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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."

David Ortíz Used Jewelry As Distraction From Media’s Postgame Questions

"You have no idea how many times I had to talk to some of my teammates to just let the media do their job."

Fred Toucher on WFAN Criticism: ‘New York Post’ is Not a Real Newspaper

"First of all, The Post is five pages, and second of all, it’s nonsense."

Rich Shertenlieb: ‘Aaron Rodgers Has to Be Featured on Hard Knocks’

“Aaron Rodgers is going to want to be on it as little as possible, but the HBO people know he has to be on it a lot."

Rich Shertenlieb: ESPN Had ‘Worst Draft Coverage I’ve Ever Seen’

“I started looking at the broadcast going, 'This is chaos.’”

Chris Mannix Tells Toucher & Rich He Had Influence on ‘Creed III’ Script

“I always have a stock answer of, ‘Thanks man, talk soon.’”

Rich Shertenlieb: Stephen A. Smith Too Big for Disney

“He’s talking [for] 12 hours a day. He’s making statements like, ‘I like breasts,’ on a regular basis.”

Toucher & Rich on AI DJs: ‘You Might As Well Not Have a Soul’

“The fact that a lot of music stations have just phoned in these DJs – this is what you get."

Fred Toucher: Stephen A. Smith is in TV Prison

“He’s basically in a television prison all day. He’s not allowed out."

Fred Toucher Discusses Alcoholism in Return to 98.5 The Sports Hub

"I got incredibly, incredibly drunk and I put something [out] that I thought was kind of like dark and cool – like, ‘Hey, it’s time to die.'"

Rich Shertenlieb: I Can’t Talk About Fred Toucher Without Corporate Approval

“Fred doesn't want to be in this position. The station doesn't want to be in this position. I certainly don't want to be in this position."

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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."