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Len Weiner Retiring After Helping Shape Sports Radio for More Than Four Decades

"I loved working in Miami because it’s been more of a challenge to do things here sports-wise. The passion and creativity of the people I work with I will surely miss."

Why This Year’s Barrett Media Audio Summit Matters More Than Ever

"It’s a combination of seminar and social gathering, where people come to learn, network, educate, challenge one another, and leave with a treasure trove of ideas to bring back to their markets."

Surviving a Radio Layoff: Advice From Someone Who’s Been There

"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."

WZBA The Bay Mattered More Than Its Coverage Map Suggested

"A reminder that sometimes the issue is not the talent in the room."

Rebecca Lowe: Studio Shows Are ‘All About Analysts’

"I’m literally there to lead them down a road they want to go down and bring with us down that road all of their experiences and insight."

NBC Sports Announces Matthew Berry Hire, Will Debut Tonight on Football Night in America

This is truly a full circle moment for me,” said Berry, who served as a fantasy football expert at NBC Sports’ Rotoworld from 1999-2004.

Matthew Berry Joins NBC Sports

Berry is expected to host a daily podcast and have his own Sunday fantasy football show.

Rebecca Lowe Signs Extension With NBC Sports

Lowe took to Instagram to share news of a six-year extension that will take her up to the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

Peter King Expects Matthew Berry to Land at NBC and Be A Part of Football Night in America

" I don’t understand ESPN letting the biggest name (by far) in the fantasy football business walk away," wrote King, "and I probably never will."

Peacock Will Stream July 3rd Royals-Tigers Game Without Announcers

Instead or traditional play-by-play and color analysis, the broadcast will feature something "completely different," as Sam Flood, NBC Sports executive producer puts it. The broadcast will show reporters that will take fans around the ballpark and view the game from different vantage points.

Drew Brees Officially Out at NBC, Network Won’t Block Other Offers

“The unbelievable busyness of an NFL career and then really not taking a break at all and launching right in with us with both Notre Dame football and the NFL, it was certainly an around-the-clock assignment,” Bevacqua said. “This was definitely a lifestyle choice for him."

NBC Sports Names Al Michaels To Emeritus Role

The partnership will keep Michaels on for the Olympics and NBC's NFL playoff coverage.

Mike Florio Tried to Scare NBC Away From Partnering With Pro Football Talk

"You just got to talk about whatever comes out, and you have to sound like you know what you are talking about.”

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Original Sports Podcasts of 2021

"A total of 72 podcasts were presented for voting consideration in the Original Sports Podcasts category. Executives also had the opportunity (if they wished) to add other titles to the list. By the end of the process, 87 shows appeared on at least one ballot."

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"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."

WZBA The Bay Mattered More Than Its Coverage Map Suggested

"A reminder that sometimes the issue is not the talent in the room."

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"Always focusing on what they do and how to do it better."