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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Barrett Media’s Top 20 Sports Digital Shows of 2025

"As you review these results, please remember that they represent the collective feedback shared by our industry voters."

Jon “Stugotz” Weiner Reflects on Split Away From the Dan Le Batard Show

"Whatever went down with me and Dan [Le Batard] was deeply hurtful. It took me to some really strange and dark places. And I’m still trying to claw my way out."

Dan Le Batard’s Missed Opportunity Proves Journalism Still Needs Defenders

"Journalism hasn’t disappeared — but too many people have stopped standing up for it when it matters most."

Dan Le Batard Offers Congratulations to Jon “Stugotz” Weiner on FOX Sports Radio Role, Hints at Limited Return

"He is doing afternoons, and returning to his lifelong love of live radio. He really missed it. Afternoons are where we started a long time ago, on live radio, and he returns to his roots."

David Samson on Charles Barkley’s NFL Critique Over Christmas Games: “You Don’t Do That”

"Charles Barkley did something I like to call pissing against the wind. There’s a very good lesson that little boys learn: you don’t do that."

Is FOX Sports Radio’s Afternoon Shakeup the Latest Tale of Building the Industry’s Future?

"The addition of Weiner to the FOX Sports Radio lineup isn’t the problem. It’s a symptom. It reflects an industry increasingly hesitant to take risks."

Jon “Stugotz” Weiner To Return to Dan Le Batard Show in January for Nine Appearances

"To give our audience a reason to kind of relax, take a deep breath, this is not the end."

Pablo Torre Shares Latest Insight on Potential Lawsuit Coming From Jordon Hudson

"I can’t speak to her deliberate legal strategy here, only to say that I am eager to find out."

David Samson on Potential Jordon Hudson Lawsuit Against Pablo Torre: “Bring It”

"The fact of the matter is, Ms. Hudson, it's over, literally"

Former ESPN President John Skipper: Disney “Can’t Give In” On Rate To YouTube TV

"I never liked negotiating in the press, but that might be what they’re doing…Disney has to figure out a way to get them something that doesn’t trip MFNs that is not essentially unfair"

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."