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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."

Barrett Media’s Top 20 Mid Market Sports Radio Program Directors of 2025

"A total of 48 PDs were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Sports Radio Program Directors category."

How Sports Radio Capitalizes on the NFL Draft Spectacle Across America

“There is a buzz about it, no doubt about it."

Barrett Sports Media Top 20 of 2024 – Mid Market Program Directors

"A total of 47 program directors were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Program Directors category."

Steven Spector Wanted to Be on the FM Dial in Kansas City, and Got His Wish With 96.5 The Fan

"And as long as you're having fun and entertaining the listener, if that doesn't happen to be the Chiefs that day, that's okay. We don't have to be Chiefs 24-7."

Audacy Changing 610 Sports to 96.5 FM ‘The Fan’ Is Huge for Kansas City and Long Overdue

Full disclosure before getting into this column - from 2017 to 2019, I worked for Audacy in Kansas City as a GSM and ran...

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Mid Market Program Directors of 2023

“A total of 45 programmers were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Program Directors category.”

610 Sports Kansas City Morning Hosts Bob Fescoe and Josh Klingler Celebrate 14 Years Together

"14 years is an eternity in radio. I'm lucky to have the best co-host in America along side me in Josh Klingler."

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Mid Market Sports Radio Program Directors of 2022

"A total of 52 programmers were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Sports Radio Program Directors category."

Bob Fescoe: ‘Steven Spector Did More For Boomer Esiason Than He Ever Has For Us’

“If you and I were doing this, we’d be walked out.”

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Mid Market Sports Radio Program Directors of 2021

"A total of 47 programmers were eligible for voting consideration in the Major Market Sports Radio Program Directors category."

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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."