Tag: iHeartMedia

"This move is consistent with iHeart's ongoing strategy of consolidating local talent into larger markets."

"I’m sure glad that my book is not completed yet. Turns out I need to write another chapter or two about unexpected events this week."

"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."

"A big moment for radio in Mobile."

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

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"Being on Z100 has been a dream of mine since I started in radio."

"Nash brings familiarity, though — he has been a Columbia market fixture since 2005."

"It’s a combination of seminar and social gathering, where people come to learn, network, educate, challenge one another, and leave with a treasure trove of ideas to bring back to their markets."

"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."