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Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about television, digital, audio/radio, print, and other forms of media. You can read Richard’s work at The Athletic.

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39:38

Paris Olympics redux: The guest is Molly Solomon, the...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/08/15

Episode 419 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Molly Solomon, the executive producer & president of NBC Olympics production. In this podcast we discuss what worked for the Paris Olympics from NBCU’s perspective; the viewership for the Paris Olympics; the decision to go heavy on celebrity when it came to on-air staffing; her behind the scenes with Snoop Dogg; the gymnastics, swimming and track coverage; why Peacock's Gold Zone was a hit; the prospects of a Bob Costas and Al

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32:04

Why The Paris Olympics Have Soared In Viewership

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/08/09

Episode 418 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable discussion with Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and A.J. Perez, a senior reporter for Front Office Sports. In this podcast we discuss the viewership for the Paris Olympics; what has worked with NBCU’s coverage and what hasn’t; Charles Barkley staying with WBD and the WSJ saying the company is exploring for Barkley a show that would allow him to talk about other sports that TNT and

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29:18

From Paris: NBC gymnastics analyst Laurie Hernandez

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/08/05

Episode 417 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features NBC gymnastics analyst Laurie Hernandez, who has been featured on the live coverage of the event on NBC and Peacock. In this podcast, Hernandez discusses how she approaches explaining gymnastics in layperson terms; what she looks for on each apparatus; her preparation to call the competition; why Simone Biles is the best of all-time from an Olympian’s perspective; where she is located during the competition; her interest in

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38:50

What’s it like to work to work in media relations for...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/08/01

Episode 416 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Legentil, the executive vice president of talent relations & head of communications at WWE. In this podcast, Legentil discusses what someone does in both the talent office and for WWE Communications; navigating the daily pro wrestling press and the broader sports and entertainment media that might cover WWE intermittently; this Saturday’s SummerSlam in Cleveland at Cleveland Browns Stadium; who decides on where the

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39:01

Chad Finn and Austin Karp on the opening days of...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/30

Episode 415 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we analyze the Paris Olympics coverage so far; what we make of the big viewership; our thoughts on the opening ceremony coverage; our thoughts on Peacock and the coverage of basketball, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.To learn more about listener data and

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43:06

Producing the Paris Olympics for NBC

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/25

Episode 414 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jack Felling, a vice president and coordinating producer of original content for NBC Sports who has oversight for the features that you will see during the Paris Olympics, and Rob Hyland, the producer of NBC’s primetime Olympics coverage, an assignment he began with the Tokyo Olympics and continued with the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Hyland is also the producer of Sunday Night Football. In this podcast, Felling and

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27:38

Mini-pod: How will the Paris Olympics do?

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/24

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and CNBC Sports Business reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast, we discuss the Paris Olympics and whether we think it will rate viewership-wise; the celebrity push during the Games; whether Peacock can gain subscribers from it; the upcoming Olympic cycle and why it is advantageous for NBC Universal; the WNBA's media rights deal and what it means and more. You

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45:43

Analyst Michael Nathanson on the future of sports...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/22

Episode 413 of the Sports Media Podcast features Michael Nathanson, the co-founder and senior managing director of research firm MoffettNathanson. In this podcast, Nathanson, one of the top analysts in the country when it comes to the media sector, discusses the NBA media rights deal and how it effects each of the players, Disney/ESPN, Amazon, NBC Universal and WBD; why he does not think the Olympics will pop; what the floor is on the number of pay-TV households in America; Netflix in the NFL space

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30:46

The challenges of starting an NFL podcast in 2024:...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/18

Episode 412 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Diana Russini, a senior NFL insider for The Athletic and the co-host, along with former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel, of “Scoop City,” a new twice-weekly podcast on the NFL. In this podcast, Russini discusses the development process of starting a new NFL podcast; the challenges of entering a very crowded podcast space featuring not just NFL media people but active and former NFL players; why Daniel was a good fit for the podcast;

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38:54

Carli Lloyd

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/11

Episode 411 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Carli Lloyd, a studio analyst for Fox Sports's soccer coverage. Lloyd is a two-time FIFA Player of the Year Award winner, a two-time World Cup winner, and finished one of the most remarkable careers in global soccer with 316 caps. In this podcast, Lloyd discusses the transition from playing to broadcasting; her biggest challenges so far as a broadcaster; being blunt in commentary and how people react to that; her view of how the

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36:58

A conversation with SBJ's Austin Karp on the latest...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/09

Episode 410 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a sports media conversation with Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Karp and Deitsch discuss the viewership numbers for the Copa America and 2024 Euros; what it means for global soccer heading forward; the WNBA's viewership in 2024 and what to expect for the rest of the season; why the MLB All-Star Game may tank; how the Paris Olympics will do as far as interest; NBC's plans to

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30:10

Mini-pod: Kenny Mayne

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/03

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenny Mayne, the longtime sports television personality as well as writer and director. In this podcast, Mayne discusses his latest project, a documentary short film called "Wiffle Ball," which is part of the Seattle Film Festival and features an exploration of Mayne and Ken Griffey having a throwing contest in 1989; why he made the film; filming with Ken Burns; his interest in the University of Washington athletic program world

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45:20

Sarah Spain

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/07/01

Episode 409 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sarah Spain, whose new podcast, “Good Game With Sarah Spain,” is part of the partnership between iHeartMedia and Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment. That partnership will bring to market the upcoming Women’s Sports Audio Network, a free, ad-supported slate of podcasts. Good Game with Sarah Spain is the inaugural podcast for the partnership and it debuts July 17. In this podcast, Spain discusses the project and

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69:53

ESPN President of Content Burke Magnus

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/06/26

Episode 408 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features an extended conversation with Burke Magnus, the president of content at ESPN who has oversight of ESPN’s live events, studio shows, newsgathering, original content/ESPN Films, the Talent Office, as well as audio, digital, and social media. In this podcast, Magnus discusses the state of NBA media rights; changes to ESPN’s to NBA top booth; ESPN’s longterm interest in the WNBA; the upcoming UFC rights; ESPN/ABC sublicense of college

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44:32

Mini-pod: Jon Lewis and Austin Karp on NBA Finals and...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/06/21

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we dissect the five-game Celtics-Mavericks NBA Finals which averaged 11.31 million viewers on ABC, down 3% in viewership from a five-game Nuggets-Heat series last year; how to analysis this series from a viewership perspective; where the NBA Finals are in the 2020s; LeBron James, Kevin

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40:51

How To Cover Track and Field in 2024

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/06/19

Episode 407 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Chavez, the founder and CEO of CITIUS MAG, whose content mission is to make it easier (and more fun) to be a track and field fan. In this podcast, Chavez discusses the challenges and opportunities of covering track and field; the access for reporters today; how many people are working at CITIUS MAG; what is working between podcasts, video and social; what to expect from the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Track and Field;

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33:45

The Best of Grant Wahl

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/06/17

Episode 406 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Mark Mravic and Alexander Wolff, the co-editors of "World Class: Purpose, Passion, and the Pursuit of Greatness On and Off the Field: Grant Wahl" It is a collection of Wahl’s most powerful and memorable stories, spanning his entire career in journalism. In this podcast, Mravic and Wolff discuss how this book come together; the criteria in choosing the stories; why Wahl’s work was impactful; how LeBron James offered a blurb for the

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6:14

Presenting Queens of the Court: A WNBA Podcast

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/06/14

WNBA and Audacy are proud to publish the premiere WNBA podcast - Queens of the Court. Hosted by hoops legend Sheryl Swoopes and women's sports journalist Jordan Ligons Robinson - the weekly show combines news and information, stats, as well as in-depth interview segments with some of the most notable names in and around the WNBA, and deep dives on the history of the game and its pro teams. New episodes publish every Tuesday.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:

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30:40

Filming Roger Federer’s final days as a tennis...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/06/12

Episode 405 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia, the co-directors of “Federer: Twelve Final Days,” which follows Roger Federer through the final 12 days of his professional career. The documentary will stream on Prime Video beginning June 20. In this podcast, Kapadia and Sabia discuss how the project came to be; Sabia starting out the project as doing a home video for Federer’s friends and family; why Federer provided such intimate access; how Kapadia

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46:27

Calling Caitlin Clark’s games

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/06/10

Episode 404 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Debbie Antonelli, an analyst on the WNBA’s Indiana Fever broadcasts and a 2024 Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Antonelli has worked for many media outlets including CBS and ESPN. She is joined by Pat Boylan, the play-by-play voice of Fever. He’s also calls Indiana Pacers games and works with on Pacers broadcasts as a sideline reporter and host. In this podcast, the guests discuss how challenging a

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