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David Roberts Bids Farewell to ESPN After Two Decades of Influence

"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."

Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

Why Curtis Sliwa Refuses to Be a Donald Trump Echo Chamber on 710 WOR

"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

Fred Toucher Credits Listener With Saving His Life, Takes Leave of Absence

"I had been going to doctors and they didn’t seem overly concerned. However, a listener heard me and put me in touch with a doctor he works with. I went and things didn’t go great."

Fred Toucher: Management Has Used Voice Problems Against Me In Contract Negotiations

"I will say that if you're ever negotiating a contract and have anything sketchy going on, they will use that against you."

Fred Toucher is Living Our Industry’s Worst Nightmare

"Not being able to speak is bad. Being able to speak but not sounding like yourself? That has to be maddening."

Fred Toucher: ‘Is My Career Over If I Continue to Talk Like This?’

"When your throat has been messed up long enough, you learn to speak in a different way to compensate for it."

Fred Toucher Updates His Vocal Condition

“No one wants to go on the IR, but I realize that radio is a physical game and it’s what you sign up for when you put on those headphones every morning."

Fred Toucher Jokes A.J. Hawk is the Unsung Hero of Pat McAfee’s Aaron Rodgers Interview

"I watched the thing twice, and the second time I watched it, I just wanted to pretend to be A.J. Hawk's head."

Rich Shertenlieb: Fans Have to Plan Ahead For Games on ESPN+

"So if you're a bar, and you're just usually someone who flips the game on on cable, ESPN+ is just not an option unless you thought ahead about that."

Fred Toucher: ‘I’ve Always Been Fascinated By Cedric Maxwell’s Lifestyle’

"Wallach told Toucher & Rich that Cedric Maxwell has a storied history of fighting with other broadcast crews."

Toucher & Rich Continue Fake Liner Gag With Super Bowl Players

"There's always a moment when their about three-fourths of the way down where they kind of look up at you like 'What's happening?'"

Fred Toucher: People Say Worse Things to Me Every Day Than What Jack Edwards Said About Pat Maroon

"People say worse stuff to me than that every day. Every day. By people in my life, by people on social media."

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Four Things Music Radio Can Learn from the Savannah Bananas

"What I saw was part circus, part radio festival, and part New England sports fans reunion. I couldn't help but sit there and think about how radio should be taking notes."