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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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58:35

2024 Sports Media Predictions and Michigan-Washington...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2024/01/03

Episode 358 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss the upcoming Michigan-Washington college football national championship game and how we think it will do viewership-wise; our 2024 sports media predictions including Tom Brady joining the Fox booth; the NBA’s upcoming media rights deals; consolidation among the streamers; whether the Paris Olympics will be

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47:52

ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/28

Episode 357 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown. In this podcast, Brown discusses why he continues to love what he does at age 90; the value of feedback; remaining current with the game in 2023; his Dad as an influence; his Dad telling him in the seventh grade that “you’re always a half-step from the street” and why he carried that with him; how many games he calls annually; what he’s learned about taking care of his body; coaching Kareem and Oscar; Wilt Chamberlain’s

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43:00

Fox NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox NFL director...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/21

Episode 356 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox NFL director Rich Russo. They are the lead production staffers on Fox’s top NFL team. In this podcast, Zyontz and Russo discuss their second year working with Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen; doing Dallas-Miami; how having two sideline reporters impacts a broadcast; navigating Taylor Swift if she’s at a game; Fox’s 30th year of football; rules analysts; a shared love of Jack Buck; the amount of cameras for

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46:55

A roundtable discussion with The Boston Globe’s Chad...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/19

Episode 355 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe reporter Chad Finn. In this podcast we discuss Al Michaels not getting a playoff game for NBC; HBO’s “Real Sports” ends; where we think the NBA’s TV deal might head; the possibility of Bill Belichick taking a TV job; CFP semifinal viewership predictions; AI In Sports Journalism/Media. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices

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40:04

Shohei Ohtani just joined your team? How do you cover...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/13

Episode 354 of the Sports Media Podcast features MLB reporter Fabian Ardaya, who covers the Dodgers for The Athletic. In this podcast, Ardaya discusses the challenges and opportunities of covering Ohtani; how the signing changes his job; the Dodgers’ pursuit; what kind of access he anticipates he’ll have to Ohtani; the baseball questions that now exist with the Dodgers; the possibility of covering Ohtani in Seoul and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify,

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5:15

Featured Clip: ESPN NFL and College Football host and...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/11

In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN's Laura Rutledge that was published on Dec. 8, the ESPN host and reporter discusses the difference of reporting on an NFL sideline versus a college football sideline. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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44:35

ESPN’s Laura Rutledge

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/08

Episode 353 of the Sports Media Podcast features Laura Rutledge, the host of NFL Live and SEC Nation as well as a reporter for Monday Night Football and the NFL Draft. In this podcast, Rutledge discusses how she defines a good sports television host; morphing between NFL and SEC hosting and sideline reporting on Monday Night Football; her professional development at ESPN; living in the North after growing up in the South; women analyzing the NFL on television and how rare that is; the difference

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45:56

Inside the NBA host Ernie Johnson

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/05

Episode 352 of the Sports Media Podcast features Ernie Johnson, the host of TNT’s “Inside The NBA” and a 2023 inductee into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In this podcast, Johnson discusses his Hall of Fame honor; the NBA’s In-Season Tournament; how much he thinks about the upcoming NBA media rights negotiations; why he thinks WBD will retain NBA rights; how father, Ernie Johnson Sr., being one of the finalist for the Ford C. Frick Award; being the son of a famous person; when Ernie decided

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6:12

Featured Clip: Inside The NBA host Ernie Johnson Jr.

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/12/04

In this featured clip of our longform interview with Warner Bros. Discovery Sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson that was publish on Dec. 5, the play by play broadcaster discusses his thoughts on the upcoming NBA media rights and why he is confident WBD will retain. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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38:52

Mini-pod: ESPN’s College GameDay versus Fox’s Big...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/30

Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp discuss the college football pregame wars; the viewership number for Michigan-Ohio State; the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day ratings; Black Friday viewership; NBA In-Season Tournament; Formula One viewership and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:

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41:13

ESPN SportsCenter anchor Randy Scott on going public...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/27

Episode 351 of the Sports Media Podcast features Randy Scott, who co-anchors SportsCenter:AM, the 7-10 a.m. ET slot. In this podcast, Scott discusses his series of tweets which made public his mental health struggles of the past couple of years; how he used therapy to heal; losing 30 pounds in a month and not sleeping; how SportsCenter anchor Nicole Briscoe helped him; the reaction of colleagues; how he approaches things today; working a morning SportsCenter shift; being raised by a Naval aviator;

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48:10

Pac-12 Networks, Tennis Channel and NBC Olympics...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/24

Episode 350 of the Sports Media Podcast features Pac-12 Networks, Tennis Channel and NBC Olympics play by play broadcaster Ted Robinson. In this podcast Robinson discusses his final weeks as a college football broadcaster for the Pac-12 Networks; how broadcast crews found out about the end of the Pac-12; the loss of jobs for staffers; working Olympic broadcasts since Nagano; calling dozens of major tennis events including the French Open, US Open, Wimbledon, and the Gold Medal match at the 2012

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5:57

Featured Clip: Joe Buck

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/20

In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN/ABC Monday Night Football broadcaster Joe Buck that was published on Nov. 16, the play by play broadcaster discusses his longtime relationship with partner Troy Aikman. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. 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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45:25

Joe Buck

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/16

Episode 349 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN/ABC Monday Night Football play by play broadcaster Joe Buck. In this podcast, Buck discusses calling the upcoming Eagles-Chiefs game; his long relationship with Troy Aikman and whether they are getting better as a team; the differences between working at Fox and ESPN; whether he pays attention to viewership; his thoughts on navigating Taylor Swift attending a broadcast he is doing; whether the Eagles-Chiefs is a preview of what an ABC Super Bowl

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6:03

Featured Clip: Jason Benetti

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/15

In this featured clip of our longform interview with new Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti that was published on Nov. 14, the play by play broadcaster discusses why he left the White Sox for the Tigers. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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45:31

Jason Benetti

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/14

Episode 348 of the Sports Media Podcast features new Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti, who also works as a Fox Sports broadcaster as well as Westwood One Audio. In this podcast, Benetti explains his thinking on moving from the White Sox to Tigers; what it’s been like to be the story; his reaction to the Tigers pursuing him; why he ultimately left the White Sox; his fondness for the city of Detroit; the tension between someone who has a national job in addition to local; the importance of

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49:52

Women’s college basketball explodes as a media play

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/10

Episode 347 of the Sports Media Podcast features two writers from The Athletic who cover women’s basketball — Chantel Jennings and Ben Pickman. In this podcast, Jennings and Pickman discuss the biggest stories of the 2023-24 women’s college basketball year; whether last year’s record viewership for the title game will be a catalyst this year; whether the women’s basketball tournament will become open to market as its own property; how accessible the top coaches and players are; the player they would

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55:24

The NFL is on pace for another mega year

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/07

Episode 346 of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp, assistant managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal and Ben Fischer, who covers the NFL for SBJ. In this podcast, Deitsch, Fischer and Karp discuss the media-centric issues around the NFL as they head to the second half of the regular season; NFL viewership; YouTube’s relationship with the NFL and Sunday Ticket; the record-low World Series viewership; Dolphins-Chiefs in Germany and why the NFL is so high on games in that

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48:30

World Series viewership tanks; NFL Sunday Ticket issues

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/11/02

Episode 345 of the Sports Media Podcast features Chad Finn, sports media writer for The Boston Globe, and Jon Lewis, the editor and founder of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, Deitsch, Finn and Lewis discuss the record-low World Series viewership; whether the Rangers-Diamondbacks numbers mean something bigger for baseball; the buffering issues You Tube’s Sunday Ticket had; Dolphins-Chiefs in Germany; The NFL Network's Rich Eisen as a play by play voice; Pat McAfee on ESPN's College GameDay; how

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43:17

Why college football is such an important property...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2023/10/30

Episode 344 of the Sports Media Podcast features Amanda Gifford, a Vice President of Production for ESPN, who oversees the company’s college football event productions (live games) and the XFL. In this podcast, Gifford discusses what her role entails; how ESPN/ABC’s college football game production happens every week; why college football viewership is up this year; where college football should be as a broadcast play five years from now; why there are so few women college football opinionists in

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