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Why AM Radio’s Future Depends On More Than Just Keeping It In Cars

"You can’t argue that AM radio matters to local communities while replacing local voices with centralized programming. You can’t tell listeners that the AM band is still relevant while giving them fewer reasons to tune in."

How 77 WABC’s John Catsimatidis Helped Push the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Toward the Finish Line

"I am more concerned about our country than I am about WABC."

Amelia’s 30-Year Radio Career Ends at Baltimore’s 98 Rock

"We had every opportunity to go up against our competitors, which aren't terrestrial radio."

How Damien Woody Is Building His Second Act After 15 Years With ESPN

"For me, it’s about seeing content that they haven’t seen from me before. When you’re at ESPN, there’s a certain model that they do things. Now, independence allows me to broaden my reach with different things I can do. Hopefully, earning a new appreciation for what I can bring to the table."

Tony Reali is Writing His Next Chapter as ESPN ‘Around the Horn’ Concludes

"I think it’s ending because everything has to end."

Dan Le Batard: Golf Is the Only Sport Where the Camera Is So Close to the Emotions of It

“You’re seeing in that moment a person who is as happy as he can be, and as grateful as he can be. And you’re capturing the intimacy of that up his nostrils.”

Why Sports Media Should Be Celebrating Stephen A. Smith Resetting the Market With a New Record Breaking Contract at ESPN

"What Smith's new deal implies is that there's a reward for being at the top of your profession. It shows that ESPN values its top people too."

Tony Reali: Hosting ‘Around the Horn’ on ESPN ‘Never Felt Like Work’

"The next two months won’t feel like work. I enjoy doing it, I enjoy performing."

ESPN ‘Around The Horn’ to Host Final Show May 23

“Around the Horn has had a remarkable run of more than two decades,”

Barrett Media Welcomes Jon Lafayette as Sports Editor, Promotes Derek Futterman to Associate Sports Editor

"We want to share news, tell stories, highlight people, and explore business issues that effect all areas of the industry. But to do that, adjustments have to be made."

ESPN Plans to End Around the Horn After More Than Two Decades, Per Report

The show, which launched in 2002, has been hosted for the last 20 years by Tony Reali who took over in 2004 from original host Max Kellerman.

Jen Lada to Appear on Around the Horn

Lada will become the 58th panelist all-time on the show.

8 Panelists Paint The Full Picture of 20 Years of ‘Around The Horn’

"Most of them have good things to say about the show. Some of them don't. I'm including it all to paint a full picture of what the show is and what it is capable of."

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How 77 WABC’s John Catsimatidis Helped Push the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act Toward the Finish Line

"I am more concerned about our country than I am about WABC."

Amelia’s 30-Year Radio Career Ends at Baltimore’s 98 Rock

"We had every opportunity to go up against our competitors, which aren't terrestrial radio."

How Damien Woody Is Building His Second Act After 15 Years With ESPN

"For me, it’s about seeing content that they haven’t seen from me before. When you’re at ESPN, there’s a certain model that they do things. Now, independence allows me to broaden my reach with different things I can do. Hopefully, earning a new appreciation for what I can bring to the table."

Commercial Clustering: How Radio Defeated Itself

"We were competing against the station across the street while the listener was comparing radio to Spotify, podcasts, satellite radio."