Episode 424 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal media writer Mollie Cahillane and Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss Tom Brady’s Fox NFL debut; how Brady will be judged; Fox, NBC, and CBS teaming up for triple-header Saturdays; the strength of the Big 10 as a media brand; ESPN’s executive re-org and the winners in Bristol; WNBA viewership trends 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 423 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Alexa Pritting, a supervising producer at NBC Sports who oversees coverage of the Paralympic Games. In this podcast, Pritting discusses producing the Paris Paralympics, which runs from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8; the biggest challenge producing the Paralympics; whether the momentum from the Paris Olympics carry over to the Paris Paralympics as far as viewership; how on-air talent for the Paralympics get chosen; the debut of Gold Zone for the Paralympics; why the Paralympics in LA will be one of the most significant events in Olympic history; producing the daytime Olympics gymnastics in Paris 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 422 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Andrew Marchand, The Athletic’s senior sports media writer. The writer debuts a new twice weekly podcast on Aug. 27 that is available at AndrewMarchand.com. In this podcast we discuss the biggest media-related NFL stories heading into the season; the debut of Tom Brady as a Fox broadcaster; Greg Olson’s options; the Netflix Christmas Day games; election politics decreasing NFL ratings; Bill Belichick as an analyst; ESPN’s SEC interests versus CBS, Fox and NBC’s Big Ten interests; the sport media podcasts coming into the space including his; Sam Ponder and Robert Griffin III departing ESPN, Venu Sports 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 421 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features an examination of Sports Illustrated at age 70. (The first issue of Sports Illustrated came out on Aug. 16, 1954.) The guests are Stephen Cannella, the current editor in chief of Sports Illustrated and longtime former Sports Illustrated senior writers Tim Layden and Scott Price. Layden now works for NBC Sports; Price is an author. In this podcast, the group discusses SI’s plans for its 70th anniversary; why SI became a cultural institution; the art of longform sports feature writing; the success of the Swimsuit Issue; whether a print sports publication can still find an audience in 2024; SI’s current operator; 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 420 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Melissa Ludtke, the author of “Locker Room Talk: A Women’s Struggle To Get Inside.” The book recounts Ludtke’s journey as a 26-year-old Sports Illustrated reporter who sued (and won) a gender discrimination case against Bowie Kuhn and Major League Baseball. The decision opened up MLB locker rooms for women reporters. In this podcast, Ludtke discusses her book and why she wrote it today; what it was like to be female reporter covering baseball in 1977; why she brought to her case to court; the environment for women in baseball today; how to promote a book without a big publicity department, 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 419 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Molly Solomon, the executive producer & president of NBC Olympics production. In this podcast we discuss what worked for the Paris Olympics from NBCU’s perspective; the viewership for the Paris Olympics; the decision to go heavy on celebrity when it came to on-air staffing; her behind the scenes with Snoop Dogg; the gymnastics, swimming and track coverage; why Peacock's Gold Zone was a hit; the prospects of a Bob Costas and Al Michaels Olympic return; the debut of Dwyane Wade an analyst; being the first woman executive producer of the Olympics 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 418 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable discussion with Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and A.J. Perez, a senior reporter for Front Office Sports. In this podcast we discuss the viewership for the Paris Olympics; what has worked with NBCU’s coverage and what hasn’t; Charles Barkley staying with WBD and the WSJ saying the company is exploring for Barkley a show that would allow him to talk about other sports that TNT and its sister channels carry, including hockey, college football and basketball, and Major League Baseball; where WBD is right now; the prospects of Venu this fall 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 417 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features NBC gymnastics analyst Laurie Hernandez, who has been featured on the live coverage of the event on NBC and Peacock. In this podcast, Hernandez discusses how she approaches explaining gymnastics in layperson terms; what she looks for on each apparatus; her preparation to call the competition; why Simone Biles is the best of all-time from an Olympian’s perspective; where she is located during the competition; her interest in staying in broadcasting, 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 416 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Legentil, the executive vice president of talent relations & head of communications at WWE. In this podcast, Legentil discusses what someone does in both the talent office and for WWE Communications; navigating the daily pro wrestling press and the broader sports and entertainment media that might cover WWE intermittently; this Saturday’s SummerSlam in Cleveland at Cleveland Browns Stadium; who decides on where the performers do press; negotiating contracts with talent; how CM Punk/Phil Brooks has been to work with; whether WWE would consider bringing Ronda Rousey back if she was interested; dealing with reporters who have written on the federal lawsuit accusing former executive Vince McMahon and another former executive of sexual misconduct. where WWE stands directionally on working with AEW on a combined card in the future; the hiring of Joe Tessitore 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 415 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we analyze the Paris Olympics coverage so far; what we make of the big viewership; our thoughts on the opening ceremony coverage; our thoughts on Peacock and the coverage of basketball, 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