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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Bill Simmons: “Couldn’t Figure Out” Split ESPN-NBA Draft Broadcasts

"It was like, ‘Do I take this samurai sword and jam it into my temple?,’ or, ‘Do I take this chainsaw and saw my leg off?’"

Tim Kurkjian Credits Dan Le Batard for Results of ‘Looks Like’ Game

"I’ve covered the game for 45 years, and more people want to talk to me about this than anything else."

Dan Le Batard: Shannon Sharpe ‘is Not Likely to Ever Work at ESPN Again’

"Shannon Sharpe would like it to look like he has a chance to return. I don’t know that you can be Disney and allow any of what happened there."

‘Pablo Torre Finds Out’ Departs DraftKings Network

"But this means that as I type this to you, right now, our weird little show about journalism is genuinely independent – and searching for a new licensing partner (more good news on that front soon, I hope)."

Pablo Torre: Nick Wright is ‘Clinically Obsessed’ with Michael Jordan

"Is Nick Wright still banned from PTFO? I think the answer must be 'Yes.'"

A.J. Pierzynski: MLB Missed Opportunity to Showcase Skenes vs Skubal in Primetime

"I understand, ‘Oh, they want to try and win one,’ but for the people."

Nick Wright: ‘People Like Media Feuds’

"There are a lot of people who don’t necessarily watch the sports talk shows but really like when people involved in those shows appear to be feuding."

Dan Le Batard: Teams are ‘Really Alienating Their Customer’ in Streaming Age

"The streaming age has created all sorts of oil wells for the teams, but they are really alienating their customer."

David Samson: Stephen A. Smith is a Product of ESPN ‘Doubling Down’ on Nonsense

"Why do you think ESPN keeps doubling down on personalities who just yell into the microphone about nonsense with no knowledge of anything?"

John Skipper: TNT Sports, Versant Consolidation Could Be Good for Consumers

"Since now you have too many companies that people want, if they get all the sports they want, if you had less companies, you probably could be good for a consumer."

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."