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Facebook Tests New Video Feed Experience for Mobile App

"Video is where conversations are happening, communities are forming, and even commerce is starting to take place.”

Linda Cohn: ESPN PR Handling of Ryan Clark Layoff Made Everyone Else an Afterthought

"The ESPN layoffs, that was awful. What made it even worse, if that could be possible was the way ESPN PR handled it or mishandled it. They treated everyone on this latest firing list with zero respect. Zero."

New Podcast Atlas Survey: Clips On Social Become Top Podcast Discovery Tool

"Clips put podcast content into the same feeds where the mass-reach money is already going, which makes them the one piece of the podcast world that operates at social-platform scale."

Cecilia Vega: CBS News Hasn’t Told Me Why I Was Fired From 60 Minutes

"It’s been about three months now … and I don’t know."

Jason Whitlock: I’ll Pay Someone’s College Tuition if Stephen A. Smith Comes On My Show

Whitlock was so confident the ESPN star wouldn't accept his offer, he put his money where his mouth is.

Stephen A. Smith: Shannon Sharpe is Neither a Journalist Nor an Entertainer

Smith's comments came after Sharpe was criticized for his lack of follow-up questions to Katt Williams during a viral interview.

Jason Whitlock: Shannon Sharpe More Authentic and Talented Than Stephen A. Smith

Whitlock argued Smith couldn't compete with what Sharpe has built in his media career.

Chris Russo: I’ll Wally Pipp Stephen A. Smith on First Take if He Isn’t Careful

“This seat is finally occupied by a guy who can do a professional television talk show. And his name ain’t Stephen A.“

Stephen A. Smith: My Dream is to Host Show in Front of Only Cowboys Fans

“Their fans are the disgusting, nauseating fanbase that gets on my last damn nerves.”

Dan Le Batard: I Wish I Had Followed Stephen A. Smith’s Plan and Started Meadowlark Media While at ESPN

"He has conquered everything in this business and now is doing an infomercial on First Take that builds his next business where he's just selling the next thing he's going to do."

Has Stephen A. Smith Outgrown First Take?

“Stephen A. Smith is irreplaceable at ESPN so long as the network wants to be in the First Take business. Smith is smart enough to know that won’t be forever.”

Stephen A. Smith: I Deserve to Be Highest-Paid ESPN Employee

"I'm doing all of these things. I'm not doing all of that to be in second place. I'm not doing all of that to look up at somebody else to see that they're making more than me..."

First Take Has Its Most-Watched Month Ever

This marked the 16th consecutive month of growth for one of ESPN's flagship programs.

Stephen A. Smith: You Can’t Just ‘Go Out There Running Your Mouth’ About Serious Topics

Smith's comments came after being asked why he had remained silent on the accusations against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey.

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Linda Cohn: ESPN PR Handling of Ryan Clark Layoff Made Everyone Else an Afterthought

"The ESPN layoffs, that was awful. What made it even worse, if that could be possible was the way ESPN PR handled it or mishandled it. They treated everyone on this latest firing list with zero respect. Zero."

New Podcast Atlas Survey: Clips On Social Become Top Podcast Discovery Tool

"Clips put podcast content into the same feeds where the mass-reach money is already going, which makes them the one piece of the podcast world that operates at social-platform scale."

Cecilia Vega: CBS News Hasn’t Told Me Why I Was Fired From 60 Minutes

"It’s been about three months now … and I don’t know."

Texas Radio Hall of Fame 2026 Voting Now Open

"Over 160 broadcast professionals with Texas radio ties entered the nomination process."