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Why Pat McAfee On Monday Night Countdown Will Outshine Every Network’s 2026 Football Moves

"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."

Howard Stern’s HBO Max Deal Is a Win for Everyone Involved

Audio built Stern's legend, yet television extends it to a generation that discovers shows through streaming platforms rather than satellite dials.

When Artists Die: Streaming Data Tells the Story

"The genuine shock of losing someone whose voice shaped your entire life. That can't be planned. That's real."

Salem Media’s Allen Power Reflects on 50-Year Radio Career Before Retirement

"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."

Outkick Host Dan Dakich Defends LeBron James Confronting Stephen A. Smith

"I see him, I confront him. That is the opposite of cowardly."

Charles Barkley: ‘We All Lost’ With Stephen A. Smith, LeBron James Feud

"All the media lost, the fans lost and it was an ugly look for both of them."

Skip Bayless: LeBron James Ambushed Stephen A. Smith

“This was just a delusional, irrationally, insanely proud pop, telling off Stephen A. Smith, knowing this debate was rigged. Frankly, that was pretty cowardly.”

ESPN Is a WWE Promo With No Punch

“Unless Disney makes some serious changes to their employee handbook, I don’t think Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James are actually throwing hands.”

Barrett Media Adds New Contributors to Strengthen Music Radio and News Television Coverage

"Growing brands requires constant adjustments, and to make sure we continue making progress, I'm tweaking our strategy, and adding some firepower to our music radio and news television coverage."

Michael Wilbon: This Isn’t Just About Stephen A. Smith, It’s About the Entire Industry

"Our business is just s**t some days. It just is.”

Jemele Hill: LeBron James Gave Stephen A. Smith, ESPN ‘Exactly What They Wanted’

"But see now, again, now you have given Stephen A. and ESPN hella headlines – like they can milk this for God knows how long, constantly in the news cycle."

Matt Barnes Wants To See More of This Side of LeBron James

“Obviously, it was Stephen A. that caught it, but it was really at all of the media.”

Nick Wright: Stephen A. Smith is ‘Boxed In’ with LeBron James Situation

"LeBron wouldn’t talk to him or acknowledge him, and Michael Jordan texts with him. That’s it, that’s the whole thing. That’s the start of it."

Michelle Beadle: LeBron James, Stephen A. Smith Situation Feels Like WWE

"LeBron James goes on there for over an hour on the very network where the dude he confronted in public also is the highest-paid guy on the network. All of it feels fake to me.”

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Salem Media’s Allen Power Reflects on 50-Year Radio Career Before Retirement

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How Freezing Cold Takes Turned Sports’ Worst Predictions Into An Entertainment Phenomenon

"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."