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Sports Radio Hosts Need to Start Thinking About a Future Beyond AM/FM Radio
Look around you. Some big names and big brands in big markets have lost their radio jobs. It's time to think about alternatives.
Saga Communications CEO Chris Forgy Knows Local News is Key to the Company’s Future
"The number one thing people want from media is connectivity. So that's why the local aspect of it is critical."
600 KOGO Afternoon Host Lou Penrose Might Have the Most Unique News/Talk Audience in America
"Most cities kind of measure themselves on if they're a small town, a mid-sized city, or cosmopolitan. San Diego is a small town, but it's worldly."
Grandstanding From Sports Media About Foul Language at Press Conferences Must End
I lost track of how many sports media figures I saw either take to social media, their television, or radio shows to argue against the language used by JJ Redick.
Kraig Kitchin Knows and Values the Importance of the Radio Hall of Fame
"I am first and foremost somebody who likes to shine a spotlight on the ... brilliance of others. I don't stop to think about if there's a place for me in the Radio Hall of Fame."
Dominic Carter Makes No Bones About What His Future Holds in Afternoons on 77 WABC
"The baton has been passed to me. I'm going to take it, I'm going to run, and I am going to dominate. Mark my words."
If Jim Rome is Willing to Innovate, So Can You
Jim Rome is 59 years old and has been at this for 35 years. And if he finds value in embracing new platforms, you, your hosts, and your stations should be able to do it, too.
How KDKA Transformed Overnights to Grow Its Future and Reach Younger Audiences
"The overwhelming feedback has been positive. It makes us local, it gives us a bench ... it makes the radio station's brand bigger and connects us in different areas."
Steve Cochran Isn’t Looking in the Rear View Mirror After WLS-AM 890 Exit
"(WLS) and I were never a natural fit. But I believe -- and I believe they believed -- that we could do something and deliver something ... everybody wasn't rowing the boat in the same direction, but I'm good."
Do Sports Radio Hosts Still Reflect The Attitude of Their Audiences?
There seems to be a disconnect between the vitriol spit out by sports radio hosts and the feelings from the normal, average, run-of-the-mill fan.