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Why Inside the NBA Faces an Uncertain Future if Charles Barkley Does Retire After This Season

"You can buy the show, you can buy the name, and you can even buy the chairs, but you can't buy another Charles Barkley."

Four Books Every Radio Executive Should Read to Improve Company Culture

Each one offers a way to think about strategy and philosophy. Together, they show how leadership shapes culture at the smallest and largest companies in the space.

Why Jake Kaplan Believes Listeners Will See Through AI Voices

"I don't use it to do the whole promo, it's just a little accent here and there.”

Sports Media’s Rising Stars: Seven Personalities Worth Watching

"There are certainly plenty of other rising stars working regionally and nationally across multiple platforms, but this Magnificent Media 7 stands out to me."

How Chris Stigall Went From a Card Table to National Syndication with Salem Radio Network

"I lost my job a few years ago in Philadelphia. I thought I was done, I thought I'd seen my best days, and my career was over. And God had other plans."

Why Rush Limbaugh is Responsible for the Current Conservative Media Civil War

Rush Limbaugh didn't start a fight. He ended one — for decades. And now that he's gone, everyone left standing wants to throw punches. Think...

Why News/Talk Radio Needs Its Own Old School vs. New School Debate

As has been written about and discussed plenty on Barrett Media and elsewhere this week regarding the sports radio wars between the "old school"...

Clay Travis: ‘Bad For Free Speech, Bad For Privacy, Bad for Public Safety’ to Remove AM Radio From New Vehicles

"If left unchecked, you may very well be forced onto platforms that monitor you. That’s bad for free speech, it’s bad for privacy, and it’s bad for public safety."

How News/Talk Radio Can Use Kalshi and Polymarket to Make Content Decisions

This is just another available data set -- for free! -- that programmers and can hosts can use to inform their decisions.

How 93 WIBC Built a Younger Audience Without Losing Its Soul

"We bring a lot of entertainment, even in the places where it may not be thought of as an entertainment daypart."

How a ‘Laugh First, Politics Second’ Approach Led The Ryan Gorman Show to a Top 20 Finish

"My inspiration comes from Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld and those kinds of people."

Dennis Prager Launches Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Hospital Following 2024 Fall

In the filing, Prager notes that his medical bills have surpassed $5 million since his injury.

Why 570 KVI’s Ari Hoffman Sued the Washington State Legislature

"They have this ongoing thing with independent journalists, radio hosts, or anybody they don't like where they just say 'You're not a journalist. You're not a reporter.' They do this all the time."

News/Talk Radio Has a Blind Spot and It’s Costing You Listeners

There is more to life than the news cycle, the president's latest social media post, those rascally Democrats, and other frequent topics.

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Four Books Every Radio Executive Should Read to Improve Company Culture

Each one offers a way to think about strategy and philosophy. Together, they show how leadership shapes culture at the smallest and largest companies in the space.

Why Jake Kaplan Believes Listeners Will See Through AI Voices

"I don't use it to do the whole promo, it's just a little accent here and there.”

Sports Media’s Rising Stars: Seven Personalities Worth Watching

"There are certainly plenty of other rising stars working regionally and nationally across multiple platforms, but this Magnificent Media 7 stands out to me."

How Audience Stream Behavior Gives Radio Programmers Real-Time Answers

"It stops being about guesswork and becomes an empowering compass."