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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."

ESPN Subscribers Continue To Decline

According to Nielsen, ESPN has lost 7.2 million subscribers over the past three years. That news is causing concern throughout the industry and leading...

Kate Fagan Signs New Contract At ESPN

espnW has re-signed versatile writer and commentator Kate Fagan to a new multiyear agreement, which will keep yet another of the brand’s core voices...

FOX Revenue Growth Depends on Sports Programming

21st Century Fox’s broadcasting network witnessed double-digit drop in key demo ratings as well as total viewers in calendar year 2015. This can be...

Keith Olbermann Isn’t Sold On The Future of Sports Programming

Keith Olbermann joined Jonah Keri’s Nerdist podcast for a two-part marathon late last week. Around the 1:19:00-mark of Part I, they began talking about contemporary...

Jay and Dan To Return With a Rebuilt Fox Sports Live

Fox Sports Live co-anchors Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole, who took turns this past week blasting their own network on TV, social media and on...

Fox Sports Bosses Wanted Colleen Dominguez To Get a Makeover

This past December, Colleen Dominguez filed an age and gender discrimination lawsuit against Fox Sports 1. In the complaint, Dominguez, who came to the...

Marv Albert Signs Contract Extension with Turner Sports

Turner Sports has reached a long-term contract extension with legendary play-by-play broadcaster Marv Albert, who will continue to lend his iconic voice to the...

ESPN 980 Names Chris Johnson Program Director

Red Zebra Broadcasting has announced that it has hired Chris Johnson as Program Director for ESPN 980. Johnson will return to the radio station...

Don Orsillo Prepares For a New Chapter In San Diego

Growing up in pastoral New Hampshire, in the shadow of the White Mountain National Forest, presented Don Orsillo with something akin to an idyllic...

SB50 Draws 49.0 Rating, Slightly Down From Last Year

Super Bowl 50, which featured the Denver Broncos versus the Carolina Panthers, resulted in a 49.0 overnight household rating/share in Nielsen’s largest 56 markets....

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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."