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What Shinedown Can Teach Media Professionals About Audience Connection

“Too many personalities, programmers, managers, and executives view the audience as data.”

Classic Rock Radio Can Fight the Fun Drought

"When was the last time you encouraged a talent to have more fun instead of focusing on the length of their breaks?"

When Howard Stern Won, He Lost the Fight That Made Him Matter

"The forbidden became permitted. The rebel had won, signed a massive contract, and moved inside the castle."

The Real Lesson From the Matt Miller Allegations Isn’t About Fantasy Football

"Creative ideas are valuable. Charitable initiatives are even better. Engaging with your audience is essential. But working together to properly vet, plan, execute, and distribute funds is what matters most."

Jason Hamilton Announces Upcoming Departure From Washington Huskies Radio Booth

"I’ve never not been involved in the sport for the last 30 years, being in a gym and calling a game, coaching a game, playing in a game. So, it’s going to be a heck of a transition."

Sports Radio Stations Can No Longer Treat Broadcasting Rights as a Safety Net

"When play-by-play is no longer yours to lean on, the only things left are the strength of the voice, the trust of the audience, and the reason listeners choose you when the game isn’t on."

St. John’s Basketball Radio Broadcasts Moving To ESPN New York

"The Red Storm have an agreement in place to broadcast their games on ESPN Radio’s 880 AM and 1050 AM"

Zach Gelb Adds NFL Gameday Duties With Compass Media Networks

"Thrilled to join the Compass Media Networks team as a Dallas Cowboys and NFL Sundays studio host"

I Want to Help Charles Barkley Discover Sports on the Radio

"Barkley is completely missing out on a sensory experience unlike any other."

Four Key Factors to Selling Play-By-Play Commercials

"When considering how to sell live play-by-play commercials, four factors come to mind: broadcast times, tv, streaming rights, and announcers."

Positivity, Preparation and Perseverance Are Essential For Chuck Swirsky

"I want to continue broadcasting Bulls ball until the day they tell me to take my Spalding and go home."

The 5 (or 6) Best Hometown Radio Calls In Super Bowl History

"I tried to narrow it down to 5, but it just couldn’t be done."

Ad Copy Is Annoying But It Matters

"Make your call, allow your analyst to break the play down, then, because the pace of the game allows, you can get in that ad. It’s only obtrusive if you allow it to be."

More Bad Habits From The Broadcast Booth

"I heard from many of my broadcasting peers to point out a few more of these hard habits to break. My apologies to the band Chicago."

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Classic Rock Radio Can Fight the Fun Drought

"When was the last time you encouraged a talent to have more fun instead of focusing on the length of their breaks?"

When Howard Stern Won, He Lost the Fight That Made Him Matter

"The forbidden became permitted. The rebel had won, signed a massive contract, and moved inside the castle."

The Real Lesson From the Matt Miller Allegations Isn’t About Fantasy Football

"Creative ideas are valuable. Charitable initiatives are even better. Engaging with your audience is essential. But working together to properly vet, plan, execute, and distribute funds is what matters most."

Mike Golic Reflects on Coming Home to ESPN Radio

"Hopefully, I go a number of years with ESPN and my career ends where it started at ESPN. That would be kind of cool and very satisfying for me."