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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."

Taylor Swift Has Opened The Door For News/Talk to Buck Old Stereotypes

It’s a chance to show off our pop culture knowledge, embrace the top pop culture story of the year, lean into the football angle and prove to the listeners across our cities that we aren’t one-trick ponies reading Presidential polls.

Finding Your Voice is One of the Toughest Jobs for News/Talk Radio Hosts

You’ll know when you’ve found it; it hits you the day you realize you've grown up when after years of just talking, you know who you are when you pop that mic.

Team Radio Shows Need Fine-Tuning

Radio is teamwork. Being on a team show can be so much more fun. But certain dynamics make a team show work.  You can’t be parrots...

The Media Business Must Reset Its Message and Market Its Stars in 2024

"The only way to change perception is to remind people what makes radio/TV special, and how well it works."

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.

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. 

Should You Pay For News/Talk Radio Guests?

If adding targeted, interesting, appointment-listening guests to your station can make a sizable impact on your ratings.

News/Talk Podcasts Remain in Top 10 Rankings for September

The top 20 positions have experienced minimal changes.

A News/Talk Radio Autopsy After the BNM Summit

The news/talk audience is getting older. This is somewhat self-inflicted. We are still doing our shows in the same template Rush Limbaugh innovated in 1987. Time to change it up. 

Tavis Smiley Taking Show to Syndication

Tavis Smiley has announced his daily African American liberal talk program will be launched into national syndication. Smiley, whose program originates from the station he...

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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."