SI Media With Jimmy Traina
510 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 861 ratingsEvery week on the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast, host Jimmy Traina sits down for an informal conversation with the biggest broadcasters, athletes, sports personalities, celebrities, and anybody else interested in sports or media. Plus, get a window into the storylines Jimmy is following closest in the weekly Traina Thoughts segment.
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Jamie Little and Shannon Spake of Fox Sports
February 23, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourFox Sports broadcasters Jamie Little and Shannon Spake are the guests for Episode 106 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast. Little covers pit road for the Nascar Cup Series and Nascar Xfinity Series and a reporter for Nascar Raceday, FS1’s prerace show. Prior to joining FOX, she spent 13 years at ESPN/ABC as a reporter for Nascar and the IndyCar Series. Spake joined Fox Sports last July and covers NASCAR, college football, college basketball and NFL. She is the cohost of FS1’s Nascar Race ...
Conrad Thompson
February 20, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 105 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Conrad Thompson, the host of Something to Wrestle (with Bruce Pritchard) and What Happened When (with Tony Schiavone), two of the most popular podcasts in the sports and recreation space. In this podcast, Thompson discusses how a mortgage company owner (Thompson) in Huntsville, Alabama ended up hosting two of the most popular wrestling podcasts; how he came up with the concept of doing a long-form examination of a singular topic ...
ESPN NBA Insider and senior writer Ramona Shelburne
February 16, 2017 08:03 - 1 hourEpisode 104 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features ESPN NBA Insider and senior writer Ramona Shelburne. You can find her work on multiple ESPN platforms. In this podcast, Shelburne discusses how she approaches long-form sports reporting for ESPN; what her writing process is; her professional relationship with Rhonda Rousey and her profile work on the fighter; how she navigates being critical of athletes; her reporting on Lamar Odom’s spiral, including traveling in the middle of th...
ESPN Radio's Ryen Russillo
February 09, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 103 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Ryen Russillo, the co-host of the ESPN Radio show “Russillo & Kanell,” which airs daily 1 to 4 PM ET on ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS, alongside co-host Danny Kanell. In this podcast, Russillo discusses how frustrated he was being tagged as Scott Van Pelt’s “sidekick”; how he prepares for each show; why he believes he’s been doing sports-talk radio wrong; whether a radio host can avoid talking politics in 2017; how he decides what NBA new...
Sports Media Roundtable III
February 07, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 102 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a return of the sports media roundtable with Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand and Awful Announcing/The Comeback writer Jimmy Traina. On this podcast, we discuss Comedy Central airing a show from Barstool Sports and what that means for that brand heading forward; why Barstool has gotten more mainstream notice; what the Super Bowl ratings mean for the NFL in 2017; why ESPN PR responded to FS1’s attacks; the stick to spo...
ESPN's Jemele Hill and Michael Smith
February 02, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 101 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features ESPN broadcasters Jemele Hill and Michael Smith. Beginning February 6, Hill and Smith will co-host the 6 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter. The show is being called SC6. On this 70-minute podcast, Hill and Smith discuss how ESPN management came to them to host SportsCenter; why they accepted the job; how long ESPN has committed to them as a SportsCenter duo; how politically savvy one has to be to move up at ESPN as talent; what ki...
NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Tirico
January 26, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 100 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features NBC Sports broadcaster Mike Tirico, who works on a variety of sports for that company including the NFL, golf, college football (Notre Dame) and the Olympics. In this podcast, Tirico discusses what sport is the toughest to prepare for as a sports broadcaster and why; the legacy of Brent Musburger; the advice he would give college broadcasting students on how to succeed in 2017; how he gets evaluated by his bosses; which aspect of f...
Sports Illustrated senior writer S.L. Price
January 19, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 99 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Sports Illustrated senior writer S.L. Price. Along with his work for SI, Price has a new book out ¬ — Playing Through the Whistle: Steel, Football, and an American Town — which examines the history of Aliquippa, Pa. and football’s place in an American steel town. In this podcast, Price discusses how to approach long-form sports writing; what makes certain subjects interesting to write about; the difference between sports feature ...
James Mirtle of The Athletic Toronto and Bruce Arthur of The Toronto Star
January 12, 2017 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 98 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features two guests: James Mirtle, the editor-in-chief of The Athletic (Toronto) and a former NHL writer with The Globe and Mail (Canada), and Bruce Arthur, a sports columnist for the Toronto Star. Both Mirtle and Arthur also work for TSN. In this Canada-centric podcast, Mirtle and Arthur discuss the NHL coverage in Canada in relation to the United States; whether there is a Canadian style of sports journalism versus an American style; how ...
MMA Writers Ariel Helwani, Luke Thomas and Jonathan Snowden
January 05, 2017 08:08 - 2 hoursEpisode 97 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features three guests who are prominent voices in MMA media: Ariel Helwani, a writer and broadcaster for MMAfighting.com and the host of The MMA Hour; Luke Thomas, who writes and broadcasts for MMAFighting.com and SB Nation, and is the host of SiriusXM's 'The Luke Thomas Show' on SiriusXM RUSH; and Jonathan Snowden, a senior writer for Bleacher Report who covers MMA and boxing for the site. Snowden is also the author of "The MMA Encyclopedia....
J.A. Adande
December 29, 2016 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 96 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features longtime ESPN columnist and on-air reporter J.A. Adande, who was named in August as the director of the new sports journalism program at Northwestern’s Medill School. Previously, Adande wrote for the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and the Chicago Sun-Times. In this podcast, Adande discusses his move to academia and what he hopes to accomplish at Northwestern; how he would evaluate the quality of student entering Medill; how ...
Author of CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live books James Andrew Miller
December 22, 2016 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 95 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features writer James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live. In this podcast, we discuss Miller reporting that Mike Greenberg recently signed a new contract at ESPN that is in excess of $6.5 million annually; why Greenberg was paid that much contractually, and what it potential means for him heading forward; what ESPN executives make these days; what Miller thinks of FS1’s talent moves and its...
Teen Vogue's Lauren Duca
December 19, 2016 08:01 - 33 minutesEpisode 94 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Teen Vogue weekend editor and freelance writer Lauren Duca. In this episode, Duca discusses what compelled her to write the Teen Vogue piece (“Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America”) that as of this writing had passed 1 million page views; what it was like to have a piece cut through the noise and trend on social media; why Teen Vogue has more political coverage than you might think; what the freelance market is like for a 25-year-ol...
Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini
December 15, 2016 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 93 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Barstool Sports CEO Erika Nardini. In this episode, Nardini, a former AOL, Demand Media and Yahoo executive, explains how and why she took the Barstool CEO job; who the Barstool reader and viewer is in her mind; what the office atmosphere is like at Barstool and why they moved operations from Massachusetts to New York City; what the partnership with the Chernin Group means for the brand; why Pardon My Take has vaulted to the top of ...
Joe Tessitore
December 08, 2016 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 92 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features ESPN broadcaster Joe Tessitore, who along with Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe will call the national college football semifinal game between Alabama and Washington on Dec. 31st. In this podcast, Tessitore discusses why versatility can be a strength for sports broadcasters; how he prepares to call his college football assignments; the appeal of Tim Tebow and Paul Finebaum as sports broadcasters; working in Hartford with Gayle King a...
John Ourand and Jimmy Traina II
December 01, 2016 08:01 - 50 minutesEpisode 91 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a a return of the roundtable sports media discussion with John Ourand, media reporter for the Sports Business Daily, and Jimmy Traina, writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. In this podcast, we discuss the uptick in NFL ratings over the past two weeks and whether it means anything for the long-term; the impact of Donald Trump’s election win on the NFL ratings versus a win by Hillary Clinton; why ESPN’s Monday Night Football ...
Pat Hughes and Gary Cohen
November 23, 2016 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 90 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes and Gary Cohen, the TV play by play voice for the Mets on SportsNet New York (SNY). Hughes has been the radio voice of the Cubs for 21 years. Prior to that, he spent 12 years working with Bob Uecker on Brewers broadcasts. Cohen has been a Mets broadcaster since 1989 including working on the radio side until 2006. Both broadcasters – who were interviewed separately – are finalists for the 2017 Ford ...
Paul Finebaum
November 17, 2016 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 89 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Paul Finebaum, who hosts “The Paul Finebaum Show,” which airs on ESPN Radio and is simulcast on the SEC Network. Finebaum is also part of the SEC Network’s “SEC Nation” and regularly appears on ESPN. In this podcast, we discuss how Finebaum’s relationship with Alabama coach Nick Saban and what happened at SEC Media Day when the two got into a heated discussion; how he prepares for his show, especially when college football is not i...
Geoff Schwartz
November 14, 2016 08:01 - 34 minutesEpisode 87 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features free agent NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz, the co-author of “Eat My Schwartz: Our Story of NFL Football, Food, Family, and Faith,” along with his brother Mitchell, who plays offensive line for the Kansas City Chiefs. In this episode, Schwartz discusses how a pro athlete approaches making the transition to working in the sports media; how big city media is different than smaller city media; the impact of talking about religion and polit...
Daniel Dale
November 10, 2016 08:01 - 54 minutesEpisode 88 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Daniel Dale, the Washington bureau chief for the Toronto Star. In this podcast, we discuss Dale's coverage of the 2016 Presidential campaign; how he approached his assignment; why he started to do daily fact checks of Donald Trump’s comments; the number of states he traveled during the campaign; how reporters regain the trust of citizens who distrust them; whether the truth matters in politics; why the pollsters were wrong; whethe...
Bonus Episode: Brian Baldinger
November 03, 2016 16:36 - 23 minutesEpisode 86 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features NFL Network analyst and host Brian Baldinger. In the podcast, Baldinger discusses the NFL Network’s decision to suspend him for six months without pay because of he made on 97.5 FM The Fanatic in Philadelphia suggesting the Eagles place a bounty on Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott in Sunday night's game; how the NFL Network informed him of its decision; his explanation of the context in which he said those comments; whether th...
John Ourand and Jimmy Traina
November 03, 2016 07:03 - 1 hourEpisode 85 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a roundtable sports media discussion with John Ourand, media reporter for the Sports Business Daily, and Jimmy Traina, writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. In the podcast, we discuss why NFL ratings have dropped this season and what it means for 2017 viewership; whether there is any validity to viewers protesting some players kneeling for the national anthem; what HBO will do with Bill Simmons’s “Any Given Wednesday;” ESPN...
Elliotte Friedman
October 27, 2016 07:01 - 1 hourEpisode 84 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Elliotte Friedman, an NHL insider and reporter for Hockey Night in Canada and NHL Network, and a columnist for Sportsnet’s (Canada) website. In the podcast, Friedman discusses the relationship between the Canadian media and the NHL, how he puts together his 30 Thoughts column each week, the biggest storylines in hockey in 2016-17, how the game is covered in Canada, what Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews mean for the league and Ga...
David A. Fahrenthold
October 20, 2016 04:25 - 55 minutesEpisode 83 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Washington Post reporter David A. Fahrenthold, who most notably has covered Donald Trump’s charitable giving through his Donald J. Trump Foundation, and most notably, broke the story of Trump bragging about kissing, groping and trying to have sex with women during a 2005 conversation with Access Hollywood caught on a hot microphone. In this hour-long episode, Fahrenthold discusses the parallels between political reporting and sports ...
David Aldridge
October 13, 2016 04:15 - 52 minutesEpisode 82 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Turner Sports reporter and NBA.com columnist David Aldridge. In this episode, Aldridge discusses competing against NBA insiders such as Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Stein; transitioning from print journalism to television; how he interacts with tough interviews such as Gregg Popovich; why Charles Barkley has had longevity in broadcasting, the most interesting people to talk to in the NBA; how his relationship with Tony Kornheiser star...
Clinton Yates
October 10, 2016 04:05 - 49 minutesEpisode 81 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features Clinton Yates, a senior writer for The Undefeated. In this episode, Yates discusses the journalism ethos of The Undefeated, an ESPN-housed site on the intersection of sports, race and culture; why he left the Washington Post to take a job at the site; what it was like to work at the Post as a young writer; why readers should invest in The Undefeated given ESPN shelved Grantland after a couple of years; why Michael Wilbon is a mentor ...
Pam Oliver
October 06, 2016 04:30 - 1 hourEpisode 80 of Sports Illustrated media podcast features Fox NFL on-field reporter Pam Oliver. In this episode, Oliver discusses what the public often misses about the role and responsibilities of NFL sideline reporters; how executives (nearly all men) make hiring decisions for the position; how the Patriots are the least accessible teams for sideline reporters; how Fox executives nearly removed her from the NFL two years ago; her feelings on being replaced by Erin Andrews on Fox's top NFL tea...
Bill Cowher
September 29, 2016 04:10Episode 79 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features CBS NFL analyst Bill Cowher, who works as a pregame analyst on The NFL Today and Thursday Night Football. In this episode, Cowher discusses his journey from Super Bowl-winning coach to broadcaster; how he prepares each week for his two roles; the toughest adjustment in broadcasting; how he would feel if one of his players decided to take a knee during the national anthem; how to remain objective for viewers despite having coaching fr...
Michael Farber and Jack McCallum
September 22, 2016 13:09Episode 78 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features sports journalists and longtime Sports Illustrated senior writers Michael Farber and Jack McCallum. Farber currently works for TSN of Canada among other entities while McCallum is a freelance writer working on a basketball book involving the Golden State Warriors. In this episode, Farber and McCallum discuss their best and toughest interview subjects over the years; the media access given to them by Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan; ...
Jessica Luther
September 19, 2016 04:03Episode 77 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features journalist Jessica Luther, the author of “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape.” In this episode, Luther discusses the difficulties of covering accusations of sexual violence and rape involving college football players; how she and fellow Texas Monthly writer Dan Solomon exposed the underbelly of what was happening within the Baylor University football program; the Jameis Winston sexual assault case at F...
Doris Burke
September 15, 2016 04:07Episode 76 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features ESPN NBA and college basketball analyst Doris Burke, who recently was given a larger package of NBA games by the company. Burke also serves as an analyst on women’s college basketball games and does sideline reporting for select NBA games including the NBA Finals. In this episode, Burke discusses her career arc from an assistant women's basketball coach at Providence College to calling the NBA for ESPN; how she prepares for work as a...
Andy Roddick
September 07, 2016 16:43In this episode, Andy Roddick, former professional tennis player and current Periscoper, discusses why he chose to become a sports broadcasting generalist as opposed to a tennis specialist when he retired from the sport; what he learned about sports television while working for Fox Sports; what he specifically looks for when he watches tennis on television; why he thinks Periscope is an effective medium; his thoughts on how Serena Williams has been covered by both the tennis and general media...
Dave Meltzer
August 30, 2016 15:32Episode 74 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features the longtime professional wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer, the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and WrestlingObserver.com and a writer for MMAFighting.com. In this nearly 75-minute episode, Meltzer discusses his journalistic approach to covering professional wrestling; how forthcoming wrestlers and WWE management are; how he approaches reporting on WWE vs. MMA; how important technical proficiency is versus mic skills; wh...
Arlo White
August 25, 2016 21:56Episode 73 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features NBC Sports Premier League broadcaster Arlo White, who recently called soccer at the Rio Olympics. In this episode, White discusses his approach to calling Neymar's game-winning penalty kick in the men's gold medal game in Rio; how to call a game when your analyst is thousands of miles away; what he does to prepare for a Premier League broadcast; moving back to the United Kingdom to call Premier League games; how the U.S. soccer audie...
James Andrew Miller on CAA, ESPN, The Ringer and FS1.
August 17, 2016 18:44Episode 72 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features writer Jim Miller, the author of “Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency.” Miller also wrote the New York Times bestseller, “These Guys Have All The Fun: Inside The World of ESPN.” In this episode, Miller discusses why CAA is of interest to the public, how to land interviews with Hollywood talent such as Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Sarah Jessica Parker and Sly Stallone for a book project; how Stallone emotiona...
Former Sports Illustrated managing editor Terry McDonell
August 15, 2016 20:21Episode 71 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features Terry McDonell, the former editor of the Time Inc. Sports Group and the author of "The Accidental Life: An Editor’s Notes on Writing and Writers". In this episode, McDonell, who ran Sports Illustrated for 10 years (2002-2012), discusses what it was like to edit Outside, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Esquire and Us Weekly among other publications; spending time with Hunter Thompson and George Plimpton; the secret to managing editorial egos...
Author and Emmy award-winning producer Lisa Fenn
August 12, 2016 21:28Episode 70 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features Lisa Fenn, a former ESPN producer and the author of "Carry On: A Story of Resilience, Redemption, and an Unlikely Family". In this episode, Fenn explains the story the remarkable friendship between former Cleveland high school wrestlers Dartanyon Crockett and Leroy Sutton. Crockett, who is legally blind, earned a Judo medal at the 2012 Paralympics in London, and now lives and studies in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he trains with U...
Ato Boldon and Rowdy Gaines talk Rio Olympics
August 03, 2016 22:30Episode 69 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features two guests: Ato Boldon, the lead track and field analyst for the NBC Sports Group and a four-time Olympic medalist, and Rowdy Gaines, who has served as NBC’s lead Olympic swimming analyst since the 1992 Barcelona Games and was a three-time gold medalist at the 1984 Summer Games. In this episode, Boldon (who appears first) talks about how he prepares to call track and field, his research methods, what is unique about Usain Bolt and wh...
John Ourand on Olympics, ACC Network and more
July 28, 2016 16:49On this episode of the SI Media Podcast, John Ourand and Richard Deitsch discuss the viewership potential for the Olympics, how NBC Sports will cover the negative stories coming out of Rio, whether the Olympics is a good investment for NBC, the upcoming ACC Network and how it fits with ESPN, the future of the Longhorn Network, why Tom Jackson left ESPN and the many changes to ESPN’s NFL studio coverage, whether ESPN is a left-leaning organization and what such a perception means for viewers, ...
Sally Jenkins
July 20, 2016 20:23Episode 67 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins. In this episode, Jenkins talks about how she finds stories and what inspires her; what made Pat Summitt such an interesting person; what it was like spending time with Summitt before she passed; writing for an audience in D.C. that includes generals, spies and Congresspeople; why she opted not to work on television; her relationship with Lance Armstrong and how she feels about Armstrong...
Rembert Browne
July 06, 2016 14:31Episode 66 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features New York Magazine writer-at-large Rembert Browne, who previously spent four years as a staff writer at Grantland. In this episode, Browne discusses how he finds his stories, why he believes ESPN folded Grantland, how he came to interview Barack Obama on Air Force One, the joys and pains of being an Atlanta Hawks fan, his plans for covering the upcoming Republican convention in Cleveland, how Bill Simmons acted as a boss, why he’s not...
Sports media agents Steve Herz and Matt Kramer
June 29, 2016 19:19Episode 65 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features two guests: Steve Herz, president of IF Management, and Matt Kramer, a talent agent for CAA. In this episode, Herz and Kramer discuss the skills needed to work in sports broadcasting, the salary structure at local markets compared to national cable companies such as ESPN and FS1, how they deal with multiple clients competing for the same job, sexism and ageism in the industry, how much appearance factors into broadcasting decisions, ...
Rich Eisen
June 24, 2016 18:53Episode 64 of the SI Media Podcast features NFL Network broadcaster Rich Eisen, who also hosts the “The Rich Eisen Show.” Eisen discusses his relationship with Roger Goodell; how he handles situations when he personally disagrees with something that the NFL does; his level of football consumption during the week of a regular season; how he views what is happening at his former employer, ESPN, and what the future of SportsCenter might be; why he went public with his feelings about Skip Bayless...
Writer Eli Saslow of Washington Post, ESPN The Magazine
June 20, 2016 17:17On this episode of the SI Media Podcast, Washington Post and ESPN The Magazine writer Eli Saslow discusses why he chooses the stories he writes; how he takes complicated subjects and makes them digestible; what sports stories interest him and why; how to get subjects to open up to you; what it was like covering mass shootings in San Bernardino, Newtown and in Roseburg, Ore.; why the decline of the middle class is one of the most important stories of our time; what it’s like interviewing the P...
Brent Musburger
June 15, 2016 13:52Episode No. 62 of the SI Media Podcast features longtime ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger, the signature college football voice of the SEC Network. In the only interview that he's given since reaching his multi-year contract extension with ESPN, Musburger discusses a range of topics, including his re-signing, calling games for the SEC Network, calling college basketball games, not calling the national college football championship game, how he was ahead of the curve on talking gambling on bro...
Neil Leifer on Muhammad Ali
June 06, 2016 19:01Episode No. 61 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features the acclaimed sports and news photographer Neil Leifer. On this episode, Leifer discusses his many memorable photographs of Muhammad Ali including his personal favorite — the ariel photograph of Ali knocking out Cleveland Williams at the Houston Astrodome in Nov. 1966. He also discusses the famed shot of then-Cassius Clay standing over Sonny Liston after retaining the heavyweight championship in May 1965 in Lewiston, Maine; why A...
Fernando Fiore / Ryan Burr
June 02, 2016 23:26Episode No. 59 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features two guests: Fox Sports soccer host Fernando Fiore and Golf Channel host Ryan Burr. On this episode, Fiore discusses his move from Univision to Fox Sports, how he approaches an English-speaking audience versus a Spanish-speaking audience; whether or not his style changes from Spanish-language broadcasting to English-speaking broadcasting; his role for the Copa America Centenario; his relationship with Alexi Lalas; how he came to t...
NBA writers Dave McMenamin and Marcus Thompson
June 02, 2016 22:08On this episode of the SI Media Podcast, host Richard Deitsch interviews two guests: ESPN NBA writer Dave McMenamin, who covers the Cavaliers for ESPN, and Bay Area News sports columnist Marcus Thompson, who has covered the Warriors since 2004. Both writers opened up about covering some of the NBA’s biggest stars, the amount of access they have, which players on their respective teams are the best quote and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Ourand on the future of ESPN's SportsCenter and more
May 24, 2016 15:10Richard Deitsch welcomes Sports Business Daily media writer John Ourand back to the SI Media Podcast for a conversation on various sports media topics. On this episode, Ourand and Deitsch discusses the future of Chris Berman at ESPN, Sean McDonough’s emotional response to landing Monday Night Football, who will end up with the Big Ten television rights, the prospect of an ACC Channel or PGA Cable network, the potential ratings for this year's Stanley Cup , what kind of stand-alone TV contract...
Chris Webber
May 17, 2016 16:20This episode of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features TNT NBA analyst Chris Webber, who will call the Western Conference Finals with Marv Albert and Reggie Miller. On this episode, Webber discusses how forthcoming today’s NBA player are, how he viewed the press during his playing days, whether the league is watered down today, the hardest players for him to guard (Vin Baker ranked high on the list), how his Kings teams would have done in today’s game, how he prepares for his broadcast...