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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Legendary College Football Coach Lou Holtz Dies At 89

"Holtz spent decades shaping the college football landscape through coaching success, leadership traditions and a second career in broadcasting that introduced his energetic personality to a new generation of fans."

How Mike Golic Jr. is Building a New Sports Media Playbook in 2025

"I really try not to take for granted the fact that I have people that are still willing to give me opportunities in an industry where there are fewer of those with each passing year"

Brady Quinn Confronts Will Ferrell Over Heckling on Dan Patrick Show

"I literally looked at my backup and I was like, 'Is that Will Ferrell?'."

Mike Golic Wants Former Notre Dame Player in NBC Booth

“We’ve had what? USC, a couple of Boston College guys, a Purdue guy, and Jason Garrett, a former head coach. Like I said, there’s plenty of ND alum out there. Let’s start to move the goalposts that way as an analyst.”

NBC Sports Featuring All Women Crew For Network’s First Women’s College Basketball Broadcast

Zora Stephenson will handle play-by-play duties while analyst LaChina Robinson and sideline reporter Isis Young round out the crew.

Big Ten Media Deals Include Notre Dame Upcharge Clause

When the Big Ten conference announced their media deals with CBS, Fox and NBC, they left room inside the framework of the seven-year deal...

Does NBC Have A College Football Announcer Problem?

ESPN unveiled their 26 (!) college football announcing crews late last week, and I got to their 8th best crew before I started to wonder if NBC would put together something better than that.

Notre Dame AD: NBC Deal With Big Ten is “Perfect” For Irish

“But it’s also perfect for Notre Dame,” Swarbrick said.

NBC Pushing for Big Ten/NFL Primetime Pairing in Media Rights Deal

“The Big Ten would have exposure in every TV home,” said one source to Front Office Sports. “It would also be a smart idea to follow the model of the most successful sports league in America.” 

John Skipper Says ACC Should Focus On Paying Notre Dame More than NBC

"Personally, I would tell them I will figure out how to pay you $80 million a year not to be independent," said Skipper.

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Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."