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Len Weiner Retiring After Helping Shape Sports Radio for More Than Four Decades

"I loved working in Miami because it’s been more of a challenge to do things here sports-wise. The passion and creativity of the people I work with I will surely miss."

Why This Year’s Barrett Media Audio Summit Matters More Than Ever

"It’s a combination of seminar and social gathering, where people come to learn, network, educate, challenge one another, and leave with a treasure trove of ideas to bring back to their markets."

Surviving a Radio Layoff: Advice From Someone Who’s Been There

"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."

WZBA The Bay Mattered More Than Its Coverage Map Suggested

"A reminder that sometimes the issue is not the talent in the room."

Dave Portnoy: Barstool Sports Turned Down Kamala Harris Interview, Would Do Same with Donald Trump

"I'm just not deep enough and you don't know what to believe. I don't want to be lied to and not have ammunition."

Paul Finebaum Says The State of Radio Is Bad. Is He Right?

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Skip Bayless: ‘I Tried Everything in My Power’ to Rejoin Stephen A. Smith at ESPN in 2020 Before FOX Sports Matched Contract Offer

"He did his darndest, and I did my damnedest to reunite with him. And (ESPN) did make an offer."

Eavesdropping: Pardon My Take

When searching for a show to feature for this week's piece, I used a tried-and-true method for how to find something that a lot...

Mike Breen: Double ‘Bang!’ Call is ‘Completely Spontaneous’

"I kind of liked the way it worked – I’ve always tried to be ‘less is more’ as a broadcaster, so that’s when it started on the air."

Barstool Sports Owner Dave Portnoy Announces New 3-Year Deal for ‘Pardon My Take’ Host PFTCommenter

Portnoy announced PFT's new deal overnight via his X account.

PFT Commenter: Super Bowl Should Be Called By Each Year’s Best TV Booth

"We're gonna get Tony Romo and Jim Nantz, and Tony Romo is going to annoy...America."

Sports Media Reacts to Charissa Thompson Admitting She Made Up Halftime Reports

Responses ranged from shocked, to angered, to wondering why she would admit such a thing.

Howard Eskin: Charissa Thompson ‘A Disgrace’ For Fabricating Sideline Reports

"If the coach does not talk to [you], just give YOUR insights, but don’t make things up."

PFT Commenter: Hearing Crowd Reaction to Nick Chubb Replay ‘Almost Worse’ Than Showing It

“The entire crowd in Pittsburgh is just like, 'oh, dear God, what did I just see?’.”

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Why This Year’s Barrett Media Audio Summit Matters More Than Ever

"It’s a combination of seminar and social gathering, where people come to learn, network, educate, challenge one another, and leave with a treasure trove of ideas to bring back to their markets."

Surviving a Radio Layoff: Advice From Someone Who’s Been There

"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."

WZBA The Bay Mattered More Than Its Coverage Map Suggested

"A reminder that sometimes the issue is not the talent in the room."

Five Ways Classic Rock/Hits Program Directors Can Stay on Target

"Always focusing on what they do and how to do it better."