"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
Kayal joined the station in 2022, taking over morning drive when previous host Rich Zeoli moved to afternoons as part of a lineup revamp on the station.
"It's something that we need to continue to highlight and re-emphasize not just for this audience, but I think it's also important to reach people beyond the little box that we live in, in talk radio."
"I'd love to be in one of those meetings where they say 'Ok, how do we balance -- we wanna make more money, but I'd love to have 2.7 million viewers and not 1.6 (million)."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”