Sports Business Radio Podcast

Anne Peterson of the Associated Press joins us from Vancouver, British Columbia site of the 2010 Winter Olympics to discuss the kick-off of the Games. We also discuss NBA All-Star weekend, the Daytona 500 and we recap our favorite commercials from Super Bowl XLIV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything you want to know about the business side of Super Bowl XLIV between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints including how much CBS will receive for a thirty-second commercial, which commercials you should keep your eyes open for, which foods are the most popular on Super Bowl Sunday and how much the big game will mean to the South Florida economy. We'll even tell you how much money is bet on the big game in Las Vegas and which prop bets we think are the most creative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We break down the big business of Super Bowl XLIV in Miami and go inside the making of a Super Bowl commercial with Denny Gallati, VP of Creative Development for Anheuser-Busch, one of the biggest advertisers for the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Robinson, NFL reporter for Yahoo! Sports joins us to discuss the ramifications of a work stoppage in the NFL as well as what an uncapped season may look like next season. Paul Swangard from the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon drops by to discuss our joint Sports Executive Speaker Series we will be launching in February as well as his program's recent trip to the east coast to visit such companies as the NBA and Under Armour. We also break down the TV ratings from last weekend's NFL Playoff games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johan Bruyneel, 9-time winning Tour de France sports director and coach for cycling icon Lance Armstrong joins us to discuss the sport of cycling and his cycling team - Team Radio Shack. We also discuss Pete Carroll's leap to the NFL and Mark McGwire's admission that he used performance enhancing drugs as a player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Lemke, sports business reporter and former Washington Times staffer joins us to discuss the future of the local newspaper and the role of the local sports page. We also discuss the BCS TV ratings and the hot water Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas finds himself in after bringing guns to the Verizon Center where the Wizards play their home games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio counts down its top 10 sports business stories of 2009. Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Radio unveils its Top 20 sports business stories of 2009. This week, we focus on stories stories 20 through 11. Next week we count down stories 10 through 1. Happy New Year from all of us at Sports Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ourand, Sports Media reporter for the Sports Business Daily and Journal stops by to chat about the media coverage surrounding Tiger Woods, what we cab expect from the TV coverage of the BCS bowl games and what sports media stories top his list for 2009. We also examine the latest fallout from the ongoing Tiger Woods saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Hancock, BCS Executive Director joins us to debate the merits of the BCS vs a playoff system. Hancock also explains in detail how the intricate BCS system operates. We also discuss the latest with pro golfer and endorsement king Tiger Woods and his fall from grace. And we bring you the sports business headlines of the week including plans for a boxing mega-fight in March. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices