Sinclair expected to expand political advertising on newly acquired RSNs for 2020 election
Sticking to sports was already an unrealistic concept and it's going to be much harder to stick with that in the near future.
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Marty Brennaman was joined by his son Thom, Bob Uecker in his final evening Reds game, and hilarity ensued
"What is going on? I didn't even know you were leaving! The guy on the elevator just told me. I thought it was the bathroom and I was in the wrong door, and then I ended up here!"
Tennessee sports talk radio host who lived on billboard until Vols won a game in 1988 says someone should do it again this...
"It wouldn't be a bad idea for a station in Nashville or Knoxville to do it again."
Seth Dunlap says he’ll sue WWL parent Entercom over “anti-gay, bigoted, and hostile work environment,” WWL brings in police
Dunlap announced plans to sue Entercom Wednesday, while WWL announced that they'd completed their own investigation and were now involving law enforcement.
Des Moines Register reporter dug up old tweets from fundraiser Carson King, then lost his job over his own old tweets (updated)
The story of Carson King's fundraising for the University of Iowa's Stead Family Children's Hospital has taken some turns, with Des Moines Register reporter Aaron Calvin digging up King's old tweets, people then digging up Calvin' old tweets, and Calvin losing his job.
Philly hero catches children thrown from fire, criticizes Nelson Agholor for lost fumble in news interview (updated)
“My man just started throwing babies out the window. But we was catching them, unlike Agholor.”
WGN’s final Wrigley Field broadcast appropriately includes tributes, memories, and a Cubs loss
WGN had been broadcasting Chicago Cubs games since 1948. Saturday's game against the Cardinals marked their final home broadcast.
Sinclair, AT&T/DirecTV locked in carriage dispute over local broadcast stations
This dispute could affect 136 local broadcast stations in 86 markets.
Giants cancel head coach Pat Shurmur’s weekly radio appearance with Mike Francesa
Pat Shurmur won't be going on the air with Mike Francesa anymore, which is probably the best thing for everyone.
WWL’s Seth Dunlap taking leave of absence after station’s Twitter account targeted him with homophobic slur
The station reportedly continues to investigate the incident.
The Cubs are getting bumped in Chicago next week for the Bachelor in Paradise finale
The Cubs are in the middle of a playoff chase, yes, but this is the finale we're talking about here.
Here’s two minutes of Mets broadcaster Howie Rose going off on MLB for not allowing first responder hats on 9/11
"That's just brutal that Major League Baseball cannot see fit to honor people who to this day are still dying as a result of their heroism."
Vin Scully’s first contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers is up for auction
22-year-old Vin Scully wrote a letter to Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey in 1949 that would "constitute a contract" between them.
Chris Carlin announces that Wednesday is his last day at WFAN
Carlin departs Carlin, Maggie & Bart after two years.
New Orleans radio station tweets homophobic slur toward their own sports talk radio host
Seth Dunlap has been with WWL in New Orleans since 2011.
