"Sports media thinks that I hate them, and I don’t. I’m a critic. If anyone legitimately listens to what I have to say, I criticize myself more harshly than anyone else."
"You can find something of value in almost everyone you speak to. And I think that really helps make people comfortable and sort of gets the partisanship out of the way."
"It's inherent to the position to have a social media footprint. But also, nowadays, you’re leaving money on the table if you’re not taking advantage of it."
"The lesson for music radio is not that low cost is bad. The lesson is that once the experience starts to feel stripped down, transactional, and emotionally thin, the audience may still use you while caring less every time they do."
"The NFL schedule release is a test of a station’s ability to think like a modern content brand. It rewards preparation, creativity, and responsiveness. Those that treat it as just another news item will continue to fall behind."
When listeners want to feel informed, entertained, and engaged by talk that actually reflects their lives, their state, or their region, they're not exactly super served by someone broadcasting from a studio 2,000 miles away.
"ESPN doesn’t need nostalgia—it needs impact. And impact is exactly what a recurring role for Bayless on First Take could deliver. The history is proven, the attention is guaranteed, and the interest is already built in."
"I got let go from ESPN this morning. It’s all good, I’ll be fine. 10 years is a decent run. I think I’m just gonna take some time off before I decide what’s next."
"Looking ahead, we are making progress on multiple new integrations with Disney, leveraging the content portfolios of Fubo and Hulu + Live TV, which are expected to drive sustained subscriber, revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth while delivering on the consumer promise of our business combination."
"I just want to be the guy you want to sit next to on a plane and talk sports with. My goal is you see my face on ESPN and you say, ‘Oh s**t. Schrager’s on today, what’s he got. This is going to be fun."
"One engaged applicant will get the job of a lifetime to experience and celebrate every story, every nation and every exhilarating moment that defines the beautiful game."
"Our Co-Viewing pilot exemplifies our unwavering commitment to providing the most accurate measurement for our clients during these dynamic times of change."
"For a growing share of fans, the World Cup isn't just watched, it's listened to. In a tournament defined by global narratives and cultural pride, the brands that win may be the ones that show up where fans are listening."
"I am so very grateful to the listeners who welcomed me into their lives each day, and to the amazing team I've had the privilege to work with over the years."
"This promotion is a natural evolution of her leadership; we have the utmost trust in her ability to marry creative excellence with operational precision."
"Our creative and operational momentum drove strong quarterly results, and we continue to expect growth to accelerate in the second half of the fiscal year.”
A series of Advertiser Perception studies commissioned by Cumulus and Westwood One shows a near 2x increase in programmatic audio advertising usage compared to 2022.
"The same competitive forces that have already devastated local newspapers now seriously threaten broadcasters and their services to local communities.”
"This is not controversial stuff — this merger is illegal and will give Nexstar and TEGNA the ability to control and raise prices, fire journalists, and dominate the media landscape.”
"Their filing argues the combined company would have increased ability to raise consumer prices, reduce theatrical output, and diminish the quality and diversity of news programming."