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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Molly Qerim Announces Upcoming Departure From ‘First Take’

"After much reflection, I’ve decided it’s time to close this incredible chapter and step away from First Take"

Charles Barkley: LeBron James Is Too Big To Be That Type of Bully

"I always liked LeBron, but him being a bully, it turned me off.”

Shannon Sharpe Pleads for Stephen A. Smith To Move On From LeBron James Discussion

"As my grandma used to say, ‘Boy, stirring up old ish, it still smells.’"

Stephen A. Smith: LeBron James Is Lying To Everyone

"It’s really easy to talk that talk like you got all the facts when I’m not there to respond. It’s another thing entirely if I’m there to refute all the bulls**t coming out of your mouth.”

‘First Take’: FOX Sports Broadcasters Should Have Been In Tokyo

"They kept the broadcasters here, and everyone else was in Tokyo. That’s not the way to do it.”

Paul Finebaum: My Show is ‘a Conversation’ and ‘Not About Me’

"We have to have a semblance of balance, fairness – but this show is not about selling a product,”

Stephen A. Smith: Peter Rosenberg Misconstrued What I Said or ‘Flat Out Just Lied on Purpose’

“You sitting there and you on a station, they playing hip hop music, that make you down, now? You think you know what’s better than me? Is that what this is?”

Stephen A. Smith to Howard Stern: ‘I Have Future Aspirations That Extend Far Beyond the Corridors of ESPN’

"Nothing is perfect. I have one of the best jobs in America I work for one of the best companies and some of the best bosses on this planet."

Sports Talkers Podcast: Ryan Ruocco, ESPN

With the WNBA Finals upon us, Stephen Strom talks to the man calling the action for ESPN. Ryan Ruocco is the guest on this...

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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."