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Katie Zacharia, Aubrey Huff and the Art of Failing Fast

"A bad decision isn’t the end of the line if you make more good decisions than bad."

College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.

104.3 The Score Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary of 2016 Chicago Cubs’ World Series

"The Audacy station and Cubs flagship will re-air 16 of the team's most memorable 2016 games."

670 The Score and Chicago Cubs Announce Contract Extensions for Long-Running Broadcast Team Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer

The Chicago Cubs and Audacy's sports radio station 670 The Score officially announced signing new long-term contract extensions with their on-air broadcast team of...

Cubs Retain Radio Broadcasters Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer on Multiyear Deals Per Report

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Pat Hughes Knows the Feeling of Game 7

"I was very pleased the year before to be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame – that was a great thrill – but the capper was Cooperstown."

Pat Hughes Accepts Ford C. Frick Award

"My head started spinning with joy and emotion, and I truly wish that every baseball announcer could experience that thrill."

David Haugh: Cubs Fans Gave Pat Hughes ‘Real Cool’ Sendoff to Hall of Fame

"...Pat will give a terrific speech, I’m sure, when he is as gracious as ever in accepting the award.”

670 The Score Honors Pat Hughes Leading Up To Hall of Fame Induction

“On Friday, July 21, the station will air a three hour retrospective on the broadcaster called Pat’s Call to the Hall.”

Bernstein & Holmes: Pat Hughes Conscientious, Deserving of Hall of Fame Honor

“He’s that conscientious that he just wasn’t pleased with him getting it correctly enough."

Cubs Radio Voice Pat Hughes Named 2023 Frick Award Winner

Chicago Cubs radio voice Pat Hughes has been honored as the 2023 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. The award is given annually for...

Gary Cohen, Duane Kuiper, Steve Stone Among Ford C. Frick Award Finalists

The award is presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

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College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.

Inventory Isn’t Innovation: Radio’s Revenue Problem

"Digital doesn’t simply mean stopsets, logos on graphics or disjointed naming rights on anything reaching a stream or screen."