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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Dan Michaels Departs KFGO Morning Show

Michaels has been on the air in North Dakota since 1977, working a The Mighty 790 KFGO since 2020 as the late afternoon news anchor, before joining the morning show.

Nielsen DDI Measurement Metric is a Ruse

This column will explain what it is and further, why it may be the most useless metric in radio audience measurement.

Dave Williams Retiring From KLIF

"I'm 72, I've been in radio for 54 years, and for the past 42 years, I've been getting out of bed in the middle of the night to go to work."

620 WTMJ’s Sandy Maxx Exits Middays, Launches New Evening Program

Sandy Maxx originally joined the station last December as co-anchor of Wisconsin's Afternoon News. In July, she was partnered with Scaffidi for middays on the Good Karma Brands-owned station.

Mike Gallagher: I Can’t Believe I Have to Talk About Ron DeSantis’ Boots

"This show reflects what people are talking about, and whether we like it or not, people are talking about it."

620 WTMJ’s Jeff Wagner Worked Through the Golden Age of Talk Radio

"It was an amazing period where we had all of that stuff going on in the world. We had some big local issues. All this happened in a couple of years, and I got to be at the epicenter of this."

News/Talk Needs to Work With, Not For, the Sales Department

There’s always that fine line between helping the bottom line and doing what’s in the best interests of the station, and ultimately the listener.

Mark Simone: Hugh Hewitt ‘Acts Like a Total Jerk in Debates’

"Remember, he's the one in 2016 that came up with these really stupid, annoying, 'gotcha' questions for Donald Trump. You're supposed to ask things people are interested in."

Fox News Expands Audacy Partnership with Fox Weather Expansion

Audacy has provided listeners with FOX News Audio content on its digital platform since 2019.

News/Talk Radio Hosts All Need Some Resilience

This is probably not the most eloquent or unique thing that you have read on the subject, but hopefully, it allows you to chew through a few things. 

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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”