Monthly Archives: September 2009
Morning Edition- September 29, 2009
Good Morning! As you prep for your Tuesday, here are some sports media news tidbits to get you going…
Richard Sandomir at the NY Times reports that on a rare Sunday when the Jets and Giants played at the same time, the Jets fared better in the ratings…Richard also looks at the upcoming ESPN documentaries…
Mike McCarthy at USA Today writes about the upcoming ESPN the Magazine “Body Issue”.
Fox Sports reports that it will providing coverage in HD soon for their networks in Australia…
David Barron at the Houston Chronicle looks at the local college football ratings from this past Saturday..
Fox Sports Ohio releases its Cav’s schedule for 2009-2010…
Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk is one of many who reports that Ben Roethlisberger will host WWE’s Raw next Monday…
Those with Verizon FIOS will get a preview of NFL Network’s Red Zone next weekend…
Michael Hurley at NESN takes CBS Sports’ Mike Freeman to task for writing that Randy Moss does not give 100% on the field..
Neil Best at Newsday says the champagne locker room celebrations should be retired…
Colorado University appears to be taking away the ability of fans to comment on their web sites…
Late Day Round-Up- Septemebr 28, 2009
Here are some late day sports media news making the rounds this evening…
Pete Dougherty at the Albany Times Union says Sunday Night Football slipped a bit in the ratings…Peta also reports that the Raiders attempted to have a say into who broadcast their games…
Sports Media Watch reports that the Tour Championship Golf Tournament also did very well ratings-wise.
JE Skeets at Yahoo Sports reports in NBA players breaking news on Twitter…
Jason Fry at the National Sports Journalism Center tells us that reporters today have to work harder to produce fresh content..
What we missed you can find over at Fang’s Bites…
Morning Edition- September 28, 2009
Here are some sports media tidbits to welcome you to your new work week…
SI’s Richard Deitsch offers us his latest Media Circus column…
Michael Hiestand at USA Today says Michael Vick’s return proved to be no big deal…
Tom Jones at the St. Petersburg Times gives his his Shooting from the Lip look at the weekend’s media coverage…
Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel offers his Sunday hi’s and low’s…
Thomas Grillo at the Boston Herald has the local report on how the Versus/ Direct TV battles will impact Bruins fans…
Phil Mushnick at the NY Post writes about Rev. Al Sharpton on the WWE. That is not a typo.
Morning Edition- September 27, 2009
Good Sunday…Here are some sports media articles to look over while getting set for week 3 in the NFL…
Ashley Fox at the Philadelphia Inquirer says NFL analysts have mixed feelings on the effectiveness of the Wildcat offense…
Barry Horn at the Dallas Morning News tells us Cowboys voice Brad Sham will take a spiritual detour to Monday night’s games..
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News thinks the pressure is getting to Yankees broadcaster John Sterling…
Jim Williams at the Washington Examiner talks with Versus President Jamie Davis…
In the second half of his column, Phil Mushnick at the NY Post questions Fox’ decision to hire Jimmie Johnson…
Being a subscriber of Cox cable, I am pleased to hear we will have ESPN 360 soon…
What They’re Saying- September 25, 2009
Here is our Friday rundown of what some of the sports media columnists are writing…
John Maffei at the North County Times is having trouble accepting that Vin Scully will retire after next season…
Mel Bracht at the Oklahoman previews the NFL Red Zone. He also looks at the work done by ESPN’s John Gruden and highlights the Mayweather/Marquez replay in his media notes…
Paul Domowitch at the Philadelphia Daily News says NFLN Mike Maycock is intrigued by the Eagles potential use of the Wildcat with Michael Vick…
Steve Lapore at Puck the Media has the opening week of games in the NHL on the NHL Network…
Tom Hoffarth at the LA Daily News interviews HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant…
Toronto Sports Media hints that Maple Leafs coverage could be a little different this season…
Dan Caesar at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Joe Buck’s focus returns to sports for the fall…David Nicholas at the Post-Dispatch is not a fan of NFL blackouts…
Barry Jackson at the Miami Herald says a successful Univ. of Miami team equals good ratings for ESPN
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News says the streaking Jets just might beat the other action in the local weekend ratings…
In his lead item this week. Bob Wolfley at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talks with ESPN’s Chris Spielman on the University of Wisconsin football squad…
Chad Finn at the Boston Globe notes that the local Beantown teams will get plenty of exposure on Fox this weekend…
David Barron of the Houston Chronicle reports that Craig James returns to Texas to call UH/Texas Tech..
Diane Pucin at the LA Times reports on Wayne Gretzky being the subject of one of ESPN’s 30 for 30 films…
Ed Sherman at Crain’s Chicago Business has his winners and losers…
Jim Carlisle at the Ventura County Star writes how the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur will impact sports this weekend…
Jim Williams at the Washington Examiner writes how the Big Ten and SEC are building up their television networks…
Jay Posner at the San Diego Union Tribune says that CBS’ Dan Fouts still likes what he sees out of the Chargers…
Neil Best at Newsday says Fox. Michael Strahan is enjoying his new acting career…
Pete Dougherty at the Albany Times Union says CBS’s Bill Cowher still has no plans to return to coaching anytime soon…
Phil Mushnick at the NY Post feels the no huddle offense makes for better football on TV…George King III talks with TBS’ David Wells on the Yankees Joba Chamberlain…Justin Terranova has 5 questions for YES and Giants sideline reporter Howard Cross…
Ray Buck at the Fort Worth Star Telegram writes that its now ESPN’s turn to spotlight the new Cowboys Stadium…
Scott D. Pierce at the Salt Lake City Deseret News wants Versus and DirectTV to play nice in deference to the fans..
R Thomas Umstead at Multichannel News writes that Reggie Jackson will host a feature on TBS this baseball post season…
