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The Return Of The Pretty Reckless AND The Return Of The Record Release Party

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"When you're a music brand, these events matter. Artists matter."

Laid Off By Innovation? Use AI To Get Hired Faster

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"Remember, your advantage is not what was listed on your business card. It is who you are, not what you do."

Live Music Revenue Plateaus After Years of Record-Breaking Post-Pandemic Growth

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Men..are redirecting discretionary dollars toward video games, spending double on gaming versus live events in Q1 2026.

KXnO Layoffs Highlight the Changing Reality for Sports Radio Talent

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"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."

Mike Francesa Still Remains in Touch With Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on a Range of Things

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"Remember we were together for 20 years. We weren’t together for a week, for two weeks. Some people do shows now for three or four years, and talk about how they have a legacy. Hey, we were together for 20 years."

Why Mike Francesa Believes Super Bowl Radio Row Has Lost What Made It Special

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"The NFL has made everything there so expensive that I think it’s priced a lot of the local stations out of the market."

Why Success for Mike Valenti Lies in Doing Things His Way on 97.1 The Ticket

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"I’m going to do this one way—my way. In my view, it’s the right way. If people want bought-and-paid-for radio, there are plenty of places to go and get it. God bless"

How Evan Cohen Pushes ‘Unsportsmanlike’ To Build on the Legacy of ESPN Radio

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"Mike & Mike built and own the real estate that we live on. It is our job to build up a house as big and welcoming as can be"

ESPN NFL Analyst Peter Schrager: “I’m a Product of WFAN Sports Talk Radio”

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"I think it helped form a lot of the ways that I like to connect with the listener, viewer, reader, whatever. They’ve been a huge influence over my career"

Mike Francesa: In 20 Years of Mike & The Mad Dog, I Never Opened or Closed The Show or Welcomed in a Phone Caller

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"I said to the producer, 'Hey, everybody's gonna always ask me. They think I'm the sports guy. They're gonna ask me every question. We need to have Dog answer the phones.'"

Chris Russo Shares Favorite Stories of Chris Carlin on ESPN Radio

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“Carlin served as a producer of Mike and the Mad Dog earlier in his career.”

Is Radio Still Willing To Pay For Premium Talent?

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If you haven't heard Mike Francesa's interview with Katie Nolan you need to stop what you're doing and listen to it. It is fascinating...

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Paul Finebaum Reflects on His Legacy in Receiving the Sports Media Lifetime Achievement Award

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"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."