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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."

Dave Portnoy: Barstool Sports Should “Definitely Not” Have a Union

"We pay well. We do well. If you look at the history of our company, almost nobody leaves. We don't fire everybody. So, we absolutely do not need to have a union."

Podcasts From NPR, The Daily Take Top 3 Positions in May Podtrac Rankings

True crime podcast Rotten Mango was the biggest mover inside the top 20, as it jumped 10 positions.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher: Attacks From Donald Trump Are ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’

"The action of withdrawing federal funding is retaliatory, and so this is a First Amendment issue.”

CBS News Scott Pelley States Journalism Is Under Attack In Commencement Speech

"Journalism is under a attack. Universities are under attack, freedom of speech is under attack,”

NPR, Three Public Radio Stations File Suit Over Trump Executive Order Cutting Funding

"The Executive Order is a clear violation of the Constitution and the First Amendment."

Podcast From Vince Coglianese Tumbles Out of Top 10 As News Shows Make Up 13 of Top 20 Shows in April Podtrac Rankings

The top five podcasts -- NPR News Now, The Daily, Up First from NPR, Dateline NBC, and the Fox News Hourly Update -- all finished in the same positions as they did during the month of March.

Why Your Case Against Public Media Is Likely Wrong

Arguing that public radio and television are competing for the same audience assumes that there’s some crossover between the two. You’re doing different things.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher Warns Of Risks With Losing Federal Funding On All Things Considered

“If federal funding goes away, that network is absolutely at risk."

Vince Coglianese Maintains Audience of Dan Bongino in First Triton Digital Podcast Rankings

Coglianese's March finish was identical to that of Bongino's February placement on the rankings from Triton Digital.

Vince Coglianese Debuts in Top 10, NPR News Now Overtakes The Daily for Top Spot in March Podtrac Rankings

NPR News Now wasn't the only podcast from the public radio outlet on the podium, however.

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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."