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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."

Cassidy Hubbarth is Focused on Engaging NBA Fans on ESPN

“When I look back on my career and I think, ‘What is the time when I was feeling at my best?,’ it was on the NBA Tonight desk."

Mike Greenberg Absent Due to ‘Setback’

The longtime ESPN personality tweeted that he would miss the rest of the week from his duties and thanked those "carrying the ball" for him while he was out.

Pat McAfee Added To ABC Booth For Las Vegas Bowl

"Dave Pasch will call the game. Laura Rutledge will be on the sidelines."

Mike Golic Wants Former Notre Dame Player in NBC Booth

“We’ve had what? USC, a couple of Boston College guys, a Purdue guy, and Jason Garrett, a former head coach. Like I said, there’s plenty of ND alum out there. Let’s start to move the goalposts that way as an analyst.”

Shams Charania Wants to Work With People Who Are As Hungry As He Is

“There’s not really an offseason for the NBA, and I think that’s what makes the league fun...that’s what makes it so exciting and makes you want to get up every day in the morning.”

PAC-12 Commissioner: Deion Sanders Adds Value In TV Rights Negotiations

“We knew some other information was coming, including the announcement of Coach Prime, and why would we do a media deal before that?”

Sports Talkers Podcast: Jay Bilas, ESPN

Jay Bilas explains the influence Vin Scully had on him, what all of the best analysts do, and how he feels about NIL becoming...

Bomani Jones: Nothing I’ve Said Has Spread Like Deion Sanders Comments On CNN

“The only thing in my career that I can think of that has gone as viral as this Deion thing has, is the Donald Sterling thing in 2014.”

Netflix CEO: ‘We’re Not Anti-Sports, We’re Just Pro-Profit’

"He characterized expensive media rights as a "loss leader" in the streaming world and noted that Netflix doesn't view sports as a necessity to grow."

Chris Berman: NFL Primetime ‘High On My Professional Tombstone’

“I talked to Jimmy Pitaro 3-4 years ago. I said if you could convince the league to bring it back, I’ll come back."

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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

When I was going to Michigan State, radio station...