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Why Football Remains Television’s Most Powerful Appointment Viewing

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"Traditional television has not disappeared. The audience has not disappeared. What has disappeared is the idea that everybody is going to watch the same entertainment simply because a network tells us when it’s on."

Why Radio Can’t Ignore the Edison Research Data About 13-34’s and In-Car Listening

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The Edison Research data proves what we already knew. Younger audiences put much more emphasis on their phones. You can argue that the industry misplayed that push that's been steadily growing for years. But there's also time to rectify that, too.

Dark Middays Are Costing Radio Its Biggest Advantage

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"Radio at its best is fun, conversational, and deeply connected to its hometown."

How Michelle McKormick Is Navigating Her “Refirement”

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“There was a going-away thing with media and radio friends, and it was like being at my funeral. I was like, ‘Alright, you guys, stop.’”

What Ebro Leaving HOT 97 Has Already Proven

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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.

Why I’m Returning to the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville

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"Country radio and the country music industry operate like a family more than a collection of competing businesses."

MediaCo Adds Maire Mason To Oversee Radio, TV Operations in New York City, Chicago, Denver

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"I’m excited to lead iconic brands like HOT 97 and WBLS alongside La Luna, La Buena, and WMBC, and to work with a leadership team that is building something special."

HOT 97 Tabs Kazeem Famuyide As Co-Host of ‘Mornings with Mero’

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"The opportunity to wake up the greatest city in the world on the most legendary station in music is not lost on me. I’ve waited my entire life for this. I’m ready. Let’s get it."

Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Praise HOT 97 Hire Of ‘The Kid Mero’

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"The most perfect and apt phrase for me when it comes to this is a broken clock is right twice a day."

HOT 97 Names ‘The Kid Mero’ as New Morning Show Host Beginning January 13

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"Hosting the morning show isn’t just a role—it’s a chance to honor that legacy while bringing something fresh to the airwaves."

Media Power Has Shifted from Corporations to Creators — and Won’t Be Going Back

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"Before the org chart fully flips, this is your window."

The Passing of Pierre Robert Tops Barrett Media’s Top 5 Music Radio Stories of 2025

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"Legends come and go in all industries, but the loss of Robert left a giant sized hole in the heart and soul of WMMR and the entire radio industry."

MediaCo Announces ‘HOT 97 News’ To Stream Nationwide Beginning January 2026

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"The program will be hosted by Lana Harris and Ronndell Smith, with Million Connally-Cooper serving as producer. HOT 97 News will be broadcast and streamed nationally across all HOT 97 TV and digital platforms."

Ebro Darden: I Wouldn’t Do What Charlamagne tha God, Stephen A. Smith Have Done To Get Big Deals

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"Listen, there were things that Charlamagne was willing to do that I would have never done. Never."
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Why Radio Can’t Ignore the Edison Research Data About 13-34’s and In-Car Listening

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The Edison Research data proves what we already knew. Younger audiences put much more emphasis on their phones. You can argue that the industry misplayed that push that's been steadily growing for years. But there's also time to rectify that, too.

Dark Middays Are Costing Radio Its Biggest Advantage

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"Radio at its best is fun, conversational, and deeply connected to its hometown."

How Michelle McKormick Is Navigating Her “Refirement”

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“There was a going-away thing with media and radio friends, and it was like being at my funeral. I was like, ‘Alright, you guys, stop.’”

Bill Spadea Reflects on His Run for Governor and Return to New Jersey 101.5

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"I'm able, with a lot clearer focus, to call out the nonsense, the lies, the false promises, and all of the showmanship and theater that is in politics. I saw it firsthand."