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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

BSM Podcast – Season 2 – Episode 10 – Bernie Miklasz – 101 ESPN

The 10th episode of Season 2 features a 50+ minute conversation with St. Louis sports radio host Bernie Miklasz. The longtime writer and current morning...

Creating and Using GIF’s on Social Media

By now everyone in the sports media business has heard the term, “pivot to video.” The trend in sports media circles has been to...

The Playbook

The playbook. In football, it tells the story and all of the secrets are stored in it. In sports media sales there are no secrets, but...

There’s Light At The End of This Tunnel

The radio business is dead. Turn off the lights. Pull the plug. It's over. Finished. Done. How many times have we heard these negative narratives...

Winning and Losing

Do you love to win or do you hate to lose? I remember being asked this question in an interview once when I was younger....

This Fire Is Out of Control and ESPN Can’t Put It Out

I fully intended to avoid writing about this topic because I've grown increasingly tired of the whole political-sports media dance. But then a whole...

What Do You Do?

What do you do? Seems like a fairly easy question to answer, doesn’t it? If you sell cars, when someone asks you what you do,...

Craig Carton Has Resigned From WFAN

Craig Carton has tendered his resignation at WFAN. CBS Radio has confirmed they've received and accepted it and are opening up a search to...

BSM Celebrates Its Two Year Anniversary

The past month has been chaotic, with two and a half weeks of travel causing me to feel out of sync. I've attended the...

BSM Podcast – Season 2 – Episode 8 – Chris Carlin – Sports Radio 94WIP

Episode 8 of Season 2 includes a 55 minute discussion with Sports Radio WIP afternoon host Chris Carlin. "Continent" as he's affectionately known in...

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20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Lynn Barstow: Alternative Radio Programming Legend

"The station does enjoy top of mind awareness from having that tentpole morning show. It gives us a connection to the audience that just being a music jukebox can't provide."