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Why the NFL Should Stop Extending the ‘Brady Rules’ and Axe Broadcaster Meetings With Teams

"Now, the NFL is saying it’s the team’s fault if it provides information it shouldn’t? Because Aikman and Brady have ties to other teams, and the league knows that. What are we doing here?"

3 Reasons Scott Jennings Shouldn’t Leave CNN, Salem Radio Network for the White House

Press secretary is a demanding job: early mornings, late nights, and a level of scrutiny that makes cable news look gentle by comparison. It also doesn't pay like cable news or national radio syndication does.

20 Brands in 20 Days: Dale Carter, KFKF & Q104, Kansas City

Thirty-one years as program director. Twenty-nine years as the...

Andy Pollin Reflects on Cumulus Media Layoffs Potentially Closing His Legendary Sports Radio Career

"I don’t think I could have carved out a better path in my career. There’s been highs and lows just like anyone else, but I couldn’t have done anything more enjoyable."

Why Christine Romans Built Her NBC News NOW Show With the Kitchen Table in Mind

"I have a jargon jar that I keep on a little table next to the desk, and I tell everybody there's going to be no jargon — no 'earnings beat expectations' or this or that about the economy."

ABC News Staffers Vote to Unionize with Writers Guild of America East

"We appreciate that management engaged in productive conversations for recognition, and we look forward to winning union protections for ABC News’ digital staff.”

Why A 60 Minutes Rival Won’t Ever Be Successful

This is the "it's the economy, stupid" of television news.

Can CBS News and CNN Survive a Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery Merger?

Honestly, I'm not sure which option is better for the news industry.

Unorthodox Or Ill-Fated? 60 Minutes’ New Correspondents Raise Eyebrows

Legacy programs carry more risk than most. 60 Minutes is set to begin season 59, and its brand rests on a very specific kind of credibility.

60 Minutes Set to Add Ross Douthat, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, and Trevor Phillips

The additions follow significant turnover that created an immediate need for new on-air talent. Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Sharyn Alfonsi were fired from the program, while Anderson Cooper declined to renew his contract.

Cecilia Vega: CBS News Hasn’t Told Me Why I Was Fired From 60 Minutes

"It’s been about three months now … and I don’t know."

Brendan Carr: ABC Refusal to Air Trump Speech Will Come Up in FCC Hearings

“I think that when you have the president of the United States standing inside the White House delivering an important speech, I think that’s something that broadcasters should be carrying."

No, ABC News and NBC News Shouldn’t Be Forced to Air Every Presidential Speech

There's a firm difference between being angry that networks skipped the speech and believing they should be legally required to air it. The fact that we're even having this conversation feels absurd to me.

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3 Reasons Scott Jennings Shouldn’t Leave CNN, Salem Radio Network for the White House

Press secretary is a demanding job: early mornings, late nights, and a level of scrutiny that makes cable news look gentle by comparison. It also doesn't pay like cable news or national radio syndication does.

20 Brands in 20 Days: Dale Carter, KFKF & Q104, Kansas City

Thirty-one years as program director. Twenty-nine years as the...

Andy Pollin Reflects on Cumulus Media Layoffs Potentially Closing His Legendary Sports Radio Career

"I don’t think I could have carved out a better path in my career. There’s been highs and lows just like anyone else, but I couldn’t have done anything more enjoyable."

Making Classic Rock Dreams Come True

"Your station becomes a topic of conversation — something I'm sure it is not on the average day."