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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."

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...

Radio Leaders Question Nielsen PPM Measurement Flaws in Midst of Los Angeles Wildfires

"People aren't going to grab their meter when they rush back into their homes to get their belongings in a situation like that."

GoFundMe Launched for KNX News Reporter Nataly Tavidian After Losing Home to Los Angeles Wildfires

"She is holding her family, herself, and her community through this unimaginable time. Now, it’s our turn to hold her."

KNX News 97.1 FM Shares Behind The Scenes Footage of New Studios

The studio makeover took more than one year to complete.

KFI-AM 640 News Director Chris Little, Several News Reporters and Staffers Slashed Amid iHeartMedia Layoffs

Little was named News Director of the station in October 2000 and held that title until being let go Monday.

KFI-AM 640 Program Director Robin Bertolucci Exits iHeartMedia Los Angeles

"Bertolucci's decision to exit comes on the heels of widespread layoffs at iHeartMedia."

Bill Handel: News Outlets Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Make Election Calls on Landslide Races

"If there's going to be a landslide -- I mean a ridiculous landslide -- it can't be announced."

Bill Handel: ‘I Am Fanatic’ About Not Telling Listeners Which Way to Vote as 2024 Election Nears

"The bottom line is, if you follow my voting guide, you are fired as a KFI listener. It's that simple."

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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."