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Meet The Leaders: Keith Dakin, SVP Programming, Connoisseur Media

"We’ve done everything we can to establish our footprint in these local markets. Hire OMs and salespeople and make sure we have morning shows. Now we just got to hope it works. It’s been the big experiment to go back to doing radio the way it was."

Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

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How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

Why ESPN Will Never Mess With ‘Inside the NBA’

“Inside the NBA may be leaving TNT for ESPN, but make no mistake, in the battle for studio show supremacy, TNT won and ESPN knows it.”

Bill Colarulo Took a Leap of Faith to Become ‘Unfiltered’ at 97.5 The Fanatic

"I feel like I am ready for this. I feel like, not to say the cliché, but I was born for this."

Bomani Jones: ESPN Cannot Treat the NBA Like the NFL

"When you come out here and you don't have any signage on the court to indicate that it's the NBA Finals; it already looks like the g** d**n AAU tournament"

Dave Portnoy: Barstool Sports Should “Definitely Not” Have a Union

"We pay well. We do well. If you look at the history of our company, almost nobody leaves. We don't fire everybody. So, we absolutely do not need to have a union."

Why is a ‘Final Show’ Difficult for Talent and Management to Execute?

"A final show shouldn’t be about ego. It should be about closure for the host, company, and audience."

David Haugh: ‘This is a Huge Day for the Chicago Sports Network’

"A lot of good people worked very long and hard on getting this deal done, and finally today, it’s arrived."

Fred Toucher: SiriusXM Hiring Stephen A. Smith is ‘First Right Thing That Company’s Done in a Very Long Time’

"Live, live, live! It’s your advantage over podcasts. Put it on live."

Outkick Founder Clay Travis Blasts WNBA for Denying Credentials to Atlanta Dream Games

"No other ‘media’ outlet in America covering the WNBA is willing to ask her about it."

Adam Silver: “Unusual” the Level of Discussion About NBA TV Ratings

"It seems a little unusual how much discussion there is around ratings in this league."

SiriusXM Parts Ways With Michelle Beadle, Cody Decker

"You don’t usually get such love on your way out. Security usually walks ya to the door. You guys rule. Six hours of how you felt. And you all were heard."

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Pat McAfee Is Having a Howard Stern-Like Impact on Sports Media

"Howard Stern faced plenty of the same criticism throughout his career. He wasn't universally loved, nor did he need to be. He understood how to make people pay attention, and McAfee has figured out how to do the same in a different era."

The Industry According to: Alex Whiley, Glassnote Records,

Thank you for checking out The Industry According To....

How Conrad Thompson Used Wrestling Nostalgia To Build a Podcasting Empire

"The big challenge with mainstream media is monetizing advertising for wrestling. There is a perception that wrestling fans are low class, uneducated, and low income. That's not reality. I can tell you firsthand because I've done thousands of mortgages for fans of my podcasts."

10 Thoughts from 13 Years of Radio Consulting

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