Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

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The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about television, digital, audio/radio, print, and other forms of media. You can read Richard’s work at The Athletic.

Taylor Twellman on MLS's start, Messi and Sunday Night Soccer

Taylor Twellman on MLS's start, Messi and Sunday Night Soccer

Episode 478 of the Sports Media Podcast features MLS Season Pass match and studio analyst Taylor Twellman. The broadcaster will call the inaugural Sunday Night Soccer matchup between the league’s newest franchise, San Diego FC, and reigning MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy on February 23 at 7 p.m. ET on Apple TV. In this podcast, Twellman discusses the third season of MLS Season Pass on Apple TV; where the partnership is from his perspective; the debut of Sunday Night Soccer; San Diego FC as the MLS’

Feb 21, • 47:04

Jake Rogal, the director of Netflix's "Court of Gold" docu-series on the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament

Jake Rogal, the director of Netflix's "Court of Gold" docu-series on the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament

Episode 477 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jake Rogal, the director of Netflix's "Court of Gold" terrific docu-series on the 2024 Paris Olympic basketball tournament. The documentary is currently steaming on the service. In this documentary, Rogal discusses his six-part series on the 2024 Paris Olympic men's basketball tournament; the decision to follow four Olympic men’s basketball teams — USA, Canada, Serbia, and France; how the production got incredible access; remarkable footage such a

Feb 19, • 28:03

Indiana Fever coach and ESPN broadcaster Stephanie White

Indiana Fever coach and ESPN broadcaster Stephanie White

Episode 476 of the Sports Media Podcast features Indiana Fever coach and ESPN broadcaster Stephanie White. A longtime basketball analyst for ESPN and the Big Ten Network, she will call college games for ESPN throughout February and March. In this podcast, White discusses how broadcasting and coaching can complement each other, as well as the challenges two jobs present; being on the air for ESPN the day she was named Fever coach; how she got into broadcasting while working as an assistant coach

Feb 18, • 47:52

How to call the NBA All Star Game and the passing of Bob Uecker

How to call the NBA All Star Game and the passing of Bob Uecker

Episode 475 of the Sports Media Podcast features TNT Sports broadcaster Brian Anderson. The play by play voice will call the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET — simulcast across TNT, TBS and B/R Sports on Max. In this podcast, Anderson discusses calling this year’s NBA All-Star Game and all the format changes; how one calls a game such as this; WBD losing the NBA; why he decided to  signed a multi-year contract renewal with TNT Sports last year; calling Brewers games; calling the

Feb 13, • 45:41

The Super Bowl broadcast recap

The Super Bowl broadcast recap

Episode 474 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch, and Chad Finn, the sports media writer for The Boston Globe. In this podcast, we discuss the Super Bowl broadcast; the pregame show; how Tom Brady did as a first-time Super Bowl broadcaster; was Brady helped by the game not having a signature moment; the commercials; Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance; will it set a viewership record; what no Aaron Rodgers means for the Jets as a national

Feb 11, • 36:40

Kevin Harlan, and ESPN VP of Production Linda Schulz

Kevin Harlan, and ESPN VP of Production Linda Schulz

Episode 473 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is broadcaster Kevin Harlan, the lead play by play caller for Westwood One’s Super Bowl coverage. He is followed by ESPN Vice President of Production Linda Schulz, the point person for the company’s NHL coverage. In this podcast Harlan discusses the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl being his 15th consecutive Super Bowl for Westwood One Radio; what his weekend in New Orleans will be like; where the radio booth is located in the stadium

Feb 7, • 1:05:07

The producer and director of Super Bowl LIX: Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo

The producer and director of Super Bowl LIX: Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo

Episode 472 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox NFL director Rich Russo. They are the lead production staffers on Fox’s top NFL team. This will be Zyontz’s eighth Super Bowl as a lead producer and Russo’s sixth as a lead director. In this podcast we discuss how pace dictates a broadcast; the Chiefs attempting a three-peat and what that means for the broadcast; Tom Brady’s first year; how and why they believe Brady has improved; why they believe Brady will

Feb 6, • 50:53

Super Bowl viewership predictions — and Tom Brady’s big test

Super Bowl viewership predictions — and Tom Brady’s big test

Episode 471 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, founder and editor of Sports Media Watch and Austin Karp, the managing editor of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss Super Bowl viewership; why Deitsch and Karp think there will be a record; whether there is any Chiefs fatigue (there isn’t); how Tom Brady will do as a Super Bowl analyst; Greg Olsen being ticked at not doing the game; the ESPN-ACC relationship continuing for nine more years; Peacock adding no new paid sub

Feb 3, • 38:26

The WWE's Paul Heyman

The WWE's Paul Heyman

Episode 470 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features WWE Hall Of Famer Paul Heyman. The WWE’s Royal Rumble streams live in the U.S. exclusively on Peacock and Netflix internationally on Feb. 1. In this podcast Heyman discusses his parents, a Holocaust survivor and World II veteran; how he views the WWE’s move to Netflix and how talent processed the move; whether WWE programming on Netflix intentionally looks like a sports production; the creative process under chief content offi

Jan 30, • 58:11

The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand

The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand

Episode 469 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Andrew Marchand, a senior sports media writer at The Athletic. He is also the host of the Marchand Sports Media Podcast and you can find his work at AndrewMarchand.com. In this podcast we discuss how we saw the Eagles-Commanders and Chiefs-Bills broadcasts; our evaluation of Tom Brady; why Marchand thought CBS failed at the end of the Chiefs-Bills game; the Super Bowl airing on Fox; ESPN’s front-facing staffers doing political

Jan 28, • 1:04:59

How to cover the biggest NFL game of the season: The guests are Joe Buscaglia (who covers the Bills for The Athletic) and Nate Taylor (who covers the Chiefs for The Athletic)

How to cover the biggest NFL game of the season: The guests are Joe Buscaglia (who covers the Bills for The Athletic) and Nate Taylor (who covers the Chiefs for The Athletic)

Episode 468 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features writers Joe Buscaglia, who covers the Buffalo Bills for The Athletic, and Nate Taylor, who covers the Kansas City Chiefs for The Athletic.  In this podcast the two reporters detail what their day to day week will be like leading up to one of the biggest NFL games of the season; the access they get to Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and other star players; what it’s been like for Nate to cover a team that has gone to

Jan 23, • 44:59

Tom Brady Talk with Austin Karp and Chad Finn

Tom Brady Talk with Austin Karp and Chad Finn

Episode 467 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chad Finn, the Boston Globe sports media writer and Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss Tom Brady’s agent, Don Yee, telling SBJ that Brady is in for 10 years at Fox; the transparency issue of what Brady owes viewers when discussing coaches he has interviewed as a Raiders minority owner; the viewership for the divisional round games; the Bills-Chiefs mega-showdown; th

Jan 22, • 45:43

Mini Podcast: How big can the Bills-Ravens get viewership-wise —and the passing of Bob Uecker

Mini Podcast: How big can the Bills-Ravens get viewership-wise —and the passing of Bob Uecker

The episode of the Sports Media features Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. We discuss the NFL Divisional playoff round and what viewership might be; the power of the Bills-Ravens; whether you’d want to be on Saturday night versus Sunday afternoon; what last week’s WildCard round had lower viewership; the Fox Sports/LIV partnership; the Super Bowl on Tubi; the debut of Unrivaled on TNT Sports, and the passing of Bob Uecker. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Googl

Jan 17, • 35:50

Producing the Ohio State-Notre Dame college football national championship game

Producing the Ohio State-Notre Dame college football national championship game

Episode 466 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bill Bonnell, an executive producer for ESPN and the lead college football producer at the company. Bonnell will produce the College Football Playoff National Championship Game next Monday from Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In this podcast, Bonnell discusses what having a 12-team playoff has meant for ESPN; his schedule this week; how Notre Dame’s history will play on the broadcast; the access given by Ohio State and Notre

Jan 14, • 31:54

CNBC’s Alex Sherman on Venu Sports’ shuttering and Amazon Sports’ longterm play

CNBC’s Alex Sherman on Venu Sports’ shuttering and Amazon Sports’ longterm play

Episode 465 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Alex Sherman, a CNBC reporter, the author of the CNBC Sport newsletter, and the host of CNBC Sport Videocast. In this podcast, Sherman discusses why Venu Sports failed to launch in the end; Disney combining its Hulu+ Live TV service with Fubo; what it means for Fox and WBD; UFC wanting $1B for its media rights; Sherman’s interview with Jay Marine, the Head of PrimeVideo Sports; Amazon and Netflix’s sports intentions and more.

Jan 13, • 39:34

Al Michaels

Al Michaels

Episode 464 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Amazon Prime NFL play by play broadcaster Al Michaels. The broadcaster will call Amazon Prime Video’s first-ever NFL playoff game on January 11 — the Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens. In this episode we discuss Al’s memory of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boycott; calling the Ravens-Steelers game; what it’s like to call a snow game; whether he will return to Amazon Prime in 2025; why Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a can’t-miss b

Jan 9, • 48:43

Featured Clip: Amazon Prime Video NFL broadcaster Al Michaels

Featured Clip: Amazon Prime Video NFL broadcaster Al Michaels

In this featured clip of our longform interview with Amazon Prime Video NFL play by play broadcaster Al Michaels that will publish in full on Jan. 9, Michaels discusses why Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a can't-miss broadcast prospect should he enter the profession after coaching. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more

Jan 8, • 5:38

The horrible events in New Orleans — and how big can the College Football playoffs get viewership-wise?

The horrible events in New Orleans — and how big can the College Football playoffs get viewership-wise?

Episode 463 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this episode we discuss the awful news out of New Orleans left more than a dozen dead and about three dozen injured following a distressingly familiar pattern of assailants turning vehicles into weapons; how this will impact the Super Bowl news coverage; the decision to postpone the Sugar Bowl; the best viewership scenarios between Georgia, Notre Dame, Penn St

Jan 3, • 30:14

Netflix’s NFL debut, the NBA’s big Christmas Day and college football playoffs

Netflix’s NFL debut, the NBA’s big Christmas Day and college football playoffs

Episode 462 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this episode we discuss the Netflix NFL broadcasts on Christmas; the viewership for the day; both games finishing about five million viewers shy of last year’s equivalent Christmas Day windows; the NBA's Christmas Day games getting its best viewership in five years; the big numbers Warriors-Lakers; what it means heading forward; the Penn State-Louisville women’s volleyball nu

Dec 30, 2024 • 42:55

Our 2025 Sports Media Predictions

Our 2025 Sports Media Predictions

Episode 461 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable of sports media writers offering predictions for 2025. The guests are: Mollie Cahillane, sports media writer for Sports Business Journal; Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn; Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this episode the group offers predictions for 2025 including on Tom Brady, Inside The NBA, media rights deals and mor

Dec 27, 2024 • 37:25

The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis on Netflix’s sports ambitions and more

The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis on Netflix’s sports ambitions and more

Episode 460 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bryan Curtis, the Editor at Large at The Ringer and the co-host of the Press Box Podcast with Joel Anderson and David Shoemaker. In this podcast, we discuss Netflix’s ambitions in sports between the women’s World Cup, NFL, and WWE; whether this signals Netflix going all-in on sports; Tom Brady’s year so far as an NFL broadcaster; the college football playoffs; the endless discourse over NBA viewership woes; how the Washington

Dec 23, 2024 • 59:54

TNT Sports college football analyst Champ Bailey

TNT Sports college football analyst Champ Bailey

Episode 459 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Champ Bailey, a TNT Sports studio host for its college football coverage. TNT Sports will exclusively present No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State and No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas on Dec. 21 on TNT, TBS, truTV and Max. The pregame coverage begins at 11:00 AM ET. In this podcast, Bailey discusses how he got hired by TNT Sports; what he enjoys about sports broadcasting; whether sports broadcasting was something he thought of as a pla

Dec 19, 2024 • 31:24

A University of North Carolina student journalist covering Bill Belichick

A University of North Carolina student journalist covering Bill Belichick

Episode 458 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Caroline Willis, the Sports Editor at The Daily Tar Heel, the University of North Carolina’s daily student newspaper. In this podcast, Willis discusses what it has been like covering Bill Belichick’s first week; when she discovered he was getting the job; what kind of access she thinks will get to Belichick; the paper’s plans to cover the team this year; how she sees the sports journalism market she's about to head into, and m

Dec 18, 2024 • 38:22

Mini-Pod: What kind of media coverage will Bill Belichick’s North Carolina get?

Mini-Pod: What kind of media coverage will Bill Belichick’s North Carolina get?

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss Bill Belichick getting hired by North Carolina as its football coach; how TV networks might be thinking about North Carolina games now; whether Belichick can succeed at the school; Netflix’s Christmas Day games and how viewership might look; Al Michaels returning next year to Amazon Prime Video and more. You can subscribe to this

Dec 13, 2024 • 27:10

The challenge of  writing a major profile of Caitlin Clark

The challenge of writing a major profile of Caitlin Clark

Episode 457 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sean Gregory, senior sports correspondent at Time and Time.com. This week Gregory published a long feature on Caitlin Clark as Time named the WNBA star as its Athlete for the Year for 2024. In this podcast, Gregory explains how an interview such as this comes together; how long he spent with Clark; her decision to answer questions on how others have used her as a culture war avatar; her feelings on how teams played her in 2024

Dec 11, 2024 • 40:28

Building a WNBA franchise: The guest is Toronto Tempo president Teresa Resch

Building a WNBA franchise: The guest is Toronto Tempo president Teresa Resch

Episode 456 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Teresa Resch, the president of the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo, which will start play in the WNBA in 2026. In this podcast Resch discusses how she viewed the Golden State Valkeries expansion draft; what she can learn from other WNBA franchises; her timeline to hire a general manager and coach; what it's like being the public face of a new sports franchise; the process to pick a team nickname; merchandise and ticket availability; how

Dec 10, 2024 • 40:41

The Business of Building Winning Teams

The Business of Building Winning Teams

Episode 455 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Craig Custance, a longtime NHL writer and the author of new book, “The Franchise: The Business of Building Winnings Teams.” Custance is also the head of creative development for The Athletic. In this podcast, Custance discusses his new book, whether he sees sports leadership differently after writing a book on it; interviewing Lou Lamerillo, George McPhee, Kyle Dubas and other NHL GMs; Dubas discussing his signing of John Tave

Dec 6, 2024 • 36:27

Mini-Pod: The flood of alt-broadcasts — and Stephen A. Smith close to cashing in

Mini-Pod: The flood of alt-broadcasts — and Stephen A. Smith close to cashing in

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Mollie Cahillane, sports media writer for Sports Business Journal; Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this podcast we discuss the big NFL viewership numbers; The Athletic’s reporting on Stephen A. Smith’s possible annual contract; how the CFP playoffs first round will do viewership-wise; the flood of alt-broadcasts hitting the sports mar

Dec 5, 2024 • 27:50

What was it like to be in the ABC Sports Control Room during the network’s coverage of terrorism at 1972 Munich Games

What was it like to be in the ABC Sports Control Room during the network’s coverage of terrorism at 1972 Munich Games

Episode 454 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Geoff Mason and Sean McManus. Mason was the lead producer for ABC Sports on Sept. 5, 1972 when Israeli athletes were taken hostage. McManus, the longtime head of CBS Sports, is the son of ABC Sports broadcaster Jim McKay, who anchored the coverage to the American public. McManus was in Munich with his father for those Games. How ABC Sports covered terrorism at the 1972 Munich Olympics is the subject of a new motion picture, “S

Dec 3, 2024 • 40:13

Chris Myers on his memoir — and his chilling 1998 live interview of O.J. Simpson

Chris Myers on his memoir — and his chilling 1998 live interview of O.J. Simpson

Episode 453 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Myers, the Fox Sports broadcaster who has written memoir, “That Deserves A Wow: Untold Stories of Legends and Champions, Their Wins and Heartbreaks.” In this podcast, Myers discusses his broadcasting career between Fox and ESPN; why he has had longevity; being at the track for the 2001 Daytona 500 crash that killed Dale Earnhardt; his OJ Simpson interview in 1998 for ESPN’s “Up Close” how he prepared to interview Simpson

Nov 27, 2024 • 43:06

Dave Sims on getting the New York Yankees radio job and a lifetime in sports broadcasting

Dave Sims on getting the New York Yankees radio job and a lifetime in sports broadcasting

Episode 452 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Dave Sims, the longtime sports broadcaster and the recently named radio voice of the New York Yankees. In this podcast, Sims discusses how the Yankees job came about; why this was the right decision for him; the importance of New York roots; calling Mariners games for nearly 20 years; his favorite moments with the Mariners; how New York and Seattle are different as baseball cities; why he is optimistic about baseball on the ra

Nov 25, 2024 • 37:37

A stunning move: Inside The NBA comes to ESPN/ABC

A stunning move: Inside The NBA comes to ESPN/ABC

Episode 451 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the NBA settling its months-long lawsuit with Warner Bros. Discovery; the iconic Inside the NBA show now appearing on ABC and ESPN as part of the settlement; WBD receiving the rights to broadcast live NBA games in northern Europe and Latin America; Netflix's significant tech issues for its Mike Tyson-Jake Paul event; whether Jon buys Netf

Nov 19, 2024 • 39:07

The Best Sports Writing Of The Year, featuring Jane McManus, editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024

The Best Sports Writing Of The Year, featuring Jane McManus, editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024

Episode 450 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jane McManus, the editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024, the annual anthology showcasing the best writing in sports from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year. McManus also has a book coming out in February 2025 called "Fast Track: Inside The Surging Business of Women’s Sports." In this podcast, McManus discusses her selections for her book; the amazing features from S

Nov 18, 2024 • 42:17

Bill Cowher

Bill Cowher

Episode 449 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bill Cowher, an analyst for CBS’s The NFL Today show and the former Pittsburgh Steelers coach. The NFL Today will air live Sunday from Highmark Stadium as part of the run-up to the Bills-Chiefs game in the late-afternoon window. In this podcast Cowher discusses how an on-air talent prepares to do a live show outside; his longevity at CBS Sports and coming back for the 2025 season; why Nick Saban and Bill Belichick hav

Nov 15, 2024 • 44:44

First Look: Bill Cowher

First Look: Bill Cowher

Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Bill Cowher, an analyst for CBS’s The NFL Today. The full interview will be available on Friday. In this clip, Cowher discusses how he views Bill Belichick and Nick Saban’s forays into broadcasting and why he thinks Belichick will return to coaching. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more ab

Nov 14, 2024 • 8:06

Can Bluesky or Threads replace X/Twitter as the go-to place for sports content?

Can Bluesky or Threads replace X/Twitter as the go-to place for sports content?

Episode 448 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Howard Beck, a senior NBA writer for The Ringer and a co-host of The Real Ones NBA show with Raja Bell and Logan Murdock. In this podcast, Beck and Deitsch discuss where Twitter/X is in 2024 as it relates to sports content; why we have been posting more on Bluesky and Threads; Beck's thoughts on whether Bluesky can become a new version of Sports Twitter; why Bluesky has garnered attention from sports people; what is needed for

Nov 13, 2024 • 42:51

The Athletic's Chris Vannini on the College Football Playoff Bracket

The Athletic's Chris Vannini on the College Football Playoff Bracket

With the first college football playoff bracket published, we do a mini-podcast with Chris Vannini, who covers national college football for The Athletic and is the co-host of The Athletic’s “Until Saturday” podcast. The discussion hits how the current matchups would do viewership-wise; the challenge of the first round going up against the NFL on Dec. 21; the impact of the power teams; college football viewership so far; the success of College GameDay; The Athletic's reader survey on Pat McAfee'

Nov 8, 2024 • 28:54

USC women's basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb

USC women's basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb

Episode 447 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Lindsay Gottlieb, the head women’s basketball coach at USC and one of the best coaches in college basketball. Her team advanced to the Elite Eight last year and opens the season No. 3 in the AP preseason poll. In this podcast, we discuss how Gottlieb thinks about the role of media coverage when it comes to her job and program; what it means media-wise to have two AP Preseason All-Americans, Kiki Iriafen and JuJu Watkins; how s

Nov 7, 2024 • 42:12

The Podcast Where Faith And Sports Mix

The Podcast Where Faith And Sports Mix

Episode 446 of the Sports Media Podcast features the co-hosts of The Sports Spectrum podcast, an interview-driven show featuring stories at the intersection of faith and sports. The guests are Matt Forte, who played 10 years in the NFL as a running back for the Bears and Jets, and becomes a co-host on Nov. 5, and Jason Romano, a former ESPN producer who has been the podcast host since 2017. In this podcast, Forte and Romano discuss what the Sports Spectrum offers listeners; why Forte decided to

Nov 5, 2024 • 43:10

NBC Sports horse racing analyst Jerry Bailey

NBC Sports horse racing analyst Jerry Bailey

Episode 445 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jerry Bailey, the Hall of Fame jockey and analyst for NBC's horse racing coverage. In this podcast Bailey discusses his months-long preparation for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, which will air this weekend from Del Mar, Calif., across NBC, USA Network and Peacock; where the Breeders’ Cup weekend ranks for him amid all assignments; what his broadcasting philosophy is; how he got into the broadcasting business

Nov 1, 2024 • 27:49

What’s it Like Starting A Sports Culture Brand in 2024?

What’s it Like Starting A Sports Culture Brand in 2024?

Episode 444 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Michaela Hammond and Chris Stone, two of the founders of OffBall, a new sports culture brand featuring a website, newsletter, and social feed. You can find them at offball.news. In this podcast, Hammond and Stone discuss what Off Ball is and its attempt to provide a curated hub for the nexus of sports and culture; why they believe they have a unique product in the content space; using human curation for a sports content play;

Oct 29, 2024 • 43:30

Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci on the Yankees-Dodgers World Series

Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci on the Yankees-Dodgers World Series

Episode 443 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci, who are serving as dugout reporters for Fox Sports for the Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Both Verducci and Rosenthal have long careers as accomplished writers; Verducci works for Sports Illustrated while Rosenthal writes for The Athletic. (I have worked with both.) In this podcast Rosenthal and Verducci discuss why this World Series feels so big; how they prepare for their Fox TV work v

Oct 24, 2024 • 36:45

Sports Media Talk with SBJ’s Austin Karp and Sports Media Watch’s Jon Lewis

Sports Media Talk with SBJ’s Austin Karp and Sports Media Watch’s Jon Lewis

Episode 442 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this podcast, we discuss our World Series predictions for viewership; how good a World Series this is for MLB as far as media exposure; what is a realistic number for Fox; how the NBA looks at the start of the season; Turner’s last NBA year; the WNBA Finals viewership; and more. You can subscribe to this podc

Oct 23, 2024 • 38:23

Why Big Money Is Flowing Into Women’s Sports

Why Big Money Is Flowing Into Women’s Sports

Episode 441 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Laura Gentile, the former head of marketing at ESPN and the founder of the espnW brand. She left ESPN this past year to launch her own company, lauragentile.studio, an independent marketing consultancy. In this podcast, Gentile discusses why big money is flowing into women’s sports; where the growth areas are; the job of a marketing consultancy in sports; ESPN’s role in women’s sports and what the company does well an

Oct 21, 2024 • 36:31

The Agent

The Agent

Episode 440 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Allison Galer, an attorney and the founder and president of Disrupt the Game, her sports and entertainment agency. Galer’s client list includes ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike, WNBA players Kelsey Mitchell, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, and Jacey Sheldon, among others, women’s college basketball All-Americas Kiki Irafen and Aneesah Morrow, and U.S. national soccer team star Crystal Dunn. In this podcast, Galer discusses what

Oct 17, 2024 • 1:00:00

The Impact of A Super Bowl Being Played Abroad

The Impact of A Super Bowl Being Played Abroad

Episode 439 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch.  In this podcast, Deitsch and Lewis discuss Roger Goodell telling the AP that it would not surprise him if a Super Bowl was played abroad; why the networks might not want that Super Bowl over a U.S.-based one; the International impact; college football’s big viewership start; how ESPN has leveraged the SEC; the best matchups for a World Series based on viewership; why th

Oct 16, 2024 • 36:11

Amazon Prime Video NFL analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick

Amazon Prime Video NFL analyst Ryan Fitzpatrick

Episode 438 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Ryan Fitzpatrick, a pregame, halftime, and postgame analyst for  Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football coverage. The former NFL quarterback joined the streamer in 2022.  In this podcast, Fitzgerald discusses his journey from player to broadcaster; the value of having played against players and coaches who are still active; whether he can be critical of people he played with in the NFL; why he opted to be on a studio sho

Oct 10, 2024 • 35:39

NHL Insider Chris Johnston

NHL Insider Chris Johnston

Episode 437 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Johnston, an NHL Insider for The Athletic, TSN (Canada), and the host of The Chris Johnston Show for SDPN. In this podcast, Johnston discusses the media health of the NHL; what the robust Stanley Cup Final viewership numbers from last year could mean heading forward; what he hears around the NHL about ESPN and WBD doing hockey in the U.S.; Amazon’s entry into the Canadian hockey media market; Connor Bedard’s Yea

Oct 8, 2024 • 37:40

Sports Media Nerdout with Austin Karp and Chad Finn

Sports Media Nerdout with Austin Karp and Chad Finn

Episode 436 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this podcast we examine the NFL’s viewership rate so far; Zach Lowe’s layoff and Adrian Wojnarowski’s retirement from ESPN, the NFL International Series; MLB’s postseason interest, the WNBA's viewership without Caitlin Clark, and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To

Oct 4, 2024 • 39:38

Tom Rinaldi

Tom Rinaldi

Episode 435 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Tom Rinaldi, a reporter on multiple Fox Sports properties including the NFL where he works on the top team. Rinaldi has a new serialized podcast series out: “Tom Rinaldi Presents: Sacred Acre.” The six-part series goes into the life and murder of Ed Thomas, a longtime high school football coach from Parkersburg, Iowa. In this podcast Rinaldi discusses why he was attracted to this story of a man who was killed 15 years

Oct 2, 2024 • 50:07

The Athletic’s Jason Jones and SI’s Jimmy Traina on Netflix’s “Mr. McMahon” docuseries

The Athletic’s Jason Jones and SI’s Jimmy Traina on Netflix’s “Mr. McMahon” docuseries

Episode 434 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jason Jones, a staff writer for The Athletic, covering the nexus of sports and culture and Jimmy Traina, the host of the SI Media with Jimmy Traina and a writer at SI.com. In this podcast Jones and Traina discuss the six-part docu-series that premiered on Netflix last week about Vince McMahon; their takeaways; how the filmmakers navigated McMahon’s ascension in pro wrestling through his exile from the business amid le

Sep 30, 2024 • 52:07

Adnan Virk on Amazon coming to Canada to broadcast the NHL

Adnan Virk on Amazon coming to Canada to broadcast the NHL

Episode 433 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Adnan Virk, who will be a host for Amazon's Prime Monday Night Hockey. Amazon will stream all national regular season Monday night NHL games in English for the 2024-25 NHL season in Canada. In this podcast Virk discusses how he landed the Prime Video job; Amazon's foray into the NHL; Amazon's upcoming NHL whiparound show; being onsite for an NHL studio show; what baseball needs for a big postseason; Joe Tessitore doing WWE bro

Sep 25, 2024 • 35:52

ESPN NFL reporter Kalyn Kahler

ESPN NFL reporter Kalyn Kahler

Episode 432 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kalyn Kahler, a senior NFL Writer for ESPN. Kahler is the host and lead reporter for "Spiraled," a six-part podcast off her written series on former NFL players who left their old lives behind for an extreme religious group. In this podcast Kahler discusses her reporting on NFL players joining Straitway Truth Ministry; how to turn written work into a narrative podcast; the challenges of self-promotion for a podcast; h

Sep 23, 2024 • 37:28

Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN; Brad Nessler talks college football and his career

Adrian Wojnarowski retires from ESPN; Brad Nessler talks college football and his career

Episode 431 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, the editor of Sports Media Watch and Brad Nessler, the lead game-caller for CBS’s Big Ten college football coverage. In this podcast Lewis discusses Adrian Wojnarowski's retirement from ESPN; what ESPN might do next; and the NFL viewership through Week 2. Nessler discusses calling USC-Michigan this Saturday at 3:30 PM ET on CBS; moving from the SEC on CBS to the Big Ten; whether there is a difference calling Big Ten

Sep 19, 2024 • 1:04:35

Covering Caitlin Clark on a daily basis

Covering Caitlin Clark on a daily basis

Episode 430 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chloe Peterson, the Indiana Fever reporter for the IndyStar. In this podcast Peterson discusses covering the Fever in 2024; her access to the team; how often Caitlin Clark speaks with the media; how she got her assignment; covering Caitlin Clark in college; what her game day is like; what a non-game day is like; how Clark has handled challenging subjects; what the online discourse is like for Peterson; what she expect

Sep 16, 2024 • 37:37

Shane Battier and Ravi Gupta on their new podcast, “Glue Guys”

Shane Battier and Ravi Gupta on their new podcast, “Glue Guys”

Episode 429 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features former NBA player and philanthropist Shane Battier and Sequoia Capital partner Ravi Gupta, two of the hosts along with former NFL quarterback Alex Smith of a new podcast, “Glue Guys.” The focus of the podcast is to have an open forum to discuss business, teamwork, leadership, resilience and sports. In this podcast, Battier and Gupta discuss why they started a podcast with Smith and what they hope to bring to listeners

Sep 12, 2024 • 33:41

How Tom Brady did in his first broadcast and Week One NFL thoughts

How Tom Brady did in his first broadcast and Week One NFL thoughts

Episode 428 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this podcast we discuss Tom Brady’s broadcasting debut for Fox; whether he will improve; how he might sound for Week 10; how much of Brady's debut was shaped by Greg Olsen; early season viewership including the NFL Kickoff on NBC; the college football viewership status; NFL studio shows; and more. You can subscr

Sep 10, 2024 • 32:36

Troy Aikman

Troy Aikman

Episode 427 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Troy Aikman, the lead analyst for ESPN/ABC’s Monday Night Football. His season starts off on Sept. 9 for the Jets at 49ers. In this podcast we discuss preparation for Jets-Niners; reasonable expectation for Aaron Rodgers this season; how Troy looks at a broadcasting schedule; what is realistic for Tom Brady as a broadcaster this year; the expectations on Brady versus when Troy was a first year broadcaster; what he thinks of Bi

Sep 9, 2024 • 39:29

First Look: Troy Aikman

First Look: Troy Aikman

Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Troy Aikman, the lead analyst for ESPN/ABC’s Monday Night Football. The full interview will be available on Monday. In this clip, Aikman discusses how he viewed the nexus of Taylor Swift and the NFL last season. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://p

Sep 6, 2024 • 4:42

NBC college football and NFL play by play announcer Noah Eagle

NBC college football and NFL play by play announcer Noah Eagle

Episode 426 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features broadcaster Noah Eagle, who serves as the play-by-play voice of Big Ten Saturday Night, recently worked as the play-by-play voice of Team USA Men’s and Women’s Basketball at the Paris Olympics and will call the Packers-Eagles game on Peacock on Sept 6 in São Paulo, Brazil. In this podcast, Eagle discusses calling a game from Corinthians Arena in San Paulo; the challenges and opportunities for such an assignment; the g

Sep 5, 2024 • 38:49

The Biggest Media Stories in College Football: The guests are Stewart Mandel and Chris Vannini of The Athletic

The Biggest Media Stories in College Football: The guests are Stewart Mandel and Chris Vannini of The Athletic

Episode 425 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Stewart Mandel, the editor-in-chief of The Athletic's college football coverage and the co-host of “The Audible" podcast, and Chris Vannini, who covers national college football for The Athletic and his the co-host of The Athletic’s “Until Saturday” podcast. In this podcast we discuss the Big Ten’s partnership between Fox, NBC and CBS and the attempt to make Saturdays feel like an NFL Sunday; ESPN going all in on t

Sep 3, 2024 • 38:07

A Sports Media Roundtable with SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane and Austin Karp

A Sports Media Roundtable with SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane and Austin Karp

Episode 424 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal media writer Mollie Cahillane and Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss Tom Brady’s Fox NFL debut; how Brady will be judged; Fox, NBC, and CBS teaming up for triple-header Saturdays; the strength of the Big 10 as a media brand; ESPN’s executive re-org and the winners in Bristol; WNBA viewership trends and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on A

Aug 28, 2024 • 37:24

Producing the Paris Paralympics

Producing the Paris Paralympics

Episode 423 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Alexa Pritting, a supervising producer at NBC Sports who oversees coverage of the Paralympic Games. In this podcast, Pritting discusses producing the Paris Paralympics, which runs from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8; the biggest challenge producing the Paralympics; whether the momentum from the Paris Olympics carry over to the Paris Paralympics as far as viewership; how on-air talent for the Paralympics get chosen; the debut of Gold

Aug 26, 2024 • 31:44

Andrew Marchand of The Athletic

Andrew Marchand of The Athletic

Episode 422 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Andrew Marchand, The Athletic’s senior sports media writer. The writer debuts a new twice weekly podcast on Aug. 27 that is available at AndrewMarchand.com. In this podcast we discuss the biggest media-related NFL stories heading into the season; the debut of Tom Brady as a Fox broadcaster; Greg Olson’s options; the Netflix Christmas Day games; election politics decreasing NFL ratings; Bill Belichick as an analyst; ESPN’s SEC

Aug 22, 2024 • 1:14:55

Sports Illustrated celebrates its 70th anniversary

Sports Illustrated celebrates its 70th anniversary

Episode 421 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features an examination of Sports Illustrated at age 70. (The first issue of Sports Illustrated came out on Aug. 16, 1954.) The guests are Stephen Cannella, the current editor in chief of Sports Illustrated and longtime former Sports Illustrated senior writers Tim Layden and Scott Price. Layden now works for NBC Sports; Price is an author. In this podcast, the group discusses SI’s plans for its 70th anniversary; why SI became

Aug 19, 2024 • 46:07

Guest is Melissa Ludtke, whose case opened up baseball’s locker room for women

Guest is Melissa Ludtke, whose case opened up baseball’s locker room for women

Episode 420 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Melissa Ludtke, the author of “Locker Room Talk: A Women’s Struggle To Get Inside.” The book recounts Ludtke’s journey as a 26-year-old Sports Illustrated reporter who sued (and won) a gender discrimination case against Bowie Kuhn and Major League Baseball. The decision opened up MLB locker rooms for women reporters. In this podcast, Ludtke discusses her book and why she wrote it today; what it was like to be female r

Aug 16, 2024 • 34:02

Paris Olympics redux: The guest is Molly Solomon, the executive producer & president of NBC Olympics production

Paris Olympics redux: The guest is Molly Solomon, the executive producer & president of NBC Olympics production

Episode 419 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Molly Solomon, the executive producer & president of NBC Olympics production. In this podcast we discuss what worked for the Paris Olympics from NBCU’s perspective; the viewership for the Paris Olympics; the decision to go heavy on celebrity when it came to on-air staffing; her behind the scenes with Snoop Dogg; the gymnastics, swimming and track coverage; why Peacock's Gold Zone was a hit; the prospects of a Bob

Aug 15, 2024 • 39:38

Why The Paris Olympics Have Soared In Viewership

Why The Paris Olympics Have Soared In Viewership

Episode 418 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable discussion with Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and A.J. Perez, a senior reporter for Front Office Sports. In this podcast we discuss the viewership for the Paris Olympics; what has worked with NBCU’s coverage and what hasn’t; Charles Barkley staying with WBD and the WSJ saying the company is exploring for Barkley a show that would allow him to talk about other sports that TNT

Aug 9, 2024 • 32:04

From Paris: NBC gymnastics analyst Laurie Hernandez

From Paris: NBC gymnastics analyst Laurie Hernandez

Episode 417 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features NBC gymnastics analyst Laurie Hernandez, who has been featured on the live coverage of the event on NBC and Peacock. In this podcast, Hernandez discusses how she approaches explaining gymnastics in layperson terms; what she looks for on each apparatus; her preparation to call the competition; why Simone Biles is the best of all-time from an Olympian’s perspective; where she is located during the competition; her interest in st

Aug 5, 2024 • 29:18

What’s it like to work to work in media relations for WWE?

What’s it like to work to work in media relations for WWE?

Episode 416 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Legentil, the executive vice president of talent relations & head of communications at WWE. In this podcast, Legentil discusses what someone does in both the talent office and for WWE Communications; navigating the daily pro wrestling press and the broader sports and entertainment media that might cover WWE intermittently; this Saturday’s SummerSlam in Cleveland at Cleveland Browns Stadium; who decides on where the perfo

Aug 1, 2024 • 38:50

Chad Finn and Austin Karp on the opening days of NBC’s Paris coverage

Chad Finn and Austin Karp on the opening days of NBC’s Paris coverage

Episode 415 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we analyze the Paris Olympics coverage so far; what we make of the big viewership; our thoughts on the opening ceremony coverage; our thoughts on Peacock and the coverage of basketball, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data

Jul 30, 2024 • 39:01

Producing the Paris Olympics for NBC

Producing the Paris Olympics for NBC

Episode 414 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jack Felling, a vice president and coordinating producer of original content for NBC Sports who has oversight for the features that you will see during the Paris Olympics, and Rob Hyland, the producer of NBC’s primetime Olympics coverage, an assignment he began with the Tokyo Olympics and continued with the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Hyland is also the producer of Sunday Night Football. In this podcast, Felling and Hyland dis

Jul 25, 2024 • 43:06

Mini-pod: How will the Paris Olympics do?

Mini-pod: How will the Paris Olympics do?

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and CNBC Sports Business reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast, we discuss the Paris Olympics and whether we think it will rate viewership-wise; the celebrity push during the Games; whether Peacock can gain subscribers from it; the upcoming Olympic cycle and why it is advantageous for NBC Universal; the WNBA's media rights deal and what it means and more. Y

Jul 24, 2024 • 27:38

Analyst Michael Nathanson on the future of sports media rights and the NBA’s media rights deal

Analyst Michael Nathanson on the future of sports media rights and the NBA’s media rights deal

Episode 413 of the Sports Media Podcast features Michael Nathanson, the co-founder and senior managing director of research firm MoffettNathanson. In this podcast, Nathanson, one of the top analysts in the country when it comes to the media sector, discusses the NBA media rights deal and how it effects each of the players, Disney/ESPN, Amazon, NBC Universal and WBD; why he does not think the Olympics will pop; what the floor is on the number of pay-TV households in America; Netflix in the NFL sp

Jul 22, 2024 • 45:43

The challenges of starting an NFL podcast in 2024: The guest is Dianna Russini of The Athletic

The challenges of starting an NFL podcast in 2024: The guest is Dianna Russini of The Athletic

Episode 412 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Diana Russini, a senior NFL insider for The Athletic and the co-host, along with former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel, of “Scoop City,” a new twice-weekly podcast on the NFL. In this podcast, Russini discusses the development process of starting a new NFL podcast; the challenges of entering a very crowded podcast space featuring not just NFL media people but active and former NFL players; why Daniel was a good fit for the podca

Jul 18, 2024 • 30:46

Carli Lloyd

Carli Lloyd

Episode 411 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Carli Lloyd, a studio analyst for Fox Sports's soccer coverage. Lloyd is a two-time FIFA Player of the Year Award winner, a two-time World Cup winner, and finished one of the most remarkable careers in global soccer with 316 caps. In this podcast, Lloyd discusses the transition from playing to broadcasting; her biggest challenges so far as a broadcaster; being blunt in commentary and how people react to that; her view of how t

Jul 11, 2024 • 38:54

A conversation with SBJ's Austin Karp on the latest sports media news

A conversation with SBJ's Austin Karp on the latest sports media news

Episode 410 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a sports media conversation with Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Karp and Deitsch discuss the viewership numbers for the Copa America and 2024 Euros; what it means for global soccer heading forward; the WNBA's viewership in 2024 and what to expect for the rest of the season; why the MLB All-Star Game may tank; how the Paris Olympics will do as far as interest; NBC's plans

Jul 9, 2024 • 36:58

Mini-pod: Kenny Mayne

Mini-pod: Kenny Mayne

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenny Mayne, the longtime sports television personality as well as writer and director. In this podcast, Mayne discusses his latest project, a documentary short film called "Wiffle Ball," which is part of the Seattle Film Festival and features an exploration of Mayne and Ken Griffey having a throwing contest in 1989; why he made the film; filming with Ken Burns; his interest in the University of Washington athletic program wo

Jul 3, 2024 • 30:10

Sarah Spain

Sarah Spain

Episode 409 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sarah Spain, whose new podcast, “Good Game With Sarah Spain,” is part of the partnership between iHeartMedia and Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment. That partnership will bring to market the upcoming Women’s Sports Audio Network, a free, ad-supported slate of podcasts. Good Game with Sarah Spain is the inaugural podcast for the partnership and it debuts July 17. In this podcast, Spain discusses the project an

Jul 1, 2024 • 45:20

ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus

ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus

Episode 408 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features an extended conversation with Burke Magnus, the president of content at ESPN who has oversight of ESPN’s live events, studio shows, newsgathering, original content/ESPN Films, the Talent Office, as well as audio, digital, and social media. In this podcast, Magnus discusses the state of NBA media rights; changes to ESPN’s to NBA top booth; ESPN’s longterm interest in the WNBA; the upcoming UFC rights; ESPN/ABC sublicense of col

Jun 26, 2024 • 1:09:53

Mini-pod: Jon Lewis and Austin Karp on NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final viewership

Mini-pod: Jon Lewis and Austin Karp on NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final viewership

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we dissect the five-game Celtics-Mavericks NBA Finals which averaged 11.31 million viewers on ABC, down 3% in viewership from a five-game Nuggets-Heat series last year; how to analysis this series from a viewership perspective; where the NBA Finals are in the 2020s; LeBron James, K

Jun 21, 2024 • 44:32

How To Cover Track and Field in 2024

How To Cover Track and Field in 2024

Episode 407 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Chavez, the founder and CEO of CITIUS MAG, whose content mission is to make it easier (and more fun) to be a track and field fan. In this podcast, Chavez discusses the challenges and opportunities of covering track and field; the access for reporters today; how many people are working at CITIUS MAG; what is working between podcasts, video and social; what to expect from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Track and Fiel

Jun 19, 2024 • 40:51

The Best of Grant Wahl

The Best of Grant Wahl

Episode 406 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Mark Mravic and Alexander Wolff, the co-editors of "World Class: Purpose, Passion, and the Pursuit of Greatness On and Off the Field: Grant Wahl" It is a collection of Wahl’s most powerful and memorable stories, spanning his entire career in journalism. In this podcast, Mravic and Wolff discuss how this book come together; the criteria in choosing the stories; why Wahl’s work was impactful; how LeBron James offered a blurb for

Jun 17, 2024 • 33:45

Presenting Queens of the Court: A WNBA Podcast

Presenting Queens of the Court: A WNBA Podcast

WNBA and Audacy are proud to publish the premiere WNBA podcast - Queens of the Court.  Hosted by hoops legend Sheryl Swoopes and women's sports journalist Jordan Ligons Robinson - the weekly show combines news and information, stats, as well as in-depth interview segments with some of the most notable names in and around the WNBA, and deep dives on the history of the game and its pro teams. New episodes publish every Tuesday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: h

Jun 14, 2024 • 6:14

Filming Roger Federer’s final days as a tennis professional

Filming Roger Federer’s final days as a tennis professional

Episode 405 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia, the co-directors of “Federer: Twelve Final Days,” which follows Roger Federer through the final 12 days of his professional career. The documentary will stream on Prime Video beginning June 20. In this podcast, Kapadia and Sabia discuss how the project came to be; Sabia starting out the project as doing a home video for Federer’s friends and family; why Federer provided such intimate access; how Kap

Jun 12, 2024 • 30:40

Calling Caitlin Clark’s games

Calling Caitlin Clark’s games

Episode 404 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Debbie Antonelli, an analyst on the WNBA’s Indiana Fever broadcasts and a 2024 Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Antonelli has worked for many media outlets including CBS and ESPN. She is joined by Pat Boylan, the play-by-play voice of Fever. He’s also calls Indiana Pacers games and works with on Pacers broadcasts as a sideline reporter and host. In this podcast, the guests discuss how

Jun 10, 2024 • 46:27

The media coverage of Caitlin Clark and the WNBA

The media coverage of Caitlin Clark and the WNBA

Episode 403 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN and NBC basketball analyst, host and reporter LaChina Robinson and author and Awful Announcing columnist Lyndsey D'Arcangelo. In this podcast, Robinson and D'Arcangelo the media coverage of Caitlin Clark; why the conversation has veered into the spaces it has; what they have seen as far as access this year with the WNBA; Toronto and the Bay Area’s WNBA expansion teams; LaChina’s Olympic assignment in Paris; who they would

Jun 5, 2024 • 46:46

Mini-pod: I’m Just Here for the Riot

Mini-pod: I’m Just Here for the Riot

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kat Jayme and Asia Youngman, the directors of “I’m Just Here for the Riot,” a documentary film about the 2011 riot that occurred in Vancouver following Game 7 of the Stanley Cup between the Canucks and Bruins. The film, an ESPN 30 for 30 presentation, premieres June 4 at 7:30 pm ET on ESPN and will stream on ESPN+. In this podcast, the filmmakers discuss why they wanted to explore this subject more than a decade later; how th

Jun 3, 2024 • 27:07

Richard Deitsch Weighs In on the State of Baseball Play-by-Play | 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball'

Richard Deitsch Weighs In on the State of Baseball Play-by-Play | 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball'

From 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball' (subscribe here): This week's episode offers a different perspective on baseball play-by-play. Richard Deitsch of The Athletic joins Matt Spiegel to weigh in on what makes baseball broadcasting great and unique, as well as which styles of voices resonate with fans the most. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adc

May 31, 2024 • 48:02

CNBC’s Alex Sherman on NBA media rights

CNBC’s Alex Sherman on NBA media rights

Episode 402 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features CNBC Sports Business reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast, Sherman discusses the latest on the NBA media rights; where Warner Bros. Discovery stands regarding matching Amazon and NBC Universal; how the NBA is thinking; whether there is risk for the NBA to have significant inventory on streaming; the prospects of a fourth package; the impact on WBD's carriage fees/stock price; how AEW might be impacted by the NBA  negotiation

May 29, 2024 • 33:46

Can the WNBA succeed in Canada?

Can the WNBA succeed in Canada?

Episode 401 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed and Toronto Star NBA columnist and reporter Doug Smith. In this podcast we discuss Toronto being granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA; our impressions of the franchise’s initial press conference; whether the WNBA can succeed in Toronto and how that can be done; Shireen breaking the story of the league coming to Canada; how the team will be covered and where the sports media e

May 28, 2024 • 54:20

Joe Buck

Joe Buck

Episode 400 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN Monday Night Football lead broadcaster Joe Buck. In this podcast we discuss the Monday Night Football schedule including the opening game between the Jets and Niners; how to navigate things Aaron Rodgers says away from football; the expectations placed on Tom Brady as a broadcaster; calling baseball again as a one-off; how much he is thinking about Super Bowl LXI in 2027, discussing gambling on air; how he chose his broad

May 23, 2024 • 51:38

Mini-Pod: How to cover a NASCAR fight

Mini-Pod: How to cover a NASCAR fight

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck. Both are Motorsports reporters for The Athletic and the co-hosts of The Teardown podcast. In this podcast, Gluck and Bianchi discuss the confrontation between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch,  following the NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway; the events that led up to that; how Jordan got viral footage of the fight; how they prepare for fights as reporters; how

May 22, 2024 • 33:52

Mini-pod: The 2024 NFL Schedule Review

Mini-pod: The 2024 NFL Schedule Review

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Ben Fischer, who covers the NFL and all other pro football news for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Karp and Fischer discuss the NFL’s schedule and which media partners did well; the importance of the 4:25 p.m. ET window; the Monday Night Football schedule; the power of the Chiefs for broadcasters; Netflix’s moving into the NFL; the internation

May 17, 2024 • 27:47

The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis

The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis

Episode 399 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bryan Curtis, the Editor at Large at The Ringer and the co-host of the Press Box Podcast with David Shoemaker. In this podcast we discuss the NBA rights and what a future featuring ESPN, Amazon and NBC might look like; Charles Barkley as a free agent; the best place for Barkley; why ESPN can't figure out its NBA pre and postgame show; Netflix potentially acquiring the NFL and what that would mean for Netflix; the upcoming WNBA

May 14, 2024 • 49:42

Kevin Egan on hosting MLS 360 and transitioning from calling WWE matches

Kevin Egan on hosting MLS 360 and transitioning from calling WWE matches

Episode 398 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kevin Egan, the lead host for MLS 360, the weekly whip-around show on MLS Season Pass. In this podcast, Egan discusses the premise of MLS Season Pass; how a whip-around show for soccer works; his on-air colleagues Sacha Kljestan, Kaylyn Kyle, and Bradley Wright-Phillips; the transition from calling MLS matches to hosting; the challenge of maintaining a career in the US as a soccer broadcaster; what Leo Messi has meant

May 10, 2024 • 49:17

What will covering the WNBA be like in the era of Caitlin Clark? The guests are The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman

What will covering the WNBA be like in the era of Caitlin Clark? The guests are The Athletic’s Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman

Episode 397 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two writers from The Athletic who cover women’s basketball — Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman. They are also panelists on The Athletic’s Women’s Basketball Show podcast. In this podcast, Merchant and Pickman discuss what they are seeing as far as local and national WNBA media coverage in 2024; what the preseason has been like covering; the upcoming WNBA national schedule; how they anticipate Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink, Kami

May 9, 2024 • 45:07

Mini-pod: NBA and NHL postseason viewership

Mini-pod: NBA and NHL postseason viewership

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss viewership for the NBA playoffs and NHL playoffs; why the Knicks might not be as great a viewership draw as you might think; whether people will tune in specifically to see Anthony Edwards; the Bruins as a viewership draw; what the NHL would like to see for the finals; the F-1 Miami rating; the last NBA media rights package up for grabs betwee

May 8, 2024 • 19:46

How do you write a children’s sports book? The guest is Sportsnet (Canada) host Evanka Osmak

How do you write a children’s sports book? The guest is Sportsnet (Canada) host Evanka Osmak

Episode 396 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sportsnet (Canada) anchor Evanka Osmak, the author of a new children’s book, “Ali Hoops!." The book encourages girls and boys to be involved in sports in any role regardless of skill level. In this podcast Osmak discusses the challenges of writing a children’s sports book; how to come up with characters and a story; the challenge of selling a children’s sports book; the fate of the sports television highlight show in 2024; how

May 3, 2024 • 36:19

How do you produce the Kentucky Derby as a television show?

How do you produce the Kentucky Derby as a television show?

Episode 395 of Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Lindsay Schanzer, NBC Sports’ senior producer of horse racing and its college football studio coverage. Schanzer will also co-produce the gymnastics coverage of the Paris Olympics. In this podcast, Schanzer discusses navigating appealing to the hard core horse racing fan and the far bigger audience of casual fans who watch one horse race per year; producing a sports event with an audience that is 50 percent female; how mu

May 1, 2024 • 32:30

How do you televise an Olympics in 2024?: The guest is NBC executive producer Molly Solomon

How do you televise an Olympics in 2024?: The guest is NBC executive producer Molly Solomon

Episode 394 of Sports Media Podcast features Molly Solomon, the executive producer & president of NBC Olympics production. In this podcast, Solomon discusses what a primetime Olympics show on a network should look like in 2024 when the results will already be known; the viewership declines for the Olympics and why Paris might change the fortunes of the event; how a network televises an Olympic ceremony with 100 boats floating down the River Seine; how things change for Solomon being in Connectic

Apr 29, 2024 • 51:41

They produce the NFL Draft: ESPN's Seth Markman and Charlie Yook of NFL Network

They produce the NFL Draft: ESPN's Seth Markman and Charlie Yook of NFL Network

Episode 393 of Sports Media Podcast features Charlie Yook, NFL Network executive producer and the longtime point person for the network's NFL Draft coverage, and ESPN vice president executive production Seth Markman, who oversees all college football and NFL studio shows, including the NFL Draft. In this podcast, Markman and Yook discuss the growth of the NFL Draft; how the behind-the-scenes work for each production; why this NFL Draft is set up for big viewership; criticism of every pick being

Apr 24, 2024 • 50:46

Did Ben Johnson get screwed at the 1988 Summer Olympics?

Did Ben Johnson get screwed at the 1988 Summer Olympics?

Episode 392 of the Sports Media Podcast features Mary Ormsby, the author of "World's Fastest Man*: The Incredible Life Of Ben Johnson." Ormsby worked at the Toronto Star for three decades where she was one of Canada's most acclaimed sports investigative reporters. In this podcast, Ormsby discusses her reporting on Ben Johnson and his race at the 1988 Seoul Olympics; how she approached re-reporting a story from more than 30 years ago; why there are many people who believe Johnson did not get due

Apr 23, 2024 • 30:24

How do you promote a book about D3 basketball? The guest is Chicago sports talk host Danny Parkins

How do you promote a book about D3 basketball? The guest is Chicago sports talk host Danny Parkins

Episode 391 of Sports Media Podcast features Danny Parkins, the author of "Pipeline to the Pros: How D3, Small College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA" and the co-host of The Score 670 (Chicago) afternoon show with Matt Spiegel. In this podcast, we discuss the origin of the book (he co-wrote it with Ben Kaplan); the many former D3 players serving as head coach in the NBA including Tom Thibodeau and Frank Vogel; Jeff and Stan Van Gundy's amazing D3 roots; how to promote a book such as this; the fut

Apr 22, 2024 • 42:15

Andrew Marchand of The Athletic

Andrew Marchand of The Athletic

Episode 390 of Sports Media Podcast features Andrew Marchand, a senior sports media columnist for The Athletic. In this podcast, we discuss Tom Brady’s comments about considering a comeback and what that means for Fox Sports if anything; if Brady owning a team is conflict of interest as a broadcaster; the NBA media rights and how Marchand sees them shaking out; how Caitlin Clark will impact the WNBA’s business and viewership; what happens now for women’s college basketball; MLB’s Sunday

Apr 16, 2024 • 1:08:47

Mini-pod: The NCAA Tournament viewership numbers and the Caitlin Clark Effect

Mini-pod: The NCAA Tournament viewership numbers and the Caitlin Clark Effect

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss viewership for the women’s and men’s tournament; the incredible numbers put up by the South Carolina-Iowa final; what Iowa's Caitlin Clark meant in terms of overall viewership; whether the women’s viewership numbers will carry over to next year; the impact of the men’s Final Four being on cable; what can change the trajectory of men’s viewership; ABC’s terrible pr

Apr 11, 2024 • 31:05

James Andrew Miller on ESPN

James Andrew Miller on ESPN

Episode 389 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN, Saturday Night Live, and HBO. In this podcast, Miller discusses ESPN’s Norby Williamson, who had his hand in almost all parts of ESPN’s content and business areas, from programming, production and news during his nearly four decades at ESPN, no longer be working at the company; what it means and why it happened; whether this is related to Pat McAfee’s comments

Apr 9, 2024 • 36:16

ESPN data strategist Flora Kelly

ESPN data strategist Flora Kelly

Episode 388 features ESPN Vice President of Brand Strategy and Content Research Flora Kelly. In this podcast, Kelly explains her role at ESPN and how that informs the company; how her research team works; the macro trends she is seeing in sports in 2024; why college sports is continuing to soar; the incredible numbers for women’s college basketball; how young fans process sports; the enduring power of the NFL; how ESPN looks at gambling data, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple

Apr 8, 2024 • 37:41

The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings and Zena Keita on the Women’s Final Four

The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings and Zena Keita on the Women’s Final Four

Episode 387 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Athletic senior writer Chantel Jennings and Zena Keita, the host of The Athletic’s Women's Basketball Show and a reporter and analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area. In this podcast, the guests discuss Iowa’s win over LSU averaging 12.3 million viewers and peaking at 16 million viewers; what that number means for women's basketball; UConn’s win over USC drawing 6.7 million viewers; what it was like for Chantel to be onsite in Albany for Iowa-LSU; how

Apr 5, 2024 • 35:31

Mini-pod: NCAA Tournament viewership and the Caitlin Clark Effect

Mini-pod: NCAA Tournament viewership and the Caitlin Clark Effect

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp, managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal, and Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss viewership for the men’s and women’s tournament; the incredible numbers put up by Iowa-LSU and UConn-USC; what Caitlin Clark means in terms of overall viewership; whether the women’s viewership numbers will carry over to next year; the impact of the men’s Final Four being on cable; the UFL viewe

Apr 4, 2024 • 32:53

A Conversation With Media Columnist Richard Deitsch | 'The TK Show'

A Conversation With Media Columnist Richard Deitsch | 'The TK Show'

From 'The TK Show' (subscribe here): Tim Kawakami and The Athletic's Richard Deitsch review what could've been the greatest night in women's college basketball history, where this sport goes from here and where the media coverage of LSU coach Kim Mulkey and her team has failed. Also, what the future looks like for NFL and NBA broadcasting. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http

Apr 3, 2024 • 34:16

A New Book on Pete Rose

A New Book on Pete Rose

Episode 386 features author Keith O'Brien, whose new book is "Charlie Hustle The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball." In this podcast, O'Brien discusses his new book on Rose; why Rose initially spoke with him and then stopped making contact; who he chose to interview for the book including Fay Vincent; interviewing the three men who placed bets for Rose -- Mike Bertolini, Paul Janszen and Tommy Gioisa; Rose calculating his banishment has cost him roughly $100 million

Mar 29, 2024 • 27:10

ESPN's Andraya Carter

ESPN's Andraya Carter

Episode 385 features ESPN and SEC Network basketball host and analyst Andraya Carter. In this podcast, Carter discusses the women's tournament; how she sees the promotion for Caitlin Clark; the teams that have played the best so far; her anticipated Final Four; the potential of LSU-Iowa; the viewership for women's basketball; the futures of JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hidalgo and our mock draft of all the players in college and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play,

Mar 28, 2024 • 47:45

Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch

Episode 384 of Sports Media Podcast features Rebecca Quin, who is known as Becky Lynch in the WWE. Her new book, “Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl,” debuted on March 26. Lynch will also be one of the featured matches at the WWE’s WrestleMania 40, a two-night event on April 6 and 7, 2024, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. In this podcast, Lynch discusses  her writing process; navigating a personal story against the character most people know her as; becoming a U.S. ci

Mar 26, 2024 • 56:58

Jack McCallum

Jack McCallum

Episode 383 of Sports Media Podcast features best-selling author Jack McCallum, the writer of “The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops.” In this podcast, MacCallum discusses the Crispus Attucks High School’s basketball team winning the Indiana state championship in 1955 and 1956, making the Attucks the first all-Black team in the nation to win a state title; why he was compelled to write this book; how he approached the research; the comme

Mar 22, 2024 • 47:08

Mini-Pod: How many viewers will watch the NCAA Tournaments?

Mini-Pod: How many viewers will watch the NCAA Tournaments?

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp, managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal, and Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss our viewership predictions for the men’s and women’s tournament; what Caitlin Clark means in terms of overall viewership; whether the men are suffering from a lack of household names; the men’s regular season college basketball viewership; NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC having its most-watched se

Mar 20, 2024 • 34:10

Louisa Thomas of The New Yorker

Louisa Thomas of The New Yorker

Episode 382 of Sports Media Podcast features Louisa Thomas, a staff writer at The New Yorker who recently profiled Nikola Jokić for the publication. In this podcast, Thomas discusses how she finds her stories; what is unique about covering sports for The New Yorker; how people in sports respond to the publication when she contacts them; how she approaches writing when a subject does not want to talk; profiling Jokic; writing about a First Lady; whether how The New Yorker approaches sports covera

Mar 18, 2024 • 45:30

Covering Caitlin Clark as a college sports journalist

Covering Caitlin Clark as a college sports journalist

Episode 381 of Sports Media Podcast features three members of The Daily Iowan staff — sports editor Kenna Roering, assistant sports editor Colin Votzmeyer  and reporter  Cooper Worth. The three University of Iowa students have covered Iowa star Caitlin Clark this season. In this podcast, the trio discuss what it has been like covering Clark; the access they get as student journalists; what it is like for Clark as a student at the school; their favorite moment covering Clark; plans to cover the N

Mar 13, 2024 • 40:33

Pablo Torre

Pablo Torre

Episode 380 of Sports Media Podcast features Pablo Torre, the host of "Pablo Torre Finds Out." That show, which is part of the Meadowlark Media company, is available wherever you get your podcasts as well as via YouTube and the Draft Kings Network. In this podcast, Torre discusses how he conceived of his eponymous show and what he hopes to bring to an audience; fusing magazine style journalism in a new paradigm; what happens when you become part of the sports media talent ecosystem;  why appeari

Mar 11, 2024 • 1:16:46

Examining the mental health of elite athletes

Examining the mental health of elite athletes

Episode 379 of Sports Media Podcast features Julie Kliegman, the former copy chief for Sports Illustrated and the author of a new book, “Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes.” In this podcast, Kliegman discusses the book’s findings; athletes such as Chamique Holdsclaw, Bri Scurry and Michael Phelps being public with their mental health struggles; whether  women or male pro athletes more apt to talk about this topic; what non-athletes can learn from elite athl

Mar 6, 2024 • 37:49

Andrew Marchand

Andrew Marchand

Episode 378 of Sports Media Podcast features Andrew Marchand, a senior sports media columnist for The Athletic. In this podcast, we discuss expectations surrounding Tom Brady as an NFL analyst; how Brady will be judged; the importance of Brady’s first game; what it will be like when Brady is at a game as a broadcaster; what Brady’s arrival means for Greg Olsen; whether Fox’s No. 2 is a better job than the lead analyst for Thursday Night Football; Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaving NBC and heading to Ama

Mar 4, 2024 • 1:36:22

Jason Kirk on the power of college football and his new novel

Jason Kirk on the power of college football and his new novel

Episode 377 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jason Kirk, a senior newsletters editor at The Athletic, a co-host of the popular college football podcast, The Shutdown Fullcast, and the author of a new novel, “Hell is a World Without You.” In this podcast Kirk discusses growing up in the evangelical community in Georgia and how those churches shaped “Hell is a World Without You”; how sports impacted his upbringing; why college football has such a pull on those who love the sport; the nexus of

Feb 29, 2024 • 41:11

Peter King

Peter King

Episode 376 of the Sports Media Podcast features Peter King, the iconic NFL writer who announced his retirement this week after 44 years as a sports writer. In this podcast, we discuss King’s reason for stepping away from column writing; the response he received to his announcement; hearing from Peyton Manning and Tom Brady among others; what happens when you lose interest in the transactional part of the job; how NBC Sports responded to his decision; his desire to teach in the future; facing cr

Feb 27, 2024 • 53:20

Sports Business Journal managing editor, digital Austin Karp

Sports Business Journal managing editor, digital Austin Karp

Episode 375 of the Sports Media Podcast features Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss Daytona 500 viewership; how the NCAA basketball tournaments should do viewership-wise; CNBC reporting that Amazon will pay $150 million to televise a wild-card playoff game to cap the 2024 season; Austin hosting a podcast; EA Sports' new college football game, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To l

Feb 26, 2024 • 27:37

Sue Bird

Sue Bird

Episode 374 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sue Bird, the five-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time WNBA champion, and the host of “Sue’s Places,” an ESPN+ original series that features Bird exploring the history and traditions of college basketball. The series is currently in the middle of a 10-episode run. In this podcast, Bird discusses athlete-owned media and the production company she and her fiancee, the soccer great Megan Rapinoe, recently formed; the influence

Feb 22, 2024 • 1:04:49

Director Kristen Lappas on telling Giannis Antetokounmpo’s life story

Director Kristen Lappas on telling Giannis Antetokounmpo’s life story

Episode 373 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kristen Lappas, the director of “Giannis: The Marvelous Journey.” The film debuts Feb. 19 on Prime Video. Lappas works as a director and producer with Words + Pictures and previously worked as a feature producer for ESPN and ESPN Films. In this podcast, Lappas discusses telling Antetokounmpo’s story; how the project came to her; filming in Greece with her subjects; why the Antetokounmpo ended up trusting her; how to navigate t

Feb 20, 2024 • 37:03

CNBC’s Alex Sherman

CNBC’s Alex Sherman

Episode 372 of the Sports Media Podcast features CNBC media reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast we discuss the Super Bowl viewership averaging 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms; why the game was up seven percent; Paramount Global announcing layoffs shortly after the game; how much of the bump in viewership should be attributed to Taylor Swift interest;  ESPN, Fox and WBD plans to launch a joint sports streaming service this fall; the key question for pay TV distr

Feb 16, 2024 • 39:48

Kenny Smith

Kenny Smith

Episode 371 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenny Smith, who is in his 25th year as studio analyst for Inside the NBA. He will be in Indianapolis this weekend for WBD's coverage of the NBA All Star Game. In this podcast, Smith discusses his basketball consumption; why Inside The NBA has sustained its excellence over the years; the upcoming All-Star Game; why the Celtics are the best team he has seen this year; the NBA’s upcoming media rights deals; the brilliance of Gia

Feb 14, 2024 • 34:06

Featured Clip: Kenny Smith

Featured Clip: Kenny Smith

In this featured clip of our longform interview with WBD “Inside The NBA” analyst Kenny Smith that will publish on Feb. 14, the analyst offers his thoughts on how Inside The NBA has impacted other studio shows including alt-casts. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adc

Feb 13, 2024 • 4:15

Noah Eagle

Noah Eagle

Episode 370 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Noah Eagle, who will serve as the play by play voice along with analyst Nate Burleson for Nickelodeon’s broadcast of the Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11. He also is the play-by-play voice of Big Ten Saturday Night – the primetime Big Ten Football game — on NBC and stream live on Peacock as well as college basketball and tennis broadcaster. In this podcast, Eagle discusses the biggest challenge for you when it comes to the Nickelod

Feb 8, 2024 • 47:17

What’s it like to cover the San Francisco 49ers? Featuring The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami

What’s it like to cover the San Francisco 49ers? Featuring The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami

Episode 369 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Tim Kawakami, who covers the San Francisco 49ers and other Bay Area teams as a columnist for The Athletic. He is also the host of “The TK Show” podcast and its various feeds. In this podcast, Kawakami discusses challenges and fun of covering the Niners; what kind of access he gets to Brock Purdy and Kyle Shanahan; what is unique about covering a Bay Area sports team; why the Niners have such interest in his area; what he sees

Feb 6, 2024 • 37:37

What’s it like to cover the Kansas City Chiefs?  The guest is The Athletic’s Nate Taylor

What’s it like to cover the Kansas City Chiefs? The guest is The Athletic’s Nate Taylor

Episode 368 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Nate Taylor, who covers the Kansas City Chiefs for The Athletic. In this podcast, Taylor discusses challenges and fun of covering the Chiefs; what kind of access he gets to Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce; the best talkers on the team; how Taylor Swift has impacted the coverage this season; how he finds and pursues stories; what he expects Las Vegas to be like for Chiefs coverage; how much pressure there is on game days; and

Feb 5, 2024 • 51:43

Can Taylor Swift Impact The Super Bowl Viewership? Guest is Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch

Can Taylor Swift Impact The Super Bowl Viewership? Guest is Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch

Episode 367 of the Sports Media Podcast features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis. In this podcast, Deitsch and Lewis discuss the NFL’s Championship Game viewership; Super Bowl viewership expectations; Taylor Swift impact; Greg Olsen; what ESPN will do with its NBA teams; Netflix and niche sports, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.

Jan 31, 2024 • 34:17

ESPN NHL broadcasters Ray Ferraro and Sean McDonough

ESPN NHL broadcasters Ray Ferraro and Sean McDonough

Episode 366 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NHL broadcasters Ray Ferraro and Sean McDonough. They will call the NHL All Star Game on February 3 at 3PM ET on ABC. In this podcast, Ferraro and McDonough discuss the challenges of broadcasting an All-Star Game; what access viewers will get; why viewership is up this year in the NHL; the difference between Canadian and U.S. broadcasts; which players at ice level stand out above the rest; the speed of hockey broadcasts; the best teams in the

Jan 29, 2024 • 50:29

The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings on women’s basketball

The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings on women’s basketball

Episode 365 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Athletic’s senior women’s baseball writer Chantel Jennings. In this podcast, we discuss the NCAA’s eight-year agreement with ESPN worth $115 million annually to televise 40 college sports championships each year, including the marquee Division I women’s basketball tournament; why it the women’s basketball tournament was not spun off from that deal; what happens next; the teams to watch for as we head to March; Caitlin Clark at Iowa and more. Y

Jan 26, 2024 • 28:48

CNBC’s Alex Sherman and The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn

CNBC’s Alex Sherman and The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn

Episode 364 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe Sports media writer Chad Finn and CNBC media reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast, we discuss the 10-year deal announced between TKO and Netflix for  “Monday Night Raw”; what that deal might been for Netflix getting into the sports rights business; how the deal impacts other media companies; the NFL’s divisional round viewership numbers; which Super Bowl matchup is best viewership-wise between the Chiefs, Lions, Niners

Jan 25, 2024 • 49:04

Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum

Episode 363 of the Sports Media Podcast features Paul Finebaum, who hosts the aptly named The Paul Finebaum Show which can be heard on ESPN Radio, SEC Network and Sirius XM Channel 81 from Monday to Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. ET. In this podcast, Finebaum discusses how his show reacted to the retirement of Alabama coach Nick Saban; the reaction of his callers to the news; how Kalen DeBoer has been received in Alabama; the uniqueness of doing his show in the region he does; the prospect of Nick Saba

Jan 22, 2024 • 48:51

The Peacock Playoff Game: Austin Karp and Jon Lewis join the roundtable

The Peacock Playoff Game: Austin Karp and Jon Lewis join the roundtable

Episode 362 of the Sports Media Podcast features Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp and Jon Lewis, the editor and founder of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss Peacock averaging 23 million viewers for its exclusive Dolphins-Chiefs game; what the viewership number means; why you will see this again next year; how to extrapolate the churn rate; the potential of the NFL buying a stake in NFL; what such a stake would mean for NFL coverage and investigative journa

Jan 18, 2024 • 48:02

The Deal-Makers: Karen Brodkin and Hillary Mandel

The Deal-Makers: Karen Brodkin and Hillary Mandel

Episode 361 of the Sports Media Podcast features Karen Brodkin, the co-head of WME Sports and an executive vice president at its parent company, Endeavor, and Hillary Mandel, an executive vice president and head of media for the Americas for IMG, an Endeavor company. Brodkin and Mandel have worked as advisors on an endless amount of high-profile media deals, from individual team deals to league deals. They recently served as consultants for the NCAA for its $920 million, eight-year agreement wit

Jan 16, 2024 • 46:03

ESPN author James Andrew Miller on Pat McAfee

ESPN author James Andrew Miller on Pat McAfee

Episode 360 of the Sports Media Podcast features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and HBO. In this podcast Miller and Deitsch discuss Pat McAfee accusing a longtime ESPN executive of sabotaging his program by leaking false viewership information to the media; the appearances from Aaron Rogers on McAfee’s show; the support McAfee has from ESPN’s two top executives; the history of ESPN on-air talent challenging executives; why McAfee has le

Jan 9, 2024 • 52:09

ESPN’s Bill Bonnell and Jimmy Platt, the producer and director of the college football national championship game

ESPN’s Bill Bonnell and Jimmy Platt, the producer and director of the college football national championship game

Episode 359 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN producer Bill Bonnell and ESPN director Jimmy Platt. Bonnell and Platt served as the producer and director for the Michigan-Washington college football national championship game. In this podcast they discuss what is unique about a national college football championship for the production truck; how Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Washington coach Kalen DeBoer are in production meetings; what having two sideline reporters means for a broadcas

Jan 8, 2024 • 48:40

Featured Clip: ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown

Featured Clip: ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown

In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN's Hubie Brown that was published on Dec. 28, the Hall of Fame coach and analyst tells a story about the greatness of Wilt Chamberlain. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 4, 2024 • 7:22

2024 Sports Media Predictions and Michigan-Washington in the CFB title game

2024 Sports Media Predictions and Michigan-Washington in the CFB title game

Episode 358 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss the upcoming Michigan-Washington college football national championship game and how we think it will do viewership-wise; our 2024 sports media predictions including Tom Brady joining the Fox booth; the NBA’s upcoming media rights deals; consolidation among the streamers; whether the Paris Olympics will be suc

Jan 3, 2024 • 58:35

ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown

ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown

Episode 357 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown. In this podcast, Brown discusses why he continues to love what he does at age 90; the value of feedback; remaining current with the game in 2023; his Dad as an influence; his Dad telling him in the seventh grade that “you’re always a half-step from the street” and why he carried that with him; how many games he calls annually; what he’s learned about taking care of his body; coaching Kareem and Oscar; Wilt Chamberlain

Dec 28, 2023 • 47:52

Fox NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox NFL director Rich Russo

Fox NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox NFL director Rich Russo

Episode 356 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox NFL director Rich Russo. They are the lead production staffers on Fox’s top NFL team.  In this podcast, Zyontz and Russo discuss their second year working with Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen; doing Dallas-Miami; how having two sideline reporters impacts a broadcast; navigating Taylor Swift if she’s at a game; Fox’s 30th year of football; rules analysts; a shared love of Jack Buck; the amount of cameras for pl

Dec 21, 2023 • 43:00

A roundtable discussion with The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn

A roundtable discussion with The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn

Episode 355 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe reporter Chad Finn. In this podcast we discuss Al Michaels not getting a playoff game for NBC; HBO’s “Real Sports” ends; where we think the NBA’s TV deal might head;  the possibility of Bill Belichick taking a TV job; CFP semifinal viewership predictions; AI In Sports Journalism/Media. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices

Dec 19, 2023 • 46:55

Shohei Ohtani just joined your team? How do you cover him

Shohei Ohtani just joined your team? How do you cover him

Episode 354 of the Sports Media Podcast features MLB reporter Fabian Ardaya, who covers the Dodgers for The Athletic. In this podcast, Ardaya discusses the challenges and opportunities of covering Ohtani; how the signing changes his job; the Dodgers’ pursuit; what kind of access he anticipates he’ll have to Ohtani; the baseball questions that now exist with the Dodgers; the possibility of covering Ohtani in Seoul and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify

Dec 13, 2023 • 40:04

Featured Clip: ESPN NFL and College Football host and reporter Laura Rutledge

Featured Clip: ESPN NFL and College Football host and reporter Laura Rutledge

In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN's Laura Rutledge that was published on Dec. 8, the ESPN host and reporter discusses the difference of reporting on an NFL sideline versus a college football sideline. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 11, 2023 • 5:15

ESPN’s Laura Rutledge

ESPN’s Laura Rutledge

Episode 353 of the Sports Media Podcast features Laura Rutledge, the host of NFL Live and SEC Nation as well as a reporter for Monday Night Football and the NFL Draft. In this podcast, Rutledge discusses how she defines a good sports television host; morphing between NFL and SEC hosting and sideline reporting on Monday Night Football; her professional development at ESPN; living in the North after growing up in the South; women analyzing the NFL on television and how rare that is; the difference

Dec 8, 2023 • 44:35

Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson

Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson

Episode 352 of the Sports Media Podcast features Ernie Johnson, the host of TNT’s “Inside The NBA” and a 2023 inductee into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In this podcast, Johnson discusses his Hall of Fame honor; the NBA’s In-Season Tournament; how much he thinks about the upcoming NBA media rights negotiations; why he thinks WBD will retain NBA rights; how father, Ernie Johnson Sr., being one of the finalist for the Ford C. Frick Award; being the son of a famous person; when Ernie decid

Dec 5, 2023 • 45:56

Featured Clip: Inside The NBA host Ernie Johnson Jr.

Featured Clip: Inside The NBA host Ernie Johnson Jr.

In this featured clip of our longform interview with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson that was publish on Dec. 5, the play by play broadcaster discusses his thoughts on the upcoming NBA media rights and why he is confident WBD will retain. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 4, 2023 • 6:12

Mini-pod: ESPN’s College GameDay versus Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff

Mini-pod: ESPN’s College GameDay versus Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff

Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp discuss the college football pregame wars; the viewership number for Michigan-Ohio State; the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day ratings; Black Friday viewership; NBA In-Season Tournament; Formula One viewership and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.c

Nov 30, 2023 • 38:52

ESPN SportsCenter anchor Randy Scott on going public with mental health struggles

ESPN SportsCenter anchor Randy Scott on going public with mental health struggles

Episode 351 of the Sports Media Podcast features Randy Scott, who co-anchors SportsCenter:AM, the 7-10 a.m. ET slot. In this podcast, Scott discusses his series of tweets which made public his mental health struggles of the past couple of years; how he used therapy to heal; losing 30 pounds in a month and not sleeping; how SportsCenter anchor Nicole Briscoe helped him; the reaction of colleagues; how he approaches things today; working a morning SportsCenter shift; being raised by a Naval aviato

Nov 27, 2023 • 41:13

Pac-12 Networks, Tennis Channel and NBC Olympics broadcaster Ted Robinson

Pac-12 Networks, Tennis Channel and NBC Olympics broadcaster Ted Robinson

Episode 350 of the Sports Media Podcast features Pac-12 Networks, Tennis Channel and NBC Olympics play by play broadcaster Ted Robinson. In this podcast Robinson discusses his final weeks as a college football broadcaster for the Pac-12 Networks; how broadcast crews found out about the end of the Pac-12; the loss of jobs for staffers; working Olympic broadcasts since Nagano; calling dozens of major tennis events including the French Open, US Open, Wimbledon, and the Gold Medal match at the 2012

Nov 24, 2023 • 48:10

Featured Clip: Joe Buck

Featured Clip: Joe Buck

In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN/ABC Monday Night Football broadcaster Joe Buck that was published on Nov. 16, the play by play broadcaster discusses his longtime relationship with partner Troy Aikman. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoic

Nov 20, 2023 • 5:57

Joe Buck

Joe Buck

Episode 349 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN/ABC Monday Night Football play by play broadcaster Joe Buck. In this podcast, Buck discusses calling the upcoming Eagles-Chiefs game; his long relationship with Troy Aikman and whether they are getting better as a team; the differences between working at Fox and ESPN; whether he pays attention to viewership; his thoughts on navigating Taylor Swift attending a broadcast he is doing; whether the Eagles-Chiefs is a preview of what an ABC Super B

Nov 16, 2023 • 45:25

Featured Clip: Jason Benetti

Featured Clip: Jason Benetti

In this featured clip of our longform interview with new Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti that was published on Nov. 14, the play by play broadcaster discusses why he left the White Sox for the Tigers. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 15, 2023 • 6:03

Jason Benetti

Jason Benetti

Episode 348 of the Sports Media Podcast features new Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti, who also works as a Fox Sports broadcaster as well as Westwood One Audio. In this podcast, Benetti explains his thinking on moving from the White Sox to Tigers; what it’s been like to be the story; his reaction to the Tigers pursuing him; why he ultimately left the White Sox; his fondness for the city of Detroit;  the tension between someone who has a national job in addition to local; the importance o

Nov 14, 2023 • 45:31

Women’s college basketball explodes as a media play

Women’s college basketball explodes as a media play

Episode 347 of the Sports Media Podcast features two writers from The Athletic who cover women’s basketball — Chantel Jennings and Ben Pickman. In this podcast, Jennings and Pickman discuss the biggest stories of the 2023-24 women’s college basketball year; whether last year’s record viewership for the title game will be a catalyst this year; whether the women’s basketball tournament will become open to market as its own property; how accessible the top coaches and players are; the player they w

Nov 10, 2023 • 49:52

The NFL is on pace for another mega year

The NFL is on pace for another mega year

Episode 346 of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp, assistant managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal and Ben Fischer, who covers the NFL for SBJ.  In this podcast, Deitsch, Fischer and Karp discuss the media-centric issues around the NFL as they head to the second half of the regular season; NFL viewership; YouTube’s relationship with the NFL and Sunday Ticket; the record-low World Series viewership; Dolphins-Chiefs in Germany and why the NFL is so high on games in that co

Nov 7, 2023 • 55:24

World Series viewership tanks; NFL Sunday Ticket issues

World Series viewership tanks; NFL Sunday Ticket issues

Episode 345 of the Sports Media Podcast features Chad Finn, sports media writer for The Boston Globe, and Jon Lewis, the editor and founder of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, Deitsch, Finn and Lewis discuss the record-low World Series viewership; whether the Rangers-Diamondbacks numbers mean something bigger for baseball; the buffering issues You Tube’s Sunday Ticket had; Dolphins-Chiefs in Germany; The NFL Network's Rich Eisen as a play by play voice; Pat McAfee on ESPN's College GameDay;

Nov 2, 2023 • 48:30

Why college football is such an important property for ESPN

Why college football is such an important property for ESPN

Episode 344 of the Sports Media Podcast features Amanda Gifford, a Vice President of Production for ESPN, who oversees the company’s college football event productions (live games) and the XFL. In this podcast, Gifford discusses what her role entails; how ESPN/ABC’s college football game production happens every week; why college football viewership is up this year; where college football should be as a broadcast play five years from now; why there are so few women college football opinionists i

Oct 30, 2023 • 43:17

The Radio Voice Of The World Series: ESPN’s Jon Sciambi

The Radio Voice Of The World Series: ESPN’s Jon Sciambi

Episode 343 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN and Marquee Sports Network broadcaster Jon Sciambi, who will debut as the national radio voice of the World Series for ESPN Radio. In this broadcast, Sciambi discusses how he followed Dan Shulman and Jon Miller as the audio voice of the World Series; working with Jessica Mendoza and Eduardo Pérez in a new three-person booth; morphing between radio and television; how you get chemistry with a new partner; the Texas-Arizona matchup; the advanta

Oct 27, 2023 • 36:15

Mini-pod: How many people will watch a Rangers-Diamondbacks World Series?

Mini-pod: How many people will watch a Rangers-Diamondbacks World Series?

Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor Austin Karp discuss the World Series between the Rangers and Diamondbacks; the viewership trends for the World Series; the importance of star power; the NBA’s opening night; Week 7’s NFL viewership and why it was so big; ESPN saying it had its best fiscal year viewership since 2019; the change in the Top 10 U.S. media markets remain and more.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy

Oct 26, 2023 • 29:53

Featured Clip: Doris Burke

Featured Clip: Doris Burke

In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN NBA analyst Doris Burke that was published on Oct. 23, the ESPN analyst gives her thoughts on learning that ESPN was parting ways with Jeff Van Gundy. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 24, 2023 • 4:26

ESPN NBA analyst Doris Burke

ESPN NBA analyst Doris Burke

Episode 342 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NBA analyst Doris Burke, who joins Doc Rivers and Mike Breen on ABC/ESPN’s NBA lead commentator team. Burke will becomes the first female analyst to call NBA Finals games on network TV with the promotion. In this podcast, Burke discusses how and when she learned she would be getting one of the lead analyst chairs; her surprise that Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were departing ESPN; her relationship with Doc Rivers; her chemistry with Breen

Oct 23, 2023 • 50:42

The NBA season debuts.  How will they do?

The NBA season debuts. How will they do?

Episode 341 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, Lewis and Deitsch discuss the start of the NBA season and viewership possibilities; the importance of the Jets being competitive for the NFL; Pat McAfee paying Aaron Rodgers and other guests; the WNBA Finals viewership; the strength of Pac-12 viewership in 2023; World Series matchups; the retirement of ESPN PR head Chris LaPlaca and more. You can subscribe to this p

Oct 20, 2023 • 44:38

Featured Clip: Dan Orlovsky

Featured Clip: Dan Orlovsky

In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky that published on Oct.16, the ESPN analyst gives his thoughts on the point of the season where an observer can declare that an NFL team is a legitimate Super Bowl contender.. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Oct 17, 2023 • 5:15

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky

ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky

Episode 340 of the Sports Media Podcast features Dan Orlovsky, who has been an NFL and college football analyst for ESPN since 2018. In this podcast Orlovsky discusses his fondness for on-camera film analysis and how he breaks down film for television; how social media helped start his media career; how he has navigated ESPN professionally; his relationship with his NFL Live colleagues; at what point of the NFL season he feels comfortable saying a team is a legit Super Bowl contender; his conver

Oct 16, 2023 • 42:34

Mini-pod: The NFL’s best local markets and an NHL viewership discussion

Mini-pod: The NFL’s best local markets and an NHL viewership discussion

Sportico media reporter Anthony Crupi comes on to discuss where the NFL stand after five weeks; the dominance of Kansas City and Buffalo as far as NFL ratings; CBS off to its most-watched season through five Weeks since NFL returned to CBS in 1998; the start of the NHL season and viewership expectations; if there is a good World Series viewership matchup and more. Anthony will be on with other sports viewership experts for mini-pods throughout the NFL season. To learn more about listener data

Oct 12, 2023 • 30:20

How competitive is the NHL beat? Featuring The Athletic and TSN NHL insider Pierre LeBrun

How competitive is the NHL beat? Featuring The Athletic and TSN NHL insider Pierre LeBrun

Episode 339 of the Sports Media Podcast features Pierre LeBrun, a senior NHL columnist for The Athletic and an NHL Insider for TSN Canada. In this podcast LeBrun discusses the biggest story in the NHL in 2023-24; the most under-covered story in the league; why he is picking a Toronto-Edmonton Stanley Cup Final; how competitive the space is for an NHL insider; his fondness for wire service reporting; how much news he gets from agents versus front offices versus players; his experience working at

Oct 11, 2023 • 40:25

The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023: The Port-A-Potty and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023: The Port-A-Potty and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Episode 338 of the Sports Media Podcast features two writers who were selected for The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023 analogy. They are Ryen Hockensmith of ESPN and Sarah Hepola of Texas Monthly. In this podcast Hockensmith discusses his story (“The Secret MVP of Sports? The Port-A-Potty”) and how it came to be; the importance of the Port-a-Potty at sporting events; the challenges of reporting and writing this piece; his piece on the life of a sports gambling help worker, which was an Honorable

Oct 6, 2023 • 47:01

Mini-pod: Does Taylor Swift actually make an impact on NFL viewership?; Ryder Cup down from 2022

Mini-pod: Does Taylor Swift actually make an impact on NFL viewership?; Ryder Cup down from 2022

Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch, comes on to discuss if Taylor Swift has made an impact on NFL viewership; NBC’s Chiefs-Jets game averaging 27 million viewers; Colorado-USC drawing 7.241 million; whether this is the end for Colorado as a viewership juggernaut; college football being up; Ryder Cup ratings down; Thursday Night Football’s postgame; the WNBA Finals viewership outlook and more. Jon will be on with other sports viewership experts for mini-pods throughout the NF

Oct 4, 2023 • 30:22

The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023

The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023

Episode 337 of the Sports Media Podcast features three writers who were selected for The Year’s Best Sports Writing 2023 anthology. They are Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Derrick Gould of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Cassidy Randall, a freelance writer whose piece from The Atavist Magazine was selected. In this podcast Coffey discusses her story (“The Phillies’ Andrew Bellatti Made a Fatal Mistake as a Teen. A Tale of Remarkable Forgiveness Followed”) and how it came to be; the ch

Oct 2, 2023 • 1:05:43

Mini-pod: Colorado continues to draw ratings; Sunday Night Baseball down; Taylor Swift helps lift Fox viewership

Mini-pod: Colorado continues to draw ratings; Sunday Night Baseball down; Taylor Swift helps lift Fox viewership

Austin Karp, managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal, comes on for a mini-podcast to discuss Colorado-Oregon and Ohio State-Notre Dame’s viewership numbers;  Amazon’s big Thursday Night start; CBS’s big NFL September; Taylor Swift ratings; why MLB viewership on ESPN and ESPN2 was down; Fox moving games from FS1 to Fox to juice the viewership;  the impact on the Red Sox and Yankees struggling and more. He’ll be on with other sports viewership experts for mini-pods throughout the NFL s

Sep 28, 2023 • 32:44

Ian Eagle on his Taylor Swift in-game reference and other topics. Plus, SI’s Jimmy Traina on the WWE and NBCUniversal media rights partnership

Ian Eagle on his Taylor Swift in-game reference and other topics. Plus, SI’s Jimmy Traina on the WWE and NBCUniversal media rights partnership

Episode 336 of the Sports Media Podcast features Ian Eagle, the CBS Sports/WBD/YES Network and Westwood One Sports broadcaster, and Sports Illustrated podcaster and writer Jimmy. Traina. In this podcast Eagle discusses dropping a Taylor Swift reference during the Chiefs-Jaguars game and the explosion of coverage that followed; why things go viral; how doing a Thursday Night radio broadcast helps his TV work; adjusting to so many different partners; his Nets schedule; how he feels when h

Sep 25, 2023 • 1:23:59

Mini-pod: NFL Week 2 and Colorado football sets a viewership record

Mini-pod: NFL Week 2 and Colorado football sets a viewership record

Bill Shea, a longtime sports business reporter for Crain's Detroit Business, and The Athletic, comes on for a mini-podcast to discuss NFL, the Monday Night Football viewership experiment, and college football viewership for Week 2. He’ll be on with other sports viewership experts for mini-pods throughout the NFL season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.

Sep 22, 2023 • 30:36

Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch and The Athletic's Aaron Portzline

Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch and The Athletic's Aaron Portzline

Episode 335 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch, and Aaron Portzline, a senior writer for The Athletic who covers the Columbus Blue Jackets. In this podcast Deitsch and Lewis discuss ABC’s decision to simulcast 10 additional Monday Night Football games; Colorado-Colorado State averaging 9.30 million viewers on ESPN for a post-10:00 p.m. ET kickoff; the impact Colorado has had on sports media content; what will happen when Colorado loses; C

Sep 20, 2023 • 1:05:04

Mini-pod: NFL and Colorado football viewership talk plus YouTube’s Sunday Ticket and Charter-Disney analysis

Mini-pod: NFL and Colorado football viewership talk plus YouTube’s Sunday Ticket and Charter-Disney analysis

Anthony Crupi, a sports media reporter from Sportico, comes on for a mini-podcast to discuss NFL and college football viewership for Week 1 and the Charter-Disney settlement. He’ll be on with other sports viewership experts for mini-pods throughout the NFL season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 2023 • 31:16

Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Ava Wallace of The Washington Post

Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Ava Wallace of The Washington Post

Episode 334 of the Sports Media Podcast features Chad Finn, sports media writer of The Boston Globe, and Ava Wallace, a tennis writer and Wizards beat reporter for The Washington Post. In this podcast Finn discusses the opening week of the NFL season and the viewership numbers being down; the season-ending injury to Aaron Rodgers; the Charter-Disney agreement; sports media companies going after the Deion Sanders market; the beginning of the The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN; and more. Wallace discusse

Sep 13, 2023 • 1:09:07

Al Michaels, Fred Gaudelli and Mark Teitelman on the second season of Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football

Al Michaels, Fred Gaudelli and Mark Teitelman on the second season of Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football

Episode 333 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests together — Amazon Prime Video play by play broadcaster Al Michaels, Amazon lead game producer Mark Teitelman and Fred Gaudelli, the executive producer of NBC’s and Amazon Prime’s NFL coverage. Amazon’s first NFL broadcast in 2023 will feature the Vikings at Eagles on Sept. 14 at 8:15 p.m. ET. In this podcast, the three discuss Teitelman taking over the lead producer role and what that will mean; how Teitelman defines a successful prod

Sep 11, 2023 • 48:38

Mini-pod: Viewership predictions for Week One of the NFL season and thoughts on college football viewership

Mini-pod: Viewership predictions for Week One of the NFL season and thoughts on college football viewership

Austin Karp, managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal and Jon Lewis, founder of Sports Media Watch, come on for a mini-podcast to discuss sports viewership. They offer their thoughts on Week 1 of the NFL season, season predictions, and the college pregame shows. They’ll be on with other sports viewership experts for mini-pods throughout the NFL season.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about yo

Sep 8, 2023 • 23:52

The start of the NFL season with Kevin Clark, now of Omaha Productions and ESPN

The start of the NFL season with Kevin Clark, now of Omaha Productions and ESPN

Episode 332 of the Sports Media Podcast features Kevin Clark, who launched a digital show (“This is Football”) this week with Omaha Productions and ESPN. In this podcast, Clark discusses leaving The Ringer to join Omaha Productions and ESPN; creating a digital show and podcast called “This Is Football”; what he hopes to do with his new show; potential guests; the value of having an agent at this point in his career; his pick of a Bengals-Cowboys Super Bowl; Peter King’s predictions for an Eagles

Sep 7, 2023 • 44:14

The Pat McAfee Show producer and on-air personality Ty Schmit

The Pat McAfee Show producer and on-air personality Ty Schmit

Episode 331 of the Sports Media Podcast features Ty Schmit, a producer and on-air personality of The Pat McAfee Show, a live weekday sports talk show that launches on multiple ESPN platforms on Sept. 7.  In this podcast, Schmit discusses his job for The Pat MacAfee Show; how guests and story ideas are selected; the challenges and frustrations of booking guests; how much he and the staff were kept in the loop when McAfee was meeting with potential employers for his next move; why ESPN ca

Sep 5, 2023 • 1:01:20

NBC college football analyst Todd Blackledge

NBC college football analyst Todd Blackledge

Episode 330 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features NBC’s Big Ten Saturday Night lead analyst Todd Blackledge. Blackledge’s first call will be West Virginia at Penn State on Sept. 2 at 7:30 on NBC and Peacock. Big Ten Football will air each week on NBC and stream live on Peacock. In this podcast, Blackledge discusses why he left ESPN for NBC; how NBC made him feel wanted; being the lead of a college football package; his opening weeks of the season and how he is preparing for t

Aug 31, 2023 • 41:52

Kendall Baker of Yahoo Sports on sports newsletters, and Jenni Carlson of SelloutCrowd.com on starting a new sports digital site

Kendall Baker of Yahoo Sports on sports newsletters, and Jenni Carlson of SelloutCrowd.com on starting a new sports digital site

Episode 329 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Kendall Baker, a senior writer for Yahoo Sports who is heading up the company’s newsletter initiative. His first newsletter for Yahoo Sports debuted Aug. 28. He is followed by Jenni Carlson, the longtime sports columnist for The Oklahoman who has moved to Sellout Crowd.com, a new sports digital startup which starts Sept. 1. In this podcast Baker discusses why he joined Yahoo Sports and what he plans to bring for readers; hi

Aug 28, 2023 • 1:08:51

ESPN’s Chris Fowler

ESPN’s Chris Fowler

Episode 328 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN play by play broadcaster Chris Fowler. In this podcast, Fowler discusses his role as ESPN’s lead tennis game-caller; his preparation for the upcoming U.S. Open; the Alcaraz-Djokovic Wimbledon final; how he sees the immediate future of the men’s and women’s game; the challenge of calling tennis off a monitor; his August and September college football schedule with Kirk Herbstreit; his new agreement with ESPN; being assigne

Aug 23, 2023 • 52:46

ESPN’s Marc J. Spears

ESPN’s Marc J. Spears

Episode 327 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Marc J. Spears, senior NBA writer for Andscape and one of the prominent NBA voices in the country.  In this podcast, Spears discusses being awarded the Curt Gowdy Media Award by the Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the game of basketball; the experience of being honored in Springfield, Mass; joining ESPN in 2016 as a senior NBA writer with the Undefeated, now known as Andscape, and how ESPN has changed from 201

Aug 21, 2023 • 52:08

ESPN president of content Burke Magnus

ESPN president of content Burke Magnus

Episode 326 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features an extended conversation with Burke Magnus, the president of content at ESPN who has oversight of ESPN’s live events, studio shows, newsgathering, original content/ESPN Films, the Talent Office, as well as audio, digital, and social media. In this podcast, Magnus discusses how aggressive ESPN will be in retaining the NBA; the interest ESPN would have if the NCAA women’s basketball tournament went up for open bid; ESPN

Aug 17, 2023 • 1:12:19

Men In Blazers founder Roger Bennett, U.S. National Team midfielder and podcaster Sam Mewis, and The Athletic’s Rustin Dodd

Men In Blazers founder Roger Bennett, U.S. National Team midfielder and podcaster Sam Mewis, and The Athletic’s Rustin Dodd

Episode 325 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is Men in Blazers  co-founder Roger Bennett and USWNT midfielder and podcaster Sam Mewis, who have combined forces with longtime USWNT center back Becky Sauerbrunn to broadcast on Twitch during the Women’s World Cup. Bennett and Mewis will be live on the Men In Blazers’ Twitch feed for the Women’s World Cup semifinals and final. In this podcast, Bennett and Mewis discuss how they approach a second screen

Aug 15, 2023 • 1:14:11

Stewart Mandel on television media rights in college football and the end of the Pac-12

Stewart Mandel on television media rights in college football and the end of the Pac-12

Episode 324 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features the Editor In Chief for college football at The Athletic, Stewart Mandel. In this podcast, Mandel discusses the impact of Fox and ESPN on the Pac-12 no longer existing as we knew it; his reporting on Apple’s offer to the Pac-12; college sports administrators wanting linear television despite the declines in viewership and households; the Pac-12 title game as a PPV play?; Oregon and Washington in the Big Ten; why realignment co

Aug 9, 2023 • 35:30

Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

Episode 323 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, the group discusses ESPN’s decision to let go of Mark Jackson; the likely new NBA Finals booth of Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Doc Rivers; how much influence the NBA has in selecting broadcasters; viewership for the Women’s World Cup; Carli Lloyd’s commentary and the blowback for it; Nickelodeon hosting the first ever alternate Super Bowl

Aug 7, 2023 • 42:57

WWE star Becky Lynch

WWE star Becky Lynch

Episode 322 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features WWE star Becky Lynch. In this podcast, Lynch discusses how she views getting mainstream attention versus traditional wrestling press; how she decides on what media interviews she wants to do; whether she is a different interview depending on the media outlet; how she processes what is written about her; navigating interviews where some people want her in character and storyline, and then other interviewers want you to talk abo

Aug 3, 2023 • 37:48

ESPN’s Andraya Carter

ESPN’s Andraya Carter

Episode 321 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN and SEC Network host, analyst, and reporter Andraya Carter. In this podcast, Carter discusses her journey from playing basketball at the University of Tennessee to ESPN and the SEC Network; navigating multiple assignments including women’s college basketball, the WNBA, college football and the NBA; how she landed an NBA Draft assignment and what kind of prep is needed to prepare for that assignment; Maria Taylor’s role in

Jul 31, 2023 • 44:59

Can Messi Make A Difference?

Can Messi Make A Difference?

Episode 320 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests — The Athletic national soccer reporter Paul Tenorio and Sports Business Journal soccer and hockey reporter Alex Silverman. In this podcast we discuss how the Apple/MLS partnership is fairing; the business of Messi; how many subscribers Apple has for MLS Season Pass; how they will judge success for MLS/Apple; covering Messi; who could eventually get the World Cup rights post-Fox and more. You can subscribe to this p

Jul 28, 2023 • 45:04

Analyst Michael Nathanson on how Disney will handle ESPN

Analyst Michael Nathanson on how Disney will handle ESPN

Episode 319 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Michael Nathanson, the co-founder and senior managing director of research firm SVB MoffettNathanson. In this podcast, Nathanson, one of the top analysts in the country when it comes to the media sector, discussed Bob Iger’s comments on CNBC about looking for strategic partners that could help with distribution or content; CNBC reporting ESPN has held early talks about strategic partnerships with the NBA, NFL and MLB that coul

Jul 25, 2023 • 49:20

The student journalists at The Daily Northwestern who reported on Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern Football

The student journalists at The Daily Northwestern who reported on Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern Football

Episode 318 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features The Daily Northwestern staffers Alyce Brown, Nicole Markus and Cole Reynolds. The three student journalists detailed hazing allegations and allegations of a racist environment within the Northwestern Football program. In this podcast, Brown, Markus and Reynolds discuss their reporting process; how they came across the whistleblower for their initial story; how they approached interviewing former players; the editing process of

Jul 19, 2023 • 45:49

Neil Everett

Neil Everett

Episode 317 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features the longtime SportsCenter anchor and Portland Trail Blazers television host Neil Everett. In this podcast, Everett discusses his departure from ESPN; how he has been preparing for this moment for a couple of years; how he is approaching his future; being part of the Blazers’ television broadcast; Damian Lilliard’s impact on Portland; how living in Hawaii shaped him as a person and thinker; conducting the last TV interview of J

Jul 12, 2023 • 53:30

Director Rob Ford and Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza on “Goliath,” a three-part documentary series examining the life, career and impact of Wilt Chamberlain

Director Rob Ford and Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza on “Goliath,” a three-part documentary series examining the life, career and impact of Wilt Chamberlain

Episode 316 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features director Rob Ford and Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza on Showtime’s three-part documentary series examining the life, career and impact of Wilt Chamberlain. The film makes its Showtime debut on July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. In this podcast, Ford and Espinoza discuss why this was the right time to explore Wilt Chamberlain’s life and legacy; how the project was conceived; the research that goes into this kind of examinati

Jul 10, 2023 • 55:34

Roundtable with Chad Finn and Austin Karp on the biggest sports media story to follow in 2023 and the NHL Draft viewership

Roundtable with Chad Finn and Austin Karp on the biggest sports media story to follow in 2023 and the NHL Draft viewership

Episode 315 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss the NHL Draft viewership; J.J. Watt joining CBS as an NFL studio analyst; the biggest sports media stories of 2023 so far; what sports media stories to pay attention to over the next six months; the NBA Draft, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google

Jun 30, 2023 • 39:03

James Andrew Miller on ESPN management changes

James Andrew Miller on ESPN management changes

Episode 314 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN, Saturday Night Live, and HBO. In this podcast, Miller discusses ESPN’s recently senior management moves and how that impacts viewers and listeners; the emerging power of Norby Williamson and Dave Roberts; the ESPN layoffs; how Jim anticipates the Pat McAfee show will fit into the ESPN ecosystem; whether this is ESPN’s management. Group heading forward; long-te

Jun 26, 2023 • 38:10

Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins

Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins

Episode 313 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Washington Post sports columnist and feature writer Sally Jenkins. Her latest book is “The Right Call: What Sports Teaches Us About Work And Life.” In this podcast, Jenkins discusses the precepts in her new book; studying greatness; decision-making as a mechanism that can be trained like anything else; failure as a precondition for success; talking with Peyton Manning, Steve Kerr, Laird Hamilton, Jill Ellis, Muffet Mc

Jun 21, 2023 • 52:22

How MLS, Apple can maximize Leo Messi’s time in America — and a discussion about NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final viewership

How MLS, Apple can maximize Leo Messi’s time in America — and a discussion about NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final viewership

Episode 312 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Apple/MLS lead analyst Taylor Twellman and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis In this podcast, Twellman discusses what Messi coming to America means for MLS; how MLS/Apple will attempt to capitalize on Messi’s arrival; why Twellman thinks this is bigger than Pele playing in the U.S; the broadcasting challenges surrounding Messi’s arrival; what kind of access Messi will provide sports media; what is realistic in te

Jun 19, 2023 • 1:19:18

CBS Champions League host Kate Abdo

CBS Champions League host Kate Abdo

Episode 311 of the Sports Media Podcast features CBS Champions League host Kate Abdo. In this podcast, Abdo discusses why she decided to sign with CBS Sports/Paramount+ exclusively for the long-term; how the deal with CBS Sports came together; what is unique about covering the Champions League; why the four-person studio team of Abdo, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards has worked so well; the show’s ability to morph from light topics and tactics to racism and security is

Jun 14, 2023 • 47:10

The NBA Finals viewership and Leo Messi to MLS: A roundtable with Sports Media Watch founder Jon Lewis; and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal

The NBA Finals viewership and Leo Messi to MLS: A roundtable with Sports Media Watch founder Jon Lewis; and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal

Episode 310 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable discussion with Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis; and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we discuss the Heat and Nuggets series matching the average audience from last year’s Celtics-Warriors series; the upcoming media rights for the NBA; the top-down view of PGA Tour agreeing to partner with Saudi-backed LIV Golf; any viewer backlash; Leo Messi to Miami and what t

Jun 9, 2023 • 48:11

The PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger: Guests are Kevin Van Valkenburg, the editorial director of "No Laying Up" and Chad Mumm, the executive producer of “Full Swing”

The PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger: Guests are Kevin Van Valkenburg, the editorial director of "No Laying Up" and Chad Mumm, the executive producer of “Full Swing”

Episode 309 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Kevin Van Valkenburg, the editorial director of No Laying Up and a former ESPN and Baltimore Sun staff writer. He is followed by Chad Mumm, the executive producer of Full Swing, the PGA Tour series for Netflix. He is the chief creative officer of Vox Media Studios. In this podcast, Van Valkenburg discusses the seismic news on The PGA Tour, LIV Golf and DP World Tour announcing they would merge commercia

Jun 8, 2023 • 1:13:59

ESPN’s Beth Mowins and Michele Smith on women’s softball as a sports media success story

ESPN’s Beth Mowins and Michele Smith on women’s softball as a sports media success story

Episode 308 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN Women’s College World Series broadcasters Beth Mowins and Michele Smith. The two (along with Jessica Mendoza and Holly Rowe) will call the Women’s College World Series on ESPN and ESPN+ this week. In this podcast, Mowins and Smith discuss the evolution of women’s softball coverage; the biggest challenges for a broadcaster covering the women’s World Series; Mowins calling her 29th WCWS and Smith in her 19th year; the chall

Jun 6, 2023 • 44:51

Racquet co-founder Caitlin Thompson on how we consume tennis in the United States — and how that media consumption could be better

Racquet co-founder Caitlin Thompson on how we consume tennis in the United States — and how that media consumption could be better

Episode 307 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Caitlin Thompson, the co-founder of Racquet, a tennis-focused media company with a flagship quarterly print magazine, and the co-host of The Racquet Magazine Podcast with Rennae Stubbs. In this podcast, Thompson and Deitsch discuss the most interesting players today; whether tennis needs a 1-2 rivalry at the top such as Iga Swiatek versus Aryna Sabalanka; how Thompson formed Racquet and the challenges of running a tennis media

Jun 1, 2023 • 1:02:49

Jeff Van Gundy

Jeff Van Gundy

Episode 306 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN/ABC NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy. The broadcaster will call the NBA Finals, starting on June 1 on ABC. In this podcast, Van Gundy discusses the new NBA Finals tipoff time; the changes he would make to speed up the game; calling games for ESPN for 16 years; how people view the Nuggets, and how an NBA appearance will impact that; chatting with Dave Chappelle in L.A; his assessment of Victor Wembanyama; the future media rights

May 30, 2023 • 51:38

The post-LeBron James content universe — and the WNBA’s record viewership start

The post-LeBron James content universe — and the WNBA’s record viewership start

Episode 305 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Athletic senior NBA writer Sam Amick and ESPN WNBA analyst LaChina Robinson. In this podcast, Amick discusses his recent piece “Could LeBron James actually retire? Seems unlikely, but the leverage game may have begun”; what a post-LeBron NBA universe looks like far as content; the Nuggets in the NBA Finals; Mike Malone’s us-against-the-world-view; LeBron as the most successful 21st century athlete given social media, and more. Robinson discuss

May 26, 2023 • 53:03

Rolling Stone chief television critic Alan Sepinwall on writing about “Succession,”  nailing a series finale, and the Star Wars universe

Rolling Stone chief television critic Alan Sepinwall on writing about “Succession,” nailing a series finale, and the Star Wars universe

Episode 304 of the Sports Media Podcast features Rolling Stone chief TV critic Alan Sepinwall. In this podcast, Sepinwall discusses his writing process; the importance of a series finale; how he puts together recaps for shows such as “Succession” and “Barry”; the value of seeing the show in advance; whether it is smart to predict what happens to characters when writing recaps; writing about “The Sopranos” and “Mad Men”; whether he wants to hear from the people he writes about; dealing with PR pe

May 25, 2023 • 39:10

Bryan Curtis of The Ringer and Ben Strauss of The Washington Post on Pat McAfee’s move to ESPN

Bryan Curtis of The Ringer and Ben Strauss of The Washington Post on Pat McAfee’s move to ESPN

Episode 303 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features The Ringer Editor At Large Bryan Curtis and Ben Strauss, sports media reporter for The Washington Post. In this podcast, we discuss The Pat McAfee Show move to ESPN will his show will air live weekdays on ESPN, the ESPN YouTube Channel, the ESPN App and ESPN+; why ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro brought McAfee to ESPN; how McAfee’s show might or might not change; morale at ESPN amid layoffs; why politics won’t be any issue for McAf

May 22, 2023 • 49:16

Endeavor President and COO Mark Shapiro

Endeavor President and COO Mark Shapiro

Episode 302 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Mark Shapiro, the President and COO of Endeavor, the Hollywood entertainment and sports giant. In this podcast, Shapiro discusses what makes someone a differentiator in sports media talent in 2023; why WWE was the right property for Endeavor; the domestic rights deals for WWE’s Raw and Smackdown programming coming up in 2024; how the WWE can expand within the Endeavor ecosystem; working with WWE CEO Nick Khan; how Mar

May 17, 2023 • 51:45

The NFL’s television schedule

The NFL’s television schedule

Episode 301 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this podcast, Lewis and Deitsch discuss the NFL schedule release; a look at each network’s schedule; how we think it impacts viewership; potential mega-games; the Christmas, Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day games; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit

May 12, 2023 • 34:51

Peter King on the NFL

Peter King on the NFL

Episode 300 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features NBC Sports NFL writer and broadcaster Peter King. In this podcast, King discusses covering pro football for 39 years; the NFL schedule release; how the league puts the release together; Amazon Prime’s Black Friday game; flex scheduling; the Eagles as a prohibitive favorite and why Peter is so high on the Lions; Tom Brady as a Fox NFL analyst; California and New York’s attorneys general launching a joint investigatio into alleg

May 11, 2023 • 51:40

Roundtable with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp

Roundtable with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp

Episode 299 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast Karp and Finn discusses the NBA’s best first round playoff viewership in nine years, averaging 3.4 million viewers over 43 game telecasts across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT and NBA TV; the Warriors-Kings Game 7 drawing 9.8 million viewers for Game 7, the best first-round game since 1999 (24 years)

May 5, 2023 • 44:34

NFL Draft expert Daniel Jeremiah

NFL Draft expert Daniel Jeremiah

Episode 298 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah. In this podcast, Jeremiah discusses covering the 2023 NFL Draft; how he prepares for his role on the NFL Network; correctly predicting prior to the Draft that the Texans would trade up for the No. 3 pick; what the upcoming post-Draft weeks are like for him; whether he would consider working again for a team; calling the Chargers as a radio broadcaster; hearing from NFL people during the Draft

May 3, 2023 • 39:28

Tim Layden and Dana O’Neil

Tim Layden and Dana O’Neil

Episode 297 of the Sports Media Podcast features NBC Sports senior writer Tim Layden and The Athletic senior writer Dana O’Neil. In this podcast, Layden and O’Neil discuss covering the Kentucky Derby; the differences in covering horse racing versus traditional sports; how the Derby Week precedes for them; their favorite Derby memories; Forte being a big favorite in the 2023 Derby; other horses to look for in the Derby; whether horse racing writers should bet on horse racing and more. You can sub

May 1, 2023 • 39:49

The NFL Draft and ESPN layoffs

The NFL Draft and ESPN layoffs

Episode 296 of the Sports Media Podcast features CBS Sports NFL analyst Amy Trask and Washington Post staff writer Ben Strauss. In this podcast, Trask, the former CEO of the Raiders, discusses the growth of the NFL Draft; how she watches the NFL Draft today; how she thinks NFL front offices feel about the mock draft; teams giving out NFL Draft misinformation; the search for quarterbacks; Dan Snyder’s tenure; gambling suspensions in a league filled with gambling deals; Wrexham’s incredibly journe

Apr 25, 2023 • 1:08:00

Examining the NHL postseason and the NHL’s viewership numbers with ESPN’s Ryan Clark and Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp

Examining the NHL postseason and the NHL’s viewership numbers with ESPN’s Ryan Clark and Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp

Episode 295 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN national NHL reporter Ryan Clark and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Clark discusses the league’s biggest storylines for the postseason; how a national writer decides on what to cover for the postseason; how much the ESPN name carries weight in hockey; being based in Seattle; the teams that are press friendly; how the war in Ukraine has impacted the season; Pride Night; Stanley Cup predictions

Apr 20, 2023 • 54:38

Analyst Michael Nathanson on the future of sports media rights

Analyst Michael Nathanson on the future of sports media rights

Episode 294 of the Sports Media Podcast features Michael Nathanson, the co-founder and senior managing director of research firm MoffettNathanson. In this podcast, Nathanson, one of the top analysts in the country when it comes to the media sector, discusses the health of sports rights deals writ large; what the floor is on the number of pay-TV households in America; how 2023 TV advertising spending will impact sports spending; the media rights future of the College Football Playoff; why Michael

Apr 17, 2023 • 56:16

Alan Shipnuck and Howard Beck

Alan Shipnuck and Howard Beck

Episode 293 of the Sports Media Podcast features Alan Shipnuck, a longtime golf writer who is a partner and executive editor at the golf media company, the Fire Pit Collective. He is also the author of “Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar.” He is followed by Howard Beck, the longtime NBA writer whose work can today be found at GQ.com. Beck has written for the New York Times and Bleacher Report among other publications. In this podcast, Shipnuck d

Apr 12, 2023 • 1:13:48

ESPN play by play announcer Ryan Ruocco — and The Athletic writers Chantel Jennings and Sabreena Merchant — on the growth of women’s college basketball

ESPN play by play announcer Ryan Ruocco — and The Athletic writers Chantel Jennings and Sabreena Merchant — on the growth of women’s college basketball

Episode 292 of the Sports Media Podcast  features ESPN play by play announcer Ryan Ruocco, who calls both the Women’s Final Four and the WNBA for ESPN, and the Yankees and Nets for the YES Network, and Chantel Jennings and Sabreena Merchant, national writers for The Athletic covering the WNBA and women’s college basketball. In this podcast, Ruocco discusses calling the most-watched women’s college basketball game of alltime as the voice of LSU-Iowa; why the women’s basketball growth has happened

Apr 6, 2023 • 1:14:47

Sports Media Roundtable with The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. Plus, CNBC media reporter Alex Sherman on the WWE/Endeavor merger

Sports Media Roundtable with The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. Plus, CNBC media reporter Alex Sherman on the WWE/Endeavor merger

Episode 291 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable discussion with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp. They are followed by Alex Sherman, a media reporter for CNBC. In this podcast, Karp and Finn discuss LSU’s win over Iowa in the NCAA women’s basketball championship– the most-watched women’s college basketball game ever; what the viewership numbers mean in context; the future of women’s basketball a

Apr 5, 2023 • 1:13:10

WWE announcer Michael Cole

WWE announcer Michael Cole

Episode 290 of the Sports Media Podcast features WWE announcer Michael Cole, who has been one of the signature voices of WWE since 1997 and also works as the company’s Vice President of Announcing. In this podcast, Cole discusses working with Pat McAfee and how McAfee has helped rejuvenate his day-in passion for calling the product; his preparation for WrestleMania 39 from SoFi Stadium, which airs April 1 and April 2 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Peacock in the US and WWE Network elsewhere; covering

Mar 31, 2023 • 50:00

ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe

ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe

Episode 289 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe, who is covering the NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four in Dallas this month. In this podcast, Rowe talks about the growth and evolution of the women’s basketball tournament; why viewership numbers are up; the title game being on ABC; the uniqueness and star power of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark; the impact of South Carolina’s success; why women’s basketball coaches are unlike other coaches when Rowe interviews them at the half

Mar 31, 2023 • 42:57

ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren and T.J. Quinn

ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren and T.J. Quinn

Episode 288 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren  and T.J. Quinn. In this podcast, the two reporters discuss their reporting over a four-year period on University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey a 21-year-old heptathlete who was murdered in 2018 by a man she briefly dated; the institutional failure by the university campus police and other institutions; how to report this kind of story and get public records; the resources they were given for the story;

Mar 28, 2023 • 37:50

Fox Sports and Los Angeles Dodgers play by play broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic

Fox Sports and Los Angeles Dodgers play by play broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic

Episode 287 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports lead MLB broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli, a senior writer for The Athletic covering MLB. In this podcast, Davis discusses calling six games of the World Baseball Classic including the semifinals and finals; what it was like to call Shohei Ohtani striking out Mike Trout to give Japan the title; how he prepared to call the event; calling on Stephen Nelson to help with pronunciations of the Japanese team; where

Mar 27, 2023 • 59:32

Kevin Harlan and Jeff Pearlman

Kevin Harlan and Jeff Pearlman

Episode 286 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Kevin Harlan, the CBS Sports, Warner Bros Discovery Sports and Westwood One Audio play by play broadcaster. Harlan is calling the NCAA Tournament this month. He is followed by Jeff Pearlman, the best-selling author of ten books, the writer of the “Jeff Pearlman's Journalism Yang Yang Substack” and host of the “Two Writers Slinging Yang” podcast. In this podcast, Harlan discusses his now-viral call of Furman’s upset of Virgi

Mar 22, 2023 • 1:08:56

The Aaron Rodgers impact on NFL viewership — and more sports media talk with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe

The Aaron Rodgers impact on NFL viewership — and more sports media talk with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe

Episode 285 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe sports media columnist Chad Finn. In this podcast, Finn and Deitsch discuss CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans for the NCAA Tournament; NBA analysts working the Tournament; Ian Eagle replacing Jim Nantz next year; what Aaron Rodgers on the Jets would mean for league schedules; whether Rodgers changes viewership numbers as a Jet; ESPN’s management changes; Diamond Sports declaring bankruptcy; officials to accept bets; the WWE’s

Mar 16, 2023 • 54:35

WWE star Rhea Ripley on the nexus of wrestling and media, and CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander on covering the NCAA Tournament

WWE star Rhea Ripley on the nexus of wrestling and media, and CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander on covering the NCAA Tournament

Episode 284 of the Sports Media podcast features WWE star Rhea Ripley and CBS Sports senior writer and college basketball analyst for CBS Sports HQ Matt Norlander. In this podcast, Ripley discusses how a WWE performer navigates interviews where some people want her in character and storyline and other interviewers want to talk about the business of wrestling; being part of a major media and cultural event in the calendar — WrestleMania — which takes place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on April 1

Mar 13, 2023 • 1:05:36

San Jose Mercury News reporter Jon Wilner on Pac-12 media rights and the future of that conference, and Sweeny Murti on leaving sports station WFAN and joining MLB Media as a senior contributor

San Jose Mercury News reporter Jon Wilner on Pac-12 media rights and the future of that conference, and Sweeny Murti on leaving sports station WFAN and joining MLB Media as a senior contributor

Episode 283 of the Sports Media podcast features San Jose Mercury News reporter Jon Wilner, who authors the “Pac-12 Hotline” column, and Sweeny Murti, an MLB Media as a senior contributor. In this podcast, Wilner discusses where things stand with Pac-12 media rights negotiations; Amazon’s conceptual interest in a Friday night window; the interests of ESPN, Apple and Amazon; the likely time frame of a deal; the potential dollars each school is looking at annually; the proximity of Pac-12 schools

Mar 6, 2023 • 1:07:37

Luke Smith and Madeline Coleman of The Athletic on covering Formula One

Luke Smith and Madeline Coleman of The Athletic on covering Formula One

Episode 282 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation on covering F1 with Luke Smith, a senior writer for The Athletic, and Madeline Coleman, a staff writer for The Athletic. In this podcast, Smith and Coleman discuss how one goes about covering Formula One given the sheer amount of teams and people in the sport; what kind of access they receive as media; F1 soaring in popularity, especially in North America; why the increased interest in the U.S.; the impact of Liberty Media as well a

Mar 1, 2023 • 43:04

Sports Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Glove and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

Sports Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Glove and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

Episode 281 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, the group discusses the NBA All-Star Game averaging a record-l0w 4.6 million viewers on TNT/TBS; what, if anything, can be done to bring back All Star Game viewers; the NBA’s regular-season viewership and average attendance up this year; the expectations for the launch of MLS/Apple Season Pa

Feb 27, 2023 • 1:00:09

Apple/Major League Soccer broadcasters Marcelo Balboa, Danielle Slaton, and Taylor Twellman

Apple/Major League Soccer broadcasters Marcelo Balboa, Danielle Slaton, and Taylor Twellman

Episode 280 of the Sports Media Podcast features Apple and Major League Soccer match analysts Marcelo Balboa, Danielle Slaton, and Taylor Twellman. In this podcast, Balboa, Slaton and Twellman discuss why they decided to pursue an assignment with Apple/MLS; the upcoming MLS Season Pass and how they see the coverage; what is unique about working with Apple so far; the opportunities and challenges of being part of a new entity; their concern level about other sports media entities not covering the

Feb 23, 2023 • 1:05:13

Tashan Reed and  Evan Drellich of The Athletic

Tashan Reed and Evan Drellich of The Athletic

Episode 279 of the Sports Media Podcast features Tashan Reed, a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Las Vegas Raiders and the host of the upcoming podcast series from The Athletic, “Between The Lines.” He is followed by Evan Drellich, a senior writer who covers the business of baseball for The Athletic and is the author of a new book, “Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s Brightest Minds Created Sports’ Biggest Mess.” In this podcast, Reed discusses his narrative podcast about what it

Feb 20, 2023 • 53:36

Fox NASCAR announcers Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds

Fox NASCAR announcers Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds

Episode 278 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports NASCAR play by play announcer Mike Joy and race analyst Larry McReynolds. In this podcast, Joy and McReynolds discuss calling the Daytona 500, which will air on Fox on Feb. 19; how they determine success with their broadcast; balancing a broadcast that caters to old school fans while also not being over the heads of new or casual fans; how much a new lead producer will change the Fox broadcast; working alongside Clin

Feb 16, 2023 • 55:59

NFL Media reporter Jim Trotter on going viral with Rihanna and questioning Roger Goodell

NFL Media reporter Jim Trotter on going viral with Rihanna and questioning Roger Goodell

Episode 277 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jim Trotter, a reporter for NFL Media and a longtime NFL reporter with stops at ESPN and Sports Illustrated among other places. In this podcast. Trotter discusses his interaction with Rihanna, which went viral; having a video viewed by millions; his question of  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about the NFL’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and how there is not been a black person in senior management in the newsroom in Trotter’s five

Feb 15, 2023 • 49:22

Chad Finn and Richard Deitsch on Fox’s Super Bowl coverage and James Andrew Miller on the passing of Barry Sacks and Robert Iger’s return

Chad Finn and Richard Deitsch on Fox’s Super Bowl coverage and James Andrew Miller on the passing of Barry Sacks and Robert Iger’s return

Episode 276 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer and columnist Chad Finn and  journalist, best-selling author and podcast host Jim Miller. In this podcast, Finn and Deitsch discuss Fox’s Super Bowl LVII broadcast; how Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen did; what Olsen’s performance means for Tom Brady; Terry Bradshaw and Chris Berman; Rhianna’s halftime performance; Fox hiring Derek Jeter as an MLB studio analyst; Super Bowl Media Week and leaks;

Feb 14, 2023 • 1:02:53

Adnan Virk and Adam Amin

Adnan Virk and Adam Amin

Episode 275 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports and Chicago Bulls play by play broadcaster Adam Amin, and Adnan Virk, a host for MLB Network, NHL Network as well as his film podcast, Cinephile. In this podcast, Amin and Virk what they see as the challenges of calling a Super Bowl and hosting a Super Bowl pregame show; the end of Outside The Lines as a linear television show; whether a show like OTL can succeed in 2023; the surplus of sports documentaries right now

Feb 8, 2023 • 53:08

Are super teams good for the WNBA and what it means for women’s basketball media coverage? Plus, how Brittney Griner’s story will be covered this season

Are super teams good for the WNBA and what it means for women’s basketball media coverage? Plus, how Brittney Griner’s story will be covered this season

Episode 274 of the Sports Media Podcast features Chantel Jennings and Sabreena Merchant. Both Jennings and Merchant are national writers for The Athletic covering the WNBA and women’s college basketball. In this podcast, Jennings and Merchant discuss how they approach covering women’s basketball on a national level; the WNBA’s Liberty and Aces, which now feature 10 of the league’s 30 best players including Breanna Stewart Jonquel Jones, Sabrina Ionescu, A'ja Wilson, Candace Parker and Kelsey Plu

Feb 6, 2023 • 1:05:30

Chad Finn and Austin Karp on Tom Brady’s retirement and what it means for Fox Sports and Greg Olsen; Katie Strang on her reporting of a doctor facing 27 counts of criminal sexual conduct, many involving former male hockey players

Chad Finn and Austin Karp on Tom Brady’s retirement and what it means for Fox Sports and Greg Olsen; Katie Strang on her reporting of a doctor facing 27 counts of criminal sexual conduct, many involving former male hockey players

Episode 273 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp on Tom Brady’s retirement and what it means for Fox Sports and Greg Olsen. They are followed by The Athletic investigative reporter Katie Strang. In this podcast, Finn and Karp discuss Brady’s retirement and what that means for Fox; how Olsen is impacted by the news; the expectations on Brady as a broadcaster

Feb 1, 2023 • 1:23:27

Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen

Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen

Episode 272 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox NFL play by play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and analyst Greg Olsen. Burkhardt and Olsen will call the Niners-Eagles NFC Championship Game, and then Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12. In this podcast, Burkhardt and Olsen discuss how they judge success for their broadcast; Olsen’s specific preparation for each game; how Burkhardt approaches calling his Super Bowl; Olsen on Tom Brady having a contract with Fox to call the No. 1 game w

Jan 27, 2023 • 53:51

Lindsay Jones of The Ringer and Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on covering the biggest NFL games. Plus, Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle remembers her friend, Gwen Knapp

Lindsay Jones of The Ringer and Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post on covering the biggest NFL games. Plus, Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle remembers her friend, Gwen Knapp

Episode 271 of the Sports Media Podcast features an NFL conversation with Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post and Lindsay Jones of The Ringer. They are followed by Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle, who remembers her friend and the writer and editor, Gwen Knapp, who passed away last week at age 61. In this podcast, Jhabvala and Jones discuss how they would approach covering Niners-Eagles and Bengals-Chiefs; the challenges of covering postseason games if you are a beat perso

Jan 25, 2023 • 1:12:53

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist on his new docuseries, “Super League: The War for Football”

Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist on his new docuseries, “Super League: The War for Football”

Episode 270 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist, the director and executive producer of “Super League: The War for Football,” which is airing on Apple TV + and chronicles the attempts of teams such as Real Madrid, Arsenal and Juventus to form a breakaway European soccer league. In this episode, Zimbalist discusses his four-part docuseries; the background of why the European super clubs attempted to form their own league; how UEFA p

Jan 19, 2023 • 32:03

A roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp

A roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp

Episode 269 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, Deitsch, Finn, and Karp discuss the NFL Super Wild Card Weekend; ESPN’s Cowboys-Bucs coverage; Greg Olsen; Tony Romo; Al Michaels; Tony Dungy; Tom Brady’s future ; Fred Gaudelli; Netflix’s sports documentaries including “Break Point”; Apple TV+’s “Super League: The War for Football”;

Jan 17, 2023 • 51:35

Al Michaels

Al Michaels

Episode 268 of the Sports Media Podcast features Al Michaels, the iconic sports broadcaster who is coming off his first season as the play by play voice for Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football. He will also call the opening round of the NFL postseason for NBC. In this podcast, Michaels discusses his first year in the booth for Amazon; working with Kirk Herbstreit; his being critical of some dud game Amazon aired; having never had a pet; the broadcasting prospects of Sean McVay, Tom Brad

Jan 11, 2023 • 57:06

ESPN’s coverage of Damar Hamlin

ESPN’s coverage of Damar Hamlin

Episode 267 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn on ESPN’s studio and broadcast coverage of Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old safety for the Buffalo Bills, who collapsed on the field during the first quarter of a Jan. 2, 2023 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Deitsch and Finn discuss how ESPN approached and handled the coverage. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.aud

Jan 3, 2023 • 36:47

A conversation with two of Canada's most prominent sports voices: Tara Slone and Stephen Brunt

A conversation with two of Canada's most prominent sports voices: Tara Slone and Stephen Brunt

Episode 266 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Tara Slone, a digital, television, and podcast host for the San Jose Sharks and a contributor to NBC Sports Bay Area. She is followed by Stephen Brunt, one of Canada’s most well-known sports voices and the author of multiple bestselling books. including his two latest, “Playing the Long Game,” written with Christine Sinclair, and “All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice,” written with Bryan Trottier. In this podcast, Slon

Jan 3, 2023 • 1:38:34

The 2023 Sports Media predictions podcast: With Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

The 2023 Sports Media predictions podcast: With Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

Episode 265 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss the sports media stories we expect to be notable in 2023; the upcoming rights for the college football playoffs, the NBA, and LIV Golf; the prospect of Tom Brady in the Fox booth; what we expect viewership-wise for Brittney Griner’s first WNBA game this year; 2023 sports media talents to watch including Malika Andrews, Chiney Ogwum

Dec 27, 2022 • 57:27

ESPN’s Malika Andrews and Kendra Andrews

ESPN’s Malika Andrews and Kendra Andrews

Episode 264 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests and the first sisters on the podcast. Malika Andrews is the host of ESPN’s weekday NBA studio show, NBA Today and an NBA reporter for the company. Her sister, Kendra Andrews, covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN. In this podcast, Kendra and Malika discuss how they gravitated toward NBA media jobs; the qualities they admire about each other; how Malika’s reporting in the NBA bubble in 2020 impacted her professionally and personally;

Dec 20, 2022 • 1:08:46

Remembering the life of Grant Wahl

Remembering the life of Grant Wahl

Episode 263 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation on the soccer journalist Grant Wahl with three of his longtime friends and colleagues— Jon Wertheim, senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a senior correspondent for 60 Minutes and a senior analyst for The Tennis Channel; Mark Mravic, a longtime editor for Sports Illustrated who was the editor for GrantWahl.com and best-selling author Jeff Pearlman, the author of  “The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson” and a longtime

Dec 14, 2022 • 1:05:45

ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn on Brittney Griner’s return to America

ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn on Brittney Griner’s return to America

Episode 262 of the Sports Media Podcast features T.J. Quinn, an investigative reporter for ESPN who has reported on the Brittney Griner case for ESPN since her imprisonment. In this podcast, Quinn discussed how he learned of the prisoner swap for Griner; his game plan for reporting the story; dealing with government sources; reporting on Griner getting a chance to do a light basketball workout; Griner’s life in Russia as best as Quinn could report; how Griner is doing psychologically and what is

Dec 13, 2022 • 43:49

Fox’s World Cup coverage and coverage of Brittney Griner’s release: A sports media roundtable with Kavitha A. Davidson and Ben Strauss

Fox’s World Cup coverage and coverage of Brittney Griner’s release: A sports media roundtable with Kavitha A. Davidson and Ben Strauss

Episode 261 of the Sports Media Podcast features a media roundtable with Kavitha A. Davidson, a sportswriter and a correspondent for Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and Ben Strauss, who covers sports and media for The Washington Post In this podcast, Davidson and Strauss discuss the U.S. and Russia prisoner exchange involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and how that coverage will likely play out on sports outlets; Fox’s World Cup coverage; Arson Judge and the race to be first among transaction repo

Dec 9, 2022 • 58:02

Renee Paquette on her journey from the WWE to working for AEW and the Cincinnati Bengals — and soccer journalist Grant Wahl from Qatar

Renee Paquette on her journey from the WWE to working for AEW and the Cincinnati Bengals — and soccer journalist Grant Wahl from Qatar

Episode 260 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Renee Paquette, who was recently hired by AEW (All Elite Wrestling) as a host, interviewer and producer. She also hosts her own podcast — The Sessions with Renée Paquette — and does video content for the Cincinnati Bengals. She is followed by Grant Wahl, the longtime soccer journalist who is covering the World Cup in Qatar. In this podcast, Paquette discusses how she ended up at AEW after her long run with WWE; what her res

Dec 6, 2022 • 1:26:10

The Amazing, Fantastic Journeys of Tom Rinaldi

The Amazing, Fantastic Journeys of Tom Rinaldi

Episode 259 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tom Rinaldi, the Fox Sports reporter, host and producer who has had a crazy travel schedule in November. In this podcast, Rinaldi discusses the 10-day stretch that saw him travel from Doha to New Jersey to Dallas to Columbus to Kansas City and then back to Qatar; covering the Cowboys-Giants Thanksgiving Day game; Michigan-Ohio State; Rams-Chiefs and U.S-Iran in a two-week stretch; how to prepare for so many different assignment

Dec 1, 2022 • 32:31

Sports Media Roundtable with  Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Austin Karp of  Sports Business Journal

Sports Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

Episode 258 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, Deitsch, Finn, and Karp discuss Fox’s World Cup coverage; the viewership totals for the World Cup so far; the NFL’s massive Thanksgiving Day ratings and what it means for future Thanksgiving  games; next year’s Black Friday game; the Michigan-Ohio State viewership; Bob Iger replacing

Nov 29, 2022 • 1:05:41

How to create a popular sports studio show: A conversation with NFL Live producers Lydelle King and Marc Eiseman

How to create a popular sports studio show: A conversation with NFL Live producers Lydelle King and Marc Eiseman

Episode 257 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with ESPN’s Lydelle King, the coordinating producer of NFL Live, and ESPN’s Mark Eiseman, the producer of NFL Live. In this podcast, King and Eiseman discuss their roles producing a daily NFL show; how a show such as this gets put together each day; why on-air chemistry is almost always forged away from the camera; how viewership plays into their jobs; the importance of social media when it comes to their show; contingency

Nov 21, 2022 • 49:48

Candace Parker

Candace Parker

Episode 256 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Candace Parker, the Hall-of-Fame-to-be basketball player who works as a studio and game analyst across the NBA on TNT, NBA TV and NCAA Tournament coverage. Parker will join Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy and Stephanie Ready for the Nets-Sixers on Nov. 22 on TNT. In this podcast, Parker discusses how she entered broadcasting and her approach to the medium; the difference in studio work versus game work; how she prepares for her

Nov 16, 2022 • 44:01

The world of sports documentaries — with Deirdre Fenton, Executive Director, Unscripted, for Meadowlark Media

The world of sports documentaries — with Deirdre Fenton, Executive Director, Unscripted, for Meadowlark Media

Episode 255 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Deirdre Fenton, Executive Director, Unscripted. at Meadowlark Media. In this podcast, Fenton discusses “Good Rivals,” a three-part docuseries (Fenton is the executive producer) on the rivalry between the Mexican and American national men’s soccer teams that debuts on Amazon Prime Video on Nov. 24; how Fenton defines her role at Meadowlark Media; the making of Good Rivals and the challenge of getting Mexican team players; what a

Nov 14, 2022 • 40:07

What happens to sports media if  Twitter implodes?

What happens to sports media if Twitter implodes?

Episode 254 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Sean Keeley, the Editorial Strategy Director at Comeback Media and the creator of Nunes Magician. Last week Keeley wrote a piece, “What happens to sports media if Twitter dies?” and that’s the topic of our conversation. In this podcast, we discuss Sean’s piece with multiple sports media members and what they believed the impact of Twitter is; what the social media site's ending would mean for them individually; the impact of Tw

Nov 11, 2022 • 50:59

Author Jeff Pearlman on his Bo Jackson book

Author Jeff Pearlman on his Bo Jackson book

Episode 253 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with best-selling author Jeff Pearlman, the author of  “The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson.” In this podcast, Pearlman discusses how to promote a sports book; why he wanted to profile Jackson; how to conduct 700 interviews and make some kind of order of them; the treasure trove of information notes, transcripts, and audio recordings that the late Dick Schaap donated to the Auburn University library; Bo Jack

Nov 3, 2022 • 35:07

A World Cup preview with Grant Wahl

A World Cup preview with Grant Wahl

Episode 252 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Grant Wahl, the longtime soccer journalist who will be reporting on the ground from Qatar for the entirety of the World Cup starting November 14 for his own site, GrantWahl.com. In this podcast, Wahl discusses his previous reporting from Qatar on migrant workers at FIFA hotels in Doha and if laws to protect migrant workers are being enforced on the ground; the climate of Qatar for Western guests; what kind of access he will rec

Nov 1, 2022 • 55:27

A conversation with Adam Amin and Adnan Virk

A conversation with Adam Amin and Adnan Virk

Episode 251 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports and Chicago Bulls play by play broadcaster Adam Amin, and Adnan Virk, a host for MLB Network, NHL Network as well as his film podcast. Cinephile. In this podcast, Amin and Virk discuss if it was daunting to leave ESPN; the challenge of finding the next sports job; Virk on meeting Amin and knowing he was a rising star as a broadcaster; the differences of working at Fox Sports vs. ESPN; Amin on whether he want

Oct 28, 2022 • 1:29:10

Jemele Hill’s Memoir

Jemele Hill’s Memoir

Episode 250 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for the Atlantic, the host of “Jemele Hill is Unbothered” on Spotify, and the author of  “Uphill: A Memoir,” which published on Oct. 25. In this podcast Hill discusses why she wanted to write a book about her life, especially one so personal and raw; a childhood where addiction was all around her; the pain and catharsis of writing so intimately about her mother; how being around addiction impacted her choices as

Oct 25, 2022 • 1:27:35

Where ESPN stands in 2022: A podcast with author James Andrew Miller

Where ESPN stands in 2022: A podcast with author James Andrew Miller

Episode 249 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN, Saturday Night Live, and HBO. In this podcast, Miller discusses the current state of ESPN; ESPN ultimate move from direct to consumer; ESPN’s relationship with sports gambling; where talent salaries stand at the network; the growing power of Stephen A. Smith and talent asking to be on political shows; Chris Fowler’s upcoming contract negotiations; HBO’s House o

Oct 20, 2022 • 41:39

The impact of Al Michaels criticizing Dan Snyder during an NFL broadcast — and a new podcast exploring the intersection of sports and American Jewish culture

The impact of Al Michaels criticizing Dan Snyder during an NFL broadcast — and a new podcast exploring the intersection of sports and American Jewish culture

Episode 248 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Boston Globe writer Chad Finn for some sports media talk. He is followed by Meredith Shiner, a freelance writer, communications strategist, lecturer in public policy and the host of ‘The Franchise,’ a limited series podcast from Tablet Studios exploring the intersection of sports and American Jewish culture.  In this podcast, Deitsch and Finn converse on Al Michaels discussing ESPN’s story on Dan Snyder acquiring dirt in ow

Oct 18, 2022 • 1:11:01

Bob Costas

Bob Costas

Episode 247 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Bob Costas, who will call one of the American League Division Series for TBS (alongside Ron Darling) and will host TBS’s coverage of the American Championship Series alongside Pedro Martinez, Jimmy Rollins and Curtis Granderson. In this podcast, Costas discusses his evolution as a baseball game-caller (he will call the Yankees versus the winner of the Guardians-Rays series); his observations of the coverage and language on spor

Oct 10, 2022 • 58:47

How many injury replays are appropriate for sports networks to show? Plus, a look at the Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022

How many injury replays are appropriate for sports networks to show? Plus, a look at the Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022

Episode 246 of the Sports Media Podcast features a sports media conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and The Big Lead editor in chief Kyle Koster. They are followed by J.A. Adande, the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and the editor of the new anthology, “Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022.” In this podcast, Finn and Koster discuss showing replays of injuries on NFL broadcasts; how brain injuries are talked about on air;

Oct 5, 2022 • 1:18:26

Sports media Coverage of Brett Favre and Mississippi’s welfare scandal and Ime Udoka’s suspension. A conversation with Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young and Front Office Sports senior reporter A.J. Perez

Sports media Coverage of Brett Favre and Mississippi’s welfare scandal and Ime Udoka’s suspension. A conversation with Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young and Front Office Sports senior reporter A.J. Perez

Episode 245 of the Sports Media Podcast features Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young and Front Office Sports senior reporter A.J. Perez. In this podcast, Young and Perez discuss Mississippi’s sprawling welfare corruption scandal that has ensnared several people, including retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, and the sports media coverage surrounding it; companies enabling Favre; Perez’s reporting on Favre; whether any game broadcast would discuss Favre; the language on television surroun

Sep 29, 2022 • 1:07:10

Interviewing the most notable Moms on the planet: A conversation with podcasters Ashley Adamson and Lisa McCaffrey. Plus, Andrew Maraniss, the author of “Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First U.S. Women’s Olympic basketball team”

Interviewing the most notable Moms on the planet: A conversation with podcasters Ashley Adamson and Lisa McCaffrey. Plus, Andrew Maraniss, the author of “Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First U.S. Women’s Olympic basketball team”

Episode 244 of the Sports Media Podcast features Ashley Adamson, the lead studio host for football and basketball on the Pac-12 Network, and Lisa McCaffrey, a former Stanford University star soccer player who has raised four adult sons, all of whom still play or coach football, most notably Christian McCaffrey who plays for the Carolina Panthers. In this podcast, Adamson and McCaffrey discuss their new podcast, “Your Mom,” a weekly conversation with moms of the most notable, successful

Sep 26, 2022 • 1:11:03

Amazon’s  first NFL viewership numbers  — and what it means. A conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. Plus, Fred Segal, the author of  Freezing Cold Takes: NFL and the person behind the Old Takes Exposed Twitter account.

Amazon’s first NFL viewership numbers — and what it means. A conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. Plus, Fred Segal, the author of Freezing Cold Takes: NFL and the person behind the Old Takes Exposed Twitter account.

Episode 243 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. He is followed by Fred Segal, the author of Freezing Cold Takes: NFL. Football’s Most Inaccurate Predictions And The Fascinating Stories Behind Them. Since 2015, Segal has run the popular Old Takes Exposed account on Twitter. In this podcast, Deitsch and Finn discuss what Amazon’s huge ‘Thursday Night Football’ debut viewership number means; Amazon getting 11.8 million viewers on its

Sep 23, 2022 • 1:14:37

A massive welfare scandal in Mississippi, a volleyball facility, and Brett Favre: A conversation with Mississippi Today investigative reporter Anna Wolfe

A massive welfare scandal in Mississippi, a volleyball facility, and Brett Favre: A conversation with Mississippi Today investigative reporter Anna Wolfe

Episode 242 of the Sports Media Podcast features Anna Wolfe, an investigative reporter writing about poverty and economic justice at Mississippi Today. In this podcast, Wolfe discusses her eye-opening and vital reporting on an alleged massive criminal scandal in which prominent Mississippi officials misspent or stole millions in welfare funds intended for the nation’s poorest residents; the involvement of Brett Favre; the unfortunate truth that it took the star power of Favre to bring national a

Sep 21, 2022 • 44:55

Thursday Night Football on Prime Video executive producer Fred Gaudelli and lead director Pierre Moossa

Thursday Night Football on Prime Video executive producer Fred Gaudelli and lead director Pierre Moossa

Episode 241 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Fred Gaudelli, the executive producer for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video, where he leads the TNF game production team headlined by Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, and Kaylee Hartung, and Pierre Moossa, the lead director of Thursday Night Football on Prime Video. In this podcast, Gaudelli and Moossa discuss their evaluation of Amazon’s first regular-season broadcast, the Chiefs’ win over the C

Sep 19, 2022 • 56:17

Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s Monday Night debut and the first broadcast week of the NFL season — and sports broadcaster-turned-agent Alex Flanagan

Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s Monday Night debut and the first broadcast week of the NFL season — and sports broadcaster-turned-agent Alex Flanagan

Episode 240 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is a conversation with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Deitsch on the first week of NFL broadcasting. In this podcast, we offer our thoughts on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s ESPN regular-season debut; Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen’s first game as Fox’s top NFL team; Ian Eagle and Charles Davis; Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth, Greg Gumbel and Adam Archuleta and what we anticipate from Amazon

Sep 14, 2022 • 1:36:11

Covering the NFL: A conversation with Jenny Vrentas of New York Times and Lindsay Jones of The Ringer

Covering the NFL: A conversation with Jenny Vrentas of New York Times and Lindsay Jones of The Ringer

Episode 239 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Lindsay Jones, a senior editor for The Ringer where she helps lead their NFL coverage and and Jenny Vrentas, a sports reporter for The New York Times with a focus on enterprise and investigations. In this podcast, Jones and Vrentas discuss their respective roles; the challenges of reporting and writing challenging NFL stories; moving from The Athletic to the Ringer for Jones; whether NFL reporters will get increased access; Vre

Sep 12, 2022 • 1:28:45

What it’s like to produce and direct NFL football games? A conversation with Fox Sports NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox Sports NFL director Rich Russo

What it’s like to produce and direct NFL football games? A conversation with Fox Sports NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox Sports NFL director Rich Russo

Episode 238 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo. Zyontz and Russo are the lead producer and director, respectively, for Fox’s top NFL team featuring Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi. In this podcast, Zyontz and Russo discuss what an NFL game producer and director does each week; what it has been like for them to go from Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to Burkhardt and Olsen; how they found about the Buck and Aikman moves; how to

Sep 8, 2022 • 59:04

How do you land a pro sports play by play job? A conversation with Michael Grady, the new television voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Anish Shroff, the new radio voice of the Carolina Panthers

How do you land a pro sports play by play job? A conversation with Michael Grady, the new television voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Anish Shroff, the new radio voice of the Carolina Panthers

Episode 237 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Michael Grady, who was recently announced as the new voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Bally Sports North, and Anish Shroff, who in March was named the radio play-by-play announcer for the Carolina Panthers NFL team. In this podcast Grady discusses how he landed the Timberwolves job; his six years with the YES Network in New York where his jobs included Brooklyn Nets' sideline reporter, pregame and postgame host and occasi

Sep 6, 2022 • 1:27:58

ESPN NHL broadcaster Leah Hextall

ESPN NHL broadcaster Leah Hextall

Episode 236 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Leah Hextall, a play by play broadcaster for ESPN’s NHL coverage. Hextall was the first woman to call play by play for a nationally televised NHL game when she was part of Sportsnet’s first all-female broadcast team in March 2020. In this podcast, Hextall talks about the presentation she made in June titled “Not One Of The Boys” for an event held by The Coaches Site;” how when people ask her what her first full season calling g

Aug 31, 2022 • 55:12

First impressions of Amazon’s NFL broadcast and Urban Meyer's return to broadcasting: A media roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of  Sports Business Journal

First impressions of Amazon’s NFL broadcast and Urban Meyer's return to broadcasting: A media roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal

Episode 235 of the Sports Media Podcast features a media roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast,  Finn, Karp and Deitsch discuss first impressions of Amazon’s new Thursday Night Football broadcast; realistic expectations for Amazon’s game and studio broadcast; Amazon’s PR rollout; whether future realignment will increase interest in college football this season; Fox making its Urban Meyer hire official; the media impact of Serena

Aug 30, 2022 • 55:40

How to create the top podcast in your sport: A conversation with David Law, Matt Roberts, and Catherine Whitaker of The Tennis Podcast

How to create the top podcast in your sport: A conversation with David Law, Matt Roberts, and Catherine Whitaker of The Tennis Podcast

Episode 234 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with David Law, Matt Roberts and Catherine Whitaker, the three hosts of The Tennis Podcast. In this podcast, Law, Roberts and Whitaker discuss how their podcast came to existence and the long grind to build an audience; having a global audience and how that impacts content; the impact of being profiled by the New York Times and being called ‘the conscience of the game;’ being represented  by Billie Jean’s company BJK Enterprises; th

Aug 29, 2022 • 55:15

Covering Serena Williams: A conversation with Jon Wertheim and Scott Price

Covering Serena Williams: A conversation with Jon Wertheim and Scott Price

Episode 233 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jon Wertheim, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a senior correspondent for 60 Minutes and a senior analyst for The Tennis Channel, and Scott Price, who worked for 26 years as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and wrote under the byline S.L. Price. Both Wertheim and Price covered Serena Williams for the duration of her career. In this podcast, Wertheim and Price discuss covering Serena Williams and the first time they

Aug 22, 2022 • 1:05:41

Emergency Podcast: The Big Ten announces TV rights deals totaling over $8 billion with Fox, CBS and NBC

Emergency Podcast: The Big Ten announces TV rights deals totaling over $8 billion with Fox, CBS and NBC

Episode 232 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Stewart Mandel, a senior writer covering college football for The Athletic. In this podcast, Mandel and Deitsch discuss the Big Ten’s new media rights deal; whether the inventory is deep enough for an all-day linear airing of Big Ten football games; what networks did the best;  ESPN being out of Big Ten football; what it means for other conferences including the SEC; the future of the Pac-12’s media rights; the Big Ten going to

Aug 18, 2022 • 36:49

The secrets of writing for WWE and a professional wrestling company: A conversation with Brian Gewirtz, senior vice president of development at Seven Bucks Productions and the former head writer for the WWE

The secrets of writing for WWE and a professional wrestling company: A conversation with Brian Gewirtz, senior vice president of development at Seven Bucks Productions and the former head writer for the WWE

Episode 231 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Brian Gewirtz,  a senior vice president of development at Seven Bucks Productions, which is a production company co-founded by Dwayne Johnson and his producing partner, Dany Garcia. Gewirtz is the author of  the new book, “There’s Just One Problem: True Tales From The Former, One-Time Seventh Most Powerful Person In WWE.” In this podcast Gewirtz discusses his history working for the WWE as a writer from 1999 to 2015; the skills

Aug 17, 2022 • 1:09:03

The Rise of The Black Quarterback and What It Means For America: A conversation with  Jason Reid, a senior NFL Writer for ESPN’s Andscape

The Rise of The Black Quarterback and What It Means For America: A conversation with Jason Reid, a senior NFL Writer for ESPN’s Andscape

Episode 230 of the Sports Media Podcast features Andscape senior NFL Writer Jason Reid. His new book is the “Rise of the Black Quarterback: What it means for America.” In this podcast, Reid discusses the black quarterbacks of the 1960s and 1970s in the AFL and NFL and what they experienced; the hate mail players such as James Harris had to deal with; the positional segregation regarding Black athletes when it came to the quarterback position; the anonymous scout quotes that exist today; the mode

Aug 16, 2022 • 43:44

What Happens Next With Brittney Griner? A conversation Dr. Dani Gilbert, a Rosenwald Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, and reporter T.J. Quinn

What Happens Next With Brittney Griner? A conversation Dr. Dani Gilbert, a Rosenwald Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, and reporter T.J. Quinn

Episode 229 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Dr. Dani Gilbert, a Rosenwald Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, and an expert on U.S. hostage policy and diplomacy. She is followed by T,J, Quinn, an investigative reporter for ESPN who has reported on the Griner case for ESPN.  In this podcast, Dr. Gilbert discusses the leverage value for Russia in this process; wha

Aug 8, 2022 • 1:22:33

Emergency Podcast: Joe Buck on Vin Scully

Emergency Podcast: Joe Buck on Vin Scully

Episode 229 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN broadcaster and longtime World Series game-caller Joe Buck. In this podcast, Buck discusses the life and career of the legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, who passed away on Tuesday at age 94; the friendship between Scully and Jack Buck, the father of Joe Buck; Scully’s remarkable ability to call games solo; why Scully always felt relevant even as he aged; Scully’s connection to Los Angeles; the time when Tim McCarver told a national audience S

Aug 3, 2022 • 44:11

Yahoo Sports NFL writer  Shalise Manza Young on the Deshaun Watson ruling, and Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on whether there is a definitive NFL pregame show and the passing of Bill Russell

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young on the Deshaun Watson ruling, and Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on whether there is a definitive NFL pregame show and the passing of Bill Russell

Episode 228 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests.  First up is Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young. She is followed by Boston Globe media writer and general columnist Chad Finn. In this podcast, Young discusses her excellent piece on independent arbitrator Sue L. Robinson’s decision on Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson; why the decision seems wholly inconsistent with Robinson’s own findings; the narrow definition of "violent" as defined in the decision; Manza Young’s argument

Aug 3, 2022 • 1:27:22

Soccer commentator Ian Darke, ESPN feature writer Roberto Andrade Franco, and Sports Illustrated writer and copy chief Julie Kliegman

Soccer commentator Ian Darke, ESPN feature writer Roberto Andrade Franco, and Sports Illustrated writer and copy chief Julie Kliegman

Episode 227 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is Ian Darke, a football commentator for ESPN in America and for BT Sport in UK. Last week Fox Sports announced that Darke will be part of the network’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. He is followed by Roberto Andrade Franco, a feature writer for ESPN and the author of one of the best pieces of sports writing in 2022. Franco recently wrote “The All-Star dreams of Uvalde's biggest José Altuve fan,” a

Aug 1, 2022 • 1:23:59

Podcaster  Conrad  Thompson on promoting Ric Flair’s last match and Vince McMahon retiring from WWE

Podcaster Conrad Thompson on promoting Ric Flair’s last match and Vince McMahon retiring from WWE

Episode 226 features Conrad Thompson, the preeminent wrestling podcast host in the United States and the promoter of  “Ric Flair's Last Match" which features 11 matches from promotions across the globe that will air July 31on PPV and FITE.TV from The Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. In this podcast, Thompson discusses how he came to put together the promotion for the 73-year-old Flair, his father-in-law; creating the wrestling convention Starrcast V which will emanate from Nashville from July 29 to

Jul 28, 2022 • 1:06:24

A reckoning for Hockey Canada: A conversation with The Athletic’s Katie Strang, Ian Mendes and Dan Robson

A reckoning for Hockey Canada: A conversation with The Athletic’s Katie Strang, Ian Mendes and Dan Robson

Episode 225 features The Athletic writers Katie Strang, Dan Robson, and Ian Mendes. The three co-authored a recent piece on allegations of sexual assault and a reckoning for Hockey Canada. In this podcast, Strang, Robson, and Mendes discuss how the reporting came together for the piece and the steps reporters take to report on this subject; what we know and don’t know about the two alleged sexual-assault incidents involving Hockey Canada; whether adults enabling a rampant culture; the media's ro

Jul 26, 2022 • 52:20

Good Morning Football host Jamie Erdahl

Good Morning Football host Jamie Erdahl

Episode 224 features Jamie Erdahl, the new host of Good Morning Football which airs Monday to Friday at 7:00 AM ET on NFL Network. She will make her debut on the show on July 25. In this podcast, Erdahl discussed why she wanted the GMF job; when she first became aware the job was open; what the interview process was like; why people have taken to this show; the value of getting NFL reps as a sideline reporter;  having a job where she now gives opinions on air; people being happy for her; doing p

Jul 20, 2022 • 56:24

Is Baseball Screwing Fans With Its Media Deals? A podcast with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal's Austin Karp

Is Baseball Screwing Fans With Its Media Deals? A podcast with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal's Austin Karp

Episode 223 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general sports columnist for the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, Karp and Finn discuss MLB viewership at the All Star Game; baseball’s decision to sign deals with so many different media partners; can the Home Run Derby outdraw the All-Star Game; why younger people like the Home Run Derby more than the MLB All Star Game; where do w

Jul 19, 2022 • 1:05:14

Tom Rinaldi on Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. and Zak Keefer on Andrew Luck

Tom Rinaldi on Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. and Zak Keefer on Andrew Luck

Episode 222 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Fox Sports reporter and producer Tom Rinaldi, who served as an executive producer, writer, and host of an eight-part podcast series titled “Wesley.” The series examines the heartbreaking story of Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr., who was murdered in-season during the height of his MLB career. Rinaldi is followed by Zak Keefer, a senior writer who covers the Colts for The Athletic and is the host of a six-part series from on the ris

Jul 13, 2022 • 1:24:05

The Amazing, Incredible Story of  Barry Bremen, The Sports Imposter. As told by guests ESPN’s Russell Dinallo and Jeremy Schaap

The Amazing, Incredible Story of Barry Bremen, The Sports Imposter. As told by guests ESPN’s Russell Dinallo and Jeremy Schaap

Episode 221 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN director and producer Russell Dinallo and host and reporter Jeremy Schaap. In this podcast, Dinallo and Schaap discuss the story of Barry Bremen, a Detroit-area novelty goods salesman who in the late 1970’s was known as “The Great Imposter.” Bremen pulled off sports pranks that included crashing the 1979 NBA All-Star Game to shoot layups on the court with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, and Dr. J , crashing baseball’s 1979 All

Jul 11, 2022 • 45:31

Bet On Yourself: A conversation with Monica McNutt of ESPN and the MSG Networks

Bet On Yourself: A conversation with Monica McNutt of ESPN and the MSG Networks

Episode 220 of the Sports Media Podcast features Monica McNutt, a host, analyst, and reporter for ESPN and MSG Networks with a specialty in basketball. In this podcast, McNutt discusses the challenges of live sports television; the differences in covering the NBA and WNBA; the preparation for being a Draft interviewer; working multiple jobs as a 20-something in sports media and how to react if you get a break; LaChina Robinson and others as mentors; not changing her look or her personality when

Jul 5, 2022 • 1:05:24

Emergency Podcast: USC and UCLA head to the Big Ten. What does it mean for media rights?

Emergency Podcast: USC and UCLA head to the Big Ten. What does it mean for media rights?

Episode 219 of the Sports Media Podcast features Andy Staples, a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football. He is the host “The Andy Staples Show And Friends,” a podcast about college football and also a host of College Sports on SiriusXM. In this podcast, Staples discusses the seismic move of USC and UCLA heading to the Big Ten; why we are heading for two super leagues with the SEC and Big Ten; what this means heading forwards for the Pac-12, Big-12 and ACC as far as media rights

Jul 1, 2022 • 46:51

ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn discusses reporting on Brittney Griner

ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn discusses reporting on Brittney Griner

Episode 218 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN investigative reporter and senior writer T.J. Quinn, In this podcast, Quinn discusses his reporting on WNBA star Brittney Griner being detained in Russia; where the Griner criminal trial stands right now; Griner facing 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs; the strategy of the Griner camp on promoting her story; how the Department of State must manage a potential prisoner swap; how media coverage in

Jun 30, 2022 • 58:27

How to cover a historic sports team — and the media future of Formula One in the United States: A conversation with baseball writer Lindsey Adler of The Athletic and Sports Business Journal motorsports and combat sports reporter Adam Stern

How to cover a historic sports team — and the media future of Formula One in the United States: A conversation with baseball writer Lindsey Adler of The Athletic and Sports Business Journal motorsports and combat sports reporter Adam Stern

Episode 217 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Lindsey Adler, a senior writer for The Athletic covering the New York Yankees. She is followed by Sports Business Journal motorsports and combat sports reporter Adam Stern. In this podcast, Adler discusses what it’s like covering a team that has the potential to make sports history; if there is pressure on covering a team like the Yankees because every game has magnitude; whether people are more interested in reading about

Jun 28, 2022 • 1:24:02

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro

Episode 216 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jimmy Pitaro, the Chairman and top executive at ESPN. In this podcast, Pitaro discusses his interest in extending media rights deals with the NBA and Formula One — and why that’s important to his company; how he views ESPN’s current relationship with the NFL and why getting into the Super Bowl rotation matters beyond viewership and finances; breaking down ESPN’s recent NFL rights deal; ESPN’s definitive interest in the Big Ten

Jun 20, 2022 • 1:03:16

Sports And The Law: A conversation with Michael McCann, a legal analyst and senior sports legal reporter at Sportico and a Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

Sports And The Law: A conversation with Michael McCann, a legal analyst and senior sports legal reporter at Sportico and a Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law

Episode 215 of the Sports Media Podcast features Michael McCann, a legal analyst and senior sports legal reporter at Sportico and a Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he is Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute. In this podcast, McCann discusses why coverage of the intersection and sports and legal has increased multifold; how he distinguishes between his legal read on something versus how he might feel morally about it. Del

Jun 16, 2022 • 50:35

Introducing Legacy of Speed

Introducing Legacy of Speed

We’re sharing a preview of the new podcast, Legacy of Speed, from Pushkin Industries. Legacy of Speed follows the transformation of a San Jose State track program in the 1960s. What started out as a second-tier state college no one outside of California had ever heard of, quickly became known as the home to Speed City. The guidance of one coach and his unconventional techniques launched the careers of the fastest sprinters of the day. Host Malcolm Gladwell, a competitive runner himself, traces t

Jun 15, 2022 • 11:23

ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan on covering the NHL from ice level and navigating being more public as a person on sports television

ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan on covering the NHL from ice level and navigating being more public as a person on sports television

Episode 214 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NHL reporter and podcaster Emily Kaplan. In this podcast Kaplan, a co-host of In The Crease with Linda Cohn, discusses covering the Lightning-Avalanche Stanley Cup Final; how coaches and players have received her this year reporting from ice level; why some viewers seem angry at in-game coaching interviews; how therapy is helping her navigate what people say on social media; the social media feedback she gets on the NHL mandating that she wea

Jun 14, 2022 • 34:38

Haley Rosen, founder and CEO of Just Women’s Sports. Plus, a sports media panel with Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal Managing Editor/Digital Austin Karp

Haley Rosen, founder and CEO of Just Women’s Sports. Plus, a sports media panel with Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal Managing Editor/Digital Austin Karp

Episode 213 of the Sports Media Podcast features two segments. First up is Haley Rosen, the founder and CEO of Just Women’s Sports. She is followed by a sports media panel with Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal Managing Editor/Digital Austin Karp.  In this podcast, Rosen discusses Just Women’s Sports, a women’s sports-focused media platform featuring news and analysis of women’s sports, interviews, podcasts, videos and other media content; why she feels this is a mo

Jun 10, 2022 • 1:38:37

A Foreigner Covering America: Edward Keenan of The Toronto Star

A Foreigner Covering America: Edward Keenan of The Toronto Star

Episode 212 of the Sports Media Podcast features Edward Keenan, the Washington Bureau Chief  of The Toronto Star and former local and political columnist in Toronto. In this podcast, Keenan discusses covering the United States from a foreign perspective; how he landed a job; covering America at one of its most fraught times; how he decides on stories; traveling to Uvalde, Texas and reporting from that tragedy; how he views repeated mass shootings in America; the professional wrestling and politi

Jun 6, 2022 • 58:42

Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on viewership predictions for Celtics-Warriors, and Wall Street Journal reporter Louise Radnofsky, on testing positive for COVID at the Beijing Olympics

Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on viewership predictions for Celtics-Warriors, and Wall Street Journal reporter Louise Radnofsky, on testing positive for COVID at the Beijing Olympics

Episode 211 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Chad Finn, the sports media writer and general columnist for The Boston Globe. He is followed by Louise Radnofsky, a sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Her piece, “Testing Positive in Zero-Covid China” was about being isolated under aggressive policies in China during the Olympics. In this podcast, Finn and Deitsch discuss how we see the popularity of a Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals; what historical viewership trend

Jun 2, 2022 • 1:12:47

Over 311,000 children have been in school during a shooting since Columbine in 1999: A conversation with Washington Post writer John Woodrow Cox

Over 311,000 children have been in school during a shooting since Columbine in 1999: A conversation with Washington Post writer John Woodrow Cox

Episode 210 of the Sports Media Podcast features Washington Post writer John Woodrow Cox, an enterprise reporter for The Washington Post who has focused on the impact of gun violence on children. Cox is also the author of a book on the subject, “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis.” In this podcast, Cox discusses his reporting on children experiencing gun violence; what school shootings do to the kids who survive them; the process of getting permission to talk to kids; how to interview kids

Jun 1, 2022 • 57:39

The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones on media coverage of a potential Colin Kaepernick return and Leigh Diffey of NBC Sports on calling motorsports and track and field

The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones on media coverage of a potential Colin Kaepernick return and Leigh Diffey of NBC Sports on calling motorsports and track and field

Episode 209 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Lindsay Jones, an national NFL writer for The Athletic and the President of Pro Football Writers Of America. She is followed by Leigh Diffey, who serves as NBC Sports’ lead play-by-play commentator for its Indycar WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, MotoGP and Supercross coverage and is NBC Olympics’ primary announcer for Track & Field and has called numerous events at both the Summer and Winter Games. In this podcast, Jone

May 27, 2022 • 1:27:11

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President, CEO and head of creative Tony Khan

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President, CEO and head of creative Tony Khan

Episode 208 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tony Khan, the president, CEO and head of creative of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), a co-owner and the chief football strategy officer for the Jacksonville Jaguars, co-owner and GM of Fulham F.C., and owner and chairman of TruMedia Networks, an engineering firm used for data analytics. In this podcast, Khan discusses his personal media consumption and how he consumes information about AEW; the importance of  getting mainstream spo

May 25, 2022 • 1:17:36

Tom Verducci on Roger Angell and the art of baseball writing

Tom Verducci on Roger Angell and the art of baseball writing

Episode 207 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tom Verducci, the senior writer for Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports and MLB Network game, studio analyst and reporter. In this podcast Verducci discusses the life and times of Roger Angell, the brilliant baseball writer who passed away last week at age 101; Verducci’s piece on Angell in 2014 titled, “The Passion of Roger Angell: The best baseball writer in America is also a fan”; spending time with Angell at his home in Maine

May 24, 2022 • 55:58

Broadcaster Lesley Visser and Los Angeles Times deputy sports editor Iliana Limón Romero

Broadcaster Lesley Visser and Los Angeles Times deputy sports editor Iliana Limón Romero

Episode 206 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Lesley Visser, the sports broadcaster and commentator who this month will be the first woman to receive the Emmys' Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. She is followed by Iliana Limón Romero who this month became the first female sports editor in its history, and the only Latina sports editor at a major U.S. newspaper.  In this podcast Visser discusses ice fishing with John Madden in Minneapolis and her relationship with Madden;

May 18, 2022 • 1:41:23

Discussing the NFL’s national television schedule  with Chad Finn, sports media writer for The Boston Globe

Discussing the NFL’s national television schedule with Chad Finn, sports media writer for The Boston Globe

Episode 205 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general sports columnist for the Boston Globe. In this podcast, Finn and Deitsch discuss the NFL’s national television schedule; what we thought of Amazon and ESPN’s Monday Night Football’s schedule; if Sunday Night Football did as well as recent years; whether Drew Brees has a future as an analyst; the challenges facing Tom Brady in television; the Celtics/Heat and Mavs/Warriors in the NBA

May 17, 2022 • 1:03:15

Can Tom Brady succeed as a broadcaster? F-1’s big week in America. A sports media roundtable with Chad Finn, sports media writer and general columnist for the Boston Globe, and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal

Can Tom Brady succeed as a broadcaster? F-1’s big week in America. A sports media roundtable with Chad Finn, sports media writer and general columnist for the Boston Globe, and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal

Episode 204 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general columnist for the Boston Globe, and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we discuss Fox hiring Tom Brady as an analyst after he retires; how Brady may fare on the job; the reported money paid to Brady for the deal; the explosion of F1 in the U.S. and where it’s heading; why F1 is having this American moment; Peacock’s Sunday Morning MLB de

May 11, 2022 • 1:19:31

Larry Collmus on calling Rich Strike’s amazing Kentucky Derby win

Larry Collmus on calling Rich Strike’s amazing Kentucky Derby win

Episode 203 of the Sports Media Podcast features Larry Collmus, the race caller for the NBC Sports Group coverage of the Triple Crown (the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont), and Breeders’ Cup. In this podcast, Collmus discusses calling Rich Strike’s remarkable win at the Kentucky Derby at 80-1 odds; when he saw Rich Strike making his move; what he thought about his call; how much race preparation he does in advance; what he did after the race; the impact of the win and what he expects for t

May 10, 2022 • 42:02

Life after a sports media career: A conversation with Amy Moritz, Amy K. Nelson and Kat O’Brien. Plus, ESPN’s T.J. Quinn on Brittney Griner

Life after a sports media career: A conversation with Amy Moritz, Amy K. Nelson and Kat O’Brien. Plus, ESPN’s T.J. Quinn on Brittney Griner

Episode 202 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with three women who transitioned from sports media into other businesses — Amy Moritz, a former Buffalo News sports writer; Amy K. Nelson, a former ESPN and SB Nation writer and on-air commentator; and Kat O’Brien, a former baseball writer for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Newsday. They are followed by T.J. Quinn, an ESPN investigative reporter. In this podcast, Moritz, Nelson and O’Brien discuss transitioning from working in th

May 5, 2022 • 1:25:40

Chad Finn of The Boston Globe on the NFL Draft and whether you will watch the NHL Playoffs

Chad Finn of The Boston Globe on the NFL Draft and whether you will watch the NHL Playoffs

Episode 201 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general columnist for the Boston Globe. In this podcast, we discuss ESPN, ABC and the NFL Network’s NFL Draft coverage; what we thought about the lower viewership; how we would staff future NFL Draft presentations; what we think about Amazon’s first game in 2022; how ESPN and Turner will present the NHL playoffs and what series has the most viewer appeal; Urban Meyer returning to Fox Sports;

May 3, 2022 • 1:08:54

Covering the NFL and the NFL Draft with Michael-Shawn Dugar, Tashan Reed and Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic

Covering the NFL and the NFL Draft with Michael-Shawn Dugar, Tashan Reed and Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic

Episode 200 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests — Michael Shawn Dugar, who covers the Seahawks for The Athletic; Tashan Reed, who covers the Raiders for The Athletic; and Rhiannon Walker, who previously covered the Washington Football Team for The Athletic and now works as a feature writer. In this podcast, the guests discuss what it’s like to cover the NFL Draft from a beat reporter perspective; who they get their information from; whether executives are truthful when it

Apr 28, 2022 • 1:29:41

Suzy Kolber of ESPN

Suzy Kolber of ESPN

Episode 199 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN host and reporter Suzy Kolber, one of the company’s longtime NFL voices and part of this week’s NFL Draft coverage. In this podcast Kolber discusses how she prepares for her role on ESPN/ABC’s NFL Draft coverage; making connections with prospects prior to the NFL Draft; the challenge of determining what to ask prospects in a short period of time; when she learns who is being drafted; her decision to be NFL-specific professionally; the skillse

Apr 27, 2022 • 49:34

Gus Johnson on calling the NBA again — and Bill Shea of The Athletic and Robert Seidman on whether the USFL is worth your time

Gus Johnson on calling the NBA again — and Bill Shea of The Athletic and Robert Seidman on whether the USFL is worth your time

Episode 198 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is sports broadcaster Gus Johnson, who is calling the NBA postseason for Turner Sports and is a longtime Fox Sports play by play caller. He is followed by Bill Shea, a senior writer for The Athletic covering sports business, and Robert Seidman, the co-founder of TVbytheNumbers who can be found on Twitter at @SportsTVRatings. In this podcast Johnson discuss what it has been like calling NBA games again; how the assignment cam

Apr 21, 2022 • 1:18:39

ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne and ESPN senior writer Tom Junod on the predator at Penn State before Jerry Sandusky

ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne and ESPN senior writer Tom Junod on the predator at Penn State before Jerry Sandusky

Episode 197 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN investigative reporter Paula Lavigne and ESPN senior writer Tom Junod. They are the co-authors of “Untold,” a 30,000-word piece that investigates the horrific actions of Todd Hodne, a former football player and student at Penn State in the late 1970s who was a serial predator and ultimately a murder. The piece took two years to report. In this podcast Lavigne and Junod discuss how they learned of Hodne’s story; the repor

Apr 18, 2022 • 53:42

Lisa Byington (Bucks) and Kate Scott (76ers) reflect on their first year as fulltime NBA play by play broadcasters

Lisa Byington (Bucks) and Kate Scott (76ers) reflect on their first year as fulltime NBA play by play broadcasters

Episode 196 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — Lisa Byington and Kate Scott, the first women full-time TV play-by-play broadcasters for a major men's professional sports team. Byington calls Milwaukee Bucks games and Scott calls the Philadelphia 76ers. In this podcast, Byington and Scott reflect on their first season in the NBA; the biggest challenges for them this season and how they handled them; how each provided support for the other during the season; receiving online critici

Apr 14, 2022 • 1:03:26

From Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: Bill James on Using Baseball to Make Sense of the World

From Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: Bill James on Using Baseball to Make Sense of the World

We’re sharing a special preview of the new season of Against the Rules from Pushkin Industries. On Against the Rules, bestselling author Michael Lewis takes a searing look at what’s happened to fairness in American life. In the preview you’re about to hear, Michael speaks with baseball statistician Bill James. Bill is the man at the heart of Michael's bestselling book, Moneyball, and he's transformed how we think about expertise in the sport. You'll hear Bill talk about how, for him, baseball wa

Apr 12, 2022 • 12:02

Will you watch baseball outside of your team? Plus, mega-viewership numbers for the Women’s Final

Will you watch baseball outside of your team? Plus, mega-viewership numbers for the Women’s Final

Episode 195 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general columnist for the Boston Globe. He is followed by Charlotte Carroll who covers UConn basketball and WNBA for The Athletic In this podcast, Finn discusses the interest in national broadcasts of baseball; whether MLB expanding to streaming services such as Amazon and Apple+ is good for the game; how ESPN’s Michael Kay/Alex Rodriguez Megacast will do; why it is tough to relate to Ro

Apr 11, 2022 • 1:07:29

Fox Sports MLB broadcaster Joe Davis, the new voice of the World Series

Fox Sports MLB broadcaster Joe Davis, the new voice of the World Series

Episode 194 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Davis, who replaces Joe Buck as the lead television voice of the World Series. Davis is also the television voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In this podcast, Davis discusses how he found out he was getting the job; what his reaction was to that promotion; his awareness of Joe Buck wanted to step back from calling baseball; how he is approaching the assignment; how many national games he expects to do; the challenge of c

Apr 8, 2022 • 32:59

Jim Miller on ESPN’s mega-contracts for on-air people and Grant Wahl on World Cup coverage

Jim Miller on ESPN’s mega-contracts for on-air people and Grant Wahl on World Cup coverage

Episode 193 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is James Andrew Miller, best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and HBO. He is hosting a new chapter of the podcast “Origins” titled “HBO: Present, Past, and Future.” He is followed by Grant Wahl, who writes the Futbol with Grant Wahl at GrantWahl.com and works with CBS Sports and Meadowlark Media.In this podcast, Miller discusses the ESPN deals for Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Adam Schefter and Ad

Apr 5, 2022 • 1:22:11

Paul Heyman on being part of WrestleMania 38 and how to align yourself with greatness

Paul Heyman on being part of WrestleMania 38 and how to align yourself with greatness

Episode 192 of the Sports Media Podcast features Paul Heyman, the longtime WWE performer who will be part of  the main event of WrestleMania 38, the WWE’s signature event, which is set for April 2-3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. In this podcast Heyman discusses how he approaches this stage of his career and how long he wants to perform; the ability to align yourself with great performers such as Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and CM Punk; how the best performers never break from character; Re

Mar 29, 2022 • 1:01:51

Covering War: The Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan joins the podcast from Odessa, Ukraine

Covering War: The Washington Post's Isabelle Khurshudyan joins the podcast from Odessa, Ukraine

Episode 191 of the Sports Media Podcast features Isabelle Khurshudyan, a foreign correspondent for The Washington Post based in Odessa, Ukraine, and a former sports writer who covered the Washington Capitals for the Post. In this podcast, Khurshudyan discusses what her days are like covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; what the city of Odessa, where she is situated, is like; her safety level in the country; whether anything prepares a journalist to cover war; why the war has proceeded as it ha

Mar 28, 2022 • 1:11:47

Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report and CNBC reporter Alex Sherman on ESPN’s future within Disney and whether ESPN will spin-off

Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report and CNBC reporter Alex Sherman on ESPN’s future within Disney and whether ESPN will spin-off

Episode 190 of the Sports Media Podcast features Taylor Rooks, a host and reporter for Bleacher Report and Turner Sports and Alex Sherman, who covers technology, media and telecommunications for CNBC. In this podcast Rooks discusses her “Taylor Rooks X vodcast, whose recent interviews include DeMar DeRozan, DK Metcalf and Micah Parsons; the challenges of booking guests and how much of that is relationship-based; reflections on covering the NBA bubble; the dehumanization of athletes and

Mar 24, 2022 • 1:25:08

ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the NCAA Women’s Tournament

ESPN’s Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe on the NCAA Women’s Tournament

Episode 189 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo and ESPN reporter Holly Rowe. Both have significant on-air roles during ESPN’s coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament including being part of the Final Four and national title game telecast. In this podcast, Lobo and Rowe discuss their preparation for the NCAA Tournament; how this tournament is different based on the NCAA’s equity changes; what the changes mean for women’s basketball head

Mar 17, 2022 • 59:13

T.J. Quinn of ESPN and The Boston Globe's Chad Finn

T.J. Quinn of ESPN and The Boston Globe's Chad Finn

Episode 188 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is T.J. Quinn, the ESPN investigative reporter. He is followed by Chad Finn, the sports media writer for the Boston Globe. In this podcast Quinn discusses his reporting on WNBA star Brittney Griner being detained in Russia; the road ahead for Griner; the political component to this story; whether she can she get a fair trial in Russia; why the WNBA and players around the league have stayed relatively quiet; how one go

Mar 15, 2022 • 1:02:55

Bomani Jones and Jeff Pearlman

Bomani Jones and Jeff Pearlman

Episode 187 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Bomani Jones, the sports journalist and commentator whose new HBO show, “Game Theory with Bomani Jones,” debuts this month. He is followed by Jeff Pearlman, the best-selling author of nine books. HBO’s new docudrama “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is based on Pearlman’s 2014 best-seller “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.”In this podcast, Jones discusses

Mar 10, 2022 • 1:10:05

Bryan Curtis of The Ringer

Bryan Curtis of The Ringer

Episode 186 of the Sports Media Podcast features Bryan Curtis, the Editor-At-Large for The Ringer and also the co-host with David Shoemaker of The Press Box podcast. In this podcast, Curtis and Deitsch discuss how news is presented on television versus sports; whether you can do policy-based programming on cable news; the reverberations from Troy Aikman's move to ESPN; how Fox would handle the loss of Joe Buck; the mindset of Al Michaels heading forward; ESPN’s re-set of its relationship with th

Mar 8, 2022 • 58:22

The state of the Canadian sports media

The state of the Canadian sports media

Episode 185 of the Sports Media Podcasts focuses on the state of the Canadian sports media. The guests are Shireen Ahmed, a senior contributor with CBC Sports and a co-host of the “Burn It All Down” podcast; Donnovan Bennett, a multi-media host and writer for Sportsnet; Morgan Campbell, a Senior Contributor for CBC Sports; James Cybulski, a play by play voice for EA Sports’ NHL 21 and longtime sports media voice in Vancouver; Bryan Hayes, the host of TSN’s “OverDrive” show and podcast and a comm

Mar 2, 2022 • 1:49:17

Troy Aikman’s big move

Troy Aikman’s big move

Episode 184 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina about the impending move of Troy Aikman to join ESPN’s Monday Night Football. In this podcast, Traina and Deitsch discuss the impending move, first reported by the New York Post; what the move means for ESPN and Fox; who could potentially partner with Aikman; how Fox will handle the move; what this means for Amazon’s NFL interest; Al Michaels' future, and more.  You can subscribe to this p

Feb 24, 2022 • 48:30

Mike Tirico of NBC Sports and a roundtable with Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp and Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch

Mike Tirico of NBC Sports and a roundtable with Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp and Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch

Episode 183 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is NBC Sports host and play by play broadcaster Mike Tirico, whose assignments include the Olympics, NFL, horse racing, golf, and Notre Dame Football. He is followed by a panel featuring Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal and Jon Lewis, founder and editor of Sports Media Watch and the Sports Media Watch podcast with TJ Rives.  In this podcast Tirico discusses his Beijing Olympics experience; the

Feb 23, 2022 • 1:20:46

Michele Tafoya on her next role and USA Today’s Nancy Armour on covering the Beijing Olympics

Michele Tafoya on her next role and USA Today’s Nancy Armour on covering the Beijing Olympics

Episode 182 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Michele Tafoya, the longtime sideline reporter for NBC Sports who is leaving sports broadcasting for both a role in Minnesota politics and political commentating. She is followed by USA Today sports columnist Nancy Armour, who is onsite at the Beijing Games. In this podcast, Tafoya discusses why this was the right time for her to leave sports broadcasting; becoming a co-chairman of a gubernatorial campaign in Minnesota; mak

Feb 15, 2022 • 1:36:31

The Challenges of Covering a Super Bowl: Guests are Jim Trotter, Jane McManus, and Chris Herring

The Challenges of Covering a Super Bowl: Guests are Jim Trotter, Jane McManus, and Chris Herring

Episode 181 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is Jim Trotter, a reporter for NFL Media and a longtime NFL writer and Jane McManus, the Director of the Marist's Center for Sports Communication. They are followed by Chris Herring, a Sports Illustrated senior writer and NYT best-selling author of “Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks.” In this podcast, Trotter and McManus discuss covering a Super Bowl; how journalists can separate themselv

Feb 9, 2022 • 1:14:36

ESPN President of Programming and Original Content Burke Magnus, and Tim Layden, writer at large for NBC Sports

ESPN President of Programming and Original Content Burke Magnus, and Tim Layden, writer at large for NBC Sports

Episode 180 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Burke Magnus, the President, Programming and Original Content for ESPN. He is followed by Tim Layden, writer at large for NBC Sports In this podcast, Magnus discusses how ESPN negotiates sports rights deals; his philosophy when it comes to rights acquisition and negotiation; how negotiating with the NFL is different than other entities and where the similarities are; dealing with deals in the billions of dollars; why the co

Feb 1, 2022 • 1:40:34

Troy Aikman of Fox Sports and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn

Troy Aikman of Fox Sports and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn

Episode 179 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL analyst and Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman.  He is followed by Chad Finn, the sports media writer of the Boston Globe.   In this podcast, Aikman discusses how long he wants to remain in broadcasting; his future at Fox Sports and links to working for Amazon; the launch of a his low-cal, low-carb light beer called Eight; attending John Madden’s private funeral; his thoughts on the Niners-Rams NFC Championship Game; what he thinks of

Jan 25, 2022 • 1:09:13

Mike Golic and Jay Glazer

Mike Golic and Jay Glazer

Episode 178 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Mike Golic, the longtime ESPN staffer who now works for a variety of places including Westwood One Audio, Learfield and Meadowlark Media, and Peacock. He is followed by Jay Glazer, the Fox NFL insider and the author of “Unbreakable: How I Turned My Depression and Anxiety into Motivation and You Can Too.”In this podcast, Golic discusses life after ESPN; how he approached getting work following ESPN; working with Kat

Jan 19, 2022 • 1:10:53

The future of hockey reporting with Michael Farber, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, and Michael Russo and Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic

The future of hockey reporting with Michael Farber, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, and Michael Russo and Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic

Episode 177 of the Sports Media Podcast features four guests for a roundtable on the future of hockey reporting. The guests are Michael Farber, the Hall of Fame hockey writer and longtime Sports Illustrated writer and TSN contributor; ESPN hockey reporter Emily Kaplan, Michael Russo, a senior writer covering the Minnesota Wild and the NHL for The Athletic and Fluto Shinzawa, a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Bruins In this podcast the panel evaluates the state of hockey report

Jan 11, 2022 • 57:51

MLB Network lets go of Ken Rosenthal and will Urban Meyer get hired again as a broadcaster. The guests are Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and Chad Finn of the Boston Globe

MLB Network lets go of Ken Rosenthal and will Urban Meyer get hired again as a broadcaster. The guests are Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and Chad Finn of the Boston Globe

Episode 176 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests: First up is Britt Ghiroli, a national baseball writer for The Athletic. She is followed by Chad Finn, the sports media writer and columnist for the Boston Globe. In this podcast, Ghiroli discusses Ken Rosenthal (who works with us at The Athletic) not being retained by MLB Network; her experiences working with Rosenthal; whether MLB Network can cover ownership and the commissioner with any heft; what she learned during her 10 years with

Jan 5, 2022 • 58:11

A conversation on John Madden’s legacy with Sunday Night Football executive producer Fred Gaudelli

A conversation on John Madden’s legacy with Sunday Night Football executive producer Fred Gaudelli

Episode 175 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fred Gaudelli, the executive producer of NBC's Sunday Night Football. In Sept. 2021, he began his 32nd season as the lead producer for an NFL primetime game, and his 16th season producing SNF. In this podcast Gaudelli discusses his relationship with Madden; his first meeting with him; the last time he spoke and visited with Madden; what made Madden unique as a sports television figure; his interest in seeing United States up close and learning abo

Dec 30, 2021 • 34:43

The nexus of sports and COVID with Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star and Donnovan Bennett and Amil Delic of Sportsnet

The nexus of sports and COVID with Bruce Arthur of the Toronto Star and Donnovan Bennett and Amil Delic of Sportsnet

Episode 174 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a conversation with Donnovan Bennett, a host, podcaster and writer for Sportsnet in Canada, and Amil Delic, the senior producer of original audio for Sportsnet in Canada. They are followed by Toronto Star columnist Bruce Arthur.  In this podcast Bennett and Delic discuss the nexus of sports and COVID; how that nexus is viewed in Canada; why this topic has become politicized in the United States and the levels of politiciz

Dec 28, 2021 • 1:34:42

ESPN’s Ryan Clark on building a broadcasting career and Cadence 13 producer Patrick Antonetti

ESPN’s Ryan Clark on building a broadcasting career and Cadence 13 producer Patrick Antonetti

Episode 173 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is ESPN NFL analyst and podcaster Ryan Clark, the former NFL safety who has worked at ESPN since 2015. He is followed by Patrick Antonetti, the lead producer of this podcast. In this podcast Clark discusses his path from professional athlete to broadcasting; what in his opinion separates long-term success versus one contract and out in sports broadcasting; how close he was to leaving ESPN for Fox Sports earlier this y

Dec 22, 2021 • 1:04:46

The biggest sports stories of 2022 with Kavitha Davidson and Jane McManus — and ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger on income-tax avoiders among the ultrawealthy sports owners

The biggest sports stories of 2022 with Kavitha Davidson and Jane McManus — and ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger on income-tax avoiders among the ultrawealthy sports owners

Episode 173 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a roundtable with Kavitha Davidson, a correspondent for HBO’s Real Sports and a longtime sports and business writer, and Jane McManus, the Director of the Marist's Center for Sports Communication and a Deadspin sports columnist. They are followed by Jesse Eisinger, a senior editor and reporter at ProPublica. In April 2011, Eisinger and a colleague won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for a series of stories on qu

Dec 15, 2021 • 1:20:03

A baseball writer roundtable with Britt Ghiroli and Jayson Stark of The Athletic

A baseball writer roundtable with Britt Ghiroli and Jayson Stark of The Athletic

Episode 172 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jayson Stark, senior baseball writer at The Athletic, and Britt Ghiroli, also a senior baseball writer at The Athletic. In this podcast, Ghiroli and Stark discuss how they will approach the next couple of  months as reporters amid a work stoppage; navigating labor stories versus more popular topics; the declining media access in baseball and why that significantly impacts you as a fan; whether we will see previous media access

Dec 7, 2021 • 50:32

James Andrew Miller on the history of HBO and HBO Sports, and Bruce Feldman on covering college football in 2021

James Andrew Miller on the history of HBO and HBO Sports, and Bruce Feldman on covering college football in 2021

Episode 171 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live, and his latest, “Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers.” He is followed by Bruce Feldman, a senior writer at The Athletic covering college football and a college football insider for Fox Sports and The Audible podcast. In this podcast, Miller discusses why HBO was worthy of this exploration; his 757 interviews for the book a

Nov 30, 2021 • 1:17:24

Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports and a media roundtable with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp

Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports and a media roundtable with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp

Episode 170 of the Sports Media Podcast features Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage as well as an Olympic host for NBCUnversial. She is followed by a media roundtable with Chad Finn, the sports media writer and columnist for the Boston Globe, and Austin Karp, the managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal.In this podcast Lowe discusses being in England when she learned NBC had retained the Premier League rights; how her bosses keep her abreast

Nov 24, 2021 • 1:14:46

A conversation with ESPN’s Mike Breen and CBS/Turner Sports/YES Network broadcaster Ian Eagle. Plus, Dana O’Neil of The Athletic on The Big East

A conversation with ESPN’s Mike Breen and CBS/Turner Sports/YES Network broadcaster Ian Eagle. Plus, Dana O’Neil of The Athletic on The Big East

Episode 169 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with ESPN NBA announcer Mike Breen and Ian Eagle, who calls the NBA for Turner Sports and the YES Network, and the NFL for CBS. They are followed by Dana O’Neil, a senior writer for The Athletic and the author of the new book, “The Big East: Inside the Most Entertaining and Influential Conference in College Basketball History.”   In this podcast Breen and Eagle discuss how they first met and the longevity of their friendship; how th

Nov 17, 2021 • 1:15:50

Pam Oliver of Fox Sports and sportswriter and author Lyndsey D'Arcangelo

Pam Oliver of Fox Sports and sportswriter and author Lyndsey D'Arcangelo

Episode 168 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL reporter Pam Oliver and writer Lyndsey D'Arcangelo, the co-author with Britni de la Cretaz of the new book, “Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League.” In this podcast, Oliver discusses what the 2021 season has been like for her as a sideline reporter; her remarkable longevity in the sports TV business; the on-field access she has in 2021 versus other years; working with Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen; what she

Nov 11, 2021 • 1:31:51

Chris Jericho of AEW and “Talk Is Jericho”

Chris Jericho of AEW and “Talk Is Jericho”

Episode 167 of the Sports Media Podcast features Chris Jericho, who currently works as a professional wrestler for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), hosts the popular podcast “Talk Is Jericho,” and is the lead singer of the band, Fozzy. The next wrestling PPV he will perform in comes at “AEW Full Gear” on Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. ET at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  In this podcast, Jericho discusses the concept of professional reinvention and his ability to change his character over multiple d

Nov 9, 2021 • 1:03:35

Robert Griffin III of ESPN and Katie Strang and Mark Lazerus of The Athletic

Robert Griffin III of ESPN and Katie Strang and Mark Lazerus of The Athletic

Episode 166 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is ESPN college football and NFL analyst Robert Griffin III. He is followed by Katie Strang and Mark Lazerus of The Athletic.  In this podcast, Griffin discusses the how he landed at ESPN; his audition process at Fox and ESPN; why the ESPN job made sense; whether he sees broadcasting as a long-term proposition versus playing again; his preparation for calling games with Mark Jones and Quint Kessenich; why, in his opinion, so

Nov 2, 2021 • 1:01:55

ESPN reporter and Utah Jazz analyst Holly Rowe; Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and  On3.com senior writer Ivan Maisel

ESPN reporter and Utah Jazz analyst Holly Rowe; Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and On3.com senior writer Ivan Maisel

Episode 165 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is ESPN reporter and Utah Jazz analyst Holly Rowe. She is followed by Jimmy Traina, a writer/producer for Sports Illustrated and the host of the SI Media Podcast. He is followed by Ivan Maisel, the vice president of editorial and a senior Writer for On3. Maisel’s newest book is “I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief, and Love,” which is about his late son, Max. In this podcast, Rowe discusses has she landed

Oct 26, 2021 • 1:37:52

The NFL’s emails featuring New York Times writer Ken Belson and Jemele Hill. Plus, Grant Wahl on soccer writing as a profession

The NFL’s emails featuring New York Times writer Ken Belson and Jemele Hill. Plus, Grant Wahl on soccer writing as a profession

Episode 164 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is New York Times writer Ken Belson, who covers the NFL for that media outlet. Belson joined with Katherine Rosman to report on the 650,000 emails the NFL is reported to be looking at regarding the workplace conduct with the Washington Football Team. He is followed by Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, the host of the “Jemele Hill is Unbothered” podcast for Spotify, and a creative adviser for Meadowlark Med

Oct 19, 2021 • 1:31:23

ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston Globe

ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston Globe

Episode 163 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is Jeff Van Gundy, the lead NBA analyst for ESPN and ABC’s NBA game coverage. He is followed by a media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson, a sports and culture writer for The Athletic and the host of Culture Calculus podcast, and Chad Finn, the sports media writer and columnist for the Boston Globe. In this podcast Van Gundy discusses how he prepares for an upcoming season; why he thinks he has lasted in broadcasting

Oct 12, 2021 • 1:51:32

A conversation with Bucks broadcaster Lisa Byington and Sixers broadcaster Kate Scott. Plus, Eli Saslow of The Washington Post on his new book on America and COVID

A conversation with Bucks broadcaster Lisa Byington and Sixers broadcaster Kate Scott. Plus, Eli Saslow of The Washington Post on his new book on America and COVID

Episode 162 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is a conversation with Lisa Byington and Kate Scott, the first women full-time TV play-by-play broadcasters for a major men's professional sports team. They are followed by Eli Saslow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter who has published a new book —Voices from the Pandemic: Americans tell their stories of crisis, courage and resilience.In this podcast, Byington and Scott discuss the interview proce

Oct 5, 2021 • 1:16:52

Conrad Thompson and Jeff Jarrett on the process of creating a successful podcast

Conrad Thompson and Jeff Jarrett on the process of creating a successful podcast

Episode 161 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Conrad Thompson and Jeff Jarrett, the co-hosts of “My World’ with Jeff Jarrett,” which focuses on Jarrett’s Hall of Fame career as a main-event professional wrestler, promoter, and company owner. Jarrett has been a well-known figure in professional wrestling for decades including in-ring prominence in the WWE, WCW and NWA Total Nonstop Action wrestling. In this podcast Thompson and Jarrett discuss the process of forming a podca

Sep 29, 2021 • 1:03:40

Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Episode 160 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with the documentarian Ken Burns. In this podcast Burns discusses his latest project “Muhammad Ali,” a four-part documentary co-directed by Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that will air on PBS September19-22; why he his co-directors embarked on a subject that has been explored in so many forms; how they determined the chronology of the film; the challenge of when to use Ali as a narrator; the complexity of Ali as a soc

Sep 20, 2021 • 32:46

Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib of Fox Sports

Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib of Fox Sports

Episode 159 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with the new Fox NFL broadcast team of Gus Johnson and Aqib Talib. The duo debuts in Week Two with the Vikings-Cardinals. In this podcast Johnson and Talib discuss how they formed their partnership; working together on a practice game; how Talib got into sports broadcasting and introduced himself to Fox Sports; how Johnson morphs between preparation for college football and the NFL; Talib’s style on the air; how broadcasters deal wi

Sep 17, 2021 • 32:30

Kevin Clark of The Ringer and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston Globe

Kevin Clark of The Ringer and a sports media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and Chad Finn of The Boston Globe

Episode 158 of the Sports Media Podcast features two segments. First up is Kevin Clark, an NFL writer, podcaster and video host for The Ringer. He previously covered the NFL for The Wall Street Journal. He is followed by a media roundtable with Kavitha Davidson, a sports and culture writer for The Athletic and the host of Culture Calculus podcast, and Chad Finn, the sports media writer and columnist for the Boston Globe. In this podcast Clark discusses the stories that interest him most at the s

Sep 9, 2021 • 1:19:37

ESPN college football reporter Molly McGrath and New York Times writer and Roger Federer author Chris Clarey

ESPN college football reporter Molly McGrath and New York Times writer and Roger Federer author Chris Clarey

Episode 157 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Molly McGrath, an ESPN college football and college basketball host and reporter. She is followed by Christopher Clarey, a tennis writer for the New York Times and the author of “The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer” In this podcast, McGrath discusses returning to college football this season after the birth of her son earlier this year; finding a work-life balance; the internal pressure she felt to

Aug 25, 2021 • 1:09:28

The WWE’s Seth Rollins — and The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman on MLB’s Field of Dreams game

The WWE’s Seth Rollins — and The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman on MLB’s Field of Dreams game

Episode 156 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is longtime WWE performer Seth Rollins, who will wrestle Edge on Aug. 21 at the WWE’s annual SummerSlam event He is followed by The Athletic’s Scott Dochterman, an Iowa-based college football writer who covered The Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa.  In this podcast, Rollins discusses how he views promotion and navigates when some media outlets want him in character and storyline versus others who want to talk about the

Aug 17, 2021 • 58:34

ESPN’s David Purdum on the intersection of gambling and the sports media and Mirin Fader on her new biography on Giannis Antetokounmpo

ESPN’s David Purdum on the intersection of gambling and the sports media and Mirin Fader on her new biography on Giannis Antetokounmpo

Episode 155 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is ESPN staff writer David Purdum, the company’s premier gambling reporter. He is followed by Mirin Fader, a staff writer for The Ringer and the author of GIANNIS: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP. In this podcast, Purdum discusses the opportunities for sports media staffers working in the sports gaming space; former ESPN-ers and others working in the space; the expectations on the handles on college football and pro football

Aug 13, 2021 • 1:08:39

Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports from Tokyo

Rebecca Lowe of NBC Sports from Tokyo

Episode 154 of the Sports Media Podcast features guest Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage as well as an Olympic host for NBCUnversial. In this podcast, Lowe discusses what working the Tokyo Games has been like; her broadcasting setup in Tokyo; what protocols exist regarding COVID; how she views the declines in Olympic viewership; NBC’s Olympic storytelling; the on-air highlight for her; her Premier League preparation; what she expects from the upcoming Premier L

Aug 5, 2021 • 37:19

Kavitha Davidson on declining Olympic viewership and how Simone Biles was covered

Kavitha Davidson on declining Olympic viewership and how Simone Biles was covered

Episode 153 of the Sports Media Podcast features Kavitha Davidson, a sports and culture writer for The Athletic and the host of Culture Calculus podcast. In this podcast Davidson and Deitsch discuss how much Olympics we are each watching; why the primetime viewership of the Tokyo Games is way down; how we viewed coverage of Simone Biles in different mediums; why the coverage actually holds well for the future; the story around Suni Lee; whether it is time for sports outlets to have a mental heal

Jul 30, 2021 • 40:03

Chad Finn on whether the Olympics will be a viewership hit or miss and ESPN’s Manning Megacast and Melanie Newman on her journey calling MLB games

Chad Finn on whether the Olympics will be a viewership hit or miss and ESPN’s Manning Megacast and Melanie Newman on her journey calling MLB games

Episode 152 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Chad Finn, the sports media writer and columnist for the Boston Globe. He is followed by Melanie Newman, a broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles and MASN and the play by play voice for the first game in Major League Baseball history featuring an all-female announcing crew (She called the game alongside analyst Sarah Langs, reporter Alanna Rizzo and pre- and postgame hosts Lauren Gardner and Heidi Watney.) In this podcast, F

Jul 23, 2021 • 1:01:41

Jemele Hill on what’s next for ESPN and Fabian Ardaya on covering Shohei Ohtani

Jemele Hill on what’s next for ESPN and Fabian Ardaya on covering Shohei Ohtani

Episode 151 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, the host of the “Jemele Hill is Unbothered” podcast for Spotify, and a creative adviser for Meadowlark Media. She is followed by Fabian Ardaya who covers the Dodgers for The Athletic but up until May covered the Angels and Shohei Ohtani. In this podcast, Hill discusses the impact of the New York Times story that focused on Rachel Nichols saying Maria Taylor earned the job

Jul 15, 2021 • 1:00:14

Kavitha Davidson and Jane McManus on the New York Times story on Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor

Kavitha Davidson and Jane McManus on the New York Times story on Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor

Episode 150 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with two guests: Kavitha Davidson is a sports and culture writer for The Athletic and the host of Culture Calculus podcast. Jane McManus is the Director of the Marist's Center for Sports Communication and a Deadspin sports columnist. Both Davidson and McManus previously worked at ESPN. In this podcast Davidson and McManus discuss the New York Times piece on the storm at ESPN over Rachel Nichols’ comments about Maria Taylor; their e

Jul 7, 2021 • 59:29

Mike Golic

Mike Golic

Episode 149 of the Sports Media Podcast features Mike Golic, who spent 26 years at ESPN as a radio host, NFL studio analyst and NFL and college football game analyst. In this podcast Golic discusses leaving ESPN and why it happened; how management informed him they were no longer interested in his services; what he’s been doing the last six months; what he’s likely to do next professionally; how his salary impacted ESPN decision-making; his desire to work on radio again calling games; his non-ex

Jun 23, 2021 • 49:26

Michael Kay and Jon Wertheim

Michael Kay and Jon Wertheim

Episode 148 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Michael Kay, the television play by play voice of the New York Yankees and the host of The Michael Kay Show, heard on ESPN Radio in New York City from 2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Kay has a new book out — Centerstage: My Most Fascinating Interviews—from A-Rod to Jay-Z , which is a collection of the interviews Kay has conducted with some of the biggest names in sports, film, and television. Kay is followed by Jon Wertheim, a senior

Jun 15, 2021 • 1:17:30

ESPN’s Ian Darke and Anthony Crupi of Sportico

ESPN’s Ian Darke and Anthony Crupi of Sportico

Episode 147 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Ian Darke, the lead play-by-play commentator of ESPN’s soccer coverage. He will be in London this month calling UEFA EURO 2020 for ESPN. Darke is followed by Anthony Crupi, a sports media reporter for Sportico. In this podcast, Darke discusses the favorites for the tournament; calling the Euros from London’s Wembley Stadium and the IMG studios in London; the in-stadium protocols Darke has to follow because of COVID; how he

Jun 9, 2021 • 54:47

Jemele Hill and Tom Hannifan

Jemele Hill and Tom Hannifan

Episode 146 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, the host of the “Jemele Hill is Unbothered,” podcast for Spotify, and a creative adviser for Meadowlark Media. She is followed by Tom Hannifan, better known by the announcing name Tom Phillips. He spent nine years with the WWE and during his WWE career he served as the play-by-play commentator on Raw, NXT, SmackDown, 205 Live, and NXT UK. He was recently let go by WWE and

Jun 3, 2021 • 1:15:55

The Athletic’s Kavitha Davidson and Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina

The Athletic’s Kavitha Davidson and Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina

Episode 145 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Kavitha Davidson, a sports and culture writer for The Athletic and the host of Culture Calculus podcast. She is followed by Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina, the host of the SI Media Podcast. In this podcast  Davidson discusses the hiring of Wayne Gretzky by Turner Sports; Kenny Mayne leaving ESPN and what that means heading forward; the challenge of covering the Tokyo Olympics; how NBC will navigate issues of COVID i

May 28, 2021 • 1:12:30

ESPN feature producers Lauren Stowell and Jenna Contreras and Julie Stewart-Binks of Fubo TV

ESPN feature producers Lauren Stowell and Jenna Contreras and Julie Stewart-Binks of Fubo TV

Episode 144 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up are ESPN feature producers Lauren Stowell and Jenna Contreras, the directors of  “144” a behind-the-scenes documentary on what unfolded on and off the court over the tumultuous two-and-a-half-month 2020 WNBA season. The second guest is Julie Stewart Binks, who hosts Drinks with Binks on Fubo TV and NHL Twitter Live. In this podcast, Stowell and Contreras discuss how the project came about; how producer and ESPN on-air person

May 20, 2021 • 1:11:31

James Andrew Miller on the end of Kenny Mayne at ESPN

James Andrew Miller on the end of Kenny Mayne at ESPN

Episode 143 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, we discuss Kenny Mayne departing from ESPN; what Miller thinks of Mayne being asked to take a 61 percent pay cut; what the market is for former ESPNers; Miller’s thoughts on ex-ESPN-ers in the marketplace at other places; Miller’s upcoming HBO book and more. You can subscribe to this

May 14, 2021 • 34:12

The Future of Sports Viewership and Ratings

The Future of Sports Viewership and Ratings

Episode 142 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis and Sports Business Daily managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss the three days of the NFL Draft averaging 6.1 million viewers and what that means; how the opening round’s 12.5 million average should be judged against the overall number; why Day 3 of the NFL Draft was down on viewership; analyzing NBC’s Kentucky Derby viewership numbers, which drew 14.5 m

May 7, 2021 • 43:18

NBC News and MSNBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki and The Athletic NFL reporter Tashan Reed

NBC News and MSNBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki and The Athletic NFL reporter Tashan Reed

Episode 141 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Steve Kornacki, an NBC News and MSNBC national political correspondent who will serve as an insight analyst for NBC’s coverage of the Kentucky Derby. Kornacki previously analyzed NFL playoff probabilities for Football Night In America. He is followed by Tashan Reed, who covers the Las Vegas Raiders for The Athletic. In this podcast, Kornacki discusses how he landed assignments with NBC Sports including the Kentucky Derby; h

Apr 29, 2021 • 1:09:04

ESPN’s David Purdum on sports gambling and Grant Wahl on the Super League and MLS media rights

ESPN’s David Purdum on sports gambling and Grant Wahl on the Super League and MLS media rights

Episode 140 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN staff writer David Purdum and soccer writer Grant Wahl, the host of the Football With Grant Wahl podcast. In this podcast, Purdum discusses where the U.S. and Canada are regarding the number of places where sports gambling is legal; the interest in non-NFL betting; where legacy media outlets are today regarding sports gambling content on air and where they will be in a couple of years; how big players such as DraftKings are hunti

Apr 22, 2021 • 58:07

Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and Chad Finn of the Boston Globe

Jimmy Traina of Sports Illustrated and Chad Finn of the Boston Globe

Episode 139 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina and Boston Globe columnist Chad Finn — for a roundtable discussion on various sports media topics. In the podcast we discuss Paul Pierce and ESPN parting ways and why the decision was made; did ESPN make the correct decision with Pierce; the ascendency of Kendrick Perkins; Alex Rodriguez working for ESPN and Fox Sports and whether that constitutes a conflict of interest; why none of us think Rodr

Apr 16, 2021 • 1:01:58

Paul Heyman goes behind the scenes on Wrestlemania and the WWE

Paul Heyman goes behind the scenes on Wrestlemania and the WWE

Episode 138 features Paul Heyman, a longtime WWE performer — he currently is the special counsel for Universal Champion Roman Reigns —and sports entertainment impresario. In this podcast, Heyman discusses how doing press has changed for wrestling performers from the 2000s to current day; how much the public should the media know about the private lives of performers such as Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch or Charlotte Flair; whether he would let a media outlet go behind the scenes for WrestleMania; th

Apr 6, 2021 • 1:16:43

NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales and ESPN MLB Reporter Marly Rivera

NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales and ESPN MLB Reporter Marly Rivera

Episode 137 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is NFL Network reporter Stacey Dales. She is followed by ESPN national baseball reporter Marly Rivera. In this podcast Dales discusses her journey from Canada to becoming an All-America basketball player at the University of Oklahoma to playing professional basketball to landing a job at ESPN; the challenges of navigating a high-profile media job in her 20s; how she ended up at the NFL Network after leavin

Apr 1, 2021 • 1:12:27

James Andrew Miller and Anthony Crupi on the NFL’s new media deals

James Andrew Miller and Anthony Crupi on the NFL’s new media deals

Episode 136 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch examines the NFL media deals. The guests are Jim Miller, James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and the host of the “Origins” podcast, and Anthony Crupi, the sports media reporter for Sportico. Miller focuses on the ESPN deal and what it means for that network including getting in the Super Bowl rotation; more flexibility for games; and the historical nature of the deal. Crup

Mar 22, 2021 • 54:22

The ESPN-NHL new media rights deal

The ESPN-NHL new media rights deal

Episode 135 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sean Shapiro, an NHL reporter for The Athletic who specializes in the business of hockey, and Ryan S. Clark, who covers the NHL and Seattle Kraken for The Athletic, for a discussion on ESPN’s seven-year television, streaming and media rights deal. The new agreement will run from the beginning of the 2021-22 season through the 2027-28 season. In this podcast, the panel discusses their impressions of the ESPN-NHL deal; what the

Mar 11, 2021 • 35:46

How to create a great podcast with Conrad Thompson and Jim Ross

How to create a great podcast with Conrad Thompson and Jim Ross

Episode 134 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Conrad Thompson and Jim Ross, the duo that make up the popular “Grilling JR” podcast. In this podcast, Thompson, the host of six immensely popular wrestling podcasts, and Ross, one of the iconic voices in the history of professional wrestling and a current broadcaster for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), discuss how they formed their partnership; their initial impressions of each other; what expectations they had for the podcast; ho

Mar 4, 2021 • 59:00

John Ourand on the immediate future of the NFL on television and streaming services

John Ourand on the immediate future of the NFL on television and streaming services

Episode 133 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand on the NFL media rights. In this podcast, Ourand and Deitsch discuss where things stand between the football-airing networks and the NFL regarding a rights extension; why John believes CBS and NBC are the furthest along in the deal; the money gap between Disney and the NFL and whether that can be bridged; why some ESPNers believe they have more leverage today t

Feb 26, 2021 • 39:39

Steve Levy of ESPN

Steve Levy of ESPN

Episode 132 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features longtime ESPN Monday Night Football play by play broadcaster Steve Levy. In this podcast, Levy discusses calling Monday Night Football this season; the challenges of broadcasting during a pandemic; what management has told him about returning to the booth along with partners Louis Riddick and Brian Griese; whether he believes their group has earned the right to come back; reading about others rumored to be getting the MNF job;

Feb 16, 2021 • 54:43

An examination of Super Bowl Viewership with John Ourand and Austin Karp

An examination of Super Bowl Viewership with John Ourand and Austin Karp

Episode 131 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable on Super Bowl viewership with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and Austin Karp, the Managing Editor/Digital at Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Deitsch, Ourand and Karp discuss the Super Bowl averaging 96.4 million viewers across all platforms, the lowest since Super Bowl 41 on CBS in 2007; why viewership was down; the declines in the 18 to 49 demographic; the broader context of jewel sports

Feb 10, 2021 • 34:55

Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post and Sportnet's (Canada) Donnovan Bennett

Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post and Sportnet's (Canada) Donnovan Bennett

Episode 130 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Chelsea Janes, a national baseball writer for the Washington Post who previously covered the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. She is followed by Donnovan Bennett, a host, podcaster and writer for Sportsnet in Canada (where I work as well in addition to The Athletic). In this podcast, Janes discusses her professional path of covering the Nationals as a beat writer to covering the 2020 U.S. Presidential campaign to b

Feb 6, 2021 • 1:02:11

Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand

Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand

Episode 129 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. In this podcast, Deitsch and Ourand discuss NBCSN shuttering at the end of the year and assets moving to Peacock; what the end of NBCSN means for the NHL upcoming media rights deal; the future of Dan Le Batard and John Skipper’s Meadowlark company; potential Super Bowl viewership; the WWE Network morphing to Peacock in the U.S.; the prospect of a canceled Olym

Jan 27, 2021 • 37:09

Rhiannon Walker and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and writer and educator Jane McManus

Rhiannon Walker and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and writer and educator Jane McManus

Episode 128 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests for a roundtable discussion on the Jared Porter story and sexual harassment of female sports reporters: Rhiannon Walker, a staff writer who covers Washington football team for The Athletic; Jane McManus, the Director of the Marist's Center for Sports Communication, a Deadspin sports columnist and the co-host of “Ladies Room” podcast with Julie DiCaro, and Britt Ghiroli, a national MLB writer for The Athletic and a

Jan 22, 2021 • 46:44

Broadcaster Noah Eagle on calling the Nickelodeon NFL game and Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic of the NHL

Broadcaster Noah Eagle on calling the Nickelodeon NFL game and Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic of the NHL

Episode 127 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Noah Eagle, who called Nickelodeon’s first-ever NFL broadcast and is also the radio voice of the L.A. Clippers. He is followed by Ryan S. Clark, who covers the NHL and Seattle Kraken for The Athletic. In this podcast, Eagle discusses the Nickelodeon NFL broadcast; what made the broadcast unique and the planning for it; how he got the assignment; navigating having a well-known father in the sports media

Jan 15, 2021 • 1:08:25

James Andrew Miller on ESPN's future

James Andrew Miller on ESPN's future

Episode 126 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, Miller and Deitsch discuss a dark day for American democracy and Miller’s time working at the U.S. Capitol; what ESPN’s 2021 will look like; the importance of the NFL to ESPN; will they get a Super Bowl; how staffing will look at ESPN; whether ESPN still has the swag as a c

Jan 8, 2021 • 44:36

Renee Paquette and Shalise Manza Young

Renee Paquette and Shalise Manza Young

Episode 125 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Renee Paquette, who worked for nearly eight years as a WWE broadcaster under the name Renee Young. She is the host of “Oral Sessions with Renée Paquette,” an uncensored and unscripted weekly in-depth conversation with a personality. She is followed by Shalise Manza Young, a columnist for Yahoo Sports and a former Boston Globe sports writer. In this podcast, Paquette discusses her pregnancy (she and the AEW wrestler Jon Moxl

Dec 31, 2020 • 1:16:14

Jimmy Traina and Jane McManus

Jimmy Traina and Jane McManus

Episode 124 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is  Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina, the host of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast. In this podcast Traina and Deitsch discuss the state of NFL broadcasting; ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth and what will happen next; whether an Amazon or Netflix would ever get a standalone NFL package. the challenges of a hosting a niche podcast; interviewing people from the wrestling world, Peyton Manning as

Dec 22, 2020 • 1:29:05

James Andrew Miller on the increasing number of ESPN departures

James Andrew Miller on the increasing number of ESPN departures

Episode 123 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, Miller and Deitsch discuss ESPN and Dan Le Batard announcing they are mutually parting ways; why that relationship ended; the impact of ESPN management on that decision; Trey Wingo leaving the company;  the impact of ESPN management on Wingo not being retained; longtime ESPN writers

Dec 8, 2020 • 50:50

Longtime sportscaster Trey Wingo

Longtime sportscaster Trey Wingo

Episode 122 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Trey Wingo, who joined ESPN in 1997 and anchored multiple sports and events for the network including serving as the lead host of ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage. Wingo is debuting a new podcast series this week —  Half-Forgotten History.In this podcast Wingo discusses his new podcast venture; why he is no longer at ESPN from his perspective; what ESPN management told him when he told them last year that he no longer wanted

Dec 2, 2020 • 48:11

Ryan Ruocco of ESPN and the YES Network and Lindsey Adler and Olivia Witherite of The Athletic

Ryan Ruocco of ESPN and the YES Network and Lindsey Adler and Olivia Witherite of The Athletic

Episode 121 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN and YES Network broadcaster Ryan Ruocco, who serves as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN’s NBA and WNBA coverage and was most recently named to serve as ESPN’s lead play-by-play commentator for Women’s college basketball. He is followed by Lindsey Adler, who covers the Yankees for The Athletic and Olivia Witherite, who is the social media lead for The Athletic. In this podcast Ruocco, who has wor

Nov 24, 2020 • 1:00:02

Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet McGraw and soccer journalist Grant Wahl

Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet McGraw and soccer journalist Grant Wahl

Episode 120 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet McGraw, who served as the head women's basketball coach at Notre Dame from 1987 to 2020, leading her team to nine Final Fours, seven championship game appearances, and two National Championships. Last month McGraw joined ESPN to work in a studio analyst role for the ACC Network. She is followed by soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who hosts the "Fútbol with Grant Wahl" p

Nov 17, 2020 • 58:23

James Andrew Miller on the ESPN layoffs

James Andrew Miller on the ESPN layoffs

Episode 119 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, Miller discusses the ESPN layoffs; the behind-the-scenes impact of the layoffs; what it means for the company heading forward; the industry trends at work; how ESPN’s desire for the NFL plays into this; the future of ESPN talkers; and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Appl

Nov 6, 2020 • 33:35

ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Jordan Cornette and Shae Peppler Cornette of  ESPN Radio and author and sports writer Harvey Araton

ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Jordan Cornette and Shae Peppler Cornette of ESPN Radio and author and sports writer Harvey Araton

Episode 118 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN’s Chris Fowler, the lead college football and tennis voice for ESPN. He is followed by Jordan Cornette and Shae Peppler Cornette, who co-host ESPN Radio’s GameDay each Sunday during football season from 1-5 p.m. ET. It is the first time a married couple has co-hosted an ESPN Radio show. The final guest is the longtime New York Times sportswriter Harvey Araton. He is the author of “Our La

Oct 29, 2020 • 1:46:52

An expert sports viewership roundtable with Michael Mulvihill of Fox Sports, ESPN’s Flora Kelly and Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily

An expert sports viewership roundtable with Michael Mulvihill of Fox Sports, ESPN’s Flora Kelly and Austin Karp of Sports Business Daily

Episode 117 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests as part of a roundtable. The guests are: Michael Mulvihill, the head of strategy and analytics and an executive vice president for Fox Sports; Flora Kelly, the senior director of Strategic and Brand Insights at ESPN and Austin Karp, the Managing Editor/Digital at Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily.In this podcast, the trio discusses the macro trends of sports viewership and where things are

Oct 20, 2020 • 1:04:05

John Ourand of Sports Business Daily and Turner Sports NBA analyst Stan Van Gundy

John Ourand of Sports Business Daily and Turner Sports NBA analyst Stan Van Gundy

Episode 116 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. The first guest is Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. He is followed by Turner Sports NBA analyst Stan Van Gundy. In this podcast Ourand discusses where NFL viewership is after Week 5; how much the Presidential Election coverage will impact sports viewership; the NFL’s thoughts on ratings; the use of ABC has a sports channel; the conclusion of the NBA season and more. Van Gundy discusses his e

Oct 13, 2020 • 1:09:50

ESPN’s Malika Andrews on reporting four months from inside the NBA bubble at age 25

ESPN’s Malika Andrews on reporting four months from inside the NBA bubble at age 25

Episode 115 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN NBA reporter Malika Andrews, whose work appears across ESPN platforms including ESPN.com, SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. In this podcast Andrews discusses working inside the NBA bubble for four months; the challenges and rewards of the experience; the medical protocols of the bubble; being the youngest television sideline reporter ever to work the Eastern Conference finals; how she has found her age to be a factor in her re

Oct 5, 2020 • 54:24

Writing critically on Kobe Bryant,  and the differences between U.S. and Canada sports media

Writing critically on Kobe Bryant, and the differences between U.S. and Canada sports media

Episode 114 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Jeff  Pearlman, the author Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty. He is followed by Donnovan Bennett, a senior writer and host for Sportsnet Canada (where I also work). In this podcast, Pearlman discusses his reporting on Kobe Bryant and what it was like to report and write critically on Bryant; reporting on the 1996 to 2004 Lakers, interviewing more tha

Sep 30, 2020 • 1:13:04

NFL viewership talk with John Ourand and authors Seyward Darby and Corey Sobel

NFL viewership talk with John Ourand and authors Seyward Darby and Corey Sobel

Episode 113 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is John Ourand, the media reporter for Sports Business Daily. He is followed by writer Seyward Darby, the author of “Sisters In Hate: American Women on the Front Lines of White Nationalism” and writer Corey Sobel, the author of “The Redshirt,” selected for the 2020 Long List of the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Darby and Sobel are married.  In this podcast Ourand and Deitsch discuss the seven g

Sep 18, 2020 • 1:19:35

Jim Trotter and Steve Wyche of NFL Media and authors Kavitha Davidson (who also works at The Athletic) Jessica Luther

Jim Trotter and Steve Wyche of NFL Media and authors Kavitha Davidson (who also works at The Athletic) Jessica Luther

Episode 112 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features four guests. First up is Steve Wyche and Jim Trotter. Both are reporters for NFL Media, where they frequently appear on the NFL Network. They are co-hosting a new podcast, "Huddle and Flow." They are followed by Kavitha Davidson of The Athletic and author and writer Jessica Luther. They are the co-authors of  “Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back: Dilemmas of the Modern Fan.” In this podcast, Wyche and Trotter discuss t

Sep 11, 2020 • 1:08:45

Broadcaster Renee Paquette (known as Renee Young in the WWE) and Stephanie Ready of NBA TV and Turner Sports

Broadcaster Renee Paquette (known as Renee Young in the WWE) and Stephanie Ready of NBA TV and Turner Sports

Episode 111 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Renee Paquette, who worked for nearly eight years as a WWE broadcaster under the name Renee Young. She is followed by Turner Sports and NBA TV reporter Stephanie Ready.  In this podcast, Young discusses leaving the WWE after nearly eight years; her desire to host a longform audio and video interview podcast in the future; getting the coronavirus and how that still impacts her health today; feeling lost

Sep 2, 2020 • 1:34:12

The NBA’s viewership issues (featuring Anthony Crupi and Austin Karp) and soccer host extraordinaire Kate Abdo

The NBA’s viewership issues (featuring Anthony Crupi and Austin Karp) and soccer host extraordinaire Kate Abdo

Episode 110 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is Austin Karp, the managing editor for the Sports Business Daily and Sports Business Journal and one of the country’s foremost sports television ratings experts. He is joined by Anthony Crupi, sports media reporter for Sportico, a long time Ad Age staffer, and also one of the country’s foremost sports television ratings experts. Curipi and Karp join Deitsch for a wide-ranging discussion on NBA viewershi

Aug 21, 2020 • 1:20:35

Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and NBC NHL studio analyst Anson Carter

Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and NBC NHL studio analyst Anson Carter

Episode 109 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. He is followed by NBC NHL studio analyst Anson Carter. In this podcast, Miller discusses what college football moving from fall to spring would mean for ESPN both for the business as well as the on-air talent and producers that work on it; the impact the move might have on Monday

Aug 12, 2020 • 1:06:40

Covering sports inside a bubble with ESPN’s Holly Rowe, Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times and Stefano Fusaro of ESPN

Covering sports inside a bubble with ESPN’s Holly Rowe, Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times and Stefano Fusaro of ESPN

Episode 108 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN reporter Holly Rowe, who is covering the WNBA season from inside the bubble in Bradenton, Fla. Next is Tania Ganguli, the Lakers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times who is covering the NBA season from inside the bubble in Orlando. She is followed by ESPN’s Stefano Fusaro, who is covering the “MLS Is Back” tournament from inside the bubble in Orlando.  In this podcast, Rowe discusses how she lan

Jul 23, 2020 • 1:26:11

ESPN national MLB reporter Marly Rivera, Jim Miller on Adrian Wojnarowski’s suspension and talent agent Steve Herz on the sports media landscape

ESPN national MLB reporter Marly Rivera, Jim Miller on Adrian Wojnarowski’s suspension and talent agent Steve Herz on the sports media landscape

Episode 107 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN national MLB writer Marly Rivera. Next is James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. His latest project is a deep dive into the Cameron Crowe classic coming-of-age-film, “Almost Famous.” He is followed by agent Steve Herz, the president of The Montag Group and the author of a new book, “Don't Take Yes for an Answer

Jul 16, 2020 • 1:31:52

Best-selling author James Andrew Miller  and Kurt Streeter of the New York Times

Best-selling author James Andrew Miller and Kurt Streeter of the New York Times

Episode 106 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. His latest project is a deep dive into the Cameron Crowe classic coming-of-age-film, “Almost Famous.” He is followed by Kurt Streeter of the New York Times, who has done extensive reporting on Maya Moore, the WNBA star who left professional basketball to help free a man she belie

Jul 10, 2020 • 1:18:54

The Athletic’s Rhiannon Walker, ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Josh Tolentino of The Athletic

The Athletic’s Rhiannon Walker, ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Josh Tolentino of The Athletic

Episode 105 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is Rhiannon Walker, who covers the Washington football team for The Athletic. She is followed by Mike Reiss, an NFL Nation reporter for ESPN who reports on the Patriots for all ESPN platforms. He is followed by Josh Tolentino, who covers the Tampa Bay Rays for The Athletic. In this podcast, Walker discusses the challenges of covering the NFL during a pandemic and the unknown heading forward; how she has

Jul 1, 2020 • 1:22:36

Michael Lee, senior NBA writer for The Athletic and Washington Post writer Robert Klemko

Michael Lee, senior NBA writer for The Athletic and Washington Post writer Robert Klemko

Episode 104 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Michael Lee, a senior NBA writer for The Athletic. He is followed by Washington Post writer Robert Klemko, an investigative reporter in the Sports department who has been assigned to news during COVID-19.In this podcast, Lee discusses how he has processed the last three weeks in America; the nexus of sports and race in 2020 and what it says about the moment; the NBA’s return-to-play plan and wh

Jun 24, 2020 • 1:12:37

J.A. Adande, the Director of Sports Journalism and the Medill School at Northwestern University and The Athletic's NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck.

J.A. Adande, the Director of Sports Journalism and the Medill School at Northwestern University and The Athletic's NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck.

Episode 103 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is J.A. Adande, the Director of Sports Journalism and the Medill School at Northwestern University and a longtime ESPN staffer. He is followed by The Athletic NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck. In this podcast, Adande discusses how he has processed the last two weeks in America; the nexus of sports and social justice and sports and race and why you must cover these issues even knowing that some consumers of your pr

Jun 17, 2020 • 1:18:58

Lisa Wilson of The Athletic, ESPN’s Michael Eaves, Rana Cash of Savannah Morning News and Sportsnet’s (Canada) Donnovan Bennett

Lisa Wilson of The Athletic, ESPN’s Michael Eaves, Rana Cash of Savannah Morning News and Sportsnet’s (Canada) Donnovan Bennett

Episode 102 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with four guests. First up is Lisa Wilson, the NFL editor for The Athletic and a former sports editor for The Buffalo News. She is followed by ESPN SportsCenter anchor Michael Eaves. He is followed by Rana Cash, the executive editor of the Savannah Morning News who was just recently the sports editor at the Louisville Courier-Journal. She is followed by Donnovan Bennett, a host, podcaster and writer for Sportsne

Jun 5, 2020 • 1:59:39

John Ourand of the Sports Business Daily and The Athletic’s Katie Strang

John Ourand of the Sports Business Daily and The Athletic’s Katie Strang

Episode 101 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with two guests. First up is Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. He is followed by The Athletic senior NHL writer and investigative reporter Katie Strang. In this podcast, Ourand discusses the potential for the most crowded pro sports schedule in history and what that means for networks that air games; whether networks or leagues will work with each other to change schedules; how network officials ar

May 29, 2020 • 1:05:45

 ESPN analyst Booger McFarland and Fox NASCAR producer Barry Landis

ESPN analyst Booger McFarland and Fox NASCAR producer Barry Landis

Episode 100 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with two guests. First up is ESPN NFL and college football analyst Booger McFarland, who spent the past two years as one of the analysts on Monday Night Football. He is followed by Barry Landis, the lead race producer for FOX’s NASCAR coverage and a producer on that network’s NFL coverage.  In this podcast, McFarland discusses his time as an analyst on Monday Night Football; how he learned he would not return; h

May 22, 2020 • 1:12:43

Tom Verducci on the new normal of covering baseball

Tom Verducci on the new normal of covering baseball

Episode 99 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Illustrated senior writer and Fox and MLB Network reporter and broadcaster Tom Verducci. In this podcast, Verducci discusses MLB’s proposed plans to return and what he thinks of those prospects; how baseball will be covered with COVID-19 restrictions; the potential loss of media access beyond 2020; how social distancing will change media coverage; the prospect of calling MLB games from a studio as opposed to a ballpark;

May 15, 2020 • 41:36

Bob Costas

Bob Costas

Episode 98 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features the sports television journalist and host Bob Costas, who currently calls baseball and hosts specials for the MLB Network. In this podcast, Costas discusses his role in launching and developing the Concussion Legacy Foundation’s CLF Media Project, the first and only concussion reporting training designed specifically for sports media professionals; the importance of proper terminology for broadcasters when it comes to head trau

May 6, 2020 • 45:30

Chad Finn on an NFL regular season potentially starting in mid-October and Game of Zones creators Adam and Craig Malamut

Chad Finn on an NFL regular season potentially starting in mid-October and Game of Zones creators Adam and Craig Malamut

Episode 97 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Adam and Craig Malamut, the creators of the B/R animated series, “Game of Zones.” In this podcast Deitsch and Finn discuss the future of the NFL Draft on television; the possibilities of a Super Bowl that kicks off on Feb. 28, 2021 and a regular season that starts as late as Thursday, Oct. 15; the combined ESPN/NFL Network Draft production; the coverage of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkow

Apr 29, 2020 • 1:02:17

John Ourand on The NFL Draft and The Last Dance

John Ourand on The NFL Draft and The Last Dance

Episode 96 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. In this podcast Deitsch and Ourand discuss the combined ESPN/NFL Network production of the NFL Draft; the issues and challenges surrounding it; why the tech worked for viewers; the public response to The Last Dance; whether comparisons to the O.J. doc is fair; what the COVID-19 shutdown will mean for sports media long-term; the rise of TV networks producing non-remote pro

Apr 24, 2020 • 42:20

Introducing: Hope, Through History with Jon Meacham

Introducing: Hope, Through History with Jon Meacham

Welcome to Hope, Through History with Jon Meacham. This limited series explores some of the most historic and trying times in American History, and how this nation dealt with these moments, the impact of these moments and how we came through these moments a unified nation. Season One takes a look at critical moments around the 1918 Flu Pandemic, the Great Depression, World War II, the polio epidemic and the Cuban Missile Crisis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit

Apr 21, 2020 • 3:50

ESPN's Sean McDonough and writers Kalyn Kahler and Joan Niesen

ESPN's Sean McDonough and writers Kalyn Kahler and Joan Niesen

Episode 95 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN play by play broadcaster Sean McDonough, who has called major sports for three decades including national championships in college football and basketball; Monday Night Football, and the World Series McDonough was scheduled to return this year as one of the voices of Boston Red Sox, whose games he also called from 1988-2004. In this podcast McDonough discusses what he is doing now amid COVID-19; h

Apr 13, 2020 • 1:14:32

Sports Media in the age of Coronavirus

Sports Media in the age of Coronavirus

Episode 94 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with The Washington Post sports media writer Ben Strauss. In this podcast, Strauss and Deitsch discuss how sports networks are programming amid COVID-19; what alternative programs have hit; the postponement of the Olympics and what that means for NBC; Fox committing to a full eNASCAR season; the NFL selling Wild Card games to NBC and CBS;;the Sports Illustrated layoffs and what will happen with that iconic media

Apr 2, 2020 • 38:51

Chico Harlan, Rome bureau chief for The Washington Post

Chico Harlan, Rome bureau chief for The Washington Post

Episode 93 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Chico Harlan, the Rome bureau chief for The Washington Post. He joined the paper in 2008 where his role was serving as the beat reporter for the Washington Nationals. In this podcast, Harlan discusses what his day to day life is currently like in Rome during the middle of a pandemic; how he reports his stories for the Washington Post; the challenges of reporting on coronavirus in Italy; the most troubling th

Mar 26, 2020 • 35:34

Scott Van Pelt of ESPN

Scott Van Pelt of ESPN

Episode 92 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt. In this podcast, Van Pelt discusses how his show is adapting to the current COVID-19 crisis; what working at ESPN’s Connecticut headquarters is currently like; what it was like being on the air when the NBA announced its season was suspended; how to approach live television when unforeseen circumstances happen; the organic development of “SeniorNight” for his show; wh

Mar 23, 2020 • 38:51

Dr. Celine Gounder and Grant Wahl on coronavirus and sports

Dr. Celine Gounder and Grant Wahl on coronavirus and sports

Episode 91 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Dr. Celine Gounder and Grant Wahl. Dr. Gounder is a practicing HIV/infectious diseases specialist and internist and epidemiologist. She is currently working as a CNN analyst and hosts of the podcast “Epidemic With Dr. Celine Gounder and Ronald Klain.” Wahl is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated and the host of Planet Fubol. The two are married.  In this podcast, Gounder and Wahl discuss the most important

Mar 18, 2020 • 26:47

Tony Romo breaks the bank

Tony Romo breaks the bank

Episode 90 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. In this podcast, Deitsch and Ourand discuss Tony Romo’s decision to re-sign with CBS; what we know about the negotiations and ESPN’s interest; the impact of Romo’s record-breaking salary; how this helps or does not help CBS/Viacom with upcoming NFL rights negotiations; what Romo’s salary mean for the talent market for NFL analysts; what would have happened had

Mar 2, 2020 • 38:36

Sports Media Talk with John Ourand of Sports Business Daily

Sports Media Talk with John Ourand of Sports Business Daily

Episode 89 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. In this podcast, Deitsch and Ourand discuss what a 17th NFL game and extra postseason games would mean for media rights holders; what outlets could be bidding on a new package; how the XFL is doing viewership-wise in relation to expectations; the cancellation of ESPN’s High Noon; how much the cancellation has to do with ratings versus salary; the reaction to th

Feb 26, 2020 • 46:14

Tiffany Greene and Meghan McPeak — pioneering broadcasters in the Sports Media

Tiffany Greene and Meghan McPeak — pioneering broadcasters in the Sports Media

Episode 88 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Tiffany Greene and Meghan McPeak. Green is the first African-American woman to serve as a play by play commentator for college football on a major network. She calls HBCU football games for ESPN as well as other play by play assignments for ESPN including college basketball on the SEC Network. McPeak, who classifies herself as bi-racial, is a play by play broadcaster for the Capital City Gogo, the N

Feb 17, 2020 • 1:09:58

Jamie Little and Shannon Spake of Fox Sports

Jamie Little and Shannon Spake of Fox Sports

Episode 87 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Jamie Little and Shannon Spake, both of Fox Sports. Little covers pit road for the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series. Spake is the host of Fox NASCAR’s race coverage and handles all the anchor duties for NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY series. They will be both be part of Fox’s Daytona 500 c0verage. In this podcast, Little and Spake discuss what is unique about broadcasting NASCAR ver

Feb 10, 2020 • 51:55

Covering Kobe Bryant (with Howard Beck and Tim Kawakami)

Covering Kobe Bryant (with Howard Beck and Tim Kawakami)

Episode 86 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Howard Beck of Bleacher Report and Tim Kawakami of The Athletic. Both writers covered Kobe Bryant extensively during Bryant’s career. In this podcast, Beck and Kawakami discuss Bryant as an interview subject; the level of access he gave reporters; how long they covered him; how reporters should address the sexual assault case in Eagle, Colo; their most memorable interaction with Bryant; whether Bryant was ca

Jan 28, 2020 • 38:38

The Producer and Director of Super Bowl LIV: Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo of Fox Sports

The Producer and Director of Super Bowl LIV: Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo of Fox Sports

Episode 85 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo of Fox Sports. Zyontz and Russo are the lead producer and lead director for Super Bowl LIV. This will be Zyontz’s six Super Bowl as a lead game producer. It is the fourth Super Bowl Russo has directed. In this episode, Zyontz and Russo discuss the preparation that goes into the production elements of the Super Bowl; what they do day to day during Super Bowl week; how they practic

Jan 24, 2020 • 50:38

John Ourand of Sports Business Daily

John Ourand of Sports Business Daily

Episode 84 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand on a variety of topics. In this podcast, Ourand and Deitsch discuss potential Super Bowl viewership; whether the Titans being in the Super Bowl would impact the viewership number; the appeal of Aaron Rogers and Patrick Mahomes as TV plays; sports accounting for 92 of the 100 most-viewed telecasts in 2019;  the upcoming Monday Night Football changes; what our sou

Jan 14, 2020 • 47:55

Jalen Rose

Jalen Rose

Episode 83 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN analyst and host Jalen Rose, who appears on a variety of ESPN shows including NBA Countdown, Get Up! and Jalen & Jacoby.  In 2011, Rose established the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA), an open enrollment ­public charter high school in Detroit that gives students a leadership-focused education.  In this podcast, Rose discusses his ESPN tenure in relation to his NBA career; why he has taken on the assignments he has; hi

Jan 8, 2020 • 49:59

Adam Amin

Adam Amin

Episode 82 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN broadcaster Adam Amin, who handles a variety of assignments for the company including college football, the NFL, women’s college basketball and the Final Four; MLB, men's college basketball, and the NBA. In this podcast, Amin discusses how he approaches his assignments, his recent experience on Twitter that went viral when he decided to spend a plane flight praising his colleagues; crazy ESPN conspiracies on college footba

Dec 31, 2019 • 57:41

Jim Ross and Joan Niesen

Jim Ross and Joan Niesen

Episode 81 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: The iconic wrestling broadcaster Jim (“JR”) Ross, who currently calls All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on TNT every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET and is a senior advisor with the promotion. Ross is also the co-host (with Conrad Thompson) of the popular podcast, “Grilling JR.” The second guest is  Joan Niesen, who recently worked at Sports Illustrated, where she covered national college football, following stops at the

Dec 17, 2019 • 1:19:00

Sports Media roundtable with Chad Finn and Ben Strauss

Sports Media roundtable with Chad Finn and Ben Strauss

Episode 80 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests for a media roundtable: Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Washington Post sports media writer Ben Strauss. In this podcast, the roundtable discusses the decline of the NBA viewership and the reasons for it; what could provide a catalyst; the cable vs. network debate; the impact of the Warriors on NBA ratings; whether MLB can capitalize on a crazy offseason; the future of the SEC Football package

Dec 13, 2019 • 39:58

Joe Buck of Fox Sports

Joe Buck of Fox Sports

Episode 79 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Buck. He and Troy Aikman will call Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020. In this podcast, Buck discusses how he views the prospect of working until his 70s as his father, Jack Buck, did; how turning 50 impacted him both professionally and personally; whether broadcasting a Super Bowl that year feels different for hos NFL broadcast group; why he signed a contract extension that times with John Smoltz’s contr

Dec 5, 2019 • 40:38

 James Andrew Miller

James Andrew Miller

Episode 78 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. His latest project is a deep dive into HBO. In this podcast, Miller discusses the prospect of ABC airing Monday Night Football and whether ESPN could afford not to have MNF on cable; the interest at Disney in airing a Super Bowl; why he believes Stephen A. Smith’s annual salary will ultimately top $10 mi

Nov 19, 2019 • 45:01

Robert Klemko and Jimmy Traina

Robert Klemko and Jimmy Traina

Episode 77 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Robert Klemko, who is an investigative reporter in the Sports department of The Washington Post. Klemko worked at Sports Illustrated for six years prior to the Post. He is followed by Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina, who writes “Traina Thoughts” for SI.com and is the host of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast. He has worked at SI for 19 years. In this podcast, Klemko discusses how he landed at The Wa

Nov 12, 2019 • 1:19:52

John Ourand and Tim Burke on Deadspin

John Ourand and Tim Burke on Deadspin

Episode 76 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. He is followed by Tim Burke, who worked at Deadspin for seven years as a video editor, writer and editor. He now runs Burke Communications, a media consulting group.  In this podcast, Ourand discusses World Series viewership and where the health of MLB is regarding those metrics; why Ourand thinks MLB and Fox should be pleased with postseason numbers; why b

Nov 5, 2019 • 1:20:16

Michael Smith, Isabelle Khurshudyan, and Mark Beech

Michael Smith, Isabelle Khurshudyan, and Mark Beech

Episode 75 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests: Michael Smith, who worked for ESPN for 15 years in various capacities including as a NFL reporter and SportsCenter host; Isabelle Khurshudyan, who has covered the Washington Capitals for the Washington Post since the fall of 2015 and will soon become a Moscow correspondent for the paper, and Mark Beech, who spent eighteen years at Sports Illustrated before becoming a senior editor at the Players’ Tribune in 2016.

Oct 30, 2019 • 1:39:49

Sam Amick of The Athletic and ESPN’s Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman

Sam Amick of The Athletic and ESPN’s Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman

Episode 74 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sam Amick, a national NBA writer for The Athletic, and Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman, the lead soccer broadcast team for ESPN. In this podcast, Amick discusses how much China will consume coverage of the league this season; howparity will impact NBA media coverage; the most interesting teams in the NBA this year; what he expects from the Lakers and Clippers in terms of access; what to expect from LeBron James in terms of intere

Oct 22, 2019 • 53:31

James Andrew Miller on ESPN and China, SI layoffs

James Andrew Miller on ESPN and China, SI layoffs

Episode 73 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features best-selling author and media writer James Andrew Miller, the host of the podcast, “Origins with James Andrew Miller. In this podcast, Miller and Deitsch discuss the relationship between ESPN and the NBA as it relates to China and politics; how ESPN has navigated the news out of China; whether employees feel restricted about discussing the political situation about China and Hong Kong through the prism of Daryl Morey’s tweet; w

Oct 15, 2019 • 53:34

The Sports Illustrated Layoffs

The Sports Illustrated Layoffs

Episode 72 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features four former Sports Illustrated staffers who were let go last week by The Maven, the Seattle-based startup that leased Sports Illustrated's media operations from the Authentic Brands Group.  The first segment features Mary Agnant, a producer and filmmaker who worked for Sports Illustrated Video for three years. Agnant worked on many video initiatives and directed one of the best things SI has ever produced – a documentary (“The

Oct 8, 2019 • 1:26:05

Adnan Virk and ESPN's Ivan Maisel and John Dahl

Adnan Virk and ESPN's Ivan Maisel and John Dahl

Episode 71 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments. The first guest is Adnan Virk, the host of DAZN’s “ChangeUp” MLB whip-around show, the network’s boxing coverage, as well as a host at MLB Network and NHL Network. The second segment features Ivan Maisel and John Dahl. Maisel has covered college football for ESPN since 2002, writing as a senior writer for ESPN.com and appearing on television and ESPN Radio and on podcasts.  Dahl is an ESPN Vice President of Specia

Oct 3, 2019 • 1:12:35

Jane McManus and Katie Strang

Jane McManus and Katie Strang

Episode 70 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Jane McManus is the director of the Center for Sports Communication at Marist College, a sports columnist for the New York Daily News and a former ESPN and espnW columnist. Katie Strang is a national writer for The Athletic based in Michigan. and a former NHL and MLB writer for ESPN.  In this podcast, McManus and Strang discuss covering stories that focus on mental health and sexual assault in sports; how to cover s

Sep 26, 2019 • 50:34

Garrett Graf, author of "The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11", and Kavitha Davidson and Anders Kelto, the co-hosts of “The Lead.”

Garrett Graf, author of "The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11", and Kavitha Davidson and Anders Kelto, the co-hosts of “The Lead.”

Episode 69 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Garret Graff, the author of the best-selling book, “The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11.” He is followed by Kavitha Davidson and Anders Kelto, the co-hosts of “The Lead” which is a new daily podcast from The Athletic and Wondery LLC. It is the first daily podcast for the Athletic. In this podcast, Graf discusses how his Politico Magazine piece for the 15th anniversary of 9/11 about being

Sep 17, 2019 • 1:13:36

Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand

Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand

Episode 68 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. In this podcast, Deitsch and Ourand discuss the NFL’s viewership numbers; why viewership was up in Week One and what it means heading forward; how much the NFL is counting on Dallas, New England, Cleveland and some other teams in its big windows; Fox’s noon ET college football strategy; why college football has gotten off to a big ratings start; the impact of s

Sep 13, 2019 • 40:24

ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Booger McFarland

ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Booger McFarland

Episode 67 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Monday Night Football analyst  Booger McFarland. In this podcast, McFarland discusses the criticism of the product last season; his confidence level that he would be retained by ESPN for MNF; the challenges of being a field analyst last season; how things will be different this year; how he views ESPN’s interest in high-profile people; how he got involved in the sports media following an NFL career

Sep 3, 2019 • 51:30

Gus Johnson of Fox Sports and Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel of The Athletic

Gus Johnson of Fox Sports and Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel of The Athletic

Episode 66 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Fox Sports play by play broadcaster Gus Johnson and The Athletic college football writers Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel.    In this podcast, Johnson discusses his approach to calling big plays and silence; the challenges of calling college football compared to other sports; his most memorable college football game as a broadcaster; how noon ET kickoffs will change his routine; why he wants badly back in the NBA; his approach

Aug 27, 2019 • 1:10:50

Examining ESPN's NBA Coverage and The Future of Women's Sports Coverage

Examining ESPN's NBA Coverage and The Future of Women's Sports Coverage

Episode 65 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Washington Post sports and media writer Ben Strauss.  In this podcast, Strauss and Deitsch discusses the changes at ESPN’s NBA Countdown; the history of changes at Countdown; why Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor were chosen to help; the future of Michelle Beadle; the proliferation of wresting on Wednesday nights at USA Network and Turner Sports; the resignation of Deadspin editor of chief Megan Greenwell; the future of that site

Aug 21, 2019 • 41:06

ESPN’s Don Van Natta and Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post

ESPN’s Don Van Natta and Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post

Episode 64 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Don Van Natta, an investigative reporter for ESPN whose work appears across that company’s platforms. Van Natta is the host of the docuseries “Backstory,” whosedebut episode “Serena vs. The Umpire” launches Aug. 18 on ABC. He is followed by Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post. In January Janes moved from her longtime role as the Washington Nationals beat reporter to covering the 2020 Presidential electi

Aug 15, 2019 • 1:13:39

John Ourand on NFL and College Football Viewership

John Ourand on NFL and College Football Viewership

Episode 63 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand. In this podcast, Deitsch and Ourand project how NFL viewership will fare in 2019; why last year’s NFL viewership was up five percent across the board; the impact of close games and matchups early in the season on ratings; the impact of the Bears and Browns on national ratings; the Pac-12’s prospects of 9:00 a.m. ET kickoffs; what we think of college football viewership for 2019;

Aug 6, 2019 • 38:46

James Andrew Miller and Jim Trotter on Dan LeBatard and ESPN

James Andrew Miller and Jim Trotter on Dan LeBatard and ESPN

Episode 62 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is best-selling author and media writer James Andrew Miller, the host of the podcast, “Origins with James Andrew Miller. He is followed by longtime NFL writer Jim Trotter, who serves in a multitude of roles for NFL Network and NFL.com and previously worked at ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the San Diego Union-Tribune. In this podcast, Miller discusses ESPN Radio host Dan Le Batard’s criticism of President Don

Jul 24, 2019 • 1:08:12

How boxing gets covered in 2019 with  Mike Coppinger and Lance Pugmire; Chad Finn on Sports Media

How boxing gets covered in 2019 with Mike Coppinger and Lance Pugmire; Chad Finn on Sports Media

Episode 61 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests: First up is a boxing roundtable with Mike Coppinger, a staff writer covering boxing for The Athletic who formerly covered the sport for USA Today and Ring Magazine, and Lance Pugmire, a senior writer covering boxing for The Athletic who previously spent 19 years at the Los Angeles Times as their lead boxing writer. They are followed by Chad Finn, the sports media writer for the Boston Globe.  In this podcast, Pugm

Jul 17, 2019 • 1:02:43

Conrad Thompson and Chris Herring

Conrad Thompson and Chris Herring

Episode 60 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Conrad Thompson, the host of four immensely popular wresting podcasts: Something to Wrestle (with Bruce Pritchard); 83 Weeks (with Eric Bischoff), What Happened When (with Tony Schiavone) and Grilling JR with Jim Ross. He is followed by Chris Herring, a senior NBA writer for FiveThirtyEight and the former Knicks beat writer at The Wall Street Journal.  In this podcast, Thompson discusses Bischoff and Pri

Jul 10, 2019 • 56:40

Bob Ley

Bob Ley

Episode 59 of the Sports Media Podcast features guest Bob Ley, who recently retired from ESPN after 40 years with the network. Ley was ESPN’s longest-serving commentator, joining the network as a SportsCenter anchor on its third day of operation (September 9, 1979)and had hosted Outside the Lines since its inception in May 1990. In this podcast, Ley discussed why he left ESPN; dispelling any notion that this was not his decision and his alone; how he came to his decision; what he did during his

Jul 2, 2019 • 49:03

John Ourand and James Andrew Miller

John Ourand and James Andrew Miller

Episode 58 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. The first segment is a conversation with John Ourand, the sports media reporter for the Sports Business Daily. The second segment features best-selling author James Andrew Miller, the host of the podcast, “Origins with James Andrew Miller. In this podcast, Ourand and Deitsch discuss Bob Ley’s decision to retire from ESPN after 40 years; the impact of Ley on programming at ESPN; what this means for ESPN’s journalism and Outside The Lines

Jun 27, 2019 • 50:49

Michael Grange, Ann Killion and Mark Feinsand

Michael Grange, Ann Killion and Mark Feinsand

Episode 57 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. The first segment is a conversation with Michael Grange, who covers the Toronto Raptors for Sportsnet (Canada) and Ann Killion, a sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle who covers the Golden State Warriors. The second segment features Mark Feinsand, an MLB. com executive reporter, MLB Network Insider and the co-author of "Mission 27: A New Boss, A New Ballpark and One Last Ring For The Yankees' Core Four.”  In this podcast,

Jun 20, 2019 • 58:06

Taylor Twellman

Taylor Twellman

Episode 56 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN’s Taylor Twellman, the network’s lead analyst for domestic and global soccer. In this podcast, Twellman discusses Fox owning the rights to the World Cup and the frustration that comes from that; how he watches World Cup games; how he got into broadcasting following his career as a professional soccer player; how he hopes to navigate his soccer presence with other opportunities to discuss and cover sports away from soccer; his fandom for the St

Jun 14, 2019 • 42:24

James Andrew Miller and Jenn Hildreth

James Andrew Miller and Jenn Hildreth

Episode 55 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is best-selling author James Andrew Miller, the host of the podcast, “Origins with James Andrew Miller.” He is followed by  sports broadcaster Jenn Hildreth, who will be calling the 2019 Women's World Cup for Fox and also works for ESPN and the SEC Network. In this podcast, Miller discusses the many interviews ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro has done on the intersection of sports and politics at ESPN and how Pitaro views that inter

Jun 6, 2019 • 1:19:17

David Epstein, Seerat Sohi and Daniel Dale

David Epstein, Seerat Sohi and Daniel Dale

Episode 54 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests: First up is David Epstein, a New York Times best-selling author whose latest book is “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.” He is followed by Seerat Sohi, an NBA writer for Yahoo Sports based in Toronto who is covering the NBA Finals. The third segment features Daniel Dale, the acclaimed Washington bureau chief for the Toronto Star and a mega-Raptors fan. In this podcast, Epstein discusses his latest book, w

May 29, 2019 • 1:32:40

Media Roundtable with John Ourand

Media Roundtable with John Ourand

Episode 53 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand. In this podcast, Deitsch and Ourand discuss the NFL moving Sunday divisional playoff games to 3pm and 6:30 p.m. ET start times; dropping the single-header rule, meaning all markets will get at least three Sunday afternoon games; the postseason NBA viewership; how much of the declines are tied to LeBron James versus other factors; the L.A. Times profile of ESPN president Jimmy Pitar

May 23, 2019 • 44:13

Taylor Rooks and Jim Ross

Taylor Rooks and Jim Ross

Episode 53 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Taylor Rooks, a host and reporter for Bleacher Report and the host of “Take It There With Taylor Rooks,” which airs on Bleacher Report. She is followed by Jim Ross, the iconic wrestling broadcaster who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling as a commentator and senior advisor. He also has a new podcast — Grilling JR – with Conrad Thompson.  In this podcast, Rooks discusses her career arc and how she landed a national spo

May 16, 2019 • 1:26:41

Will people watch the XFL?

Will people watch the XFL?

Episode 52 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests: First up is a sports media roundtable with Washington Post sports and media writer Ben Strauss of The Washington Post and Hannah Withiam, an associate editor at The Athletic. They are followed by  Armen Keteyian, the longtime broadcast television journalist and an anchor and executive producer for The Athletic.  In this podcast, Strauss, Withiam and Deitsch discuss the XFL’s media deal including the announcement that more tha

May 9, 2019 • 1:00:23

Tim Layden, Bruce Feldman and Daniel Dale

Tim Layden, Bruce Feldman and Daniel Dale

Episode 51 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests: First up is Tim Layden, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and a contributor to NBC Sports. He is followed by Bruce Feldman, a college football reporter for The Athletic and Fox Sports. The last segment is with Daniel Dale, the Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star.  In this podcast, Layden discusses how to cover the Kentucky Derby, whatmakes covering the Derby unique compared to other events, the access that the

May 2, 2019 • 1:21:14

Adnan Virk and Mike Lombardi and John Ourand

Adnan Virk and Mike Lombardi and John Ourand

Episode 50 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments: First up is Adnan Virk and Mike Lombardi, the co-hosts of the new podcast, “The GM Shuffle.” Virk is currently the host of DAZN’s “ChangeUp” MLB whip-around show as well as a host at MLB Network. He worked for ESPN for a decade before he was fired by that company earlier this year. Lombardi is a longtime NFL executive who has worked for ESPN, CBS Sports, Showtime, the NFL Network, Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated, T

Apr 24, 2019 • 1:07:33

Jemele Hill and Rick Reilly

Jemele Hill and Rick Reilly

Episode 49 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Jemele Hill, a staff writer for The Atlantic and a former ESPN SportsCenter anchor and personality. Hill is the host of a new podcast — “Jemele Hill is Unbothered” for Spotify. Hill is followed by Rick Reilly, the author of "Commander In Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump” and a former writer and on-air personality for Sports Illustrated and ESPN. In this podcast, Hill discusses her transition from

Apr 17, 2019 • 1:16:29

Ron MacLean and Jason Benetti

Ron MacLean and Jason Benetti

Episode 48 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Ron MacLean the host of Hockey Night in Canada and Rogers Hometown Hockey and one of the most well-known sports broadcasters in Canada. He’s followed by Chicago White Sox and ESPN broadcaster Jason Benetti. In this podcast, MacLean discusses the relevance of the Hockey Night In Canada host role in 2019; the most important trait a sports television host can have and why; his relationship with Coaches Corn

Apr 10, 2019 • 1:07:23

Renee Young and Paul Heyman on life in the WWE. Plus, John Ourand on sports media

Renee Young and Paul Heyman on life in the WWE. Plus, John Ourand on sports media

Episode 47 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Renee Young and Paul Heyman of the WWE. Young is a commentator on Monday Night Raw, the WWE’s flagship show, and the first woman to hold that position. Heyman is a longtime WWE performer — he currently is the advocate for Brock Lesnar —and sports entertainment impresario. Both Heyman and Young will perform at WrestleMania 35 in East Rutherford, N.J. The last segment features Sports Business Daily media writer John Oura

Apr 4, 2019 • 1:25:54

Conrad Thompson, Shireen Ahmed, Emily Kaplan, Greg Wyshynski and Steven Bennett on being a sports podcaster

Conrad Thompson, Shireen Ahmed, Emily Kaplan, Greg Wyshynski and Steven Bennett on being a sports podcaster

Episode 46 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features five sports podcasters discussing all facets of their podcasts. The opening segment features Conrad Thompson, the host of three immensely popular wresting podcasts: Something to Wrestle (with Bruce Pritchard); 83 Weeks (with Eric Bischoff) and What Happened When (with Tony Schiavone). He is followed by Shireen Ahmed, one of the co-hosts of the “Burn It All Down” podcast, which brings an intersectional feminist view to the bigge

Mar 21, 2019 • 1:55:38

Michael Kay on Mike Francesa, his James Dolan interview and navigating two mega sports media jobs in NYC.

Michael Kay on Mike Francesa, his James Dolan interview and navigating two mega sports media jobs in NYC.

Episode 45 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Michael Kay, the television voice of  the New York Yankees for the YES Network and the host of The Michael Kay Show, which airs 3:00 to 7:00 PM ET on ESPN’s New York City radio affiliate. Kay’s interview is followed by a sports media roundtable with Mike McCarthy, a sports media reporter for The Sporting News and Hannah Withiam, an associate editor for The Athletic. In this podcast, Kay discusses his recent interview with New Y

Mar 14, 2019 • 1:13:14

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah

Episode 44 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with NFL Network analyst and NFL Draft expert Daniel Jeremiah. In this podcast, Jeremiah details what a typical day is like for him prior to the NFL Draft; how the departure of Mike Mayock has impacted him professionally; whether he feels more pressure this year on-air in the post-Mayock era given his prominence at the NFL Network; how he will evaluate Mayock’s picks and whether he thinks he’ll have insight into

Mar 8, 2019 • 50:08

John Ourand and Chad Finn Roundtable

John Ourand and Chad Finn Roundtable

Episode 43 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. In this podcast, the group discusses Jason Witten’s return to the Dallas Cowboys; how surprised ESPN management was with Witten’s decision; what ESPN is likely to do next with Monday Night Football; whether ESPN would be better served with a two-person or three person booth; what media outlet will end up getting th

Mar 6, 2019 • 51:49

Ian Eagle, Sarah Kustok, Jason Gay and Pete Abraham

Ian Eagle, Sarah Kustok, Jason Gay and Pete Abraham

Episode 42 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is Ian Eagle and Sarah Kustok, the broadcast team for the Brooklyn Nets as well as accomplished broadcasters for CBS, the YES Network  Turner Sports and Tennis Channel (Eagle) and the YES Network and Fox Sports (Kustok). They are followed by Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay and Boston Globe baseball writer Pete Abraham.  In this podcast, Eagle and Kustok discuss why it works between the two

Feb 26, 2019 • 1:30:25

John Ourand

John Ourand

Episode 41 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand. In this podcast Ourand and Deitsch discuss the NBA’s declining viewership at this point of the season; why big markets among the regional sports networks are so down including New York (down 41 percent on MSG Network), Chicago (down 36 percent on NBC Sports Chicago) and Boston (down 27 percent on NBC Sports Boston); why national games are down 18 percent on T

Feb 21, 2019 • 43:01

Mark Fainaru-Wada, Shannon Spake, and Jeff Gluck.

Mark Fainaru-Wada, Shannon Spake, and Jeff Gluck.

Episode 40 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three great guests: ESPN senior investigative reporter Mark Fainaru-Wada; Fox Sports NASCAR host and NFL reporter Shannon Spake, and preeminent NASCAR writer and reporter Jeff Gluck.  First up is Fainaru-Wada, who discussed his recent piece on how Bob Costas went from fronting the NFL to being excised from last year's Super Bowl; how the story came to fruition; how often he spoke with Costas; why he thinks Costas talked to him;

Feb 12, 2019 • 1:45:52

James Andrew Miller on the Adnan Virk firing

James Andrew Miller on the Adnan Virk firing

Episode 39 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments. First up is a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. He is followed by Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and USA Today staff writer A.J. Perez.  In this podcast, Miller discusses how he views ESPN’s firing of Adnan Virk; why he believes there was a significant over-punishment; why ESPN has not investigated wh

Feb 6, 2019 • 59:28

Kevin Harlan and Super Bowl Director Mike Arnold

Kevin Harlan and Super Bowl Director Mike Arnold

Episode 38 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Kevin Harlan, who is calling his ninth consecutive Super Bowl game for Westwood One, the audio rightsholder for the Super Bowl. He is followed by Mike Arnold, who is directing his fifth Super Bowl for CBS.  In this podcast, Harlan discusses calling his ninth Super Bowl for Westwood One and how his radio call is different from his television work; the preparation he does to call a radio broadcast versus a

Jan 30, 2019 • 1:03:34

Laura Rutledge and Kevin Clark

Laura Rutledge and Kevin Clark

Episode 37 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First up is Laura Rutledge, a reporter and host for ESPN in a number of roles including as a reporter on live-event programming such as college football as well as a co-host on “Get Up” and the SEC Network’s “SEC Nation.” She is followed by Kevin Clark, an NFL writer, podcaster and video host for The Ringer. He previously covered the NFL for The Wall Street Journal. In this podcast, Rutledge discusses her various ro

Jan 23, 2019 • 1:19:20

Sports Media Reporter John Ourand

Sports Media Reporter John Ourand

Episode 36 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand. In this podcast, we discuss the potential viewership for this year’s Super Bowl in Atlanta; ESPN’s interest in getting a Super Bowl game in the future and the potential cost to get in that rotation; what kind of Super Bowl broadcast ESPN/ABC might put on; ESPN’s NFL journalism; Ourand’s story on the Big 12 conference shopping the 2019, 2021 and 2023 championshi

Jan 16, 2019 • 40:50

Austin Murphy and Daniel Dale

Austin Murphy and Daniel Dale

Episode 35 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: longtime Sports Illustrated writer Austin Murphy, and Daniel Dale, the Toronto Star’s Washington bureau chief. In this podcast, Murphy discussed the recent piece he wrote for The Atlantic (“I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated, Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon”) in which he discussed his new job as an Amazon driver at age 57; why his piecestruck such a chord, especially on social media; how he approached writing

Jan 9, 2019 • 1:19:32

James Andrew Miller on ESPN

James Andrew Miller on ESPN

Episode 34 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a sports media conversation on ESPN with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, Miller discusses where ESPN is in 2019 regarding its relationship with parent company Disney and its position in the sports media marketplace; ESPN’s current relationship with the NFL and interest in future rights deals; where ESPN+ is today and w

Jan 1, 2019 • 1:07:34

Chelsea Janes & Bruce Feldman

Chelsea Janes & Bruce Feldman

Episode 33 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Chelsea Janes, the Washington Nationals beat reporter for the Washington Post who will move from that beat after the new year to cover the 2020 Presidential election; and Bruce Feldman, a college football reporter for The Athletic and a football sideline reporter for Fox Sports.  In this podcast, Janes discusses her upcoming move from covering MLB to the 2020 Presidential campaign; how her new assignment came to be

Dec 19, 2018 • 1:34:55

NBA roundtable with Howard Beck, Candace Buckner and Seerat Sohi

NBA roundtable with Howard Beck, Candace Buckner and Seerat Sohi

Episode 32 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable discussion with three prominent NBA writers: Howard Beck, a senior NBA writer at Bleacher Report; Candace Buckner, a reporter for The Washington Post who covers the Washington Wizards, and Seerat Sohi, an NBA reporter for Yahoo Sports.   In this podcast, the group discusses what they think readers expect from them in their specific roles; the different kinds of media people covering the NBA; how to figure out what

Dec 12, 2018 • 1:01:28

Tom Verducci

Tom Verducci

Episode 31 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Tom Verducci, a Sports Illustrated senior writer, an analyst for MLB Network, and an analyst and field reporter for Fox Sports. In this podcast, Verducci discusses how reporters approach covering the Winter Meetings; which MLB organizational staffers are likely to speak to reporters at the Winter Meetings; why the Winter Meetings are often controlled by agents and their agendas; how texting has become a major form of communicat

Dec 5, 2018 • 39:16

Sports Media Roundtable with John Ourand and Chad Finn

Sports Media Roundtable with John Ourand and Chad Finn

Episode 30 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a media roundtable with Sports Business Daily sports media writer John Ourand and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. In this episode, Ourand, Finn and Deitsch discuss the Monday Night Football booth, Finn’s recent piece on analyst Jason Witten and what the feedback as been on the booth from our readers; the Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson pay-per-view event, what went wrong, and how Turner Sports viewed the enterp

Nov 28, 2018 • 48:07

Rebecca Lobo and LaChina Robinson

Rebecca Lobo and LaChina Robinson

Episode 29 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features sports broadcasters Rebecca Lobo and LaChina Robinson for an examination of women’s college basketball coverage, and a look at this year’s top teams. Lobo joined ESPN in 2004 as a WNBA and women’s college basketball analyst and reporter and calls the Women’s Final Four annually. She is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Robinson calls games for a myriad of companies including ESPN, Fox Sports, R

Nov 21, 2018 • 48:38

Boston sports-talk radio host Kirk Minihane

Boston sports-talk radio host Kirk Minihane

Episode 28 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston sports-talk radio host Kirk Minihane In this podcast, Minihane discussed why he has not been on WEEI’s air since last September; checking himself into a hospital last August for treatment of depression and suicidal thoughts; why he took an indefinite leave from the airwaves; where is mental health his now and his current medication regimen; how he has spent the last three months away from sports talk; whether he thinks

Nov 15, 2018 • 39:54

FOX Sports NFL analyst Troy Aikman

FOX Sports NFL analyst Troy Aikman

Episode 27 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox Sports NFL analyst Troy Aikman.  In this podcast, Aikman discusses his first year as an analyst for Fox’s coverage of Thursday Night Football; how doing an additional game each week has changed his preparation; what an average week is like for him work-wise; how sustainable it is for a broadcast crew to work Thursdays and Sundays weekly; why Tony Romo was able to be successful so quickly where others have struggled in broadcasting; how much fe

Nov 7, 2018 • 45:20

Kate Abdo, Chad Finn & Mitch Albom

Kate Abdo, Chad Finn & Mitch Albom

Episode 26 of the Sports Media Podcast features Turner Sports and Fox Sports soccer host Kate Abdo; a media discussion with Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn on Monday Night Football’s broadcast crew and declining World Series viewership; and best-selling author and Detroit Free Press sports columnist Mitch Albom.    In this podcast, Abdo discusses her role as the studio host for Turner and Bleacher Report’s UEFA Champions League coverage; how she ended up in soccer broadcasting after leavin

Oct 31, 2018 • 1:39:19

Why NFL ratings are up in 2018 & Did ESPN get too political?

Why NFL ratings are up in 2018 & Did ESPN get too political?

Episode 25 of the Sports Media Podcast features Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand for a discussion on the latest sports media news.    In this podcast, Ourand and Deitsch discuss the current NFL viewership numbers and why they are up from 2017; whether the league can sustain the ratings through the end of the regular season; the impact of quarterbacks, competitive games, and news fatigue on the viewership; the World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Red Sox and what kind of i

Oct 24, 2018 • 51:35

Rachel Nichols & Candace Parker

Rachel Nichols & Candace Parker

Episode 24 of the Sports Media Podcast features guests Rachel Nichols of ESPN and Candace Parker of Turner Sports. Nichols is the host of The Jump and a longtime reporter whose resume includes CNN, Turner Sports and the Washington Post. Parker Is a future Basketball Hall of Famer who recently joined the NBA on TNT and NBA TV as an analyst. She currently plays for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. In this podcast, Nichols discusses how The Jump gets put together daily; who she thinks is wat

Oct 17, 2018 • 1:19:50

Jemele Hill

Jemele Hill

Episode 23 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jemele Hill. In this podcast, Hill discusses leaving ESPN after 12 years; why she decided to leave; how one goes about negotiating a buyout with ESPN; the role of management changes at SportsCenter that led to her leaving SC6; whether ESPN management wanted her to stay or leave the company; why SC6 was not a viewership hit; the role of former ESPN president John Skipper in her career and the impact of Skipper’s leaving the network because of a coca

Oct 9, 2018 • 1:09:45

Yahoo Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes

Yahoo Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes

Episode 22 of the Sports Media Podcast features Yahoo! Sports senior NBA insider Chris Haynes. In this podcast, Haynes discussed why he ended up leaving ESPN; what he expects at Yahoo! Sports; how ESPN wanted him to remain a local Bay Area as opposed to a national reporter; what it was like covering LeBron James for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer; what James discusses with reporters; what it’s like to have multiple employers over the past six years; whether he feels the pressure to break news as pre

Sep 27, 2018 • 58:20

Renee Young

Renee Young

Episode 21 of the Sports Media Podcast features Renee Young, who was recently named as a fulltime commentator on Monday Night Raw, the WWE’s flagship show. Young is the first woman to hold that position. In the podcast, Young discusses why her six-year run at WWE has worked out as well as it has; how she found about getting the Raw job from Michael Cole, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Vince McMahon; what her process is like to prepare for Monday Night Raw; how much she is aware of specific mat

Sep 17, 2018 • 40:29

NFL Broadcasting/Kaepernick Nike Roundtable. PLUS: Scott Hanson & Liam McHugh

NFL Broadcasting/Kaepernick Nike Roundtable. PLUS: Scott Hanson & Liam McHugh

Episode 21 of the Sports Media Podcast features four guests. The first segment is a roundtable with Black Sports Online founder and editor Robert Littal and Newsday sports columnist and reporter Neil Best. In the podcast, the three of us discuss what CBS, Fox, ESPN, and NBC have in store for you this year when it comes to the NFL; the changes we are most curious about regarding the networks that air NFL games; how the networks will cover the intersection of social justice and football;

Sep 6, 2018 • 1:36:37

JEMELE HILL LEAVES ESPN; BEADLE LEAVES GET UP!

JEMELE HILL LEAVES ESPN; BEADLE LEAVES GET UP!

Episode 21 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. The first segment is a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and Black Sports Online founder and editor Robert Littal. In the podcast, the three of us discuss Jemele Hill leaving ESPN; what it means for the ESPN brand; why it happened; how much of it the decision was tied to Hill’s suspension last October or new ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro; what it says that ESPN’s most prominent African-American female voice

Aug 27, 2018 • 1:11:12

Adam Schefter & Chiney Ogwumike

Adam Schefter & Chiney Ogwumike

Episode 20 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: The first is ESPN insider Adam Schefter, who is the author (along with SI’s Michael Rosenberg) of a new book, “The Man I Never Met: A Memoir.” The second guest is WNBA All-Star forward Chiney Ogwumike, who works as an ESPN host and commentator away from professional basketball.    In this podcast Schefter discusses his new book, which is about how his life intersected with Joe Maio, who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald

Aug 23, 2018 • 1:20:57

John Ourand And John Smoltz

John Ourand And John Smoltz

Episode 19 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and MLB Network and Fox Sports MLB analyst John Smoltz.   In this podcast, Ourand discusses ESPN’s new weekly lineup changes and recommitment to SportsCenter; the end of SportsNation; why Ourand thinks the move to 4:00 p.m. ET is good for High Noon; the run on global soccer rights for streaming entities such as ESPN+ and B/R; whether out-of-home-viewership stats has a

Aug 14, 2018 • 1:12:58

Rebecca Lowe

Rebecca Lowe

Episode 18 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features guest Rebecca Lowe, the host of NBC Sports Group’s Premier League coverage, including Premier League Live, as well as an Olympic host for the network. In this podcast Lowe discusses her broadcasting comfort level as she heads into her sixth year working Stateside for NBC; how she manages the tricky logistics of her working schedule including raising a toddler in Northern California; the challenges of doing studio work onsite fr

Aug 7, 2018 • 43:39

Brett McMurphy

Brett McMurphy

Episode 17 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features college football reporter Brett McMurphy, who this week broke a major story on his Facebook account regarding charges from Courtney Smith, the ex-wife of a longtime assistant of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer. Smith called into question Meyer’s claims he was unaware of a 2015 allegation of domestic abuse against the assistant. In this podcast, McMurphy discusses the timeline of his reporting; how he first conta

Aug 2, 2018 • 47:08

Frank Isola, Clifton Brown and Ben Reiter

Frank Isola, Clifton Brown and Ben Reiter

Episode 16 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests: First, a candid conversation with longtime NBA writer and broadcaster Frank Isola, who was let go this week by Tronc after 25 years of working at the New York Daily News. The second guest is Clifton Brown, an enterprise reporter at the IndyStar and the author of Bearing the Cross: My Inspiring Journey from Poverty to the NFL and Sports Television. The final guest is Sports Illustrated senior writer Ben Reiter, the

Jul 26, 2018 • 1:38:38

James Andrew Miller and Conrad Thompson

James Andrew Miller and Conrad Thompson

Episode 15 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: First, a sports media conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live. The second guest is Conrad Thompson, the host of three immensely popular wresting podcasts: Something to Wrestle (with Bruce Pritchard); 83 Weeks (with Eric Bischoff) and What Happened When (with Tony Schiavone)   In this podcast, Miller discusses ESPN’s current relationship

Jul 19, 2018 • 1:29:29

How ESPN’s deal for the UFC and Fox’s deal for the WWE came together & LaChina Robinson on covering Women’s Basketball

How ESPN’s deal for the UFC and Fox’s deal for the WWE came together & LaChina Robinson on covering Women’s Basketball

Episode 14 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests: Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand and women’s basketball broadcaster and podcaster LaChina Robinson. In this podcast, Ourand discusses his reporting on the deal ESPN signed for UFC rights and the deal Fox signed for WWE Smackdown; how each deal came together; why ESPN was interested in UFC and where the programming will run; whether UFC has growth potential as a broadcast property; whether ESPN will e

Jul 13, 2018 • 1:05:49

The media impact of LeBron James moving to the Los Angeles Lakers

The media impact of LeBron James moving to the Los Angeles Lakers

Episode 13 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three separate guests: Tania Ganguli, who covers the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times; Sports Illustrated national NBA writer Lee Jenkins, and Dave McMenamin, an NBA reporter for ESPN. The theme of the podcast is the media impact of LeBron James moving from Cleveland to Los Angeles.   In this podcast, Ganguli discusses how James coming to the Lakers impacts her job and why; how she learned of James coming to the Lakers; wheth

Jul 5, 2018 • 59:07

Molly Sullivan and a Sports Media Roundtable with Austin Karp and Rob Littal

Molly Sullivan and a Sports Media Roundtable with Austin Karp and Rob Littal

Episode 12 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features Molly Sullivan, the popular television sideline reporter on Philadelphia 76ers games who was unexpectedly let go last week by NBC Sports Philadelphia after six years on the job. In this podcast, Sullivan describes in frank terms what happens when you lose your sports media job unexpectedly; what NBC Sports Philadelphia told her about its decision and what they didn’t tell her; how Sixers fans have started a petition on her beha

Jun 26, 2018 • 1:26:33

ESPN's Adnan Virk and The Athletic's Calvin Watkins

ESPN's Adnan Virk and The Athletic's Calvin Watkins

Episode 11 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is ESPN Adnan Virk, who hosts multiple studio shows in multiple sports and is the host of “Cinephile: The Adnan Virk Movie Podcast.” In this podcast Virk goes deep into how an sports broadcaster in his position deals with a contract negotiation; at what point his agent started negotiating an extension at ESPN; the anxiety of not getting an offer prior to the end of a contract; how to get a sense of what mon

Jun 21, 2018 • 1:42:11

Sports Media Roundtable with John Ourand and Chad Finn & Caps beat writer Isabelle Khurshudyan

Sports Media Roundtable with John Ourand and Chad Finn & Caps beat writer Isabelle Khurshudyan

Episode 10 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn, and a one-on-one conversation with Washington Post Capitals reporter Isabelle Khurshudyan. In this podcast, Ourand and Finn discusses the 2026 World Cup being awarded to the U.S., Canada and Mexico and what that means for English-speaking rights-holder Fox Sports; the impact of Fox Sports getting the 2026 tournamen

Jun 14, 2018 • 1:17:34

Charissa Thompson

Charissa Thompson

Episode 9 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Charissa Thompson, the host of Fox NFL Kickoff and NFL Films Presents on FS1. In this podcast, Thompson discusses why she decided to re-sign with Fox Sports; having conversations with ESPN host Mike Greenberg about working on a morning show with him; having her private photos hacked and leaked online, and the incomprehensible invasion of privacy; the aftermath of that invasion; how she is going about trying t

Jun 6, 2018 • 52:10

How To Cover The World Cup With Grant Wahl

How To Cover The World Cup With Grant Wahl

Episode 8 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Grant Wahl, a Sports Illustrated senior writer and Fox Sports soccer reporter. In this podcast, Wahl discusses how to cover a World Cup, which Wahl will be doing for the next six weeks in Russia, how much access reporters get at a World Cup; racism at a World Cup setting; how Fox will approach its World Cup studio shows; writing the first SI cover story on LeBron James; buying LeBron and his friends dinner at

May 31, 2018 • 1:10:46

Examining ESPN's future and present

Examining ESPN's future and present

Episode 7 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation on ESPN’s present and future with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and a roundtable with Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn, and Robert Littal, the founder and editor of Black Sports Online. In this podcast, Ourand discusses Wall Street Journal reporter Shalini Ramachandran’s examination of ESPN’s current business, the tension between Disney Chairman Robert Iger and former ESPN president John Skippe

May 25, 2018 • 1:14:40

Joe Tessitore and Richard Sandomir

Joe Tessitore and Richard Sandomir

Episode 6 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features ESPN play by play announcer Joe Tessitore, who was recently named the lead voice of Monday Night Football. In the podcast, Tessitore discusses in-depth how over the course of a six-week period in March and April, he auditioned 12 potential Monday Night Football analyst candidates at ESPN’s Bristol, Ct. headquarters; how he approached the audition process; the memorable audition of Jason Witten which included Witten play

May 14, 2018 • 1:25:13

Peter King and 2 Sports Media Roundtables

Peter King and 2 Sports Media Roundtables

Episode 5 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features Peter King who will be leaving Sports Illustrated on June 1—his 29-year anniversary of being hired by SI—for a new job with NBC Sports in July. In the podcast King discusses why he left SI; how he came to the decision; how SI offered him more money to stay; where he stands on the future of Sports Illustrated and The MMQB; his response to criticism of being an access-oriented, league-friendly NFL reporter; why he writes about pol

May 9, 2018 • 2:19:25

Doris Burke and Cheryl Reeve

Doris Burke and Cheryl Reeve

Episode 4 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features Doris Burke, the acclaimed ESPN broadcaster who called a full season of NBA games as an color analyst for the first time in 2017-18; and Cheryl Reeve, the head coach and General Manager of the Minnesota Lynx. Under Reeve, the Lynx have won four titles in the last seven years. In this podcast, Burke discusses calling the NBA for a full season as a color analyst; her anxiety over her current contract coming to an end on Oct. 31; w

May 2, 2018 • 1:39:45

Verne Lundquist, John Ourand and Neil Best

Verne Lundquist, John Ourand and Neil Best

Episode 3 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features an extended conversation with Verne Lundquist, the iconic sports broadcaster for CBS and ABC and the voice of some of the most memorable calls in the history of sports broadcasting. After Lundquist, Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and Newsday sports media writer Neil Best come on to discuss various topics including the television schedules for the NFL TV networks and Mike Francesa’s return to WFAN.   In the podc

Apr 24, 2018 • 1:39:53

Jayson Stark, Ken Rosenthal & Tim Layden

Jayson Stark, Ken Rosenthal & Tim Layden

Episode 2 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features two segments. First, a conversation with Ken Rosenthal, a senior baseball writer for The Athletic, a reporter for Fox Sports' MLB telecasts and analyst for the MLB Network, and Jayson Stark, a senior baseball writer at the Athletic and studio at MLB Network. The second segment features Sports Illustrated senior Tim Layden on the life and work of William Nack.    In this podcast, Rosenthal and Stark discusses how to morph betwe

Apr 17, 2018 • 1:26:35

James Andrew Miller and 2 Sports Media Roundtables

James Andrew Miller and 2 Sports Media Roundtables

Episode 1 of the Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with writer James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live as well as sports media roundtables with The Athletic Bay Area editor Tim Kawakami, BSO founder and editor Robert Littal, SB Nation writer Charlotte Wilder and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. In this podcast, Miller discusses the new ESPN morning show, Get Up!” and its struggling ratings; why the show

Apr 9, 2018 • 1:56:06

The Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch returns!

The Sports Media podcast with Richard Deitsch returns!

Welcome to the teaser episode — call it Episode 0 – of Sports Media with Richard Deitsch. In this 20-minute mini-episode, Sports Business Daily media reporter John Ourand and Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn discuss ESPN’s immediate challenges under new president Jimmy Pitaro; the fractured relationship between ESPN and the NFL; how ESPN will report on the NFL in the future; the plans for Monday Night Football booth; whether the Sports Illustrated Media podcast is a competitor to this podcast

Mar 30, 2018 • 19:14

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