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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Has the NBA Done Enough To Justify Fans Paying More To Watch

"NBA fans will pay more this season and jump through more hoops than ever before for a product that’s simply not improving"

ESPN, FOX One Early Subscriber Data Shows Strength In Early Days Of Launch

"According to Antenna, ESPN drew an estimated 2.1 million sign-ups through September 30, while FOX One brought in 1.1 million over the same period"

Tony Pike Returns To ESPN 1530 Weeks After Being Laid Off By iHeartMedia

"If there was any good that could have came out of what happened, it was getting a little bit of the gratification that at least what I had been trying to do was working"

Stephen A. Smith Reveals He Felt “Set up” When Lebron James Confronted Him at a Lakers Game

"This is 2025, we got technology everywhere. TNT is a nationally televised game. How is it we got one angle, and the only angle you see was of him and his face, but you see the back of my peanut head?"

Audacy Officially Launches Wisconsin Sports Radio Network With 105.7 The Fan Serving as Flagship Station

"With The Fan leading the charge and these powerhouse affiliates joining forces, fans from Green Bay to Duluth can now experience the best local sports conversation anywhere in Wisconsin"

NBC Sports Teases Michael Jordan Feature During Opening Night Coverage

"According to NBC, halftime coverage of the Rockets–Thunder game on Tuesday night will include the first installment of MJ: Insights to Excellence"

NFL RedZone Commercial Load Increases Causing Outrage From Fans

"What the NFL has done to RedZone is fundamentally different than the commercials during a regular game"

Meadowlark Media Elevates Bimal Kapadia as Company’s New CEO

"The modern age demands different thinkers, and Meadowlark will be a progressive leader because Bimal ensures we’re guided and governed by one"

Stephen A. Smith Believes Former Athletes Face Becoming Targets With Success in Sports Media

"This podcast is doing big things. That makes y’all a target because, unfortunately in this world, on far too many occasions, people's definition of happiness is bringing others down to their level of misery"

Charles Barkley Feels the NBA Has Treated Fans Poorly With New Media Rights Deals

"One of my biggest concerns is we have sh*t on the fans so much moving the games to NBC and Amazon"

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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”