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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Credits NBC Sports’ First Year Efforts Leaning Into Baseball

"NBC, from Day 1, was about reach for us and they certainly delivered that. Equally important, they leaned into baseball."

Why Profanity Standards Are Due for Change in Sports Broadcasting

"The media landscape, audience, and definition of what is considered offensive or profane has changed. Yet broadcast radio and television remain bound by standards created for a media environment that no longer exists."

Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

104.5 The Zone Dominates Nashville’s January Ratings

Earlier this month we released our "2015 Best In Sports Radio" series which highlighted the Top 20 in a number of different categories. If...

ESPN To Have a Heavy Presence At The NFL Scouting Combine

Highlighting ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Scouting Combine this week, NFL Insiders will originate from Indianapolis from Wednesday, Feb. 24, through Monday, Feb. 29,...

Simmons Partners With Publishing Platform Medium

Sports Media personality Bill Simmons is preparing to launch a new website called The Ringer. Although a few hires have been announced, several key details...

Is The NFL Combine Worth Watching?

The bane of the NFL's existence, the NFL Draft Combine, begins in mind-numbing boredom this week. As recently as a few years ago, the...

What Sports Radio Can Gain From Ben and Jerry’s Example

Inspiration can sometimes be found in the strangest places. It happened to me last month during a three-day getaway to Burlington, Vermont. The purpose of...

104.3 The Fan Adds Brandon Stokley To Middays

Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan (KKFN-FM) in Denver announced today the signing of free agent Brandon Stokley who will join Sandy Clough to host...

The Dallas Sports Radio Ratings For January

The Dallas sports radio ratings for January are in and we're going to present these numbers by being fair to all parties. Earlier today, the Dallas...

Doc Emrick To Call Some Pirates Spring Training Games

Doc Emrick has called exactly one baseball game in his broadcasting career. As a graduate student at Miami (Ohio), he filled in at the...

There’s a Big Story Brewing In New York Sports Radio

When the monthly ratings come out in New York, the narrative usually revolves around WFAN's performance. And rightfully so, because they've won a lot...

Kevin Jones To Report On Bay Area Teams For KNBR

Kevin Jones, a writer, reporter, and on-air personality who has contributed to media outlets such as Sports Illustrated's 'The Cauldron', the Cleveland Browns website,...

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Why Profanity Standards Are Due for Change in Sports Broadcasting

"The media landscape, audience, and definition of what is considered offensive or profane has changed. Yet broadcast radio and television remain bound by standards created for a media environment that no longer exists."

Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

How Joe Giglio Took Philadelphia Sports’ Best “What If” Questions From 94WIP Into His First Book

"There are 25 different ‘what if’ moments in the book. Five to seven immediately came to mind. Others I had to go back and think, ‘People aren’t thinking about this,’ but something happened along the way that would have changed a lot about Philadelphia sports."