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David Roberts Bids Farewell to ESPN After Two Decades of Influence

"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."

Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

Why Curtis Sliwa Refuses to Be a Donald Trump Echo Chamber on 710 WOR

"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

Al Michaels Wants Back in Prime Video’s NFL Booth Next Season

"I feel really good. Still love what I do. And again, work with a tremendous crew. So, yeah, I think at this moment in time, I’d like to continue"

Chris Russo Feels Molly Qerim Left ‘First Take’ Abruptly Because She “Felt Embarrassed”

"I think Molly probably looked at it as, ‘I’m not gonna do First Take. I don’t want to do SportsCenter,’ so she probably didn’t want to, felt that would be a demotion"

Peter Schrager Says NFL Network Move to LA Started His Process of Looking Elsewhere

"I couldn’t do another whiteboard Wednesday. I couldn’t do another remote segment interviewing the same whatever for another year"

Scott Hanson Wasn’t Sure if Return to ‘NFL RedZone’ Was Going To Happen

"There was quite a knockdown drag out negotiation, but I'm thrilled to be back."

Chris Berman Details How His Latest Contract Extension With ESPN Happened

“I said, ‘Wouldn't that be kind of cool?’ His eyes lit up, and he goes yeah, that would be a thing."

ESPN Host Paul Finebaum on the State of Radio: ‘I Think it’s Pretty Bad’

Barrett Media produces over 20 stories per day on the music, news, and sports media industries. To make sure you're updated on the latest...

Christopher ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Tells Jimmy Traina His Son Colin Will Co-Host Afternoon Drive on ESPN West Palm

In a wide-ranging conversation about his career as the featured guest on the SI Media with Jimmy Traina podcast, Christopher 'Mad Dog' Russo gave...

Derek Jeter Says He Doesn’t Have Any Interest in Being a Color Commentator for Games

"Doing an entire game, that's stressful. You have to talk for two and a half to three straight hours, and you have to be interesting."

Dan Patrick: The Power of Radio is So Much More Fun Than TV

"I've always loved radio..."

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Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

Why Curtis Sliwa Refuses to Be a Donald Trump Echo Chamber on 710 WOR

"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

Four Things Music Radio Can Learn from the Savannah Bananas

"What I saw was part circus, part radio festival, and part New England sports fans reunion. I couldn't help but sit there and think about how radio should be taking notes."