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The Bret Mega Show to Split Hosts Between Two Cities

The split allows The Bret Mega Show to maintain a presence in St. Louis while relocating two of its hosts.

Pat McAfee Says He’s Not Interested In Being Part Of ESPN’s Monday Night Football Booth

"I am not supposed to be a color commentator for football. That is something I've decided. I had a chance to try it a couple of times. I hated it and got bored."

Pardon the Interruption Celebrating 25th Anniversary With Hour Long Special

"Tony and Mike have been doing PTI for 25 years, and the reason it still works is pretty simple — fans trust them."

David Yadgaroff Inducted Into KYW Newsradio Hall of Fame

"He has been a tremendous advocate for KYW, its journalists and its role in this community. This honor is a fitting recognition of a career defined by leadership, mentorship and an unwavering belief in the power of local radio.”

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.

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

"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

"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’

"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’

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

"Listen, there were things that Charlamagne was willing to do that I would have never done. Never."

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Pat McAfee Says He’s Not Interested In Being Part Of ESPN’s Monday Night Football Booth

"I am not supposed to be a color commentator for football. That is something I've decided. I had a chance to try it a couple of times. I hated it and got bored."

Pardon the Interruption Celebrating 25th Anniversary With Hour Long Special

"Tony and Mike have been doing PTI for 25 years, and the reason it still works is pretty simple — fans trust them."

David Yadgaroff Inducted Into KYW Newsradio Hall of Fame

"He has been a tremendous advocate for KYW, its journalists and its role in this community. This honor is a fitting recognition of a career defined by leadership, mentorship and an unwavering belief in the power of local radio.”

Dan Le Batard Questions If Joe Buck, NFL Wanted Change With Troy Aikman on Monday Night Football

"If Joe Buck did want to break up with Troy Aikman and try to keep everything good there, my guess is the way that Joe Buck would do that is just the way that it happened."