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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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45:07

What will covering the WNBA be like in the era of...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/05/09

Episode 397 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two writers from The Athletic who cover women’s basketball — Sabreena Merchant and Ben Pickman. They are also panelists on The Athletic’s Women’s Basketball Show podcast. In this podcast, Merchant and Pickman discuss what they are seeing as far as local and national WNBA media coverage in 2024; what the preseason has been like covering; the upcoming WNBA national schedule; how they anticipate Caitlin Clark, Cameron Brink, Kamilla

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19:46

Mini-pod: NBA and NHL postseason viewership

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/05/08

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss viewership for the NBA playoffs and NHL playoffs; why the Knicks might not be as great a viewership draw as you might think; whether people will tune in specifically to see Anthony Edwards; the Bruins as a viewership draw; what the NHL would like to see for the finals; the F-1 Miami rating; the last NBA media rights package up for grabs between

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36:19

How do you write a children’s sports book? The guest...

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2024/05/03

Episode 396 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sportsnet (Canada) anchor Evanka Osmak, the author of a new children’s book, “Ali Hoops!." The book encourages girls and boys to be involved in sports in any role regardless of skill level. In this podcast Osmak discusses the challenges of writing a children’s sports book; how to come up with characters and a story; the challenge of selling a children’s sports book; the fate of the sports television highlight show in 2024; how

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32:30

How do you produce the Kentucky Derby as a television...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/05/01

Episode 395 of Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Lindsay Schanzer, NBC Sports’ senior producer of horse racing and its college football studio coverage. Schanzer will also co-produce the gymnastics coverage of the Paris Olympics. In this podcast, Schanzer discusses navigating appealing to the hard core horse racing fan and the far bigger audience of casual fans who watch one horse race per year; producing a sports event with an audience that is 50 percent female; how much attention

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51:41

How do you televise an Olympics in 2024?: The guest...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/29

Episode 394 of Sports Media Podcast features Molly Solomon, the executive producer & president of NBC Olympics production. In this podcast, Solomon discusses what a primetime Olympics show on a network should look like in 2024 when the results will already be known; the viewership declines for the Olympics and why Paris might change the fortunes of the event; how a network televises an Olympic ceremony with 100 boats floating down the River Seine; how things change for Solomon being in Connecticut

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50:46

They produce the NFL Draft: ESPN's Seth Markman and...

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2024/04/24

Episode 393 of Sports Media Podcast features Charlie Yook, NFL Network executive producer and the longtime point person for the network's NFL Draft coverage, and ESPN vice president executive production Seth Markman, who oversees all college football and NFL studio shows, including the NFL Draft. In this podcast, Markman and Yook discuss the growth of the NFL Draft; how the behind-the-scenes work for each production; why this NFL Draft is set up for big viewership; criticism of every pick being

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30:24

Did Ben Johnson get screwed at the 1988 Summer Olympics?

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/23

Episode 392 of the Sports Media Podcast features Mary Ormsby, the author of "World's Fastest Man*: The Incredible Life Of Ben Johnson." Ormsby worked at the Toronto Star for three decades where she was one of Canada's most acclaimed sports investigative reporters. In this podcast, Ormsby discusses her reporting on Ben Johnson and his race at the 1988 Seoul Olympics; how she approached re-reporting a story from more than 30 years ago; why there are many people who believe Johnson did not get due

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42:15

How do you promote a book about D3 basketball? The...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/22

Episode 391 of Sports Media Podcast features Danny Parkins, the author of "Pipeline to the Pros: How D3, Small College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA" and the co-host of The Score 670 (Chicago) afternoon show with Matt Spiegel. In this podcast, we discuss the origin of the book (he co-wrote it with Ben Kaplan); the many former D3 players serving as head coach in the NBA including Tom Thibodeau and Frank Vogel; Jeff and Stan Van Gundy's amazing D3 roots; how to promote a book such as this; the future

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68:47

Andrew Marchand of The Athletic

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/16

Episode 390 of Sports Media Podcast features Andrew Marchand, a senior sports media columnist for The Athletic. In this podcast, we discuss Tom Brady’s comments about considering a comeback and what that means for Fox Sports if anything; if Brady owning a team is conflict of interest as a broadcaster; the NBA media rights and how Marchand sees them shaking out; how Caitlin Clark will impact the WNBA’s business and viewership; what happens now for women’s college basketball; MLB’s Sunday morning

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31:05

Mini-pod: The NCAA Tournament viewership numbers and...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/11

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss viewership for the women’s and men’s tournament; the incredible numbers put up by the South Carolina-Iowa final; what Iowa's Caitlin Clark meant in terms of overall viewership; whether the women’s viewership numbers will carry over to next year; the impact of the men’s Final Four being on cable; what can change the trajectory of men’s viewership; ABC’s terrible

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38:31

James Andrew Miller on ESPN

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/09

Episode 389 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN, Saturday Night Live, and HBO. In this podcast, Miller discusses ESPN’s Norby Williamson, who had his hand in almost all parts of ESPN’s content and business areas, from programming, production and news during his nearly four decades at ESPN, no longer be working at the company; what it means and why it happened; whether this is related to Pat McAfee’s comments on

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37:41

ESPN data strategist Flora Kelly

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/08

Episode 388 features ESPN Vice President of Brand Strategy and Content Research Flora Kelly. In this podcast, Kelly explains her role at ESPN and how that informs the company; how her research team works; the macro trends she is seeing in sports in 2024; why college sports is continuing to soar; the incredible numbers for women’s college basketball; how young fans process sports; the enduring power of the NFL; how ESPN looks at gambling data, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple

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35:31

The Athletic’s Chantel Jennings and Zena Keita on the...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/05

Episode 387 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Athletic senior writer Chantel Jennings and Zena Keita, the host of The Athletic’s Women's Basketball Show and a reporter and analyst for NBC Sports Bay Area. In this podcast, the guests discuss Iowa’s win over LSU averaging 12.3 million viewers and peaking at 16 million viewers; what that number means for women's basketball; UConn’s win over USC drawing 6.7 million viewers; what it was like for Chantel to be onsite in Albany for Iowa-LSU; how

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32:53

Mini-pod: NCAA Tournament viewership and the Caitlin...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/04

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp, managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal, and Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss viewership for the men’s and women’s tournament; the incredible numbers put up by Iowa-LSU and UConn-USC; what Caitlin Clark means in terms of overall viewership; whether the women’s viewership numbers will carry over to next year; the impact of the men’s Final Four being on cable; the UFL

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34:16

A Conversation With Media Columnist Richard Deitsch |...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/04/03

From 'The TK Show' (subscribe here): Tim Kawakami and The Athletic's Richard Deitsch review what could've been the greatest night in women's college basketball history, where this sport goes from here and where the media coverage of LSU coach Kim Mulkey and her team has failed. Also, what the future looks like for NFL and NBA broadcasting.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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27:10

A New Book on Pete Rose

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/29

Episode 386 features author Keith O'Brien, whose new book is "Charlie Hustle The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball." In this podcast, O'Brien discusses his new book on Rose; why Rose initially spoke with him and then stopped making contact; who he chose to interview for the book including Fay Vincent; interviewing the three men who placed bets for Rose -- Mike Bertolini, Paul Janszen and Tommy Gioisa; Rose calculating his banishment has cost him roughly $100 million

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47:45

ESPN's Andraya Carter

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/28

Episode 385 features ESPN and SEC Network basketball host and analyst Andraya Carter. In this podcast, Carter discusses the women's tournament; how she sees the promotion for Caitlin Clark; the teams that have played the best so far; her anticipated Final Four; the potential of LSU-Iowa; the viewership for women's basketball; the futures of JuJu Watkins and Hannah Hidalgo and our mock draft of all the players in college and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play,

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56:58

Becky Lynch

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/26

Episode 384 of Sports Media Podcast features Rebecca Quin, who is known as Becky Lynch in the WWE. Her new book, “Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl,” debuted on March 26. Lynch will also be one of the featured matches at the WWE’s WrestleMania 40, a two-night event on April 6 and 7, 2024, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. In this podcast, Lynch discusses her writing process; navigating a personal story against the character most people know her as; becoming a U.S

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47:08

Jack McCallum

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/22

Episode 383 of Sports Media Podcast features best-selling author Jack McCallum, the writer of “The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops.” In this podcast, MacCallum discusses the Crispus Attucks High School’s basketball team winning the Indiana state championship in 1955 and 1956, making the Attucks the first all-Black team in the nation to win a state title; why he was compelled to write this book; how he approached the research; the

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34:10

Mini-Pod: How many viewers will watch the NCAA...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/20

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp, managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal, and Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss our viewership predictions for the men’s and women’s tournament; what Caitlin Clark means in terms of overall viewership; whether the men are suffering from a lack of household names; the men’s regular season college basketball viewership; NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC having its most-watched season

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