Tag: sports radio

Browse our Latest articles!

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."

Boomer Esiason: FOX Sports Super Bowl Pregame Show was ‘Patriot Central’

"I mean, it’s over and over and over and over – it was nonstop, and rightfully so – I guess rightfully so."

Barrett Sports Media Top 20 of 2024 – Major Market Sports Radio Stations

"A total of 33 sports stations were eligible for voting consideration in the Major Market Sports Radio Stations category."

Barrett Sports Media Top 20 of 2024 – Mid Market Sports Radio Stations

"A total of 51 sports stations were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Sports Radio Stations category."

‘The Dan Patrick Show’ Is Still Very Much at the Top of Its Game

I was reminded why it is considered one of the best national sports shows, certainly in the conversation for one of the best of all-time.

ESPN Radio Back in Tampa on 1150 AM WTMP

ESPN Radio is making its return to the Tampa Market. iHeartMedia's WDAE dropped the network at the end of 2024. NIA Broadcasting and...

Howard Eskin Posts First Podcast on YouTube with Charles Barkley as Inaugural Guest

Howard Eskin is back with a new YouTube show and a high-profile first guest. The former WIP host released the first episode of The...

Jack McMullen Named Miami Marlins Radio Play-by-Play Announcer

"His broadcast style, baseball knowledge, and vast multimedia experience will connect with our listeners and extend the reach beyond the booth as we look to improve upon the recent growth of the Marlins Radio Network."

Barrett Sports Media Top 20 of 2024 – Major Market Program Directors

"A total of 29 program directors were eligible for voting consideration in the Major Market Program Directors category."

Barrett Sports Media Top 20 of 2024 – Mid Market Program Directors

"A total of 47 program directors were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Program Directors category."

Being Let Go by Corporate Media Should No Longer Surprise Anyone

"I’ll let you all discuss the idea that a multibillion-dollar corporation needed to cut my small 6 figure salary in order to keep the lights on."

Popular

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.