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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."

iHeartMedia Tampa Bay Moving Sports Radio WDAE To 95.7 FM In Switch With Rumba

"The expansion gives 95.7 WDAE a 100,000-watt FM signal to complement its longtime home on 620 AM, where the station has operated since 1999."

Stephen A. Smith Not Willing To Give up ESPN Salary for Potential Run for Public Office

"This is what you're making a year, and with three years left on your deal you'll have to give up this money in order to run for office.' Do I look like a person that's interested in doing that? Hell no."

Noah Eagle Aims To Bridge the Age Gap With NBA All Star Game Call on NBC Sports

"I want to make sure that I’m doing the due diligence for all of those people who have been watching for decades."

ESPN Viewership For Men and Women’s College Basketball Up More Than 25%

"Through February 9, women’s college basketball games across ESPN platforms are averaging a 33% increase compared to last season, putting the network on track for its most-watched season in 17 years."

RJ Choppy: NFL Would Be “Insane” To Be Upset About NBC Sports Agreement With NBA

"This is like working one day a week at your job and being upset that the person who works 50 hours a week, five days a week, makes more money than you."

WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti Defends Boomer Esiason From “Misguided” Comments by Dan Le Batard Producer Mike Ryan Ruiz

"I wish he would say what he meant less to be honest with you. So, you don't know what you're talking about."

Could Netflix Home Run Play for Barry Bonds Be a Ticket to His Place in the Hall of Fame?

"You don’t change votes with statistics anymore. You change them with perception."

Dan Patrick Is Sounding the Alarm About the Waning Interest in the NBA

"Leagues can survive temporary ratings dips and negative media cycles. What they can’t survive is indifference. Indifference creeps in when fans start asking, “Is he playing?” before they ask, “What time is tipoff?”

Michael Kay: NBA Load Management Doing Disservice to League Media Partners

"This is nonsense. We paid for your product, not for people sitting on the bench."

FOX Sports Reveals Broadcast Plans For 2026 World Baseball Classic

"FOX will showcase seven marquee matchups, beginning with Team USA’s Pool B opener against Brazil at Daikin Park in Houston on Friday, March 6."

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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."