"One top sports executive telling Jon Ourand that the assuming is the merger could be a "bloodbath" with more sports rights than the newly merged company needs."
Speaking with that one person is essential to your success. Every fan is a gift, and in today's segmented media landscape, those interactions matter more than ever.
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Hosts and producers are so worried about missing a social media post, a text, a sext, or watching their DraftKings account. Let the studio be about radio.
"One top sports executive telling Jon Ourand that the assuming is the merger could be a "bloodbath" with more sports rights than the newly merged company needs."
"None of them are going to say a damn thing about it. They're all afraid if I go after Stephen A. [Smith], he'll have my job. If I go after him, he'll get me fired. What a shame that is."