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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comWe are sending the pods early if they are done. You will always receive the pods by 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday in your inbox and pod player.In the 42-minute sports media podcast, ESPN and YES’ Ryan Ruocco joins “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Ruocco, 38, is the voice of the WNBA and the Women’s Final Four, while also calling the NBA, the Nets and the Yankees. Here is what you need to know.* How Marchand “discovered” Ruocco when Ruocco was a student on Fordham's WFUV station* Ruocco's start selling steaks and doing interviews for the Yankee Stadium scoreboard* How Fordham's Bob Ahrens and the school's alumni had such an influence on Ruocco* The stories of how Joe Buck, Gary Cohen, Ian Eagle, Mike Breen and Michael Kay advice were the backbone of his career* How, by 27, he was calling his first Yankee game on YES after doing stats for Kay at 21* How he was doing updates on ESPN Radio in New York at 21* His move into hoops when Marv Albert left YES and he got the No. 2 job on the Nets behind Eagle* Ruocco's No. 1 play-by-player is ...* Ruocco's very intensive vocal health regiment* How Buck taught Ruocco to set up anticipation* How he nearly had a bathroom issue during one NBA game* How, at 22, Ruocco was in running to be on Dodgers crew at end of Vin Scully’s career and Kay put in a great word for him* Ruocco's dad worked in the NFL for 34 years, allowing him to meet Bob Kraft and Roger Goodell and Brian Rolapp, among others* Why he has done basketball and baseball instead of football* Breen expressing pride in Ruocco’s work* How Eagle has been like a big brother to him* Dave Sims' career advice everyone should hearLinks to Related Sports Media Podcasts* Joe Buck and the craft of sportscasting* Ian Eagle tells funny stories … oh yeah!* The inspiring story of how Jason Benetti became elite* The future of local rights and baseball with SNY president Steve Raab* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday (or earlier): Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comWe are sending the pods early if they are done. You will always receive the pods by 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday in your inbox and pod player.In the 30-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:* What should ESPN actually be marketing its brand around* How does the Bill Belichick-Jordan Hudson media saga end* What was the biggest takeaway from NBC’s Kentucky Derby coverage* What lane do NBC and Amazon have open on their forthcoming NBA coverage* What do we make of the Stan Van Gundy hiring for Prime Video* How Steve Kerr or a wild card could be out there for No. 1 game analyst roles* What do we make of the Carmelo Anthony hiring for NBC* How about Roundball Rock coming back to NBC* Why did Kenny Albert get a 5/5 clickers on his Blues-Jets call* Why did Fox Sports Kevin Kugler and Tom Verducci get props and Adam Wainwright did not* What to watch for with Tennis Channel’s Jeff Blackburn hire as chairman* Why the Ted Cruz invite of top league executives on streaming is one to watch* Should the NHL have regional national regular season TV coverage* Will the NFL opt-out of its media deals* Meterparel’s mentioned in the Ithaca College alumni magazine, but …Marchand Sports Media produces twice-a-week sports media podcasts. To listen to our full podcasts and the complete archive, upgrade at AndrewMarchand.com.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Ryan Ruocco is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comWe are sending the pods early if they are done. You will always receive the pods by 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday in your inbox and pod player.In the 42-minute podcast, MoffettNathanson’s Robert Fishman joins “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” to discuss his belief of how Netflix could change the way the NFL is presented, MLB/UFC/F1’s next rights deals, the legacy media forthcoming sports pricing dilemma, Google-YouTube’s “king of all media” potential sports aggregator status, what Disney-ESPN-Hulu should be doing and the battle between Amazon and Netflix. Here’s what you need to know: * “Netflix is going to keep getting bigger and better in sports,” Fishman says* How Netflix could end up with the top NFL games by the end of the decade* Will the traditional networks be able to afford what the NFL wants to be paid for top games by the end of the decade* Where Netflix could be on UFC, ESPN’s MLB opt-out package and F1* Did ESPN make the right move in opting out of its MLB package* Will MLB come close to the $550 million per year average for ESPN’s opt-out package* What should MLB be trying to do by 2028 when all its media deals are up* Can MLB shift regular season regional dollars to national ones* Where does Fox stand after being the winners of the first round of the sports streaming wars* Will Fox’s DTC pricing playbook be similar to Disney/ESPN’s * How ESPN/Disney/Hulu must simplify its price point as NBC/Peacock and CBS/Paramount + have done* How YouTube could be the great sports aggregator of the future* Could Netflix recreate what Fox did in the mid-to-late 1990s* If Fishman were to put money on who will be the biggest sports streamers by the end of the decade, he would say …* Where does Apple stand in the sports streaming gameMarchand Sports Media offers twice-a-week sports media podcast. To listen to the entire podcasts becomes a full-time subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comLinks to Related Sports Media Podcasts* Is ESPN’s sports streaming strategy baffling? The future of Sports Media is The Main Event with MoffettNathanson* The Great Rebundling and Google YouTube with John Ourand* The future of sports radio with the most powerful executive in the business, Chris Oliviero* The future of baseball & local rights with SNY president Steve Raab* Rick Cordella explains NBC’s NBA logic and how sports drive Peacock* How Fox won the first sports streaming warOn Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday (or earlier): Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comWe are sending the pods early if they are done. You will always receive the pods by 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday in your inbox and pod player.In the 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:* The duo hands out NFL TV Draft grades * What did we make of the Kiper Jr.-Shedeur Sanders meltdown* How much of a focus should Sanders have been on the coverage* Where ESPN shined and where it didn’t* NFL Network’s best moment in comparison to ESPN was …* How well did the McAfee stream of the first round work* How was ESPN Radio’s draft coverage* Breaking down the Bill Belichick CBS interview* The New York Islanders’ radio failure* What was ESPN's recruitment of Colin Cowherd about* What do we make of Robert Griffin III’s move to Fox Sports' college booth* The takeaway from Norby Williamson reuniting with Mike Golic Sr. and Jr. is ...* Adam Silver said that NBA is "almost" trapped in the cable bundle with RSNs, what do we think ...* Where will free agent-to-be Tim McMahon end up ..Marchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 34-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.On Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Thursday: MoffettNathanson’s Robert Fishman is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comWe are sending the pods early if they are done. You will always receive the pods by 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday in your inbox and pod player.In the 41-minute sports media podcast, Fox Sports and Detroit Tigers’ play-by-player Jason Benetti joins “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Benetti, 41, is asked how he ascended to become one of the best broadcasters in the business and his life with cerebral palsy. Here’s what you need to know: * How the Bulls, White Sox, Nintendo, DirecTV and a high school radio station shaped him * The crazy story of how he almost didn't get into Syracuse* How he went camping once and almost missed his ESPN big break* The life changing job of being hired to call his hometown White Sox* Why Ian Eagle has been an inspiration for him* Why he left his childhood dream job with the White Sox for the Tigers* How he moved from ESPN to Fox in 2022 and how NBC was in play* His admiration for Fox Sports' Brad Zager and NBC's Sam Flood* What it meant to him as someone with cerebral palsy to be named the lead voice of NBC/Peacock's MLB package* How a TV executive told him to focus on radio, which he felt was directly related to how he looked* How he was born prematurely, which led to growing up in rehabilitation* His parents influence on him* How middle school was a difficult place for someone with cerebral palsy* How his middle school shop teacher/basketball coach, Bill Menig, made him an assistant coach, not a manager, and how that was so impactful* His inspiring advice for kids with a disability* His total admiration for Bill Walton* Bill Walton licking his Grateful Dead tieMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 41-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.Related Sports Media Podcasts* Joe Buck and the craft of sportscasting* Ian Eagle tells funny stories … oh yeah!* Jim Nantz tells his story* Bomani Jones and sports media’s gamble on its future* The future of local rights and baseball with SNY president Steve RaabOn Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comWe are sending the pods early if they are done. You will always receive the pods by 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday in your inbox and pod player.In the 30-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:* What percentage are we putting on the NFL-ESPN deal being completed* How should the potential agreement be looked upon* With the NFL Draft this week, who will have its coverage in the future* The NFL is increasingly going digital …* The league networks from NFL to NBA are in flux …* How should we take Netflix’s Ted Sarandos’ comments on live sports* What is to be learned from Lee Corso’s career* How Aaron Rodgers is likely going to be looked at by TV execs * Mike Tirico shines in a new role* NBA Playoff first weekend reaction from ESPN and TNT broadcasts* Who stood out in the booth and who didn’t * The verdict on TNT calling some of its NHL playoff games remotely * WrestleMania reaction* Al Michaels says he doesn’t want a retirement tour …* The future of Inside The NBA …* Atlanta Braves’ reporter/pickup-artist reactionMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 30-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.On Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Thursday: Jason Benetti is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comWe are trying out sending the pods early if it is done. You will always receive the pods by 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday in your inbox and pod player. In the 31-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here’s what you need to know:* What the Rece Davis recruiting battle means for Fox-ESPN* How close did Davis come to leaving ESPN* What should be understood about Fox’s situation with Rob Stone, who Davis would have replaced* After being sought by CBS for its Saturday Big Ten games, what should Dan Orlovsky do* Should Fox Sports go after Robert Griffin III for its second college spot* The CBS’ Masters review … Jim Nantz to laying out to the long journey* What do we make of MLB possibly licensing MLB.TV to a platform* Transaction Wire: Big time network producer moves from ESPN to Amazon to NBCMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 31-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* The ABC “exclusive” tag on Stephen A’s “This Week” appearance. Come on!* TNT’s Inside the NBA’s millionth tribute show. Come on!* Netflix’s “The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox” reviewed* Do NFL Network employees want the ESPN deal to go through* What is Malika Andrews’ future* Papa Clicker review: Dream: The Life & Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon by Mirin Fader …. A big score from Herb Marchand* The term “ghost runner” needs to go on MLB broadcastsRelated Sports Media Podcasts* Fred Gaudelli: How a Hall of Fame producer changed sports TV* Booger McFarland: From Super Bowl champion to the BoogerMobile* Jim Nantz tells his story* Darren Rovell and the sports business of niche* Matt Selman: How The Simpsons make sports funnyOn Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Thursday: John Ourand joins The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comYes, we published this pod early! (We are trying out this earlier delivery with the promise that you will always get the pods by 5:45 a.m. every Tuesday & Thursday, but if it is ready sooner, why wait? Christmas sometimes comes early!)In the 39-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand talks with ESPN lead NBA host Malika Andrews. Here are the topics and what you need to know:* To listen to the full 39-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* Malika did not have her sights set on TV* Can Malika play hoops* How Adrian Wojnarowski discovered Malika* Malika was shocked Woj knew who she was* Malika says she was confident, but naive when she started her career* How an internship at the New York Times was important * She wanted to be a certain New York Times writer (she names him)* Her minimal on-air experience before being on ESPNMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work become a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 39-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Easily connect to your pod player with this link on your phone.* How, at 24, the 2020 NBA Covid bubble was her first big break* Malika was very nervous about the assignment* By 2021, she was on the NBA Finals sideline reporter after the Maria Taylor-Rachel Nichols brouhaha* How she practiced the NBA Finals trophy presentation with her then boyfriend, now husband, ESPN reporter, Dave McMenamin* How, during COVID, she went to Woj’s family’s home for Thanksgiving and learned the dedication of an insider* Was she surprised by Woj’s retirement* How having information is better than a take* What she thinks about Charles Barkley and Inside The NBA joining ESPN next year in which it is expected to be the Finals’ pregame* What’s next for Malika …Related Sports Media Podcasts* Adam Schefter* Ramona Shelburne* Peter King* Bomani JonesOn Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel: ELSM * Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 35-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. Here are the topics and what you need to know:* To listen to the full 35-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* The problem that Pat McAfee and ESPN have* Analyzing the NCAA coverage from Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, Caitlin Clark and more* Who Called It Better — Alex Ovechkin’s goal: TNT’s Kenny Albert vs. Monumental Sports’ Joe Beninati * With the Masters upon us, Jim Nantz referenced his chief of staff, does Meterparel have his own COS* Grading Joe Davis’ Shohei Ohtani game-winner* What do we make of YES Network’s deal with Comcast* If ESPN buys NFLN, could Peter Schrager return to GMFB* The World Cup and the political fallout for Fox* The NFL’s Christmas Day strategy with Amazon and Netflix* Keyshawn Johnson’s tells great stories* Why TNT reunited the retiring Sam Rosen with John DavidsonMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 35-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Easily connect to your pod player with this link on your phone. Related Sports Media Podcasts* Mark Shapiro is The Main Event* Ian Eagle tells funny stories * Jim Nantz is The Main Event* Peter Schrager is the king of connections* The future of baseball and local rights with SNY president Steve Raab On Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 38-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by Keyshawn Johnson. Here’s what you need to know:* To listen to the full 38-minute podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* Keyshawn Johnson’s outrageous schedule at the end of his ESPN tenure* Keyshawn was interviewed as a nine-year-old for the first time in 1981 by Fred Roggin about being the next Marcus Allen* How Keyshawn rallied his teammates to boycott USC’s school newspaper* How New York Post legend Steve Serby found Keyshawn in Manhattan prior to being the No. 1 pick* How Mike & the Mad Dog attacked Keyshawn after he signed * The full story about why he wrote “Just Give me the Damn Ball” * How the Wayne Chrebet “mascot” characterization played out* How Keyshawn purposely screwed over the New York Daily News’ Rich Cimini’s exclusive* Keyshawn disagreed how Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio characterized how he left ESPN the first time* Bill Parcells said that the media was not your friend* Keyshawn respected the beat guys the most* How Keyshawn and ESPN executive Seth Markman came up with the segment, “Come on, Man”* What are the jobs Keyshawn could have had that would have changed his media career* Why Keyshawn has passed on non-sports opportunities* Keyshawn says that his FS1 show “Speak” is the best on TVMarchand Sports Media is a listener-supported platform. To receive new pods and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. To listen to this entire 38-minute podcast, our archives and future pods, upgrade to paid. Thanks.* Some related Sports Media Podcasts from the paid archive* Cameron Heyward: How an All-Pro is trying to create a media career* Booger McFarland is The Main Event* Eli Manning is The Main Event* Jason McCourty: The blueprint to go from NFL player to media star* Peter Schrager: The King of connections* Fred Gaudelli: How a Hall of Fame producer changed sports TV* Joe Buck and the craft of sportscasting* Bomani Jones and sports media’s gamble on its future* On-deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports MediaOn Tuesday, May 6th, NBC Sports President Rick Cordella will be the guest for the second OTR in midtown Manhattan. Click here or the above image to request a spot.* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com