Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Episode 610 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch; Armand Broady, the co-host of the Sports Media Watch podcast and a contributor to SMW, and Derek Futterman, a multimedia writer and producer for Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the release Netflix MLB viewership and whether three million viewers was a good number; NCAA viewership expectations for both the men and women's tournament; ESPN expecting to change its No. 2 NFL game-calling team of Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick; Jason Kelce's increasing profile at ESPN; Fox getting a Christmas game and our long discussion on media coverage of Tiger Woods' arrest on a driving under the influence charge. 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 609 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features four-time Gold Glove Award-winning outfielder Kevin Kiermaier who this month was announced by MLB Network as an on-air analyst appearing across its studio programming. In this podcast, Kiermaier discusses how and why he entered sports broadcasting; what he feels his on-air strengths will be; discussing defence on-air; the significant differences in playing in markets such as Tampa Bay, Toronto and L.A.; and Dodgers; his love of bow fishing; which current major leaguer would make for a good broadcaster; the toughest field to play at as a visiting player 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 608 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis, Sports Business Journal media writer Austin Karp and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. In this podcast we discuss Netflix's Opening Day broadcast between the Yankees and Giants and the criticism of that broadcast; what we think Netflix will do with MLB heading forward; NBC's MLB debut and how we saw it; SBJ's reporting NFL teams would be permitted to sell preseason game TV rights and original shows to streamers; the right to sell non-game productions, like coaches’ shows, to streamers; the WNBA and CBS Sports signing a new long-term media rights deal, 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 607 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Canadian sportscaster Donnovan Bennett. In this podcast, we discuss the upcoming Blue Jays season; what we think of the offseason moves; what has to happen for the Blue Jays to return to the playoffs; the additions and subtractions from last year; the opening three weeks of the schedule, predictions, 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 606 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jessie Katz, the Head of iHeart Women's Sports Division. Katz leads the iHeart Women's Sports slate across iHeartMedia’s broadcast, digital and podcast platforms. In this podcast, Katz discusses where the women's sports audio space is today; why the women's sports audio space has expanded massively in the last two years; her flagship shows including "Good Game with Sarah Spain"; "Flagrant and Funny" with with Jemele Hill and Cari Champion; and "Fudd Around And Find Out" with Azzi Fudd; what women's sports are underserved; how she decides on talent; where the space needs to be in two years; local sports podcasts for women's 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

Here’s a First Look from our upcoming podcast with Jessie Katz, the Head of iHeart Women's Sports Division. The full podcast will be out on Wednesday. In this preview clip, Katz discusses why the women's sports audio space has expanded massively in the last two years. 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 605 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch; Armand Broady, the co-host of the Sports Media Watch podcast and a contributor to SMW, and Derek Futterman, a multimedia writer and producer for Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the remarkable Venezuela-United States World Baseball Classic viewership numbers -- the championship game averaged 10.78 million viewers across FOX and Fox Deportes; what the viewership numbers mean; how much of an Olympic carryover was this number; what outlet will get future tournaments; Barry Bonds officially joined Netflix; our initial thoughts on NCAA Tournament coverage, 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 605 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Front Office Sports women's basketball writer Annie Constable; Doug Feinberg, the lead women's basketball writer for the AP; Jackie Powell, who works at The IX Sports covering the New York Liberty and the WNBA and hosts the IX Sports Podcast and Alexa Philippou, a women's basketball writer for ESPN. These four reporters were instrumental in providing first-hand reporting on the WNBA and WNBA Players Association agreement on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. In this podcast, the group discusses the reporting experience; what it was like to interview subjects at 3:30 a.m. ET; how to learn about sports labor agreements on the fly; evaluating the deal from both the players' and management sides; how frantic WNBA free agency will be in the next couple of weeks; the upcoming WNBA Draft; the salary cap jumping to $7 million (up from $1.5 million in 2025); the current owners of the WNBA; whether they would take Sarah Strong over Paige Bueckers if they were building a team 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 604 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Talia Goodman, a national women's college basketball and recruiting reporter for On3 and Rivals, and Sabreena Merchant, a women's basketball writer for The Athletic and one of the co-hosts of "No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show." In this podcast, Goodman and Merchant discuss women's basketball viewership and ESPN networks airing 20 women's college basketball games that delivered more than 500,000 viewers; what people in the sport are talking about on the ground; where the two reporters are assigned during the women's tournament; why the winner this year will come from UConn, UCLA, Texas or South Carolina; why UConn has been so dominant; the most dangerous teams on the No. 2 seed line; whether UCLA deserved to be the No. 1 overall seed; whether we would take Sarah Strong over Paige Beckers in all-class Draft; who the Toronto Tempo should be focused on with their first-ever WNBA Draft pick; our temperature on the WNBA's collective bargaining 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 603 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features CBS Sports college basketball broadcasters Andrew Catalon and Steve Lappas. This will be their 11th year calling the NCAA men's basketball Tournament together. The duo (along with Evan Washburn) will work the NCAA men's basketball tournament through the Regional Finals. In this podcast, Catalon and Lappas discuss why their partnership works; how they prepare for the NCAA tournament; getting theMarch Madness assignment an hour before the brackets come out; what it meant professionally to call No.16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson’s monumental upset over No.1 Purdue in 2023; the challenges of learning the lower-seeded teams; a quick look at Duke, Michigan, Arizona, Florida, and UConn; who the best player in college basketball is right now as it relates to potential pro success; Catalon's work on The Masters; Lappas's daughter, Kristen Lappas, who has become an accomplished documentarian; getting rest between calling March Madness games 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 602 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch; Armand Broady, the co-host of the Sports Media Watch podcast and a contributor to SMW, and Derek Futterman, a multimedia writer and producer for Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the fantastic viewership numbers for the World Baseball Classic and how high they can get; whether Pat McAfee is now the face of ESPN; McAfee's success with NFL free agency programs; Tony Dungy is out at NBC; Matt Vasgersian, C.C. Sabathia, Hunter Pence and Lauren Shehadi working baseball for Netflix; The PGA Tour wanting to double the number of signature events and expand fields to 120 players; the PWHL making its U.S. national television debut later this month on ION 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 601 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Elsa Garrison, a Sport staff photographer for Getty Images based in New York and New Jersey. Garrison has been with Getty Images for nearly 30 years and is the photographer behind the viral photo of Jack Hughes following the U.S. gold medal win over Canada in men's hockey at the Milan-Cortina Olympics. In this podcast, Garrison discusses why her photo connected with so many people; how the photo has impacted her life; how she was able to procure the image; her current assignments including shooting many New York area teams, including the Knicks, Nets, Yankees, Mets, Liberty, Devils and Sirens; some of her other famous images such as a photo she took of Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade celebrating on the podium with Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles during a Medal Ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games; her career with Getty; the growth of women sport photographers during her career; her meeting with Hughes after taking the photo, 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 600 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenzie Lalonde, the bureau reporter in Montreal for TSN (Canada) as well as one of the PWHL's lead broadcasters. Lalonde recently called the Olympic women's hockey gold medal game for the CBC. In this podcast, Lalonde discusses her recently concluded assignment as the lead play-by-play voice for the women's Olympic hockey tournament for CBC; the hockey setup in Milan; where the U.S. stands as a women's hockey program compared to the Canadians; calling PWHL games; where the PWHL is right now in its evolution; what she expects heading forward regarding job prospects for women who want to work in hockey media; her work as TSN’s bureau reporter in Montreal for three seasons, primarily responsible for covering the Canadiens and Alouettes; the Canadiens playoff prospects, 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

Here’s a First Look from our upcoming podcast with Kenzie Lalonde, the bureau reporter in Montreal for TSN (Canada) as well one of the PWHL's lead broadcasters. Lalonde recently called the Olympic women's hockey gold medal game for the CBC. The full podcast will be out later this week. In this preview clip, Lalonde discusses why and how she believes the PWHL will benefit from the Milan-Cortina Olympics. 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 599 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and SBJ media reporter Austin Karp. In this podcast we discuss Paramount chairman/CEO David Ellison telling CNBC that the company plans to continue its relationship with the National Football League and what the means; Jason Benetti joining NBC as lead play by play announcer for "Sunday Night Baseball;" CBS and TNT Sports announcing their joint NCAA men’s basketball tournament broadcast teams; TNT Sports picking up media rights to FIBA tournaments in the U.S.,; Tubi carrying alt-casts F-1 races and practice and qualifying sessions available to stream through Yahoo Sports; the Lakers-Warriors brutal rating on ABC; our thoughts on the World Baseball Classic; Austin's interview with CAA agents 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 598 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Julia Alexander, a media correspondent for Puck and one of the foremost streaming experts in the U.S. In this podcast, Alexander discusses her thoughts on Paramount Skydance ultimately getting WBD's properties; CBS Sports joining forces with WBD’s TNT Sport for a portfolio of NFL, MLB, the NHL, the Masters, NCAA hoops and football and Champions League and others; the NFL likely opting out of its 11-year, $110 billion-plus rights deals with CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN and Amazon Prime Video and what that will mean; Netflix's sports ambitions following the exit on WBD; whether Netflix would be interested in the 2030 men's World Cup; her thoughts on hockey back in the zeitgeist and what that means for its media rights; the incoming media layoffs from the Paramount/WBD and the impact of media people fighting for no jobs in markets that don’t want to create new ones, 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

Here’s a First Look from our upcoming podcast with Julia Alexander, a media correspondent for Puck and one of the foremost streaming experts in the U.S. The full podcast will be out later this week. In this preview clip, Alexander discusses how Netflix might think about the rights to the 2030 World Cup both in the U.S. and globally. 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 597 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Alexa Pritting, a supervising producer at NBC Sports and the editorial point person for the company's coverage of the Paralympic Games. Pritting also produces NBC’s figure skating broadcasts among other Olympic and Paralympic sports. In this podcast, Pritting discusses the overarching goal of NBCUniversal's Paralympic coverage; having a record eight hours of Winter Paralympics coverage on NBC this month; the sled hockey gold medal game on March 15, at 11:05 a.m. ET, with the U.S. potentially going for its fifth consecutive gold medal against Canada; how commentators are chosen for the Paralympic Winter Games; this year marking the 50th anniversary since the first Paralympic Winter Games; the upcoming LA 28 Paralympics; the biggest stories leading into the Winter Paralympics; working as a figure skating producer for both Ilia Malinin and Alysa Liu's massive Olympic moments; where producing Liu's free skate ranks for her as a producer, 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 596 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, the lead media writer for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we discuss Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery and what that means for sports; the deal bringing CBS Sports and Turner Sports under one roof; what it means for certain sports such as the NFL; what the gold medal games mean for the NHL and the PWHL; the NHL thinking if it had a better slot for the men's U.S.–Canada gold medal it would have hit 35 million; the Athletic hiring several former Washington Post journalists to expand its coverage; Unrivaled’s viewership dropping off; NBC planning a revamp of its NFL pregame show; 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 595 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features CBC Sports host Donnovan Bennett. In this podcast, we discuss our broad takeaways from the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics; how the Games looked on television; what this means for the L.A. Games in 2028; the politics of the moment and how that impacts Olympics heading forward; what the U.S. winning the men's gold medal hockey game means for the sport; what it means for the 2030 Olympic hockey tournament 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 594 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch, and Austin Karp, the sports media writer for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we discuss our broad takeaways from the Olympics; the viewership of the Games; what this means for the L.A. Games in 2028; the WNBA and NWSL becoming a key element of ESPN’s Sunday night sports strategy this summer for nine weeks of Sunday night WNBA and NWSL games under the banner “Women’s Sports Sundays; the NBA All Star Game and the Daytona viewership number and how we feel about NASCAR’s viewership 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

Episode 593 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Max Gershberg and Jake Rogal, the co-directors of the new Netflix documentary, "Miracle: The Boys of ’80," which re-examines the 1980 United States men's hockey team that won a gold medal at the Lake Placid Games. In this podcast the filmmakers discuss why they thought they could do a unique documentary on a subject that had been previously covered many times; the process of getting the living players back to Lake Placid; the new footage that makes the documentary worth seeing; getting Herb Brooks' children to participate in the piece; filming in Lake Placid; getting Al Michaels for the film; how they will judge success 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 592 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Ben Strauss, the longtime sports media writer and most recently of The Washington Post. In this podcast we discuss ESPN's all-year promotion for its upcoming Super Bowl in 2027; how the Disney cross-company collaboration will work; what kind of content across every platform throughout the year; how many alternate telecasts one can have a Super Bowl; the Super Bowl viewership; the NBA All Star Game as a media play; our thoughts on the Olympic coverage of NBC and its platforms; the end of The Washington Post and how Strauss feels about it; can another publication be a sports player in DC 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 591 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenan Kamwana Holley, an Emmy Award documentarian who directed "Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association," a four-part docu-series that will debut on Feb. 12 on Prime Video. In this podcast Holley discusses why the ABA was worth examining; how the project came to him, and the time from conception to completion; the revolutionary aspects of the league, from the 3-point shot to the All-Star Game slam dunk competition to player empowerment; how the ABA fit into the era of Vietnam protests, civil rights protests and women's liberation; procuring still images of ABA games and ABA footage; the genius of having a multicoloured basketball; the importance of Spencer Haywood and Rick Barry; his interviews with Julius Erving and discovering ABA footage showing Dr. J at the height of his prime; learning stories about Moses Malone; beginning his filmmaking career at NFL Films and working under the tutelage of sports documentarian, Steve Sabol 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

Here’s a First Look from our upcoming podcast with Kenan Kamwana Holley, an Emmy Award documentarian who directed "Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association," a four-part docu-series that will debut on Feb. 12 on Prime Video. The full podcast will be out later this week. In this preview clip, Holley discusses his interviews with Julius Erving and discovering ABA footage showing Dr. J at the height of his prime. 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 590 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Illustrated podcaster and media writer Jimmy Traina. In this episode, we discuss NBC’s coverage of the Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl; whether a blowout impacts how you process a game; why we find NBC’s pregame show unmemorable; the not-great viewership prospects for Seahawks-Patriots; Jimmy losing money on a bad beat; next year’s Super Bowl falling on Valentine’s Day and airing on ABC and ESPN; why Jimmy does not watch the Olympics; Seth Rollins as an NFL analyst; Maria Taylor as an interview subject; Jimmy’s Reddit fandom, 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 589 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. In this episode, we discuss The Washington Post owner and publisher laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics; this year's interest in the Super Bowl; NBC's approach to the Super Bowl; what we think the game will draw; whether the Milan-Cortina Games can continue the Olympic momentum from Paris; ESPN plans for its Super Bowl 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 588 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Molly Solomon, the Executive Producer & President, NBC Olympics & Paralympics Production and Amy Rosenfeld, the Senior Vice President, Olympics and Paralympics Production for NBC Sports. In this podcast (NOTE: This podcast was taped before Lindsay Vonn's injury and before the awful news about Savannah Guthrie's mother) Solomon and Rosenfeld discuss if they fundamentally see the Olympics as a sporting event versus entertainment programming; what the week is like for them before the Milan-Cortina Olympics; why they learned from Paris about what works in primetime as a show; the importance of Lindsay Vonn's comeback; the excitement over NHL players returning to the Games; the success of Gold Zone coverage; how Mike Tirico will be impacted by the Super Bowl; how they will approach the politics of the moment as it relates to sports; which sports will pop for viewers; breaking the glass ceiling as far as broadcasting Olympics executives; the debut of Ski mountaineering; the additions of celebrities such as as Snoop and Stanley Tucci, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. Episode 588 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Molly Solomon, the Executive Producer & President, NBC Olympics & Paralympics Production and Amy Rosenfeld, the Senior Vice President, Olympics and Paralympics Production for NBC Sports. In this podcast (NOTE: This podcast was taped before Lindsay Vonn's injury and before the awful news about Savannah Guthrie's mother) Solomon and Rosenfeld discuss if they fundamentally see the Olympics as a sporting event versus entertainment programming; what the week is like for them before the Milan-Cortina Olympics; why they learned from Paris about what works in primetime as a show; the importance of Lindsay Vonn's comeback; the excitement over NHL players returning to the Games; the success of Gold Zone coverage; how Mike Tirico will be impacted by the Super Bowl; how they will approach the politics of the moment as it relates to sports; which sports will pop for viewers; breaking the glass ceiling as far as broadcasting Olympics executives; the debut of Ski mountaineering; the additions of celebrities such as as Snoop and Stanley Tucci, 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 587 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Cuthbert, the lead play-by-play voice for Sportsnet's coverage of the NHL. Cuthbert and Mike Johnson will call the men’s Olympic hockey tournament for CBC. In this podcast Cuthbert discusses his preparation for calling the Olympic hockey tournament; how he navigates the game schedule; why having the NHL players back makes this tournament much different than anything else; learning about the non-Canada and U.S. rosters; the navigation of calling the Olympic hockey tournament while significant issues exist politically between Canada and the United States; calling games in the afternoon local time; calling Sidney Crosby’s “golden goal” for CTV from the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games; the prospect of 20 million North American viewers watching a Canada-U.S. final; why he thinks someone other than Canada or the U.S. might win the tournament 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

Here’s a First Look from our upcoming podcast with Chris Cuthbert, the lead play-by-play voice for Sportsnet's coverage of the NHL and the CBC gamecaller for the men’s Olympic hockey tournament. The full podcast will be out on Feb. 4. In this preview clip, Cuthbert discusses the navigation of calling the Olympic hockey tournament while significant issues exist politically between Canada and the United States. 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 586 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal media writer Austin Karp and CBC Sports host Donnovan Bennett. In this podcast we discuss the reporting that the Washington Post may cut its sports section amid massive layoffs; the disbanding of The Washington Post; how there are no safe harbour jobs in sports journalism in 2026; the Super Bowl matchup and how it plays as a viewership game; Austin’s prediction that the Seahawks-Patriots will set a new viewership record; Caitlin Clark being hired by NBC’s NBA coverage; SBJ’s story on the NFL Monday Wild Card window 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 585 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Neil Best, who worked for Newsday for many decades covering sports media, the NFL and other topics. He retired from journalism in December. In this podcast, Best discusses what covering sports media was like for him over the last two decades; how he approached the job as a writer whose market was the No. 1 media market in the U.S.; the endless power of the NFL; why sports-talk radio was such an important topic for him; his time covering the Giants for time; working for the Anchorage (Alaska) Times; whether the streamers will ultimately get all the NFL content; why Newsday was one of the only places that staffed a full-time sports media columnist at a major newspaper; the future of this subject matter as far as a beat, 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 584 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. In this podcast we assess the NFL Championship Games from a media perspective; why the Broncos and Patriots might struggle with viewership; Tom. Brady's improvement as a broadcaster; how NBC would look at potential Super Bowl matchups; what NFL package the steamers might want; Bill Belichick as a full-time media person; why some broadcasters and reporters address NFL owners as Mr. 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 583 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Richie Zyontz, the lead producer for FOX's top NFL team featuring Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi, and Rich Russo, the lead director for that team. FOX will air the Rams at Seahawks at 6:30 PM ET on Sunday from Seattle. In this podcast, Zyontz and Russo discuss their schedule this week; why Lumum Field is so good for NFL production teams; how the FOX team sees Sean McVay and Mike Macdonald in production meetings; why Mike Tomlin is a good television prospect; how specifically Brady has improved as a broadcaster; their favourite moment of the year with Brady; if the broadcast has had to work around restrictions on Brady; whether Brady will stay for the duration of his broadcast contract; how the public does not see what Andrews and Rinaldi do behind the scenes 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

Here’s a first look from our upcoming podcast with Richie Zyontz, the lead producer for Fox's top NFL team featuring Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi, and Rich Russo, the lead director for that team. The full podcast will be out on Jan. 23 In this preview clip, Zyontz and Russo discuss from their perspective why Brady has improved as a broadcaster in Year 2. 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 582 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Matt Olson, a Sports Media Agent at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Olson represents Laura Rutledge, Elle Duncan, Dan Orlovsky, Pablo Torre, Jon Sciambi, Cassidy Hubbarth, Diana Russini, Bruce Feldman,and Adnan Virk among other clients. In this podcast, Olson discusses what he does for clients; how he creates relationships among the people who make hires; how an agent navigates different clients; what happens when client is competing against another for the same job; how he decides if he will take on a client; the best mediums for clients right now; podcasters and influencers versus traditional on-air talent; the range of salaries in the space right now; what he makes of talent leaks; how he sees Rutledge's career arc; the differences of negotiating at a place such as The Athletic versus Fox or ESPN; Tim Legler getting the No. 1 NBA job at ESPN; Virk's career arc; Elle Duncan landing at Netflix; Pat McAfee's career arc; whether Torre's setup can be duplicated, 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 581 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Terry Gannon, NBC's lead Olympic figure skating and gymnastics caller as well as a play-by-play announcer and host for the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour. Since October 2025, Gannon has also served as a play-by-play voice for the NBA on NBC and Peacock. In this podcast Gannon discusses how the Opening Ceremony assignment for Milan Cortina came about; calling Olympic figure skating with Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir since the 2014 Olympics and why its worked; why this might be the greatest U.S. figure skating team ever; what a play by play broadcaster should possess when calling figure skating; why Snoop Dogg has popped at the Olympics; working an NBA broadcasting schedule; playing against Michael Jordan in college; winning a basketball championship at N.C. State under Jim Valvano, 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