"There have been a lot of people asleep at the wheel, allowing the average sports fan to be gouged by the average sports league. I think about this all the time because eventually they'll put everything behind a paywall if they can."
I'm not saying this removes any concerns that persist, but it is also a clear sign that the narrative of radio as dead simply isn't grounded in reality.
"You can find something of value in almost everyone you speak to. And I think that really helps make people comfortable and sort of gets the partisanship out of the way."
When listeners want to feel informed, entertained, and engaged by talk that actually reflects their lives, their state, or their region, they're not exactly super served by someone broadcasting from a studio 2,000 miles away.
One of the issues with that is the news cycle is moving so fast that an on-demand show from three hours ago may be obsolete. I think that is a challenge we have not fully adjusted to.