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How Marty Smith Turned a NASCAR Assignment Into an ESPN Journey Unlike Any Other

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"My bosses have given me these opportunities. And whatever that is, I want to try to dominate that box. Whatever that box is, I want to maximize it. I want to make it grow and bloom and flourish with resonance that far surpasses what I had maybe hoped for."

Why Gordon Borrell Investigated the AI Disconnect Between SMBs and Media Sellers

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"We're all in the advertising and marketing business, in the small niche world that we live in, and we think, 'Oh yeah, use it to make a headline, use it to write copy or do a summary of something.' And yeah, they're using it for that. But it's a remarkably small percentage. And they're also not using it to any great extent right now for marketing and advertising recommendations."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Malone, KJLH Los Angeles

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"The fact that we're able to be so deep in our scope, it creates loyalty and passion with our listeners."

Why iHeartMedia Should Drop the Non-Compete Fight With Former KXnO Talent

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"iHeartMedia would be best served by dropping its contention over a non-compete breach and allowing Roberts and Strain to move forward. Doing so wouldn't diminish the company's contractual rights. It would demonstrate something far more valuable: perspective."

Inside “Straight Outta Hip Hop”: Five Takeaways From a Candid Summit Panel

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"Radio's gonna come back, and it's gonna slap back."

From HOT 97 to the Operating Room: Megan Ryte’s Next Chapter

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"You made one dream come true, who says you can't make another?"

The Secret Sauce: Skip Dillard on Programming with Purpose

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"These young people, if you really listen to them, they can give us hope, they can give us strength, because they're moving beyond the divisions, they're moving beyond race."

DJ Pup Dawg Is Doing It All — and He Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way

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"If you want to understand Pup Dawg's philosophy on programming in one line, here it is: 65% gut, 35% data."

Six Radio Programmers. Six Takes on the Song of the Summer

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"I can't see how it's not Song of the Year at the Grammy's next year."

Peter Rosenberg: Hip Hop Radio Is Chasing Eyeballs, Not Culture

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"We have great conversations every day about culture, politics, music," he says, "and having one hot take about Michael Jackson is the thing that gets everybody talking."

Music Radio Reacts: First Listen Impressions on Drake’s Triple Album Drop

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"The responses ranged from impressed to underwhelmed, with most landing somewhere in between."

Radio Weighs in on What Drake’s Iceman Must Deliver

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"Drake needs to take back the crown. Hip Hop's been a little slow on the massive hits so far this year."

Why the Gen Z Audience Needs Personality-Driven Urban Radio

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"Young listeners crave community and connection. They just consume it differently right now."

Amazon Music Brings Rolling Loud 2026 to Prime Video and Twitch

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"The festival features more than 75 artists, headlined by Playboi Carti, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and Don Toliver."
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Why Gordon Borrell Investigated the AI Disconnect Between SMBs and Media Sellers

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"We're all in the advertising and marketing business, in the small niche world that we live in, and we think, 'Oh yeah, use it to make a headline, use it to write copy or do a summary of something.' And yeah, they're using it for that. But it's a remarkably small percentage. And they're also not using it to any great extent right now for marketing and advertising recommendations."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Malone, KJLH Los Angeles

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"The fact that we're able to be so deep in our scope, it creates loyalty and passion with our listeners."

Why iHeartMedia Should Drop the Non-Compete Fight With Former KXnO Talent

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"iHeartMedia would be best served by dropping its contention over a non-compete breach and allowing Roberts and Strain to move forward. Doing so wouldn't diminish the company's contractual rights. It would demonstrate something far more valuable: perspective."

If YouTube No Longer Has Measurement Standards, Why Should Broadcast Media?

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This isn't a fair fight, and it never really has been. Broadcast radio and television didn't just bring a spoon to a knife fight here. It brought a feather duster to a bazooka battle.