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Shannon Sharpe Alleges Agencies Prevent Clients From Appearing On Nightcap

"I don't want to put nobody's agency on blast. But y'all know who you are. Y'all know we've reached out, and you made it abundantly clear you're not gonna let your clients come on the show."

Paramount Strikes Settlement with State Attorneys General, Paving Way for Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

The full settlement terms haven't been publicly detailed.

Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN Condemn Trump White House Media Ban

"No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.”

Fred Toucher Questions if Profanity on Air Has Become Normalized Following Tom Brady Slip up on Air

"Can you imagine if John Madden said the S word in 1994? If he would have said it, the world would have caught on fire."

Greg Papa Back in Hospital With Advanced Heart Failure

"A GoFundMe from the David Benzer Strike Out Fear Foundation is helping cover his medical and recovery expenses. Media members are encouraged to help."

The Tennessee Titans Set a Dangerous Precedent Revoking Jared Stillman’s Credential

"Owning a transmitter and signal does not make one more qualified of a broadcaster than the other."

How Freezing Cold Takes Turned Sports’ Worst Predictions Into An Entertainment Phenomenon

"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."

David Roberts Bids Farewell to ESPN After Two Decades of Influence

"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."

Making Classic Rock Dreams Come True

"Your station becomes a topic of conversation — something I'm sure it is not on the average day."

Barrett Media Retooling Website and Strategy for the AI Search Era

"The point of creating and distributing content is to serve it to an audience that values it, and connect partners to it who can grow their businesses by being associated with it."

Sports Media Has a Serious Reporting Problem

"Nobody in the sports media business who values the truth should feel good about reporters failing to report the Kyle Shanahan or LeBron James stories in real time."

Clip Culture Is the Necessary Evil Every Sports Media Talent Must Learn To Live With

"The same clips that invite criticism also introduce your work to thousands of potential new listeners, viewers, and subscribers who otherwise may never discover your show. In today's media landscape, discovery rarely begins with a radio dial or a podcast app. It begins with an algorithm."

ESPN’s Latest Layoffs Continue the Slow Death of Sports Media’s Middle Class

"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."

Tom Brady’s Viral Weekend Was A Business Lesson Sports Media Missed

"Far too many were eager to mock a staged wrestling angle, a promotional appearance, or a calculated branding move that they overlooked what was actually happening."

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Paramount Strikes Settlement with State Attorneys General, Paving Way for Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

The full settlement terms haven't been publicly detailed.

Fox News, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN Condemn Trump White House Media Ban

"No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting.”

Fred Toucher Questions if Profanity on Air Has Become Normalized Following Tom Brady Slip up on Air

"Can you imagine if John Madden said the S word in 1994? If he would have said it, the world would have caught on fire."

CNN, MS NOW, Politico Suing White House Over Trump Ban

"Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public’s right to independent journalism free from government interference.”