"When you're a man in his position, you don't answer to anybody if you don't want to, and that's fine. But he will continue to be a villain, which is what he is now."
At a time when too many are in doom-and-gloom mode, viewing the state of the format through this lens should put a pep in the step of every news/talk host, programmer, producer, news person, and board operator.
"Oftentimes, the stations no longer have the bandwidth, advertising budget, or the promotions team. So we just take it on ourselves and say, 'We can still do it.'"
After speaking with high-level industry sources, Bongino is only returning to his podcast, with Westwood One set to handle advertising sales for the program.
"He’s obviously got some very extreme views, but he’s very interesting, and he’s very smart, and on a lot of things, there is value to be derived from that guy’s messaging."
"For nearly three decades, Cesak co-hosted the Showgram with Jeff & Jer alongside Jeff Detrow at multiple San Diego stations between 1988 and Cesak’s retirement in 2015."
"When you're a man in his position, you don't answer to anybody if you don't want to, and that's fine. But he will continue to be a villain, which is what he is now."
"I'm confident they will help us move quickly, enhance innovation and stay at the leading edge of a changing media landscape as we build toward the future."