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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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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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45:30

Louisa Thomas of The New Yorker

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/18

Episode 382 of Sports Media Podcast features Louisa Thomas, a staff writer at The New Yorker who recently profiled Nikola Jokić for the publication. In this podcast, Thomas discusses how she finds her stories; what is unique about covering sports for The New Yorker; how people in sports respond to the publication when she contacts them; how she approaches writing when a subject does not want to talk; profiling Jokic; writing about a First Lady; whether how The New Yorker approaches sports coverage;

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40:33

Covering Caitlin Clark as a college sports journalist

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/13

Episode 381 of Sports Media Podcast features three members of The Daily Iowan staff — sports editor Kenna Roering, assistant sports editor Colin Votzmeyer and reporter Cooper Worth. The three University of Iowa students have covered Iowa star Caitlin Clark this season. In this podcast, the trio discuss what it has been like covering Clark; the access they get as student journalists; what it is like for Clark as a student at the school; their favorite moment covering Clark; plans to cover the NCAA

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76:46

Pablo Torre

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/11

Episode 380 of Sports Media Podcast features Pablo Torre, the host of "Pablo Torre Finds Out." That show, which is part of the Meadowlark Media company, is available wherever you get your podcasts as well as via YouTube and the Draft Kings Network. In this podcast, Torre discusses how he conceived of his eponymous show and what he hopes to bring to an audience; fusing magazine style journalism in a new paradigm; what happens when you become part of the sports media talent ecosystem; why appearing

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37:49

Examining the mental health of elite athletes

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/06

Episode 379 of Sports Media Podcast features Julie Kliegman, the former copy chief for Sports Illustrated and the author of a new book, “Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes.” In this podcast, Kliegman discusses the book’s findings; athletes such as Chamique Holdsclaw, Bri Scurry and Michael Phelps being public with their mental health struggles; whether women or male pro athletes more apt to talk about this topic; what non-athletes can learn from elite athletes

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96:22

Andrew Marchand

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/03/04

Episode 378 of Sports Media Podcast features Andrew Marchand, a senior sports media columnist for The Athletic. In this podcast, we discuss expectations surrounding Tom Brady as an NFL analyst; how Brady will be judged; the importance of Brady’s first game; what it will be like when Brady is at a game as a broadcaster; what Brady’s arrival means for Greg Olsen; whether Fox’s No. 2 is a better job than the lead analyst for Thursday Night Football; Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaving NBC and heading to

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41:11

Jason Kirk on the power of college football and his...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/02/29

Episode 377 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jason Kirk, a senior newsletters editor at The Athletic, a co-host of the popular college football podcast, The Shutdown Fullcast, and the author of a new novel, “Hell is a World Without You.” In this podcast Kirk discusses growing up in the evangelical community in Georgia and how those churches shaped “Hell is a World Without You”; how sports impacted his upbringing; why college football has such a pull on those who love the sport; the nexus of

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