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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

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"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

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"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

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"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

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Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

How Talent Feel About Audacy’s Expansion Into Sports Radio’s Future

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"It's a positive to merge with SiriusXM. It is interesting that all these competitors in the arena are now joining forces. That never would happened ten years ago."

How Rich Shertenlieb Turned a Career Setback Into a Boston Sports Radio Comeback at WEEI

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"I love Boston sports. It’s the format that I’m the most comfortable with. I’ve been lucky enough to do sports radio at the highest levels, and I know that Mike Thomas programs the format better than anyone else."

How Greg Hill Uses Boston’s Sports Energy To Enhance Deep Listener Ties on WEEI

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"It’s always been a content business. Finally, this industry is getting smarter about it. It doesn’t matter the platform the content is consumed on. The content is always king"

Toast to 10: The Impact of Barrett Media Across Sales, Advertising, and Management

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"Today, we elevate that conversation to the executives, sales leaders, and advertising branches of the media industry—leaders who continue to face head-on challenges of generating revenue, managing budgets, and finding avenues to increase reach and return on investment"

How David Kaplan Stands Tall in the Windy City at ESPN Chicago

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"There are a billion things they could listen to. You're going to listen to me and expect me not to tell the truth? No shot. Otherwise, why would you listen"

Recapping the 2025 BSM Summit in Chicago

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"Conferences like ours only work if people show up, gain value, build and extend relationships, and companies support them."

Approaching The Summit: Mike Thomas, Audacy Boston

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"These are challenging times, and it's always educational for me to hear how others are meeting the challenges."

7 More Speakers Join the 2025 BSM Summit Lineup

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"The Summit takes place at the MCA in Chicago on May 8-9, 2025."

Why Sports Media Should Be Celebrating Stephen A. Smith Resetting the Market With a New Record Breaking Contract at ESPN

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"What Smith's new deal implies is that there's a reward for being at the top of your profession. It shows that ESPN values its top people too."

WEEI Makes Changes: Andy Hart and Christian Arcand to Follow Adam Jones and Rich Keefe; ‘Gresh & Fauria’ Not In Lineup

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Audacy announced major changes in the weekday lineup at sports station WEEI in Boston. The Greg Hill Show will remain in morning drive, however,...
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20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

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"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

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"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

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Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Lynn Barstow: Alternative Radio Programming Legend

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"The station does enjoy top of mind awareness from having that tentpole morning show. It gives us a connection to the audience that just being a music jukebox can't provide."