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Maria Bartiromo Fired: Why Fox News Made the Right Call

Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.

Why NBC Sports’ Return to Baseball Proves Local Broadcasters Still Matter

"NBC’s three-year multimedia agreement with Major League Baseball is off to an impressive start."

WWDD: What Would Dolly Do Radio Industry Leadership

Hundreds of stations synchronized to play “I Will Always Love You” simultaneously.

Are You Prepared For the 2026 Football Tax This Season?

"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."

Ariel Helwani Agrees to Join ESPN

Mixed martial arts journalist, Ariel Helwani, is joining ESPN covering the sport across all platforms including a new weekly show on ESPN+, Ariel & The Bad Guy, with...

Bishop and Laurinaitis Added to Middays on 97.1 The Fan

97.1 The Fan in Columbus has added a new midday show. Former Ohio State and St. Louis Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis and Beau Bishop are...

Supreme Court Opens The Door to Legalized Sports Betting

The Supreme Court has opened the door for legalization of sports betting. In a decision which many had been monitoring closely, the court ruled...

Are You Hurt or Injured?

In the movie, The Program, running back Darnell Jefferson (played by Omar Epps) takes a big hit and lay on the ground as his...

Former ESPN President John Skipper Lands New Job

John Skipper resigned from his position as president of ESPN last December, citing a years-long “substance addiction" as his reasoning. Two months after ESPN...

Sports Radio KJR Adding Cliff Avril to Middays

Sports Radio 950 KJR has acquired a prized free agent. The Seattle sports station has come to terms with former Seattle Seahawk defensive end...

Booger McFarland to Join MNF as Field Analyst

The Monday Night Football broadcast will have a very different look and feel in 2018. As previously announced, former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason...

1080 The Fan Lands University of Oregon Radio Rights

Entercom has reached an agreement with the University of Oregon to make Portland's 1080 The Fan the new flagship radio station for Ducks play...

Peter King Leaving Sports Illustrated for NBC Sports

After 29 years, Peter King is moving on from Sports Illustrated. The senior writer, founder of the popular NFL website The MMQB, and one of the...

Thank You Radio!

I’ve written and said a lot of things about radio in my day and certainly since I started writing this column. But, I realized...

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Why NBC Sports’ Return to Baseball Proves Local Broadcasters Still Matter

"NBC’s three-year multimedia agreement with Major League Baseball is off to an impressive start."

WWDD: What Would Dolly Do Radio Industry Leadership

Hundreds of stations synchronized to play “I Will Always Love You” simultaneously.

Are You Prepared For the 2026 Football Tax This Season?

"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."

Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Should Be Topic A For News/Talk Radio

The story isn't simply a mother murdering her three children. That's not really compelling talk radio. The story has evolved into a national debate over mental health, criminal responsibility, pharmaceuticals, parenting, and the justice system.