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The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

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"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

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"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

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"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

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"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

ESPN New York Officially Starts Broadcasting on 880 AM

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Good Karma Brands has announced the official launch of 880 ESPN New York, creating a new avenue of sports radio coverage in the metro...

WCBS 880 Signs Off With Wayne Cabot Commentary After Nearly 6 Decades of Newsradio Format

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"To paraphrase a CBS News legend, good night and good luck."

ESPN New York and Good Karma Brands Ready for 880 AM Era

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The relationship between Good Karma Brands and The Walt Disney Company has stretched for more than a decade and taken on various iterations. Two...

WCBS 880 Hosts Farewell Special as Current and Former Hosts Say Goodbye to Audacy Station

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WCBS 880 hosted a three-hour news special Thursday morning and afternoon detailing its history as the Audacy station prepares to shutter early next week. From...

WCBS 880 Anchors Steve Scott, Michael Wallace Sign Off

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The anchors, who now appear in different dayparts, were partners for seven years at the Audacy New York station.

KSL Newsradio 102.7 Host Jeff Caplan: WCBS 880 Was Station That Motivated Me to Pursue Radio

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Reactions continue to pour in as WCBS 880 is slated to sign off the air later this month. One of the many fans of...

Industry Guest Column: WCBS-AM: Same Coalmine, Bigger Canary

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This industry guest column on the demise of WCBS Newsradio 880 is from Kipper McGee. Kipper McGee is a recovering broadcaster turned media strategist,...

Former WCBS Newsradio 880 Programmers Tim Scheld and Harvey Nagler React to Audacy’s Bold Decision

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"If nothing else, we believed in that brand. And what really drove that radio station for many decades was the passion of the professionals that worked there."

Sid Rosenberg: My Ratings Success on 77 WABC Killed Any Chance WCBS Newsradio 880 Had of Continuing

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"I'm a narcissist. I'm arrogant, blah, blah, blah. But I'm here to tell you -- on a very serious note -- I'm the guy that put WCBS 880 out of business."

Writers Guild ‘Devastated’ Over WCBS Newsradio 880 Ending After ‘Egregious’ Decision By Audacy

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“There were 23 WGA East members laid off by Audacy, and we expect the Company to comply with the applicable provisions in our collective bargaining agreement, including guaranteed severance.”
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