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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."

How Jim Traber Build a Sports Radio Legacy by Never Changing or Playing It Safe

"There's no one way to do radio, but my way of doing sports radio is dying off."

Why the NBA Has a Watchability Issue With the Oklahoma City Thunder

"If the NBA is truly on the verge of its next dynasty, built around its best team and its best player. It might want to ensure those things still align. Greatness alone doesn’t guarantee attention anymore."

Main Street Sports Group Reportedly Misses January Payments To Several NBA Teams

"In the meantime, the company continues to produce this month’s games for the 13 NBA franchises on the FanDuel Sports Networks."

NBA Returns To NBC Sports With Record Tip-Off Audience

"Tuesday night’s NBA Tip-Off doubleheader averaged 5.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, marking the largest opening-night audience for the league since 2010"

Has the NBA Done Enough To Justify Fans Paying More To Watch

"NBA fans will pay more this season and jump through more hoops than ever before for a product that’s simply not improving"

FanDuel Sports Network Centralizing Some Production Roles In Denver

"Everything about it is going to change. And it’s going to be improved"

Brian Windhorst Is a Slam Dunk at ESPN

"Windhorst is listed as a Senior NBA Writer at ESPN and also hosts the Hoop Collective podcast, but those titles do not do justice to what he brings to the airwaves"

Gregg Giannotti: Gilbert Arenas Has ‘Taken it to the Extreme With His Opinions’

"...he knows that’s what [is] going to get him in this business and doing well."

Thunder-Pacers NBA Finals Game 7 Most-Viewed NBA Finals Game Since 2019

"The ESPN NBA broadcast of the action airing in prime time on ABC and ESPN+ averaged 16.4 million viewers"

Shan Shariff on NBA Finals Ratings: ‘People Have Been Missing Out’

"...it’s been a fun Finals, it’s been a good Finals."

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"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."

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"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."