Category Archives: Podcasts
Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 92- Dave Sims, Root Sports/Dial Global
We are a day early with this week’s edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast
Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I begin the show by talking about a report in Sports Business Journal (subscription required) that the NFL may not be looking to bid out extra Thursday night games after next season.
We also get into the media mania that has surrounded Knicks guard Jeremy Lin. Ken and I have differing views on the matter, views which are apparent.
We wrap up our news segment by looking at the new deal between the Colonial Athletic Association and NBC Sports to have its football and basketball games telecast on the NBC Sports Network. Ken and I speculate as to whether this opens up the door to NBC getting the rights to other conference television rights,such as the Big East, as they become available.
Our guest this week is Dave Sims, play-by-play voice for the Seattle Mariners on Root Sports Northwest as well as the NFL and the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Westwood One/Dial Global Sports. Dave takes time from his down season to talk about his work with the NFL and his preparation for the Mariners’ 2012 season in what looks to be a highly competitive American League West.
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Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 91- Jen Royle
Back to our regularly scheduled podcast for the week.
Ken Fang of Fangs’ Bites and I put a wrap on Super Bowl XLVI by looking at the online viewership for the game as well as the national radio audience numbers.
Ken and I then discuss whether former athletes who serve as media analysts should be expected to be totally impartial in their new roles and not root or support their former teams. This came up following news that Boston area football analyst Steve DeOssie was rooting for the Giants this weekend. DeOssie is a former Giant and his son Zack is the current long snapper for the team. Many in New England were not happy with DeOssie’s comments at a Giants rally in Indianpolis which found their way to YouTube.
Finally Ken and I discuss a report that ESPN once had an online commenting section which allowed viewers to express their thoughts on the network’s female commentators. The section was recently taken down.
Our guest this week is Jen Royle, formerly of sports radio in Baltimore and now back home looking for work. Jen fills us in on the next steps in her career, her warm departure from Baltimore, and a special charity event she is involved with this weekend.
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Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 90- Media at Super Bowl XLVI
Welcome to show XC.
Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I are devoting the entire program to the media at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. We have no news segment, but two guests…
We start off the show joined by Neil Best, sports business and media columnist with Newsday. Neil is covering the Giants for the paper and shares with us his experiences in Indianapolis and how the New York media is covering the team.
We are then joined by Dial Global Sports‘ (formerly Westwood One) Kevin Haraln, who will be calling the game with Boomer Esiason for the nationwide radio network. Kevin fills us in on his busy schedule prior to the game, and how preparing to call a Super Bowl is similar in some ways, and different in others, than calling the action during the regular season. As many of you know Kevin handles play-by-play for NFL and College Basketball on CBS and the NBA on TNT.
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Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 89- January 25, 2012
It’s just Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and me on this week’s edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.
We start the show by again talking about the strong ratings for the NFL Playoffs. We also touch upon a practice by some networks to tie in an advertiser into coverage of the pre and post game shows.
We also spend some time touching upon how the media has handled the passing of former Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno, especially in light of the scandal that rocked the university in November.
We also touch upon the news this week that USA Today has purchased Fantasy Sports Ventures and Big Lead Sports. Ken’s blog is an independent venture under the Big Lead Sports banner.
We end the show talking about the executive decisions made by new ESPN President John Skipper, the Breeders’ Cup returning to NBC, and a rant by me on keeping an eye on Twitter during a big sporting event.
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Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 88- John Collins, COO, NHL
Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I are back with another edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.
As with last week we begin this week’s program talking about the historic ratings for the NFL Divisional Playoffs, specifically the 45.1 million viewer audience on Fox for Giants/Packers.
We also talk about efforts in Washington to see if it is time for the NFL to relax its television blackout rules. (Ken and I both say yes)
We finish the news portion of the show by previewing the early selections by ESPN for its Sunday Night Baseball schedule and examining the impact of Muhammed Ali, who celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday.
Our guest this week is John Collins, Chief Operating Officer for the NHL. We talk with John about how the season has progressed thus far, the league’s relationship with NBC, the success of the Winter Classic and 24/7, and the future of the league, in terms of its collective bargaining agreement with the players and its soon-to-be negotiation for television rights in Canada.
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