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Denver Nuggets Broadcasters Chris Marlowe, Scott Hastings, Chris Dempsey Depart

"Altitude Sports is moving in a different direction and decided not to renew my contract. It has been a wonderful 22 year run, and I want to thank everyone who was there along the way."

Clay Travis: NFL Placing 87% Of Games On Free TV Means They’re “Violating The Law” 13% Of The Time

"You guys have an important responsibility and an opportunity to apply the law fairly freely and help fans everywhere across the entire nation pay less and get more."

NBA Finals Game Three Viewership Highest Since 1998

"Game 3 averaged 23.8 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, a 159% jump from last year's Game 3. The audience peaked at 26.3 million viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET."

CBS News Earned $362 Million From 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News, Others in 2025

"Halfway through this year, CBS is still at 22% of the dollar share."

Whether It’s March Madness or the Radio Business, It’s Always About the Team

When talking about accomplishments, always explain the successes with "we," not "I." It might have been your idea, or you may have done the majority of the work, but nobody will ever think less of you for sharing credit.

Mike Valenti: Jordan Kent’s First Four Call Was Worst Since “Boom Goes The Dynamite Kid”

"This guy. Fake voice. Pushing it. Fake enthusiasm. Bad jokes. Go away, never to be seen again. An absolute atrocity,"

Why March Madness Could Benefit From More Than One Broadcast Partner

"As much as fans may desire consistency in a fragmented world, college basketball needs a new coat of paint on its signature event."

March Madness Meets Midterms: How News/Talk Can Steal Sports Radio’s Playbook

​How can we take advantage in news/talk with content and/or listener-engaging events that can engage beyond the die-hard political base? Think about how sports are able to hyper-engage their audience and grab the casual sports fans.

Nick Bahe Added To Westwood One’s Coverage Of The NCAA Tournament

"March Madness is the greatest sporting event and I’m so excited to cover it again with the great people at Westwood One."

Sean Pendergast: ‘I Think People Want to See Heavyweights’ in the Final Four

"You want Cinderellas until you don’t want Cinderellas anymore."

What March Madness Can Teach News/Talk Radio Hosts About Topic Selection

The niche topics -- AKA, the underdogs -- are (generally speaking) dead. 

Sportsbooks’ Influence Fades as Money Dries Up

“Media companies are learning the hard way that sportsbook money isn’t the guarantee it once seemed.”

Adam Zucker: Greg Gumbel Was ‘the Soul of the Place’

"We know what he would want to see, we know how he would want us to do the job, and that’s what we do."

Jon Rothstein Embracing the Moments March Madness Presents on CBS Sports

"This is media in 2025, and it’s media that obviously is always forcing us to adapt, and you better be nimble if you want to survive in this climate."

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Clay Travis: NFL Placing 87% Of Games On Free TV Means They’re “Violating The Law” 13% Of The Time

"You guys have an important responsibility and an opportunity to apply the law fairly freely and help fans everywhere across the entire nation pay less and get more."

NBA Finals Game Three Viewership Highest Since 1998

"Game 3 averaged 23.8 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, a 159% jump from last year's Game 3. The audience peaked at 26.3 million viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET."

CBS News Earned $362 Million From 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News, Others in 2025

"Halfway through this year, CBS is still at 22% of the dollar share."

NAB President Curtis LeGeyt: Congress Must “Reaffirm The Scope” Of Sports Broadcasting Act Of 1961 With All Leagues

"We're not here to scrutinize the NFL's business practices. We're here to affirm that if they want to take advantage of an antitrust exemption granted to them by this body, that there are certain public interest obligations that went along with that."