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The Return To KNBR I Never Saw Coming

"I'm excited to be back in the game, grateful for another opportunity. I'm confident I can earn the trust of Bay Area listeners all over again. More than anything, I'm hopeful my friend Greg Papa wins the only battle that really matters."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Mike Tirico Hints At Desire To Call His First Major League Baseball Game

"At some point, I'd love to get a couple innings in during my career."

Women’s Sports Sundays Is a Bet Worth Making This Summer for ESPN

"Growth curves matter. Momentum matters. Cultural relevance matters. Women’s sports increasingly sit at the intersection of all three."

NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball Adds Mark Gubicza, Eric Hosmer As Guest Analysts

"The matchup features Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels visiting Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals."

ESPN’s Jeff Passan Explains Decision To Stay At ESPN, New Podcast, and Challenges of an MLB Insider

"ESPN, regardless of the rights we have, we’re still the best. We still do this better than anyone else, with the best people."

Jason Benetti Explains Decision To Leave FOX Sports for NBC Sports MLB Play by Play Role

"To have all those different personality types representative over the course of the season in the booth, I think, is phenomenally interesting."

Bob Costas Considers His Role at NBC Sports More “Show Pony” and Not “Workhorse”

"This gives me a chance to hit some grace notes and tie the proper ribbon around it and feel good about the closing chapter."

ESPN ‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ Is Low Risk With Potential for Massive Reward

"What ESPN is betting on isn’t a one-for-one trade in raw audience. It’s momentum. It’s trajectory. It’s cultural currency. Women’s sports are no longer a novelty — they are appointment viewing for a growing, younger, and more engaged audience."

ESPN to Replace Sunday Night Baseball with Women’s Sports Sundays

ESPN announced it will feature top-tier WNBA and NWSL games in the window.

NBC Sports Reportedly Close To Signing Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto, Anthony Rizzo for MLB Coverage

"MLB and NBCUniversal announced a three-year media rights agreement in November."

Bob Costas’ NBC Sports Return for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ May Last Past 2026

"I think I’ll be a contributor. As long as I’m upright and haven’t lost my fastball completely, I’ll be a contributor as long as I have something to contribute."

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20 Brands In 20 Days: Mike Street, WPGC, Washington D.C.

"For a while, especially with mainstream hip hop and R&B, if it was new, you could just play it and it worked. But you have to be a bit more discerning these days."

Spotify’s Skip Ahead Feature Isn’t The Threat Podcasting Thinks It Is

"If a single button is enough to break the relationship between a creator and an audience, then that relationship probably wasn't as strong as we thought."

38 Years After Rush Limbaugh, Is News/Talk Radio Stuck in the Past?

Some may interpret my conclusion as a slight against Limbaugh. Actually, it's the opposite — it's admiration for what Limbaugh built: a wildly successful format across the country. But at the same time, it feels like there hasn't been much, if any, evolution over four decades.

Lynn Barstow: Alternative Radio Programming Legend

"The station does enjoy top of mind awareness from having that tentpole morning show. It gives us a connection to the audience that just being a music jukebox can't provide."