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Is Netflix Preparing For A Sports Media Rights Shopping Spree?

"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."

Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

ESPN Cuts Ties with Eric Davis and Donovan McNabb

After being named in an NFL Network sexual harassment investigation and being suspended by ESPN while the matter was further researched, John Ourand of...

Fall Book Sports Radio Ratings Across The Nation

In the sports radio industry, the fall book carries great significance. It's that time of year when the NFL and College Football are in...

ESPN Signs Marty Smith to Contract Extension

Over the course of the last 12 months, ESPN laid off hundreds of employees including reporters and anchors, but yesterday reporter Marty Smith confirmed he...

Golf Channel Adds Foley, Diaz and Rosaforte

The Golf Channel announced three talent additions with swing coach Sean Foley, as well as journalists Jaime Diaz and Tim Rosaforte exclusively joining the network. Foley will serve...

Get Your List Together

As the great Eddie Murphy said in Trading Places: “Merry New Year!” As much as I can’t stand the holiday season when it comes to...

A Time For Reflecting Back and Looking Forward

With each passing year, it's customary for many to introduce new goals and promise holding themselves accountable to them over the next twelve months....

Dan Sileo Exits The Mighty 1090 in San Diego

Morning host Dan Sileo has announced via Facebook that he's leaving The Mighty 1090 in San Diego. Sileo had been with the radio station...

Seattle Seahawks and Bonneville Extend Radio Deal

Bonneville Seattle and the Seattle Seahawks have announced a multi-year contract extension which keeps 710 ESPN Seattle and KIRO Radio 97.3 FM in place...

The 5 Questions Asked Most by Clients

One thing I hear many people say they love most about being in sports media sales is that no two days are ever alike....

Ryen Russillo to Exit ESPN Radio Weekday Lineup

The problems continue for ESPN, except this time it's the radio network that's been affected. One month after announcing lineup changes which would begin...

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Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Why News/Talk Radio Stations Must Preserve Their History Before It Disappears

I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.