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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."

Disney Has One Logical Choice For The Future – Jimmy Pitaro

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"If Bob Iger wants his next successor to come from the sports world, that is his guy. Hell, forget sports. Pitaro may be the best person available no matter how far and wide the search goes."

Jimmy Pitaro on Shortlist To Succeed Bob Iger As Disney CEO

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"Pitaro received the title of Chairman when ESPN was reorganized into its own division of the Walt Disney Company last month."

ESPN Gives Burke Magnus, Rosalyn Durant New Executive Duties

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"Burke Magnus is the first beneficiary. He has been upped to President of Content. He will now oversee all content and news gathering operations."

Jimmy Pitaro Earns New Title After Disney Restructuring

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Pitaro will oversee all "sports content, products and experiences across all of Disney’s platforms worldwide, including its international sports channels".

Bob Iger: ESPN Is Not For Sale

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“Actually, ESPN is a differentiator for this company. It is the best sports brand in television."

Jimmy Pitaro Praises Experimentation & Bob Iger At Sports Video Group Summit

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"We’re okay with failure here as long as we learn from it and get better. We’re going to continue to try new things here.”

Chris Berman: NFL Primetime ‘High On My Professional Tombstone’

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“I talked to Jimmy Pitaro 3-4 years ago. I said if you could convince the league to bring it back, I’ll come back."

Jimmy Pitaro: Reaching Younger Audience A Priority for ESPN

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"The thing that keeps me up at night is how do we reach the younger audience. As an industry in general, we need to figure out how to be more relevant to younger people."

ESPN Is ‘Flexible’ on TV Rights for College Football Playoff

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“We’ve been clear to anyone who is interested that we are very willing to be flexible here and be creative in terms of this expansion,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in an interview.

Jimmy Pitaro: ‘ESPN Started Working To Get Pat McAfee Back As Soon As He Left’

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"He’s that rare talent that both my teenagers and I find compelling."
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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."

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."