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ESPN’s Latest Layoffs Continue the Slow Death of Sports Media’s Middle Class

"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."

The Subscription Question Hanging Over SiriusXM’s Deal With Audacy

"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."

92.5 WXTU’s Nicole Michalik Discusses Crossing Over From Pop to Country

"If vinyl records can have a sexy comeback so can radio."

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Holds a Radio Strategy Secret

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Steve Somers Can’t Retire From Talking

“The people, whether it was management then or management now, and all the calls and all the listeners that I might have had over the years, I owe everything to them."

Mixed Results In New York Summer Book For WFAN, 98.7 ESPN NY

"Analyzing NYC's sports radio ratings can be very complicated. 98.7 ESPN New York produces one total number. WFAN, which is owned by Audacy, conducts their business differently."

WFAN Prevails in New York City’s 2021 Spring Ratings Book

"WFAN was strong across the board among Men 25-54, finishing 3rd overall with a 5.8 share."

Sports Radio Congratulates Mark Chernoff On a Historic Run at WFAN

"Mark’s greatest strength has been his ability to forge and maintain strong relationships with talent. He has done this by putting his ego aside. It’s never about him but what’s best for the radio station."

Are Callers Still Essential To Sports Talk Radio?

"Some sports talk radio shows have begun to abstain from having callers on the air altogether, instead transitioning to new avenues of engagement centered around the multimedia platforms that people use most."

Meet The Market Managers – Tim McCarthy, 98.7 ESPN NY & ESPN LA 710

"When you work for a great company like ESPN, there are benefits and things you have to adapt to. I'd say the benefits far outweigh the other things that some may have an issue with."

Spike Eskin Named Mark Chernoff’s Successor at WFAN

"Eskin moves to the big apple after serving as Brand Manager of SportsRadio 94WIP since 2014."

Carton & Roberts Score Their First Afternoon Drive Ratings Win on WFAN

"'Carton & Roberts' finished 3rd overall with Men 25-54 with a 5.3 share, holding off 'The Michael Kay Show', which finished 4th with a 4.8."

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Stations of 2020

"As decided on by industry executives, Barrett Sports Media presents the Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Stations of 2020."

Barrett Sports Media’s Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Program Directors of 2020

"The results of BSM's Top 20 Major Market Sports Radio Program Directors of 2020, as decided on by industry voters."

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