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The Industry According To: Jeff Sottolano, Audacy

"We have to understand the distinction between local content and local relevance."

FOX Played the Streaming Long Game and It Paid Off with Roku

While competitors like Disney, Paramount, and NBCUniversal poured billions of dollars into platforms, infrastructure, and original content, FOX largely sat back. Some criticized the company for moving too slowly. But patience paid off.

Approaching The Summit: Armen Williams, Westwood One Sports

"The Audio Summit has evolved into the premiere, if not the only, event that covers our industry from such a broad and unique perspective. This summit has become the one event that you try to attend as a programmer. Plus, a talent as well if it's applicable."

A Stephen A. Smith Reunion With Pat McAfee May Have No Better Time Than Now

"ESPN has spent years building around star power, and no two stars shine brighter than McAfee and Smith. With New York celebrating its first NBA title in more than five decades, the timing couldn't be better."

Vince Coglianese: NPR Won’t Even Acknowledge Government Subsidies

"This is written like a statement from a political campaign."

NPR Staff Confront CEO Over Diversity & Layoffs

"In February, Lansing had broken the news to NPR staff that the network would have to cut most vacant positions and lay off around 10% of its current staff due to a "sharp decline" in advertisement revenues."

NPR Scores Big at iHeartPodcast Awards

Former New York Times podcast host Kara Swisher was honored with The Pioneer Award. She has since moved on to launch her podcast On with Kara Swisher with Vox Media.

NPR Taps Michel Martin as New Morning Edition Host

"I feel very strongly that the one and only way you can break through that is to be useful, to be compassionate and be consistent, to let people understand that you’re going to do your job as best you can..."

Dominion Lawsuit Alleges Fox News CEO Warned Staffers About ‘The Crazies’ After 2020 Election

Dominion's lead attorney claims Fox News executives tried to block Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo from featuring Trump attorneys Sidney Powel and Rudy Giuliani from appearing on network shows.

NPR Senior Vice President Nancy Barnes Leaving Network

According to Folkenflik's report, Barnes and NPR Senior Vice President for Programming and Audience Development Anya Grundmann "often disagreed on which podcasts or innovations to pursue".

Charlie Kirk: NPR Should ‘Lose Funding’ For Gadsden Flag ‘Hit Piece’

Kirk later called Carroll Rivas a "conservative-hating leftist expert" before saying "NPR should lose all public funding and then see if the outlet can stand on its own. It is pathetic that a taxpayer-supported 'media' outlet can so casually insult more than half the country".

Ben Shapiro Tops Podcast Downloads For News Media

According to Brandastic, podcast listeners consume an average of seven shows per week, and around 24% of the U.S. population (68 million) listen to multiple podcasts weekly.

NPR Announces the Launch of a Disinformation Reporting Team

The team will consists of four journalists.

NPR Called An Audible on 4th of July Tradition

NPR departed from its normal 4th of July tradition of reading the Declaration of Independence. 

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FOX Played the Streaming Long Game and It Paid Off with Roku

While competitors like Disney, Paramount, and NBCUniversal poured billions of dollars into platforms, infrastructure, and original content, FOX largely sat back. Some criticized the company for moving too slowly. But patience paid off.

Approaching The Summit: Armen Williams, Westwood One Sports

"The Audio Summit has evolved into the premiere, if not the only, event that covers our industry from such a broad and unique perspective. This summit has become the one event that you try to attend as a programmer. Plus, a talent as well if it's applicable."

A Stephen A. Smith Reunion With Pat McAfee May Have No Better Time Than Now

"ESPN has spent years building around star power, and no two stars shine brighter than McAfee and Smith. With New York celebrating its first NBA title in more than five decades, the timing couldn't be better."

The Disappearance of Managers Should Concern All of Us

"A company's greatest assets walk out the front door every afternoon. Whenever they walk out for the last time, the organization has fewer assets remaining inside the building the next day."