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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.
‘Ramblin’ Ray Stevens Relishes Opportunity to Wake Up Chicago on WLS-AM 890
"If you go up to a Coke machine, and you press a Coke, a Coke better come out. And that's what we're gonna give (conservative listeners) in the mornings."
WBEN 930 Brand Manager Lisa Polizzi Wanted to Be In the Thick of the News in Buffalo
"I wanted to get back into news coverage and go into breaking news mode ... I loved it since I walked in the door."
Stephen A. Smith Doesn’t Create Stars, ESPN Does
Smith taking credit for the success of First Take contributors makes him look like a vulture more than a king-maker.
No Matter How Successful Kim Komando Gets, She’ll Never Stop Refining Her Craft
"About every six months, I sit down and I reinvent the show. I go in and say 'Ok, this works. This doesn't. This feels old. This doesn't feel fresh.'"