s terribly unfair to bring up echoes of the ’60s and try to portray Oxford as that type of place today. It’s not"

Could More Money, Less Work Cost Stephen A. Smith and ESPN

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"When a network hands its most valuable performer the freedom to choose his lanes, it also hands over leverage it may never get back"

Stephen A. Smith Denies Reports of “Removal” From NBA Countdown on ESPN

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"It was decided at that particular moment in time that I wouldn't be doing NBA Countdown anymore, because I didn’t want to"

ESPN Reportedly Ordering Talent To End Papaya Gaming Promotional Messaging

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"The promotion is tied to ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith being named a global ambassador for Papaya’s World Solitaire Championship"
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Why Pat McAfee’s Reported ESPN Extension Is About Far More Than Just Money

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Women In Radio’s Meaghan Taylor on Mentorship vs. Sponsorship in Radio

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"A sponsor is the person who walks into a room you're not in and talks openly about you. That's what moves careers."