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Why Radio Talent Needs to Stop Playing It Safe

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"The most demoralizing outcome is asking talent for creativity and then letting their ideas disappear into a corporate black hole."

Why Radio Personalities Must Share More Personal Stories

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"It may start with a conversation with a co-host, but then do you bring in the listeners?"

Audacy’s Sports Talk Playbook Extends Beyond Frequencies Building for the Future

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"FM is just one distribution point in a much larger ecosystem that includes streaming, podcasts, satellite and whatever comes next. The goal is no longer to own a frequency. It's to own every moment a sports fan wants to listen."

Why David Haugh Believes Journalism Is the Foundation of His Success at 104.3 the Score

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"You want to crystalize the story as fast as possible. Cut through the fat. Don’t waste time when you’re on the air, just like you don’t waste space when you’re writing... The reporting background frames everything we do."

Where Mike Felger’s ‘Soft’ Boston Media Criticism Hits and Misses

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"You can’t call out softness in the market while excusing it in your own building."

Tony Massarotti Explains Why ‘Felger & Mazz’ Aren’t Slowing Down Dominating Boston Sports Radio

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"Over time you start to recognize that not every show can be great for any number of reasons. But the drive is always there. You never go in thinking you can mail it in today. None of us look at it that way."

Barrett Media’s Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Afternoon Shows of 2025

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"A total of 34 shows were eligible for voting consideration in the Major Market Sports Radio Afternoon Shows category."

Mike Felger Isn’t Pumping the Brakes on Dominating Afternoons on 98.5 The Sports Hub

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"It’s a statement by the station and everyone on it, and the city, and their appetite for sports talk in Boston"

Barrett Sports Media Top 20 of 2024 – Major Market Afternoon Shows

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"A total of 33 shows were eligible for voting consideration in the Major Market Afternoon Shows category."

Tale of Two Boston Sports Media Personalities: Tony Massarotti and Dan Shaughnessy

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"One is beautifully beloved while the other is dastardly detested."

Tony Massarotti of 98.5 The Sports Hub Apologizes for Using Anti-Asian Slur

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98.5 The Sports Hub Host Tony Massarotti Under Fire For Using Racial Slur On-Air

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It is not the first time that Massarotti has been under the microscope for racially charged comments.

98.5 The Sports Hub Celebrates 15 Years of Boston Sports Radio Success

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This year marks the 15th anniversary of Beasley Media Group's 98.5 The Sports Hub, by any measurement one of the top sports radio stations...

Colin Cowherd: 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Felger & Mazz ‘Best Local Show I’ve Ever Heard’

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"It's like a grown-up show."
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Why David Haugh Believes Journalism Is the Foundation of His Success at 104.3 the Score

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Christine Williamson Is Becoming One of the Future Faces of ESPN’s SportsCenter

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"Like it or not, change is a constant in big-time media, and ESPN will continue moving forward. Entertaining and energetic talents like Williamson are helping forge that new path."