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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"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?

"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

"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

"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."

Sports Podcast Festival Returns To Raleigh Featuring ‘Ovies & Giglio’

“We built something really special last year that brought people to the Triangle from as far away as Miami and Albany."

Adam Gold’s Career Took Off Once He Arrived in Raleigh

"I make fun of everything. I make fun of myself before I make fun of anybody else. I’m just trying to do an entertaining show.”

99.9 The Fan Picks Tim Donnelly For Afternoon Drive

"Donnelly comes to the Triangle from Virginia Beach."

Joe Ovies, Joe Giglio Launch Podcast Company Following 99.9 The Fan Exit

"We’re going to try to do what we’ve been doing, only on our own."

NC Governor Comments On Firing of Joe Ovies, Joe Giglio

“He took to Twitter to wish Ovies and Giglio well and thank them for the entertainment their show provided.”

Joe Ovies, Joe Giglio Out at 99.9 The Fan

"@giglio_OG and I did some really great stuff in just over 3 years of the show. Thanks for making us part of your routines."

Joe Ovies: Radio Should be Spending More Time on Reddit, YouTube Than Twitter

“There isn’t a better platform to get local flavor of a sporting event in real-time. Twitter is useless in promoting the show though.”

NC Governor Roy Cooper Fills Out Tournament Bracket For 99.9 The Fan in Raleigh

"Cooper isn’t doing this as some sort of stunt He legit watches the local teams and he listens to the shows and podcasts."

Countdown To Coverage: College Football’s Best Local Radio Show

"The best local shows are the ones that are going to give you three entertaining, uninterrupted hours on the local team that's fighting for an invite to the Sun Bowl!"

Bomani Jones Explains How College Basketball Recruiting Put Him On The Map

"On the latest episode of A Brief History of Triangle Sports with Joe Ovies, Jones talked about what happened over a decade ago and how it gave him his first national platform."

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

"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

"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

"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

"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."