"I’m not suggesting baseball turn October into a broadcasting circus. We don’t need six people in the booth, a celebrity in the dugout and Kevin Hart explaining the pitch clock. Baseball just needs to recognize what NBC figured out."
"I was Mistress Carrie from WAAF. It was like, my first name was Mistress Carrie, my last name was from WAAF. When the 'from WAAF' was gone, I didn't know what Mistress Carrie meant."
The reality is that podcasting, streaming, and digital audio have created incredible new opportunities for content creators. That's a good thing. There are far more paths into the business today than there were 20 years ago. But I also wonder how many people who enter competitions like this aren't even considering radio as a career.
"Everything’s fine, my health is fine. My wife’s health is fine. We’re just deciding that it’s time to go enjoy the rest of our life that won’t include getting up at 4:20 in the morning."
Here's the hard truth: CBS News Radio didn't die of natural causes. It died of malpractice. A fundamental misunderstanding of its value — and its role in the greater media ecosystem — is what killed it.
"WMAL is the most influential news/talk radio station in the country. An opportunity to contribute here and with this amazing team is one that I could not pass up."
Fox News Audio Senior Vice President John Sylvester isn't interested in talking about survival. As CBS News Radio shutters operations, Sylvester sees the situation...
Its portfolio includes properties that reach tens of millions of listeners. That infrastructure doesn't just super serve music fans or sports bettors — it's tailor-made for talk.
"I was Mistress Carrie from WAAF. It was like, my first name was Mistress Carrie, my last name was from WAAF. When the 'from WAAF' was gone, I didn't know what Mistress Carrie meant."
The reality is that podcasting, streaming, and digital audio have created incredible new opportunities for content creators. That's a good thing. There are far more paths into the business today than there were 20 years ago. But I also wonder how many people who enter competitions like this aren't even considering radio as a career.