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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

CBS News Adds 5 Reporters to Investigative Team, Including Former Washington Post and The Free Press Writers

"We’re going to keep investing in and growing an investigative journalism team that’s well-resourced and can deliver eye-opening reporting to audiences wherever they are.” 

CBS News Sets Coverage Plans for State of the Union Address

CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil will anchor the show from Washington on Tuesday night, before leading the network's primetime coverage of the event beginning at 9 PM ET.

Bari Weiss: CBS News Not ‘Producing a Product That Enough People Want’

"We can blame demographics, or technology, or fractured attention spans, or ‘news avoidance,’ but these are all copes."

CBS News Adds The Free Press Writers and Podcasters As New Contributors

The Free Press, established by Weiss following her high-profile exit from The New York Times, was purchased by CBS News parent company Paramount Skydance last year for a reported $150 million.

Bari Weiss Taking Hiatus From Podcast to Focus on CBS News Duties

"We'll be back in just a few short months."

Bari Weiss Has One Lesson to Learn as She Takes Over CBS News

There's a reason good managers don't immediately start making sweeping decisions and widespread changes in their first days.

Where Bari Weiss Can Step in and Help CBS News Immediately

CBS News isn't perfect. And neither is Weiss. But there's an area she can certainly make a difference.

Bari Weiss: I’ll Work Tirelessly to Make CBS News ‘the Most Trusted News Organization in the World’

"It means a redoubled commitment to great journalism. It means building on a storied legacy and bringing that historic newsroom into 2025 and beyond."

Bari Weiss Set to Be Named Editor-in-Chief of CBS News After ‘The Free Press’ Acquired

Weiss will reportedly report directly to Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, and not CBS News President Tom Cibrowski, when she begins her new role.

Bari Weiss Seeking More Than $200 Million in Potential Sale of The Free Press to Incoming Buyer of CBS

To put the desired valuation from Weiss into perspective, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos purchased The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013.

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"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."