Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss Bill Belichick getting hired by North Carolina as its football coach; how TV networks might be thinking about North Carolina games now; whether Belichick can succeed at the school; Netflix’s Christmas Day games and how viewership might look; Al Michaels returning next year to Amazon Prime Video and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 457 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sean Gregory, senior sports correspondent at Time and Time.com. This week Gregory published a long feature on Caitlin Clark as Time named the WNBA star as its Athlete for the Year for 2024. In this podcast, Gregory explains how an interview such as this comes together; how long he spent with Clark; her decision to answer questions on how others have used her as a culture war avatar; her feelings on how teams played her in 2024; her new coach Stephanie White; where her game might go in the future, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Teresa Resch, the president of the soon-to-launch Toronto Tempo, is on a mission to build a successful WNBA franchise. She shares insights on how to learn from other teams and the process of hiring essential staff. Fans will love her humorous take on naming the team and engaging the community. Resch emphasizes the importance of media relationships for visibility and discusses the excitement surrounding the franchise's debut in 2026. With a focus on sustainability, she champions the growth of women’s sports in Canada.

Episode 455 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Craig Custance, a longtime NHL writer and the author of new book, “The Franchise: The Business of Building Winnings Teams.” Custance is also the head of creative development for The Athletic. In this podcast, Custance discusses his new book, whether he sees sports leadership differently after writing a book on it; interviewing Lou Lamoriello, George McPhee, Kyle Dubas and other NHL GMs; Dubas discussing his signing of John Taveras and how that impacted his roster construction; why books that focus on leadership in sports have been successful, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Mollie Cahillane, sports media writer for Sports Business Journal; Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this podcast we discuss the big NFL viewership numbers; The Athletic’s reporting on Stephen A. Smith’s possible annual contract; how the CFP playoffs first round will do viewership-wise; the flood of alt-broadcasts hitting the sports market and Bluesky’s potential. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 454 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Geoff Mason and Sean McManus. Mason was the lead producer for ABC Sports on Sept. 5, 1972 when Israeli athletes were taken hostage. McManus, the longtime head of CBS Sports, is the son of ABC Sports broadcaster Jim McKay, who anchored the coverage to the American public. McManus was in Munich with his father for those Games. How ABC Sports covered terrorism at the 1972 Munich Olympics is the subject of a new motion picture, “September 5.” The movie features both Mason and McKay extensively. In this podcast, Mason and McManus share their experiences being in Munich; how closely the film parallels the reality; McManus discusses how his father processed the experience during and after; Mason and McManus examine the moral and ethical dilemma that comes with cameras showing the terrorists and hostages; how the American public treated McKay after the Olympics; the telegram McKay received from Walter Cronkite, and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 453 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Myers, the Fox Sports broadcaster who has written memoir, “That Deserves A Wow: Untold Stories of Legends and Champions, Their Wins and Heartbreaks.” In this podcast, Myers discusses his broadcasting career between Fox and ESPN; why he has had longevity; being at the track for the 2001 Daytona 500 crash that killed Dale Earnhardt; his OJ Simpson interview in 1998 for ESPN’s “Up Close” how he prepared to interview Simpson; how he processed in real time Simpson lying to him; his postgame interview of Tom Brady following the Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback against the Falcons; his favorite questions to ask of subjects and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 452 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Dave Sims, the longtime sports broadcaster and the recently named radio voice of the New York Yankees. In this podcast, Sims discusses how the Yankees job came about; why this was the right decision for him; the importance of New York roots; calling Mariners games for nearly 20 years; his favorite moments with the Mariners; how New York and Seattle are different as baseball cities; why he is optimistic about baseball on the radio; calling George Mason’s upset over UConn in the NCAA regional final in 2006 and other career highlights; being one of two African-Americans -- Astros radio broadcaster Robert Ford is the other -- doing play-by-play for a Major League team; his role in mentoring young broadcasters of color; honouring the great Bill White, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 451 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the NBA settling its months-long lawsuit with Warner Bros. Discovery; the iconic Inside the NBA show now appearing on ABC and ESPN as part of the settlement; WBD receiving the rights to broadcast live NBA games in northern Europe and Latin America; Netflix's significant tech issues for its Mike Tyson-Jake Paul event; whether Jon buys Netflix's announced 60 million viewership number; Caitlin Clark's viewership impact, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 450 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jane McManus, the editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024, the annual anthology showcasing the best writing in sports from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year. McManus also has a book coming out in February 2025 called "Fast Track: Inside The Surging Business of Women’s Sports." In this podcast, McManus discusses her selections for her book; the amazing features from Sally Jenkins, Aishwarya Kumar, Alex Coffey, Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham and others; how she thought about navigating investigative pieces versus features; the future of sports longform, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices