"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
"What Clay is building with Sport & State aligns perfectly with who we are and feels like the natural next step for us. We’re not changing what The Next Round is. We’re giving it a much bigger stage."
Former Talk 99.5 news director and midday host Tim Melton has announced his next endeavor.
Melton tweeted that he is joining digital sports outlet The...
While some terrestrial radio stations jumped into hiring college athletes, a web-based show caught BSM's attention about one year ago. The Next Round digital show based in Birmingham, Alabama, hired Alabama and Auburn football players to do a weekly interview on their daily 9a-1p show.
"Anyone can look at numbers on a screen and decipher if they are rising or dropping, but why are they doing that? I am a firm believer that you can’t answer that by just knowing your talent. You have to know your audience better."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”