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Christian Lacoss Exits 96.5 Live Free Country After Two Years

"I leave a very different person than that kid who arrived."

Scott Hanson: NFL RedZone Ownership Was One Of The “Most Complex” Portions Of ESPN, NFL Deal

"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."

Peter Burns Signs Multi-Year Extension To Remain With SEC Network

"Extremely honored to do what I love every single day. The SEC World is a special place and proud to call it home. Big things ahead."

Brian Fisher Elevated to President at MediaCo Holding

"Brian has been at the center of our growth story,"

Ebro and Rosenberg’s Podcast Erupts in On-Air Insults

"The two eventually discovered they were simply using the phrase "money to invest" differently. "

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

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

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

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

Hot 97 Icon Funk Flex Joins the 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit Lineup

"For over thirty years this man has changed the game."

The Show Behind the Show: What It Takes to Produce Radio’s Biggest Events

"For radio station teams, the lineup is just one corner of the 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle that is event production."

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

"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."

Why the Gen Z Audience Needs Personality-Driven Urban Radio

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

HOT 97 Sets Launch Date for New York TV Channel

“This launch gives advertisers direct access to a deeply engaged audience through a truly multiplatform solution spanning TV, audio, and digital.”

What Ebro Leaving HOT 97 Has Already Proven

Months later, the bigger story is not that the show ended. It’s that Ebro turned years of radio trust into an owned digital business.

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Christian Lacoss Exits 96.5 Live Free Country After Two Years

"I leave a very different person than that kid who arrived."

Scott Hanson: NFL RedZone Ownership Was One Of The “Most Complex” Portions Of ESPN, NFL Deal

"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."

Peter Burns Signs Multi-Year Extension To Remain With SEC Network

"Extremely honored to do what I love every single day. The SEC World is a special place and proud to call it home. Big things ahead."

Maria Bartiromo’s Lawyer: ‘Irresponsible’ Reports of Fox News Firing ‘Absolutely and Unequivocally False’

"Those reporting her firing or the incredulous facts supporting that fiction have exhibited a complete and utter reckless disregard for the truth."