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ESPN Should Use Michael Wilbon’s Absence to Plan Pardon the Interruption’s Future

"ESPN shouldn't wait until the inevitable arrives to start thinking about what comes next. The network has an opportunity to let the audience see what the next chapter could look like without sacrificing what made the original so special."

How Workhouse Media’s John McConnell Turned a Near-Fatal Bike Crash Into a Philanthropy Mission

"I couldn’t move. I had no movement other than a little bit of feeling in my right pinky. In that moment, I thought, ‘This is it. I’m going to die, and this is how I’m going to go out.’”

Bert Weiss Walked Away, But These Radio Talents Still Believe

"While I certainly respect Bert and the incredible success he's had with The Bert Show, he couldn't be more wrong. "

How Eddie Olczyk Is Embracing a New Chapter Of A Hall of Fame Hockey Broadcasting Career

"I'm very lucky to be an American-born lead analyst and do that many games in our country. It's very humbling and I feel honored. I'm always trying to make the next one the best one. That remains the goal."

How Not to Get a Job in Sports Radio: Sales Remix

Last week, Jason Barrett posted a blog titled “How Not to Get a Job in Sports Radio” outlining a myriad of ways you can blow...

Your Customer Isn’t Always Right

Much like we know any publicity is not really good publicity, your customers aren’t always right.  In fact, I’d venture to say in my...

A Letter to a Young Salesman

Ever wonder what you’d say to your younger self, the person you were when you just started in sports media sales?  Here’s what I’d...

Selling Advertising Starts With Selling Yourself

In my office hangs a small sign that (in part) reads: “You are not in the sales business, you are a marketing consultant who...

A Pen and a Piece of Paper Can Change Everything

I love technology. As I write this, I have a baseball game on a television, in a different city, that is being “cast” from my...

The Remote: A Love Poem

This week I wanted to write about the positives and negatives of selling a live remote broadcast.  The older you are the more likely...

Your Body Language Says So Much

“You know what I like most about you?  I like that wind blows when you move.” I’ve written about this before, but those words were...

Are We Not Selling Sports Radio Correctly?

Earlier this week, the New York Times ran an article with the headline, “To Reach Men, Advertisers Dial In To Sports Radio.” The premise...

Time is Money

Time is money. You’ve probably heard or even said this phrase, which may or may not have first been used by Thomas Edison in an...

Work Like You Just Lost Your Biggest Client

You just lost your biggest client. Totally out of the blue, and worse yet all you got was an email with no explanation.  You panic,...

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How Workhouse Media’s John McConnell Turned a Near-Fatal Bike Crash Into a Philanthropy Mission

"I couldn’t move. I had no movement other than a little bit of feeling in my right pinky. In that moment, I thought, ‘This is it. I’m going to die, and this is how I’m going to go out.’”

Bert Weiss Walked Away, But These Radio Talents Still Believe

"While I certainly respect Bert and the incredible success he's had with The Bert Show, he couldn't be more wrong. "

How Eddie Olczyk Is Embracing a New Chapter Of A Hall of Fame Hockey Broadcasting Career

"I'm very lucky to be an American-born lead analyst and do that many games in our country. It's very humbling and I feel honored. I'm always trying to make the next one the best one. That remains the goal."

Streaming Has Hit Its Ceiling. Now What?

"Here's the twist. While subscriber counts stalled, fans went back to the record store."