"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
That ability to make the local feel universal isn't a small skill. It's arguably the most valuable one in the format. And if you can master it locally, there's every reason to believe it carries over to a national platform.
"We're at, really, a disadvantage, but using this community formula in the way that we built the show, we've had so much success. We beat the 100,000-watt station and more than doubled their rating."
"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."