The Stanley Cup Finals begin tonight.  Although the thought of an Anaheim/Ottawa final does not bring fans back to the glory days of the game, it is the championship match-up.  I wish I could see it.
I grew up watching hockey on television.  My winters consisted of following the Boston Bruins compete for championships in the 1970’s while […]

A portion of Michael Hiestand’s column yesterday in USA Today caught my attention:
When Patrick Patterson, a highly recruited high school basketball star from Huntington, W.Va., announced last week he had decided to go to Kentucky, ESPN didn’t air his news conference. The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader reported that’s because ESPN “offered” to air it if Patterson […]

It’s been some time since I’ve written a sports media-related post.  And it’s with good reason as last week I was on a well deserved vacation with my family.
My wife, daughter, and I love to cruise, so we spent last week touring the Eastern Carribean on the Carribean Princess.  The vacation was fantastic…the weather was […]

I wanted to take this brief opportunity to give you an update on the site.
As you may have noticed, you can now subscribe to Sports Media Journal through many of the popular news aggregators with one click.  Check the left sidebar to find your aggregator.  If your aggregator is not found,  you can use the […]

Call me a sports radio elitist.  I have plenty of prejudices when I listen to sports radio.  I expect certain things.  When I listen to a show that does not meet those expectations, I am often disappointed. 
When I embark on my efforts to critique a sports radio show I try to listen with an open […]





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