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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ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe
March 31, 2023 07:05 - 42 minutesEpisode 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 h...
ESPN investigative reporters Nicole Noren and T.J. Quinn
March 28, 2023 07:05 - 37 minutesEpisode 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 sto...
Fox Sports and Los Angeles Dodgers play by play broadcaster Joe Davis and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic
March 27, 2023 07:03 - 59 minutesEpisode 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; whe...
Kevin Harlan and Jeff Pearlman
March 22, 2023 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 Vi...
The Aaron Rodgers impact on NFL viewership — and more sports media talk with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe
March 16, 2023 07:04 - 54 minutesEpisode 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 WW...
WWE star Rhea Ripley on the nexus of wrestling and media, and CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander on covering the NCAA Tournament
March 13, 2023 07:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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...
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
March 06, 2023 08:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 schoo...
Luke Smith and Madeline Coleman of The Athletic on covering Formula One
March 01, 2023 08:04 - 43 minutesEpisode 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 wel...
Sports Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Glove and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
February 27, 2023 08:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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...
Apple/Major League Soccer broadcasters Marcelo Balboa, Danielle Slaton, and Taylor Twellman
February 23, 2023 08:04 - 1 hourEpisode 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 ...
Tashan Reed and Evan Drellich of The Athletic
February 20, 2023 08:05 - 53 minutesEpisode 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...
Fox NASCAR announcers Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds
February 16, 2023 08:03 - 55 minutesEpisode 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 C...
NFL Media reporter Jim Trotter on going viral with Rihanna and questioning Roger Goodell
February 15, 2023 08:05 - 49 minutesEpisode 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 f...
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
February 14, 2023 08:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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 leak...
Adnan Virk and Adam Amin
February 08, 2023 08:03 - 53 minutesEpisode 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 ...
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
February 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hourEpisode 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 ...
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
February 01, 2023 21:52 - 1 hourEpisode 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 broadcas...
Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen
January 27, 2023 08:05 - 53 minutesEpisode 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 gam...
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
January 25, 2023 08:04 - 1 hourEpisode 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 person from...
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist on his new docuseries, “Super League: The War for Football”
January 19, 2023 08:05 - 32 minutesEpisode 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 UEF...
A roundtable sports media discussion with Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp
January 17, 2023 17:39 - 51 minutesEpisode 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 Footbal...
Al Michaels
January 11, 2023 08:05 - 57 minutesEpisode 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 B...
ESPN’s coverage of Damar Hamlin
January 03, 2023 21:08 - 36 minutesEpisode 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....
A conversation with two of Canada's most prominent sports voices: Tara Slone and Stephen Brunt
January 03, 2023 08:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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, S...
The 2023 Sports Media predictions podcast: With Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
December 27, 2022 08:00 - 57 minutesEpisode 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 Og...
ESPN’s Malika Andrews and Kendra Andrews
December 20, 2022 08:01 - 1 hourEpisode 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 personal...
Remembering the life of Grant Wahl
December 14, 2022 08:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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 longti...
ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn on Brittney Griner’s return to America
December 13, 2022 08:05 - 43 minutesEpisode 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...
Fox’s World Cup coverage and coverage of Brittney Griner’s release: A sports media roundtable with Kavitha A. Davidson and Ben Strauss
December 09, 2022 08:05 - 58 minutesEpisode 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 r...
Renee Paquette on her journey from the WWE to working for AEW and the Cincinnati Bengals — and soccer journalist Grant Wahl from Qatar
December 06, 2022 08:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 ...
The Amazing, Fantastic Journeys of Tom Rinaldi
December 01, 2022 08:03 - 32 minutesEpisode 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 assignm...
Sports Media Roundtable with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal
November 29, 2022 08:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 replac...
How to create a popular sports studio show: A conversation with NFL Live producers Lydelle King and Marc Eiseman
November 21, 2022 08:04 - 49 minutesEpisode 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 plans ...
Candace Parker
November 16, 2022 08:05 - 44 minutesEpisode 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 h...
The world of sports documentaries — with Deirdre Fenton, Executive Director, Unscripted, for Meadowlark Media
November 14, 2022 08:03 - 40 minutesEpisode 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; wha...
What happens to sports media if Twitter implodes?
November 11, 2022 08:05 - 50 minutesEpisode 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...
Author Jeff Pearlman on his Bo Jackson book
November 03, 2022 07:03 - 35 minutesEpisode 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 Jackson’s ...
A World Cup preview with Grant Wahl
November 01, 2022 07:05 - 55 minutesEpisode 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 ...
A conversation with Adam Amin and Adnan Virk
October 28, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourEpisode 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 wants to b...
Jemele Hill’s Memoir
October 25, 2022 16:00 - 1 hourEpisode 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 ...
Where ESPN stands in 2022: A podcast with author James Andrew Miller
October 20, 2022 07:03 - 41 minutesEpisode 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 Hous...
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
October 18, 2022 07:01 - 1 hourEpisode 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...
How many injury replays are appropriate for sports networks to show? Plus, a look at the Year’s Best Sports Writing 2022
October 05, 2022 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 ai...
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
September 29, 2022 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 surr...
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”
September 26, 2022 07:05 - 1 hourEpisode 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 people...
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.
September 23, 2022 07:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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 i...
A massive welfare scandal in Mississippi, a volleyball facility, and Brett Favre: A conversation with Mississippi Today investigative reporter Anna Wolfe
September 21, 2022 07:05 - 44 minutesEpisode 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 nationa...
Thursday Night Football on Prime Video executive producer Fred Gaudelli and lead director Pierre Moossa
September 19, 2022 07:05 - 56 minutesEpisode 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 Charge...
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
September 14, 2022 07:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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 Ama...
Covering the NFL: A conversation with Jenny Vrentas of New York Times and Lindsay Jones of The Ringer
September 12, 2022 07:03 - 1 hourEpisode 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; ...