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Cumulus Media Releases Statement On Greg Papa Departure From KNBR

"We’re not able to comment on the specifics of his departure, but we want to be clear about this: our respect and gratitude for everything Greg has given to KNBR, its listeners, and its team runs deep."

Cumulus Radio Layoffs Hit Multiple Markets This Week

David@Barrettmedia.com if you have information from affected employees.

WLS-AM 890 Morning Host Ray Stevens Inks Multi-Year Contract Extension

"I love Chicago radio and I love WLS."

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp Adds Former NFL Executive Will Deng as SVP Media Strategy

"Deng spent more than 11 years at the NFL, most recently leading corporate strategy."

KNBR’s Adam Copeland Mocks 95.7 The Game Social Account Over Alleged AI Usage

"I saw it on social, and I had to have a laugh. Some things you got to hold them to a standard on. If we're covering the Sharks on AI, I don't know about that."

CBS Sports, TNT Sports Reportedly Could Merge as Soon as Q3 of This Year

"When we talk about the transaction, it’s important to note that we are operating as two separate companies until the transaction is completed."

Main Street Sports Group Reportedly Shutting Down This Month

"With their current agreements dissolving, those organizations are now free to explore new local media rights deals beginning next season."

Elle Duncan Blasts Criticism of Netflix’ First MLB Opening Night Broadcast

"This is like going to a Mexican restaurant and then b****ing that they don't have barbecue."

ESPN Should Play to The Strengths of Roster Talent Like Jason Kelce

"Experimentation isn’t the problem. In fact, it’s necessary. Audiences evolve, consumption habits shift, and standing still is the fastest way to become irrelevant. But experimentation without intention? That’s when the square peg keeps getting jammed into the same round hole."

How Baseball’s ABS System Is Creating the Drama and Excitement the Sport Needs

"Right now, baseball has something it’s been missing for years: a nightly reason to watch—not just for outcomes, but for moments. Because suddenly, any pitch can flip a game."

HBO Max, truTV To Host Final Four Alt-Cast During Michigan, Arizona Match Up

"The gathering marks one of the few times the group has reunited publicly in more than 30 years."

ESPN Radio Reportedly Targeting Matt Jones, Myron Medcalf As Replacement For Clinton Yates

"Both Jones and Medcalf are already part of the network’s radio lineup. The duo co-hosts a weekend program, giving ESPN a level of familiarity and on-air chemistry to build from if the move becomes official."

ESPN Adds Adam Ottavino To Roster Of Baseball Coverage

"The network also adds former pitcher Adam Ottavino as both a game and studio analyst, continuing a relationship that began with guest appearances in recent years."

106.7 The Fan’s John “Cakes” Auville: Jason Kelce “Forced Down Our Throats” on ESPN Masters Coverage

"It seems a little out of character. He seems like an outsider. He’s not a golf insider."

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Cumulus Radio Layoffs Hit Multiple Markets This Week

David@Barrettmedia.com if you have information from affected employees.

WLS-AM 890 Morning Host Ray Stevens Inks Multi-Year Contract Extension

"I love Chicago radio and I love WLS."

PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp Adds Former NFL Executive Will Deng as SVP Media Strategy

"Deng spent more than 11 years at the NFL, most recently leading corporate strategy."

Kennedy Elsey Wins 2026 MIW Airblazer Award

"Female radio personalities continue shaping broadcast media's future."