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ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro Notes “Difficult Decisions” as Network Begins Layoffs

"We had to make some difficult decisions about job impacts that we will be communicating today."

NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero Reportedly Departs As Part Of ESPN Layoffs

"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."

Bill Handel: We’ve Lost 65% of Our AM Radio Audience on KFI in Past Decade

"And if you look at revenue, revenue has just collapsed."

NHL Creating Local Broadcast Production Setup With At Least Four Clubs Beginning Next Season

"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."

KFI AM-640 Sees Big Year-Over-Year Jumps During Los Angeles Winter Ratings Book

"Bill Handel had the highest share in prime dayparts for KFI, earning a 1.2 share increase compared to winter 2023."

Talk Radio Talent and Producer Coaching Tips From A Master — Part 2

"Mostly with the work that I do in spoken word, I think a producer is strongest when they help pull out your point or the best part of a topic."

KFI AM-640 Plots News Special Focused on ‘Sex, Drugs, and Social Media’

The two-part special will center on how social media has increased access to drugs, as well as the rise in online harassment and "sextortion" cases.

KFI AM-640 Wins 11 Golden Mike Awards

Overall, reporter Steve Gregory and producer Jacob Gonzalez won nine of the 11 trophies for the station.

Tim Conway Jr.: Social Media Quickens the News Cycle for Stories Like the Baltimore Bridge

"A good buddy of mine, he sent me that literally about 40 minutes after it happened. The video and the story. That's crazy."

John Kobylt: News Consumers ‘Hear What They Want to Hear’

"If it contradicts what they believe, they just flat out don't believe it."

KFI PD Robin Bertolucci: ‘We Don’t Have a Political Agenda as a Brand’

"We cover a lot of things. So that is not our only focus."

Tim Conway Jr. Recounts Time Richard Lewis Walked Out of Interview

"He...put down his headphones and said, 'I don't know how the hell you guys get guests on the show.'"

Bill Handel: Everyone Got Into Our Business Differently

"My way was different. (John) Kobylt's way, Tim Conway's was different. It's just different."

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NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero Reportedly Departs As Part Of ESPN Layoffs

"Pelissero joined NFL Network in July 2017. Before that, he covered the NFL for USA Today starting in 2013, part of a team that won an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award."

Bill Handel: We’ve Lost 65% of Our AM Radio Audience on KFI in Past Decade

"And if you look at revenue, revenue has just collapsed."

NHL Creating Local Broadcast Production Setup With At Least Four Clubs Beginning Next Season

"Our main goal right now is to maintain as much flexibility as we can so that as the market matures and we start to understand what the future really holds, then we can react very quickly."

Emmanuel Acho: ESPN Executives “Cowards” for Handling of Ryan Clark Firing

"If you work long enough, you will get fired regardless of your profession. But to fire a man that helped bring a show its very first Emmy award in the midst of that show is cowardly."