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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."

ABC News’ World News Tonight Sees Highest Ratings in 8 Months

Currently, the ABC News program led by David Muir is ranking as the number one newscast in total viewers for the 10th consecutive year.

Ratings Roundup: Fox News Still Tops Broadcast Networks During Six Week High

Fox News saw its highest primetime ratings since early July last week.

Tom Llamas’ Early Success as Anchor Is a Boost for NBC News

Often, the instinct is to overcorrect when a legacy figure departs. Networks get anxious. They look to inject youth, style, or some form of disruptive energy into their programming, fearing that continuity equals stagnation. NBC News didn’t go down that road.

NBC Nightly News Executive Producer Meghan Rafferty to Depart for Executive Role at MSNBC, CNBC

She had held the role of Executive Producer for the nightly newscast for nearly four full years.

The Watch: NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas

Llamas had the unenviable task of replacing "The most trusted man in news", Lester Holt. Let's check in and see how that's going.

Ratings Roundup: Newsmax Sees Largest Jump as Every Network Scores Double-Digit Spike

Additionally, the network saw an increase of 108% in the key demographic during the week.

Ratings Roundup: NBC Nightly News Sees Slight Dip As Tom Llamas Takes Over For Lester Holt

The decline for NBC News in total viewership is more significant than the immediate losses suffered by CBS Evening News earlier this year.

Ratings Roundup: NBC Nightly News Nearly Catches ABC World News Tonight in Key Demo During Lester Holt’s Final Week

For the week that encompassed Memorial Day, each of the three major network newscasts was down compared to the previous week.

Can the Lester Holt-Sized Hole Ever Be Filled at NBC Nightly News?

He had a long run and now gets to slow down, but not leave the game. Others will face more difficult choices with such a fragmented audience.

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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."