"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."
After speaking with high-level industry sources, Bongino is only returning to his podcast, with Westwood One set to handle advertising sales for the program.
"He’s obviously got some very extreme views, but he’s very interesting, and he’s very smart, and on a lot of things, there is value to be derived from that guy’s messaging."
KDKA showed that sometimes the smartest move is throwing the plan out the window and trusting the newsroom and hosts to follow the news. This was one of those moments, and the station never hesitated.
The station procured the video distributed to Post-Gazette employees as part of a Zoom meeting that was called with little notice on Wednesday afternoon.
Dubbed as "Glenn A.I.", the first episode of the podcast shares commentary from Glenn Beck about the recent U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, and the reaction from the political left.
If you are a hiring manager for a local host, unless that person is a known and successful commodity in your market, a social media footprint is meaningless.
"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 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."