"I used to fill in on Christmas morning at local radio stations, and I thought, 'Wouldn't it be so cool to get on a local radio station one day?' I never realized that one day, not only would we have a local radio station, but we'd have 375 of them."
"This is an industry where -- there's some people who help each other out -- for the most part, when a guy gets a job, usually somebody else has to lose it. That's usually how that works."
Bongino’s exit will create ratings and revenue headwinds for many in our industry. If you are hiring a new host, are they there for themselves or for the station?
After speaking with industry sources, we've identified the following eight candidates as the most likely options to replace The Dan Bongino Show in the Westwood One lineup of offerings.
"It's fair for local stations to ask questions about Westwood One and their future direction yet equally necessary to remind them that good partners deserve a chance to present a plan to keep business strong."
"When I lived in North Carolina, I had a plaque on my office wall that said 'I'm not from the South, but I got here as soon as I could.' And I feel the same way about CBS News Radio."