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Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

Welcome to the podcast network home for "Last Word on Sports Media." This feed includes episodes of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" with host T.J. Rives and his guests.TJ will tackle the most interesting topics in U.S. Sports Media, including: what everyone is (or isn"t) watching in the ratings, the latest news and insight on everything from ESPN, to the over the air networks like: NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC. He"ll have critiquing of the shows, the personalities and production. And, T.J. will

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32:07

NFL Today 50th Anniversary, Greg Olsen Unhappy With...

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2025/09/24

We're are back going over the top sports media stories, newsmakers, etc. from over the weekend on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and Co-Host Mike Gill of the "The Sports Bash" weekday afternoon show in Atlantic City, NJ return with their takes on:it was the celebration of the 50th anniversary on CBS' "NFL Today" show that debuted in 1975. The network did great tributes to it with Brent Musberger in the studio and the guys go over it.Then, the NFL had some CRAZY

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37:23

Tom Brady Controversy In Raiders Coaching Booth,...

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2025/09/17

It's a jam packed new edition of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast," as host T.J. Rives and co-host Mike Gill are back with LOTS of takes on the personalities, coverage, ratings, etc. in sports media.They talk first about the massive "win" for Fox Sports' coverage of the Chiefs-Eagles on Sunday with over 31 million watching on average. Seven time Superbowl winner Tom Brady was on the call and we give his analysis some critiquing. But bigger, he was in the Las Vegas Raiders coach's booth the

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49:07

NFL Kickoff Weekend, College Football + ESPN/WWE...

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2025/09/10

It's a brand new edition of the show that talks sports media, news, TV ratings and more, as host T.J. Rives is back aboard with the NFL getting underway, college football ramping up, etc. on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"T.J. is joined by Tyler Jones this week of the "The Jones Report" Podcast with his takes, as well.The guys discuss:The NFL starts with tremendous action last Thursday and Friday for the Cowboys at the defending champion Eagles and the Chargers playing the Chiefs in Brazil

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68:34

Arch Manning And Bill Belichick Disasters + NFL Week...

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2025/09/03

We are back in the full swing now with football, as the college season is underway and the NFL is about to begin. We're covering that and a lot more in sports media this week on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives is joined this week by guest Jay Betsill of DFWSportsOnline and formerly the Ft. Worth Star Telegram to go over it all.First, since Jay is in Dallas, we get his insight on the Cowboys trading disgruntled defensive star Michah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers. And, what

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48:47

Portnoy vs Ohio St For Fox Saturday Pregame + Lee...

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2025/08/27

Newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" returns with co-hosts T.J. Rives and Mike Gill. They have many takes on subjects like:College Football is BACK- Did Ohio St. try to ban David Portnoy of Barstool Sports from being in their stadium Saturday for Fox "Big Noon Kickoff" or not? The boys have theories.- Both pregame shows, including "College Gameday" on ESPN will be in Columbus for Texas at Buckeyes. Legend Lee Corso's final live show.- Dublin, Ireland CFB opener lost 20% audience on ESPN

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28:14

MLB New Broadcast Deals? + Rich Eisen ESPN Return And...

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2025/08/20

It's a brand new edition of our sports media show/podcast as co-host Mike Gill is back from his European vacation along with T.J. Rives to talk news, personalities and takes on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"The start with:MLB Broadcaster Deals Breaking News Kendall Baker of Yahoo Sports Reported Tuesday night that Apple is out for Friday nights and that a Friday/Sunday package that includes the Wildcard round is about to agreed to by Comcast/NBC/Peacock. Also, Netflix will buy the Homerun Derby on All

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59:39

ESPN/ABC's Booger McFarland And More! | LWOS Media...

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2025/08/13

On this edition of the show, host T.J. Rives returns with his insight and analysis on the latest in sports media including the announced new media deal for the UFC (Combat Sports) to Paramount+ in a multi-billion dollar deal.Then, he welcomes Anthony "Booger" McFarland of ESPN/ABC for a full length conversation on the "ins and outs" of broadcasting in the studio for Saturday College Football and Sunday's legendary "NFL Primetime" post game highlight show with the legend Chris Berman on

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44:25

NFL/ESPN Deal Discussed With Joe Flint Of Wall Street...

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2025/08/06

It's the latest edition of our show devoted to covering sports media with insight, analysis and info. And, this week's edition spends a lot of time on the new found "marriage" of the NFL and ESPN with their announced deal for the league to buy a 10% stake in ESPN and for ESPN to now be in charge of the NFL media assets like NFL Network and the "NFL RedZone" Sunday coverage, etc. It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" with host T.J. Rives back aboard. He also welcomes Joe Flint,

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58:43

Ryne Sandberg Death Coverage, NFL Training Camps And...

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2025/07/29

On the newest edition of the sports media show/podcast we're back talking the passing of baseball icon Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs and the media angles around his playing and managerial career, etc. Plus, we talk the NFL getting back to work with training camps and the scary mass shooting at the HQ in Manhattan on Monday, where the gunman was apparently targeting their officies.It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" with co-hosts T.J. Rives and Mike Gill.The guys are also

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69:37

Scottie Scheffler Wins Again, WNBA All Star Suffers...

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2025/07/23

We're back as Summer rolls on with more on sports media takes, ratings and interviews on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."Host T.J. Rives is back with more on:Scottie Scheffler winning another golf major and actually brining more audience for NBC on Sunday late morning/early afternoon.The WNBA All Star Game last Saturday night predicably having a dud audience on ABC (down over 30%) with Caitlin Clark injured and unable to play.And, what about FS1 cable turning to Dave Portnoy's "Barstool

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58:03

MLB All Star Game, Caitlin Clark Reinjured Just...

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2025/07/16

Our newest show/podcast welcomes back Mike Gill with T.J. Rives to go over numerous sports media topics, including:The MLB All-Star Game/coverage on Fox Sports and of course, the home run derby knockoff to decide it the ending won by the National League. Do the guys like it or not? And, what else from the ASG broadcast stood out?Next, Andrew Marchand of the the Athletic breaks the Fox/FS1 cancellation news of three daily shows, including "Speak" with Joy Taylor, apparently tiding up all of the

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56:36

Mid-Year Roundtable With Ken Fang of Awful Announcing...

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2025/07/09

It's a special edition of the show this week, as we've flipped our calendars to July and we decided to enlist a couple of guests to help sort out some interesting, current sports media topics on the "LWOS Media Podcast."Host T.J. Rives welcomes Ken Fang of Awful Announcing and Tyler Jones of Chat Sports and his "Jones Report" Pod to this show.They cover:The end (sort of) of Turner broadcasting the NBA and new partners NBC and Amazon coming up.NASCAR's failed production is hampering the mid-season

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46:26

NBC Golf's Roger Maltbie vs. Star Padraig Harrington,...

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2025/07/02

Some controversy on the golf course with an on course TV reporter and a famous golfer getting into a fulll fledged verbal dispute after the round and a guest with great insight is part of the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."Host T.J. Rives is back to go over it all.First, he talks media news including: the return of ESPN's NFL analyst Randy Moss slated for this year after his battle with cancer. Get more of the details. Next, a sexual harrassment lawsuit settlement is in place for former

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35:13

OKC Thunder Win Title, Cooper Flagg Headed To...

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2025/06/25

It's a wrap to the NBA season with the OKC Thunder winning their first NBA title and now the attention immediately turns to the NBA Draft and the name Cooper Flagg. And, we're ready to talk about it all on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns and welcomes guest "The Famous Jay" Betsill of DFWSportsOnline.com to go over it all.What about the game 7 "bump" in TV audience for Disney/ABC? But, also, bigger how abominable has ESPN/ABC's pregame and halftime show become

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34:55

Stephen A's Soltaire, Caitlin Clark Returns, Stanley...

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2025/06/18

It's our latest edition of the show where we take a look at sports media news, ratings and updates and that includes the NBA Finals and whether a prominent ESPN commentator is speaking for America on being less than interested? Plus, Caitlin Clark's returns to WNBA action, the Stanley Cup Final and more on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."Host T.J. Rives and co-host Mike Gill discuss:Stephen A. Smith caught playing Solitaire on his phone while OKC-IND game 4 action was going on and how bad a

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52:32

NBA Finals Ratings Sag, Stanley Cup Final Great Call,...

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2025/06/10

On our newest edition of the sports media POD, host T.J. Rives and co-host Mike Gill return with their insight, info and opinions on the latest.They go over:The NBA Finals are underway with a close game and blowout, but commissioner Adam Silver is already complaining about TV Ratings always being mentioned. Also, is it over for the ABC 3 person booth?Next, the Stanley Cup Coverage is excellent for Turner/TNT. The guys discuss how Kenny Albert Ed Olyczk and Brian Boucher have messed into a great

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42:00

NBA Finals Audience About To Plummet?...

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2025/06/04

It's the latest edition of our show/podcast as host T.J. Rives and co-host Mike Gill are back to go over the sports media topics that kickoff the month of June on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast"The guys coverNBA Finals set with OKC/IND. Is this series going to be one of the least watched ever? Were the ratings due to plummet without a "big market" involved?The guys also talk the sendoff of the "NBA on TNT" with the end of the Indiana/NY Knicks series and now, the bizarre situation with their

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38:24

Florida Gators/ESPN Radio's Sean Kelley Conversation...

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2025/05/30

On this edition of the show we get the chance to spend some time with Sean Kelley, the radio voice of the Florida Gators and also a free lance contributor to ESPN Radio's play by play coverage of the NBA and MLB.Host T.J. Rives and Sean go back almost 25 years together as broadcasters and they have an engaging conversation with Sean on his career, the Gators winning the college basketball national championship and now working NBA playoff games for ESPN Radio.Sean has great insight into his call of

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54:47

Indy 500 Ratings Soar For Fox, NBA Dreading OKC/IND...

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2025/05/28

It's the newest edition of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" off the Memorial Day Weekend covering everyting from racing to the NBA to MLB having new interest in Sunday night baseball?Host T.J. Rives and co-host Mike Gill are back and go over:- Indy 500 scores BIG in the ratings in it's Fox Debut. Why did it do so well?- The NBA is one game away from a Thunder/Pacers Finals and is that going to be an audience disaster or sign of a new wave of NBA stars that have to take over?- Plus, the NBA on

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17:58

NBC Sports Horse Racing Announcer Larry Collmus With...

Last Word On Sports Media Podcast ·

2025/05/23

He has one of the most exciting play by play jobs in all of sports. Larry Collmus is the live track announcer for some of the biggest moments in horse racing, including NBC Sports coverage of the "Triple Crown" races. And, he's with our host Mike Gill on a special editoin of the "LWOS Media Podcast!"The 59 year old Collmus, a Baltimore, MD, native, is off his thrilling call of "Journalism," the horse who narrowly lost the 2025 Kentucky Derby finishing second, roaring from behind to narrowly win the

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