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Taylor Swift Is Returning to Country Radio — Will the Format Answer?

"And with three versions dropping, programmers can even play A&R guy if they need to feel useful"

Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan’s Punk Rock Love Letter to New Jersey

"Lyrically, there's a lot of regional references."

How Jim Traber Build a Sports Radio Legacy by Never Changing or Playing It Safe

"There's no one way to do radio, but my way of doing sports radio is dying off."

Why Spotify’s AI Push Could Be Radio’s Biggest Opportunity

"Fandom and cultural meaning don't emerge from passive, individual consumption. They emerge from belonging."

Tony Rizzo Returns to ESPN Cleveland Following Heart Attack

"I couldn't breathe. I had a heart attack, major heart attack. I knew something was really wrong, because I'd never felt like that before in my life."

Barrett Media’s Top 20 Sports Radio Mid Market Midday Shows of 2025

"A total of 70 shows were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Sports Radio Midday Shows category."

Aaron Goldhammer Explains the AM to Algorithm Evolution of ‘The Really Big Show’ on ESPN Cleveland

"We’ve realized that if we’re just going to be an AM radio station, then we are going to be out of business. We know we have to be involved in being a digital media company"

Pat McAfee Highlights “Hall of Fame” Sports Radio Rant From Tony Rizzo

"We’d like to say massive respect to what you guys do, and we appreciate your fanhood and your passion"

ESPN Cleveland Reveals New Lineup Debuting September 2

"This is the engaging and unique local content that Cleveland sports fans deserve"

Barrett Sports Media Top 20 of 2024 – Mid Market Midday Shows

"A total of 59 shows were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Midday Shows category."

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...

Charles Barkley: Contract Opt-Out Ensures ‘I Can Get Out’ of TNT if it Loses NBA Rights

"I just signed a 10-year deal two years ago, but one of the things I did [is] I put an opt out after a couple of years because I wanted to make sure I covered my ass when it comes to this situation."

Tony Rizzo: If You Took Off Work for the Eclipse, You Can’t Work at ESPN Cleveland

"There was no traffic because all the losers took off to go and watch a solar eclipse."

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Mid Market Midday Shows of 2023

“A total of 65 shows were eligible for voting consideration in the Mid Market Midday Shows category.”

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"The future of legacy media won't be determined by transmitters, call letters, apps, or even ratings books. It'll be determined by whether organizations can convince their best talent that staying offers more opportunity than leaving."