John Mamola: "What ESPN is betting on isn’t a one-for-one trade in raw audience. It’s momentum. It’s trajectory. It’s cultural currency. Women’s sports are no longer a novelty — they are appointment viewing for a growing, younger, and more engaged audience."

John Lund: "Mutual respect matters. I respect your living. Respect mine. There’s no need to embarrass. No need to intimidate or imply one job is more important than the other." READ MORE

Garrett Searight: "They have a lot of catching up to do so it’s not a given this works. But Spotify has had a series of problems fluidly monetizing video and audio, and YouTube is primarily video. Apple could be a better publisher experience, but so many people no longer use Apple for podcasts." READ MORE

Garrett Searight: Podcasts have become the farm system. Hosts learn how to structure arguments, manage guests, and build audiences before ever touching a studio camera. READ MORE

Pete Mundo: "Whether you’re left or right, in news or sports, love or hate each of the personalities listed above. If you set your bias aside, you can learn something from every one of them." READ MORE

Bob Lawrence: "The most successful salespeople separate their own value and sense of identity from any outcome. “No” is never a judgment. It’s just information." READ MORE

2/20/2006

Sportscaster Curt Gowdy dies at the age of 86.

2/20/2009

KSLX flips its format from talk radio to top 40 as AMP Radio at 5 PM.

2/20/2019

Mike Tirico calls a hockey game for the first time in his broadcasting career.

2/20/2022

American political analyst and pundit, and political operative Bob Beckel dies at age 73.

WGY Albany celebrates its 100th anniversary.

2/20/2023

Apple TV names LA Kings TV play-by-play announcer Alex Faust and Colorado Rockies analyst Ryan Spilborghs as their second team for Friday Night Baseball.

Arizona Diamondbacks radio play-by-play announcer Greg Schulte announces he will retire after the season.

WDAE and WFLA Program Director John Mamola signs a multi-year contract extension with iHeartMedia Tampa.

Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio debut on the SportsRadio 94WIP midday show.

2/20/2024

Audacy Vice President of News Bill Smee announces exit.

J. Holland announces retirement from Alabama’s Yellowhammer News.

Fox News adds Chanley Painter as new overnight anchor.

FuboTV sues The Walt Disney Company, FOX Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery over Venu Sports joint streaming venture.

Russell Dorsey joins Yahoo Sports.

Chris Caray joins the Athletics broadcast team.

2/20/2025

ESPN, MLB mutually agree to end television broadcast agreement after 2025 season, three years early.

Lou Merloni is elevated to a full time analyst role with NESN Boston Red Sox television broadcasts calling about 100 games this season.

Steve Simpson is named to lead FanDuel Sports Network, Southeast Regions.

NESN launches ‘NESN Nation’ FAST Channel.

ESPN averages 9.3 million viewers for its presentation of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the United States and Canada.

"Audio isn’t declining because of the rise of video. Audio is growing in the places it should, including in the car. Video is mostly growing via smart TV consumption – it’s a replacement for TV shows, not audio podcasts.”

- Jay Nachlis, Coleman Insights

FOX News senior correspondent Alicia Acuna shares a moment with her road crew outside the home of Nancy Guthrie 

Shannon Sharpe (L) was joined by WWE superstar Seth Rollins (R) for an extended interview on Club Shay Shay. 

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