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YouTube To Stream Sports, News, Documentary Emmy Awards This Month

"Partnering with YouTube at this level for the first time allows us to put these ceremonies directly into the environment where so much of today's journalism and storytelling already lives."

Rhode Island Radio Legend Giovanni Calls It a Career — For Real This Time

"I need to hang up the headphones and let the next generation take over for real."

Jeff Bezos: ‘You Have to Work Hard to Make a Living in the News Business’

"The news business, if you go back to the 90s, the local monopoly newspaper was the greatest business in the world."

Rickey Smiley Reacts With Gratitude After Radio Hall of Fame Induction

"Radio is not a job, it's a lifestyle. "

Sal Capaccio Won’t Return to Buffalo Bills Radio Network After Flagship Change

"I'll still be at every game, home and away, and can't wait to see and talk to so many of you once again this season! Thank you for the love."

Audacy Must Begin Telling a Better Story to Those Inside the Walls

"If Audacy truly believes its story is as strong as it claims, now is the time to prove it—not externally, but internally. Culture doesn’t follow strategy. It follows trust."

WGR Expands Coverage to Rochester on 95.7 FM

"We know how deeply connected Rochester listeners are to Buffalo-area teams, and this expansion allows us to serve that passion while preserving meaningful, local sports talk and engagement."

Sports Radio Stations Can No Longer Treat Broadcasting Rights as a Safety Net

"When play-by-play is no longer yours to lean on, the only things left are the strength of the voice, the trust of the audience, and the reason listeners choose you when the game isn’t on."

Andy Roth Still Keeping Things ‘Hyper-Local’ at 92.3 The Fan

"Sports resonates in this city because that’s what people talk about.”

Howard Simon to be Inducted into Buffalo Broadcasting Association Hall of Fame

"I was at a loss for words when I got the call."

Sports Radio’s Winter Book Ratings Recap (Mid Markets)

The winter ratings book has come to a close. This is one of the most divisive books of the year. Some programmers put less...

Howard Simon Bids WGR Farewell

"I will never ever forget how much you did you for me and this show today. It is the greatest thing in the world."

Allan Davis Knows He Can’t Replace Howard Simon at WGR

“That would be hard to do. I don’t try to do that.  I just try to look at who’s out there and who’s next and build around that team."

Howard Simon Knew It Was Time to Scale Back From WGR

"When you get to the point where you don’t have it every day, to me that’s a sign that you’ve done your time, you’ve put in your work and it’s time to go do something else.”

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Rhode Island Radio Legend Giovanni Calls It a Career — For Real This Time

"I need to hang up the headphones and let the next generation take over for real."

Jeff Bezos: ‘You Have to Work Hard to Make a Living in the News Business’

"The news business, if you go back to the 90s, the local monopoly newspaper was the greatest business in the world."

Rickey Smiley Reacts With Gratitude After Radio Hall of Fame Induction

"Radio is not a job, it's a lifestyle. "

Vox Media Split Into 2 Companies After James Murdoch Purchase

"Each company will be better positioned to grow within a focused portfolio of complementary businesses."