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ESPN’s Latest Layoffs Continue the Slow Death of Sports Media’s Middle Class

"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."

The Subscription Question Hanging Over SiriusXM’s Deal With Audacy

"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."

92.5 WXTU’s Nicole Michalik Discusses Crossing Over From Pop to Country

"If vinyl records can have a sexy comeback so can radio."

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Holds a Radio Strategy Secret

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ESPN NBA Analyst Richard Jefferson Critical of New NBC Sports “On the Bench” Feature

"There’s always going to be a push and pull, but the goal is to inform the viewer"

ESPN Reaches Multi-Year Extension With Malika Andrews

"Andrews, 29, will remain the host of NBA Countdown, NBA Today, and the NBA Draft on ESPN, while also taking on a package of NBA sideline reporter assignments"

Why Adam Silver Is Right Where Sports Media Outrage Is Wrong

"Silver’s comments may have seemed tone-deaf, they reflect the reality of who the league serves—and it’s not always the fan"

NBC Sports Rolls Out NBA Coverage Promo During Sunday Night Football

"The promo spotlighted NBC’s broadcast team in dramatic fashion, leaning into the kind of pomp and circumstance fans expect from an NBA arena"

Erin Dolan Signs Multi-Year Extension With ESPN

"I hold myself to a high standard when making picks, and to do that confidently for fans"

Charles Barkley Is Not Helping Himself With Commentary About the NBA’s TV Partners

"The basketball Hall of Famer seems to be talking out of both sides of his mouth. He’s upset about less time on Inside the NBA but was unwilling to take on more work at NBC than he did at TNT"

Streameast Streaming Sports Platform Shut Down Following Sting Operation

"We congratulate ACE on this landmark enforcement action. Piracy is not a victimless crime – it undermines the entire sports economy, from rights holders and leagues to athletes and fans"

San Antonio Spurs Name Dan Weiss New Radio Play-By-Play Voice

"It is an honor and a privilege to wear the headset that only six people have worn since the Spurs arrived in 1973"

Rip City Radio Extends Rights Agreement With Portland Trail Blazers

"Renewing our partnership with the Portland Trail Blazers is an incredible moment for all of us"

Craig Hoffman Leaves The Team 980 for Role With Washington Wizards, Mystics

"I’m incredibly grateful for the colleagues, listeners, and mentors who made this journey so rewarding"

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