Apr

30

A Few Angry Reporters…and Bloggers

April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I finally had a chance to view last night’s Costas NOW telecast on the state of sports media. My reaction is that, overall, the program did a good job in trying to explore the evolution the media has undertaken in our sports lives.
Costas and crew were spot on when it comes to the negativity […]

Apr

30

Costas NOW Backlash

April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I have read quite a bit this morning about the last night’s Cosats NOW town hall telecast on the status of sports media.  I will chime in as soon as I see it…
One snap judgement based on what I’ve read online today…everyone needs to chill out! 
More after I see the program…

Apr

30

Winter Sports Radio Ratings, Part 2

April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here are more ratings of sports radio stations from across the US based on the recently completed, Winter ‘08 Arbitron ratings period…
Boston (#10 Radio Market)
WEEI AM/FM 5.7 aggregate (#5 in Market)
Detroit (#11 Radio Market)
WXYT AM/FM aggregate 2.5 (#19 in Market)
WDFN 1.1 (22)
San Diego (#17 Radio Market)
XEPRS 1.8 (#21 in Market)
Hartford, CT (#50 Radio Market)
WPOP 1.1 […]

Apr

29

Winter Sports Radio Ratings, Part 1

April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Another round of Arbitron radio ratings are in the book (pun intended).  Here’s a look at how some of the sports radio stations across the country fared during the Winter ‘08 ratings period…
New York (#1 Radio Market)
WFAN 2.4 (#15 in Market)
WEPN 0.8 (27)
Los Angeles (#2 Radio Market)
KLAC 1.2 (#28 in Market)
KSPN 0.5 (37)
Chicago (#3 Radio […]

Apr

25

Mock Draft Mayhem

April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’m at work today and one of my employees enters my office and asks the following:  “What else did the Patriots’ get for trading their first round pick?  I just heard they traded it to the Saints for their tenth pick (in the first round)”
Stunned over the development I scoured the web to see if I could […]

Apr

25

What They’re Saying, April 25, 2008

April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The sports media columnists are having their say this Friday…Here is what’s on their minds…
Much is being said about this weekend’s NFL Draft. Michael Hiestand of USA Today takes a look at what we are expected to hear.
Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a look at what people talk about after the draft […]

Apr

23

Random Video Clip #16

April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Being a football fan, this weekend’s NFL Draft will be must see TV, at least during the first round. I will not be hanging around much past the Patriots’ pick at number seven, or wherever their first pick will take place. I have a life.
Other than the Pats. the highlight for me is […]

Apr

19

Coming Out Is Hard To Do

April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Editor & Publisher (E&P) has the story of the firing of Washington Post staffer Michael Tunison, who was let go after he identified himself as the Christmas Ape, a frequent contributor to the satirical sports blog Kissing Suzy Kolber (KSK).
According to the article, the Post said the firing was as a result of Tunison not […]

Apr

18

What They’re Saying, April 18, 2008

April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here is the Friday mashup of news and notes form sports media columnists around the USA.
David Scott has his weekly Boston sports media musing in his Scott’s Shots feature…
Over to New York as the NY Times Richard Sandomir has a piece on the plans for the future of the Seattle Sonics.
Bob Raissman at the NY […]

Apr

17

Questioning Priorities…Again

April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

As a journalist and editor of SMJ I respect the right media organizations have in making decisions over which content will be published or broadcast.  It doesn’t I can’t question those editorial decisions.
Case in point, what viewers of the New England Sports Network (NESN) will be facing tonight.
NESN has the television rights for both the Boston […]

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