Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
451 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 681 ratingsThe 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.
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Episodes
Mini-pod: NFL and Colorado football viewership talk plus YouTube’s Sunday Ticket and Charter-Disney analysis
September 15, 2023 07:05 - 31 minutesAnthony 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
Sports media talk with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe — and Ava Wallace of The Washington Post on covering Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic
September 13, 2023 07:04 - 1 hourEpisode 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 discu...
Sports media talk with Chad Finn - and Ava Wallace of The Washington Post on covering Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic
September 13, 2023 07:04 - 1 hourEpisode 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 discu...
Sports media talk with Chad Finn — and Ava Wallace of The Washington Post on covering Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic
September 13, 2023 07:04 - 1 hourEpisode 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 discu...
Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Ava Wallace of The Washington Post
September 13, 2023 07:04 - 1 hourEpisode 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 discu...
Al Michaels, Fred Gaudelli and Mark Teitelman on the second season of Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football
September 11, 2023 07:05 - 48 minutesEpisode 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 p...
Mini-pod: Viewership predictions for Week One of the NFL season and thoughts on college football viewership
September 08, 2023 07:05 - 23 minutesAustin 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...
The start of the NFL season with Kevin Clark, now of Omaha Productions and ESPN
September 07, 2023 07:03 - 44 minutesEpisode 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 Eag...
The Pat McAfee Show producer and on-air personality Ty Schmit
September 05, 2023 07:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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 can be a...
NBC college football analyst Todd Blackledge
August 31, 2023 07:05 - 41 minutesEpisode 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 fo...
Kendall Baker of Yahoo Sports on sports newsletters, and Jenni Carlson of SelloutCrowd.com on starting a new sports digital site
August 28, 2023 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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;...
ESPN’s Chris Fowler
August 23, 2023 07:03 - 52 minutesEpisode 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 assi...
ESPN’s Marc J. Spears
August 21, 2023 07:01 - 52 minutesEpisode 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 ...
ESPN president of content Burke Magnus
August 17, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourEpisode 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’s int...
Men In Blazers founder Roger Bennett, U.S. National Team midfielder and podcaster Sam Mewis, and The Athletic’s Rustin Dodd
August 15, 2023 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 scr...
Stewart Mandel on television media rights in college football and the end of the Pac-12
August 09, 2023 07:05 - 35 minutesEpisode 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...
Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
August 07, 2023 07:04 - 42 minutesEpisode 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 B...
WWE star Becky Lynch
August 03, 2023 07:05 - 37 minutesEpisode 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 ...
ESPN’s Andraya Carter
July 31, 2023 07:03 - 44 minutesEpisode 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...
Can Messi Make A Difference?
July 28, 2023 07:05 - 45 minutesEpisode 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 thi...
Analyst Michael Nathanson on how Disney will handle ESPN
July 25, 2023 07:03 - 49 minutesEpisode 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 c...
The student journalists at The Daily Northwestern who reported on Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern Football
July 19, 2023 07:05 - 45 minutesEpisode 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...
Neil Everett
July 12, 2023 07:03 - 53 minutesEpisode 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 o...
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
July 10, 2023 07:03 - 55 minutesEpisode 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 examin...
Roundtable with Chad Finn and Austin Karp on the biggest sports media story to follow in 2023 and the NHL Draft viewership
June 30, 2023 07:04 - 39 minutesEpisode 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, Goog...
James Andrew Miller on ESPN management changes
June 26, 2023 07:01 - 38 minutesEpisode 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...
Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins
June 21, 2023 07:05 - 52 minutesEpisode 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 McGraw, ...
How MLS, Apple can maximize Leo Messi’s time in America — and a discussion about NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Final viewership
June 19, 2023 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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...
CBS Champions League host Kate Abdo
June 14, 2023 07:05 - 47 minutesEpisode 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 issues i...
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
June 09, 2023 07:03 - 48 minutesEpisode 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 that me...
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”
June 08, 2023 07:01 - 1 hourEpisode 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 commer...
ESPN’s Beth Mowins and Michele Smith on women’s softball as a sports media success story
June 06, 2023 07:05 - 44 minutesEpisode 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 ch...
Racquet co-founder Caitlin Thompson on how we consume tennis in the United States — and how that media consumption could be better
June 01, 2023 07:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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 me...
Jeff Van Gundy
May 30, 2023 07:05 - 51 minutesEpisode 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 rig...
The post-LeBron James content universe — and the WNBA’s record viewership start
May 26, 2023 07:03 - 53 minutesEpisode 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 disc...
Rolling Stone chief television critic Alan Sepinwall on writing about “Succession,” nailing a series finale, and the Star Wars universe
May 25, 2023 07:03 - 39 minutesEpisode 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...
Bryan Curtis of The Ringer and Ben Strauss of The Washington Post on Pat McAfee’s move to ESPN
May 22, 2023 07:03 - 49 minutesEpisode 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 M...
Endeavor President and COO Mark Shapiro
May 17, 2023 07:04 - 51 minutesEpisode 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 Mark sees...
The NFL’s television schedule
May 12, 2023 16:15 - 34 minutesEpisode 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 vi...
Peter King on the NFL
May 11, 2023 07:05 - 51 minutesEpisode 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 al...
Roundtable with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp
May 05, 2023 07:05 - 44 minutesEpisode 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 yea...
NFL Draft expert Daniel Jeremiah
May 03, 2023 07:05 - 39 minutesEpisode 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 Dr...
Tim Layden and Dana O’Neil
May 01, 2023 07:03 - 39 minutesEpisode 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 ...
The NFL Draft and ESPN layoffs
April 25, 2023 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 jou...
Examining the NHL postseason and the NHL’s viewership numbers with ESPN’s Ryan Clark and Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp
April 20, 2023 07:05 - 54 minutesEpisode 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 predicti...
Analyst Michael Nathanson on the future of sports media rights
April 17, 2023 07:05 - 56 minutesEpisode 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 Mich...
Alan Shipnuck and Howard Beck
April 12, 2023 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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, Shipnuc...
ESPN play by play announcer Ryan Ruocco — and The Athletic writers Chantel Jennings and Sabreena Merchant — on the growth of women’s college basketball
April 06, 2023 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 happe...
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
April 05, 2023 07:04 - 1 hourEpisode 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 basketbal...
WWE announcer Michael Cole
March 31, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutesEpisode 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; cover...