"For an AM station, whenever anyone walks in, they say, “Wow, I can’t believe this is WABC.” It seems like a TV, radio, and media company ... About 65% of our staff is 30 and younger, which is incredible for an all-news station. I think that’s how we’ve adjusted to what’s going on with media in the market."
"Our chemistry comes from his goodness as a human being. The same goes for Jenny Dell and the rest of this CBS Sports crew. I could not have had a better welcome to this team."
"I invested because I believe radio has durable strengths, and because a focused private company can move quickly enough to turn those strengths into growth."
"Programs come and go in sports media, but some leave a mark that outlasts their time on the air. Intentional Talk may be signing off for the final time, but it will never be forgotten by the baseball fans who made it part of their daily routine."
"You can't be where we want to sell everything. I think we all got kind of bit in the rear for a while, where all these new products are coming out and we want to sell everything. That's a problem."
Radio, meanwhile, has leaned on a single revenue stream for decades: advertising. That's it. That's the model. It's outdated. And most know it. So, how do we change it?
"We've got top-performing radio stations, strong digital capabilities, and a great team in place. Looking forward to relocating to Baton Rouge and getting to work across these markets.”
Although 44% of respondents expressed at least some level of positivity toward AI voices, that support didn't fully translate into favorable views of stations using the technology.
You're probably thinking, "Ed, why should I care about all that, especially after a holiday weekend?" Both the Quadrennial Report and the Communications Marketplace Report are due this year. It matters because these reports become the basis for changing the media ownership rules.
Taking a chance is almost always a good thing, even when it doesn't feel that way in the moment. So many people treat failure like the worst possible outcome.
"Danny is a results-driven revenue leader with a strong track record of building high-performing teams and driving revenue growth across multiple platforms."
The shift to digital isn't some looming threat anymore — it already happened, and a lot of the format missed the boat. Now stations need to swim to catch up.
"Our chemistry comes from his goodness as a human being. The same goes for Jenny Dell and the rest of this CBS Sports crew. I could not have had a better welcome to this team."
"I invested because I believe radio has durable strengths, and because a focused private company can move quickly enough to turn those strengths into growth."
"Programs come and go in sports media, but some leave a mark that outlasts their time on the air. Intentional Talk may be signing off for the final time, but it will never be forgotten by the baseball fans who made it part of their daily routine."
“Just looking backwards helps nobody. Things have already happened. By Friday, you’ve got a week’s worth of market moves, big corporate bets, surprises, some spectacular missteps and real issues with the markets, which we saw starting around Tuesday and Wednesday. It even goes back to Monday, and there are reasons for that.”