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ESPN’s Latest Layoffs Continue the Slow Death of Sports Media’s Middle Class

"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."

The Subscription Question Hanging Over SiriusXM’s Deal With Audacy

"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."

92.5 WXTU’s Nicole Michalik Discusses Crossing Over From Pop to Country

"If vinyl records can have a sexy comeback so can radio."

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Holds a Radio Strategy Secret

Shark Week works because it's built, engineered, and marketed

Do National News/Talk Radio Hosts Now Need a TV Companion for Career Success?

Is radio still enough to create career success and have a big enough audience to make it the most important medium for hosts today?

How SiriusXM’s Andrew Wilkow Turned 90 Seconds Into a National Show

“I thought girls would like me if I became a rock radio DJ, and I naively thought that you had something to do with how music got on the radio.”

KFI AM 640 Announces Upcoming Weekday Lineup Changes Featuring John Kobylt, Tim Conway Jr., Chris Merrill and Michael Monks

"KFI's new weekday lineup hits the Los Angeles airwaves starting February 17th."

Why News/Talk Radio Hosts and PDs Can’t Afford to Ignore How Listeners Actually Live

We all fantasize that our audience is totally glued into every moment on the radio. I wish that was true. It isn’t.

KTAR News 92.3 Host Chris Merrill Exits, Leading to Lineup Shuffle

Chris Merrill is departing 92.3 KTAR for what he labeled as a "once in a lifetime opportunity."

Why Super Bowl Week Is a Win for News/Talk Radio

When you don’t have to spend every segment beating to death a game that has been overanalyzed by every media outlet in America, there’s a freedom — and a chance to grow your audience — that comes along with it.

How KIRO Newsradio 97.3 Capitalized on the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Run

"As more people get interested, it becomes a larger and larger news story, that kind of transcends a strictly sports story."

Megyn Kelly: No One Called Me Sexist When I Said Kaitlan Collins Needs to Smile More

"I literally said the same thing about Kaitlan Collins a year ago on my show."

Can News/Talk Radio Create a Super Bowl Media Row in Non-Election Years?

There are revenue and relevancy opportunities at stake. But getting everyone to pull in the same direction feels easier said than done.

KDKA Host Chris Moore Retiring After More Than 30 Years

“Having our meaningful discussions about world and local issues, as well as more mundane issues with you has been one of the highlights of my career.”

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The Subscription Question Hanging Over SiriusXM’s Deal With Audacy

"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."

92.5 WXTU’s Nicole Michalik Discusses Crossing Over From Pop to Country

"If vinyl records can have a sexy comeback so can radio."

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Holds a Radio Strategy Secret

Shark Week works because it's built, engineered, and marketed

New Game Lets Radio Pros Win the Ratings War

"The way that the game is developed, the FCC ownership regulations match the time. It gradually loosens to what we have today,"