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Boogie D Departs KCJK as Cumulus Reduces Staff

"I just want to say thank you KC!! Thank you for rocking out with me for 7 years at 12noon for the noon mix!!"

Peter Alexander On MS NOW Show Debut: I’m an ‘Advocate For the Facts’

"I like to say that Americans deserve facts, not spin."

Steve O’Donnell: Goal Is NASCAR Becoming a Network “Must-Have” Property

"Right now I'd say, we're a nice to have sport. When you look at networks and everything, not a must have."

Classic Country Radio Returns to 92.5 Mobile Market

"The Classic Country format directly challenges two established country competitors in the footprint"

Arizona Coyotes Moving TV Broadcasts to Local Scripps Sports Stations

In addition to being broadcast in Phoenix, Scripps Sports stations in Tucson and Salt Lake City will also air Coyotes games.

Scripps Sports Adds Quinn Pacini To Oversee Operations

"Quinn had been directly involved with Scripps Sports since its inception late last year, working on utilizing its media rights deal with the Big Sky Conference."

Golden Knights Moving Local TV Rights to Scripps Channels

"This deal is a significant win for our fans because they will be able to see our games on television and for free, if they wish."

Scripps Sports ‘Ready to Do A Deal’ With MLB Clubs

“If we found another league that was the right fit and intersected so well with the demographics that we have on ION, there’s room for more.”

Scripps Sports Strikes First National Play-by-Play Deal With WNBA

The WNBA broadcasts will air on ION, which marks the first sports property to air on the network.

Scripps Sports Sees ‘Opportunity to Reset the Economics’ of Sports Rights

"With cord-cutting, sports are reaching less than 50% or 40% of households in a market. That’s a broken business model.”

Scripps Sports Says ‘Phones Are Ringing Off the Hook’ Amid RSN Uncertainty

"What we’re bringing to the market is a new model that the leagues and the teams can get behind because they understand it’s about balancing both the revenue that they bring in as well as reach."

Scripps Enters Pac-12 TV Negotioations

The company launched Scripps Sports late last year as a potential vehicle for local sports rights, with the idea that broadcasts would air on Ion.

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Peter Alexander On MS NOW Show Debut: I’m an ‘Advocate For the Facts’

"I like to say that Americans deserve facts, not spin."

Steve O’Donnell: Goal Is NASCAR Becoming a Network “Must-Have” Property

"Right now I'd say, we're a nice to have sport. When you look at networks and everything, not a must have."

Classic Country Radio Returns to 92.5 Mobile Market

"The Classic Country format directly challenges two established country competitors in the footprint"

ESPN Launches Second Season of ‘Official Visit with Rece Davis’

"This year we wanted to push even further — getting Rece out of the studio and into the real spaces where these coaches and players live their lives."