Monthly Archives: January 2010
Sports Media Weekly Podcast #20- Steve Dittmore, University of Arkansas
And they said it wouldn’t last. We have reached the 20th edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.
This week Ken Fang at Fang’s Bites and I talk about the humongous ratings realized from the AFC and NFC Championship games from this past weekend and how that may bode well for CBS’ numbers for Super Bowl XLIV.
We also touch upon the controversial ad CBS is planning to air Super Bowl Sunday from a pro life group featuring Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow.
We also touch upon the continued perception of east coast bias on the part of ESPN and Fox as they begin laying out their prime time baseball line-up.
Our guest this week is Dr. Steve Dittmore, Assistant Professor of Recreation and Sports Management at the University of Arkansas. Steve joins us to talk about his interest in introducing social media networks into sports business. He also talks about the failed bid of Chicago to secure the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as his interest in issues surrounding carriage of local teams by regional sports networks.
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Kudos for Sports Media Weekly Podcast
The Sports Media Weekly Podcast recently received some much appreciated accolades.
Read all about it from our pal Chris Byrne at Eye on Sports Media.
ESPN Ombudsman Talks Leach/James, Etc.
I know I haven’t written much since the beginning of the year. So take this as a make-up.
ESPN Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer has written his latest column…on the WWL’s handling of the Mike Leach/Craig James affair at Texas Tech, plus a few other items. And it’s tidy 5400 words! Ugh. Enjoy!
Sports Media Weekly Podcast #19- Art Martone, CSNNE
Thanks for checking back for the latest edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.
In this episode Ken Fang at Fang’s Bites and I talk about the possible impact the NY Times decision to charge for online content next year will have on sports fans. We also talk about the unfortunate slip of the tongue by ESPN Radio’s Mike Greenberg earlier this week and how the economy has impacted Boston sports radio leader WEEI.
Our guest this week is Art Martone, Digital Editor at CSNNE.com, the online presence of Comcast Sports Net New England. Among the topics we discuss with Art are; how CSNNE fits into the cluttered Boston sports media landscape; his experiences as sports editor at the Providence Journal; and how CSNNE may be impacted by the impending Comcast merger with NBC.
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Sports Media Weekly Podcast #18- Trenni Kusnierek, MLB Network
Time again for the next edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.
Ken Fang at Fang’s Bites and I use the first part of the program to talk about MLB Network’s coup in securing the first interview with Mark McGwire after his admission that he used performance enhancing drugs during his playing career.
We also spend some time talking about how CBS may be willing to drop the price of a 3o second advertisement for the Super Bowl. We also touch upon expanded offerings for tennis (Tennis Channel) and soccer (Fox Soccer Channel) fans.
Our guest this week is Trenni Kusnierek of the MLB Network. During our interview we talk to Trenni about her career which has taken her from a station in Eau Claire, WI to the MLB Network. We also ask how she feels about traveling so much during the MLB season, what she can learn from her famous MLB Network colleagues, and what she sees as her role at MLB network in 2010…
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