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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

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"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

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"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

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"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

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"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."

Dan Le Batard Wonders If ESPN’s Layoffs Will Turn Off Viewers

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"Are they actually going to feel this beyond this day? Is it going to be something that empirically puts off viewers?"

ESPN Layoffs Include Jeff Van Gundy, Keyshawn Johnson, Max Kellerman Among Others

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"Given the current environment, ESPN has determined it necessary to identify some additional cost savings in the area of public-facing commentator salaries, and that process has begun."

New Roles For Norby Williamson, Dave Roberts, Stephanie Druley Part of ESPN Changes

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“Since assuming my new role in March, I have spent a significant amount of time contemplating how we can more efficiently manage our large, highly complex group, and be even more strategic, collaborative and successful."

Stephen A. Would Welcome Shannon Sharpe to First Take

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"If that included him wanting to come on First Take, the bosses at ESPN know that is something I would support. Not every day, but one of those days every week.”

Pat McAfee Gets 5 Year Deal Reportedly Worth $85 Million From ESPN

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“That’s cool to think about for a dude who wasn’t accepted into the NFL’s Broadcast Bootcamp on a few different occasions.”

Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Priority is Expanding Our Audience & Pat McAfee Does That

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"I have a son and a daughter, both of whom not just know who Pat is but they like him, and I have a father who also happens to really like Pat."

ESPN Layoffs Resume, NFL & NBA Talent Likely To See Biggest Cuts

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"The company is beginning its latest phase of layoffs this week with Vice President of Research, Insights and Analytics Barry Blyn receiving a pink slip Wednesday morning."

ESPN Layoffs Expected to Resume This Week

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"The ESPN layoffs have largely impacted those behind the scenes thus far, but it is expected to eventually impact the network’s talent."

ESPN Reportedly Preparing Direct-to-Consumer Launch

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This new DTC plan, reportedly titled Project “Flagship,” will aim to transition the cable channel to be streamable.

Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Going Direct to Consumer ‘a When, Not an If’

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"We’re only going to do it when it makes sense for our business and for our bottom line.”
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Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

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Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

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How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

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"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."