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How Armstrong & Getty Built a Show by Refusing to Sound Like Anyone Else

"I think we decided very early in our careers — decades ago — that we were going to do it our way. And if we failed, we would never wonder, 'Gosh, I wonder what would happen if we'd done it our way.'"

20 Brands In 20 Days: Brian Michel, KYGO & KOSI, Denver

"What you can't do is create for the community unless you really are part of it and have lived it."

The Industry According To: Frank Kramer, KLOS/Los Angeles

"As much as we have fun in our ridiculousness, the fact that our community comes together to support each other and we are that conduit gives the show and myself more purpose and satisfaction."

Why Netflix Can’t ‘Netflix’ The Field Of Dreams Game

"Netflix has spent its first MLB season attempting to prove it can create a live sports event that feels different. Now, it has an opportunity to prove it understands something equally important: Different doesn’t always mean more."

John Skipper: ‘I Do Not Believe TNT’ Had Right to Match in NBA Media Rights Contract

"It’s not for me to accuse anybody of mendacity, but I am puzzled by it."

John Skipper: I Don’t Understand Why Warner Bros. Discovery Let NBA Rights Exit Exclusive Negotiating Window

"These deals always look very, very expensive in the beginning and very, very profitable at the end."

Dan Le Batard: Norby Williamson Has Endured ‘Crushing Loss’ with ESPN Exit

"...Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith have now some sort of unprecedented power in the history of the place to call out an executive by name who runs the place and shortly thereafter, the executive is gone."

The 2024 BSM Summit Was a Great Success But The Advertising Industry Needs to Step Up in 2025

"I'm calling on advertising professionals to step it up in 2025. This conference and room benefits you too."

Former ESPN President John Skipper After Paramount/WBD Talks Dissolve: ‘There Still Has to Be Consolidation’

"It's a game of musical chairs and they're not going to be enough chairs for all the companies that exist right now to make significant profits."

John Skipper Quite Skeptical of Deal Between the NFL and ESPN Happening

Skipper noted that there is a wide gap between ESPN and the NFL discussing a deal and eventually consummating one.

Meadowlark Media CEO and Cofounder John Skipper To Speak at the 2024 BSM Summit

"Under John's leadership, Meadowlark Media has formed partnerships with DraftKings, Apple+, MAX, Prime Video, and Wondery just to name a few."

John Skipper: ESPN BET About Finding New Revenue Sources After Cable Collapse

"I'm not surprised to see ESPN do this."

John Skipper: ESPN Was Worth More Than Disney’s Films and Parks Combined at Peak

Skipper made the revelation about past ESPN finances while appearing on Pablo Torre's Meadowlark Media podcast.

EverWonder Studio, Meadowlark Media Producing Feature Documentary

EverWonder Studio has announced that it will finance a project co-produced by Meadowlark Media, co-founded by executive John Skipper and host Dan Le Batard....

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20 Brands In 20 Days: Brian Michel, KYGO & KOSI, Denver

"What you can't do is create for the community unless you really are part of it and have lived it."

The Industry According To: Frank Kramer, KLOS/Los Angeles

"As much as we have fun in our ridiculousness, the fact that our community comes together to support each other and we are that conduit gives the show and myself more purpose and satisfaction."

Why Netflix Can’t ‘Netflix’ The Field Of Dreams Game

"Netflix has spent its first MLB season attempting to prove it can create a live sports event that feels different. Now, it has an opportunity to prove it understands something equally important: Different doesn’t always mean more."

Why Ben & Woods’ Latest Extensions Could Be Their Grand Finale With 97.3 The Fan

"I got fifteen and a half years in San Diego doing morning radio. The last eight with Ben have been the most magical. Anything beyond that is just gravy for me. Honestly, if I had my way, this would be the last contract maybe."