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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."

Are Pat McAfee’s Interviews a Sports Content Evolution or Wasted Opportunity?

"The stage is his. The guests line up. The cameras roll. Eventually, however, access alone stops being the differentiator. What separates great from influential isn’t who you can get — it’s what you can get out of them."

Linda Cohn Fires Back At Keith Olbermann Over Auston Matthews Olympics take

"Everyone knows you’ve been irrelevant since you left sports and decided to share your uninvited warped world views with the rest of us. You sound bitter and miserable. I hope you get the help you need."

Jason Williams: Stephen A. Smith Needs To Move on From Beef With LeBron James

"I think his life is so good that he shouldn’t be worried about s**t like that, unless it’s so personal that he has to hold on to it."

Craig Carton Happy With NBC Sports Cutting Tony Dungy From ‘Football Night in America’

"So happy to hear that next year we will not be forced to suffer through the holier than now, soapbox living Tony Dungy."

NBC Sports Announces Throwback NBA Broadcast Featuring Bob Costas, Doug Collins, Mike Fratello

"Costas will handle play-by-play alongside Collins and Fratello, with Gray reporting courtside, while Storm hosts NBA Showtime on Peacock with Thomas and Carlesimo serving as studio analysts."

Former Television Director Sandy Grossman To Receive Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award From Pro Football Hall of Fame

"This is such an incredible honor, and to know that my father’s name and legacy will be remembered forever in the most prestigious place among the legends of the game would have meant the world to him, as it does our family."

Is FOX Sports’ AI With Colin Cowherd a Breakthrough or a Brand Risk?

"I often wonder if those in boardrooms filled with people in positions of power are so preoccupied with whether they could create an AI tool instead of asking whether they should."

The Echoes of Team USA Hockey Gold Should Wake up Sports Media From Its Slumber

"The media's job now is to keep this moment alive. Cover the NHL with the urgency it deserves. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are coming up, competing with the NBA, and the action sells if the right networks fully embrace it."

FOX Sports introduces ‘Sports AI with Colin Cowherd’ On FOX Sports App

"Introduced Thursday via The Herd w/Colin Cowherd, the product leans into the voice and tone of Colin Cowherd, whose confident, debate-ready style anchors the marketing push with the tagline: “You’ve got questions. I’ve got answers.”

Mike Francesa Still Remains in Touch With Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on a Range of Things

"Remember we were together for 20 years. We weren’t together for a week, for two weeks. Some people do shows now for three or four years, and talk about how they have a legacy. Hey, we were together for 20 years."

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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."