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‘MLB Central’ Cast Celebrates 1,000 Shows Together on MLB Network
"While all these other shows are doing whatever, we’re trying to give them smart analysis and insight and celebrating the game and trying to make you laugh, all in the same two hours."
Pat McAfee: ‘The Newsmakers are the Content Creators in Sports’
"Shams is a guy... He is. Everything he kind of predicted — happening, unfolding."
Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts
"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"
Rock Radio May Be Wasting 20-30% Of Its Marketing Dollars
If you’re spending thousands on direct mail, telemarketing, or digital campaigns, ask your vendors where their lists came from and when they were updated.
KFI-AM 640, KNX News Reporters Hit By Tear Gas During Los Angeles Protests
"I apologize to the audience for that. When your throat gets marinated with that stuff, it sort of chokes out your ability to talk, let alone breathe."
KFI AM 640, KNX News, KCBS All Earn Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
KNX News earned the Overall Excellence honor from the RTDNA for its work throughout 2024.
The Interview: The John Kobylt Show, KFI AM 640
John Kobylt is a nominee for the Radio Hall of Fame. Let's check in on a recent interview to see how he got to that point.
Former KFI-AM 640 Reporter Steve Gregory Joining KNX News
During his time at KFI, Gregory won 11 Edward R. Murrow Awards, including three national wins.
Brian Long Named Program Director of KFI-AM 640, AM 570 LA Sports
The move marks a return to both iHeartMedia and Los Angeles for Long.
For KFI 640 Morning Host Bill Handel, The Wildfires are LA’s 9/11
2025 marks Handel's 40th year in morning drive at the station. And he believes the wildfires could be a transformative moment in the city's history.
How KFI-AM 640 and 790 KABC Enacted Their Disaster Plans and Fought Adversity to Cover the LA Wildfires
Los Angeles is a unique market for several reasons. One of them -- especially from a news/talk radio perspective -- is because of the...
Music Radio Must Update Its Playbook To Be Ready For Community Disasters
Update your playbook for 2025 so you’ll be ready to serve the community when the moment arrives.
Radio Stations Like KFI, KNX, and KABC Were There During a Natural Disaster — Will Yours?
Emergency information in a ubiquitous, uninterrupted manner is dependent on budgets that a lot of stations just don’t have.
Robin Bertolucci on Departure From KFI-AM 640: ‘It Was a Good Time to Go’
"It was time. I am at peace."
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Pat McAfee: ‘The Newsmakers are the Content Creators in Sports’
"Shams is a guy... He is. Everything he kind of predicted — happening, unfolding."
Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts
"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"
Rock Radio May Be Wasting 20-30% Of Its Marketing Dollars
If you’re spending thousands on direct mail, telemarketing, or digital campaigns, ask your vendors where their lists came from and when they were updated.
Ella Langley Credits Country Radio for Fueling Her Breakout Success
“When I was younger, I just listened to the radio. I could tell you the stations in Alabama. 98.9 is Country, 97.9 is the Jamz, 101.9 is Pop."