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Is Netflix Preparing For A Sports Media Rights Shopping Spree?

"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."

Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Gray Media, New Orleans Saints Agree to Five-Year Extension

"As the media landscape continues to evolve, our priority remains delivering first-class coverage and unique access to our fans."

Stephen A. Smith Signs Multi-Year Agreement To Return to SiriusXM Radio

"To say that I’m excited would be an understatement,."

Pablo Torre to Bill Simmons: Bill Belichick Story Involves Various Disciplines

"...we are rigorously investigating something in order to say, 'We are here to publish this as true.'"

Why Is Sports Media Taking the Hype Out of the NBA and NHL Finals?

"Sports media used to focus on storylines, not market size. Sports media used to focus on matchups, not television ratings."

How Chris Fallica is Building ‘The Bear’ to New Heights at FOX Sports

"Even a couple of people mentioned to me, like, ‘This was good for you to go out there and kind of show that you can do some different things at FOX.'"

Michelle Beadle: I Will Give ‘Inside the NBA’ on ESPN ‘A Shot or Two’

"...if it starts to just reek of the brand for which it now airs, then unfortunately, this goodbye that we just had a couple days ago will be the goodbye..."

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Goes On Epic Rant Following Tom Thibodeau Firing

“This is such a ridiculous and such a stupid firing.”

97.5 The Fanatic Names Ricky Bottalico, Bill Colarulo New Afternoon Drive Show

"Philly fans deserve honesty, and Bill and I are here to give it to them straight—no fluff, just great sports talk."

Major League Baseball Viewership up Across the Board in 2025

"National broadcasts on FOX, ESPN and TBS have all posted double-digit percentage gains in average viewership compared to last year"

Scott Van Pelt: ‘I’ll Bet Money That ‘First Take’ Hasn’t Done Segments’ on Indiana Pacers During Regular Season

"I’ll bet money they haven’t, but that’s not knocking them because I know having done our show, we didn’t lead 'SportsCenter' with the Pacers like ever unless they were playing another star-laden team."

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Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Why News/Talk Radio Stations Must Preserve Their History Before It Disappears

I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.