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Why Sports Radio Cannot Ignore The FIFA World Cup This Summer

"When millions of people are tuning in to the biggest sporting event on the planet, hosted in your own backyard, sports radio doesn't have the luxury of pretending it isn't happening."

Ten Years Of Locked On: The Rise of a Podcast Empire Eyeing Its Next Chapter

"There's a tendency that businesses have to hold things close to the vest... David and I don't believe that's a good strategy. Telling our story is important for everyone involved with Locked On."

Talk Radio Hosts Should Ask This One Question After Every Show

What piece of information, what opinion, what story did you share that someone felt so moved by that they'd bring it up with a coworker or fire off a text about it? If the honest answer is "I don't know," that's the problem worth solving.

Greg FM: Because Nobody Ever Requested “15 Songs In A Row”

"It offers a voice that reminds the listener that somebody is actually there."

Bill Simmons: I’m Always Trying to Grow My Audience

"As weird as it sounds, I haven't hit my peak yet."

Meet The Podcasters: Chris Vernon, The Ringer & Grind City Media

"We have gotten emails in the mailbag for 35 different countries. The Internet makes the world a small place."

Bill Simmons: ‘You Can’t Just Be Famous and Have a Podcast’ Anymore

"I think everybody's starting to realize that and the stuff that is elevating above is the stuff that's good. It's either the first or the second most important thing the person's doing."

Mike Valenti: Bad Detroit Teams Have Made Me a Better Host

"When your town has been as bad as Detroit has been, yeah creativity has to happen. Because if you just get on the air every day and say, 'This team is bad,' well yeah water's wet."

Howard Beck Joining The Ringer as Senior NBA Writer

In February of this year, Beck was laid off by Sports Illustrated as one of 17 staffers to lose their jobs.

Kevin Clark: ‘I’ve Wanted to Work for ESPN Since I was 3’

“You are looking at reach and change of scenery, which is always good in a career I think. It was a job I had to take."

Bill Simmons: ESPN’s Destiny is Biggest Story of the Next Year

“ESPN’s challenge is: how do you keep all these sports rights, how do you stay relevant, how do you pay for everything?”

Ryen Russillo: Media Will ‘Move The Goal Posts’ on Nikola Jokić When Denver Wins

"We all get it – we all have to figure out new ways to say stuff, but sometimes you’re just speechless.”

Bill Simmons: ‘Backlash is Okay’

“Those are the people that continue to win. If you’re just saying what everyone else is saying, you’re not going to stand out.”

Dan Le Batard: ‘Line Starts Behind Us’ To Sign Mina Kimes

"Her relationship with Le Batard and his team is strong. Would that give Meadowlark Media an advantage if she were to hit the open market?"

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Ten Years Of Locked On: The Rise of a Podcast Empire Eyeing Its Next Chapter

"There's a tendency that businesses have to hold things close to the vest... David and I don't believe that's a good strategy. Telling our story is important for everyone involved with Locked On."

Talk Radio Hosts Should Ask This One Question After Every Show

What piece of information, what opinion, what story did you share that someone felt so moved by that they'd bring it up with a coworker or fire off a text about it? If the honest answer is "I don't know," that's the problem worth solving.

Greg FM: Because Nobody Ever Requested “15 Songs In A Row”

"It offers a voice that reminds the listener that somebody is actually there."

Inside Manraze: How Def Leppard and Sex Pistols Members Formed a Trio

"Oh, he's in that bloody heavy metal band"