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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

"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.

"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

"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?

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.

NBC Sports Sees 87% Leap In Viewership In Early NBA All-Star Game Returns

"The broadcast peaked at 9.8 million viewers between 7:00 and 7:15 p.m. ET as Team USA secured a 48-45 win over the World squad."

Barstool Sports’ Brandon Walker: NBC Olympics With Snoop Dogg More Valuable Than NBA All-Star Game

"NBC had the Super Bowl in the middle of the Olympics. Then had the NBA All Star game in the middle of the Olympics. But they’re not going to stop having the Olympics. They still want their Olympics prime time, so they moved everything up."

Noah Eagle Aims To Bridge the Age Gap With NBA All Star Game Call on NBC Sports

"I want to make sure that I’m doing the due diligence for all of those people who have been watching for decades."

Craig Carton: “Let’s Play The Smallest Violin For Mike Tirico” Of NBC Sports

"Oh my gosh. How does Mike do it? What a warrior, what a great guy."

Super Bowl LX Second Most-Watched of All Time, Peaking at All Time High 137.8 Million Viewers on NBC Sports

"The Super Bowl and the NFL once again delivered a blockbuster audience across the NBC broadcast network, Peacock, and Telemundo."

David Haugh: NBC Sports Did a “Disservice” to Maria Taylor in Super Bowl LX Postgame

"I thought that is a disservice to Maria Taylor, because I felt like she’s hosting, let her host."

Ranking the Best and Worst of Super Bowl LX on NBC Sports

"While the official viewership results have yet to be revealed, here is what stood out as the best and worst of what NBC Sports presented for Super Bowl LX.."

NBC Sports Reportedly Close To Signing Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto, Anthony Rizzo for MLB Coverage

"MLB and NBCUniversal announced a three-year media rights agreement in November."

Charles Barkley Disappointed in NBC Sports’ Use of Michael Jordan

"It’s a bad look for NBC, it’s just a bad look, plain and simple."

Bob Costas’ NBC Sports Return for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ May Last Past 2026

"I think I’ll be a contributor. As long as I’m upright and haven’t lost my fastball completely, I’ll be a contributor as long as I have something to contribute."

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

"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

"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?

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

"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."