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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.

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88:45

Covering the NFL: A conversation with Jenny Vrentas...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/09/12

Episode 239 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Lindsay Jones, a senior editor for The Ringer where she helps lead their NFL coverage and and Jenny Vrentas, a sports reporter for The New York Times with a focus on enterprise and investigations. In this podcast, Jones and Vrentas discuss their respective roles; the challenges of reporting and writing challenging NFL stories; moving from The Athletic to the Ringer for Jones; whether NFL reporters will get increased access;

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59:04

What it’s like to produce and direct NFL football...

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2022/09/08

Episode 238 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo. Zyontz and Russo are the lead producer and director, respectively, for Fox’s top NFL team featuring Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi. In this podcast, Zyontz and Russo discuss what an NFL game producer and director does each week; what it has been like for them to go from Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to Burkhardt and Olsen; how they found about the Buck and Aikman moves; how to

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87:58

How do you land a pro sports play by play job? A...

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2022/09/06

Episode 237 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Michael Grady, who was recently announced as the new voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Bally Sports North, and Anish Shroff, who in March was named the radio play-by-play announcer for the Carolina Panthers NFL team. In this podcast Grady discusses how he landed the Timberwolves job; his six years with the YES Network in New York where his jobs included Brooklyn Nets' sideline reporter, pregame and postgame host and occasional

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55:12

ESPN NHL broadcaster Leah Hextall

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2022/08/31

Episode 236 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Leah Hextall, a play by play broadcaster for ESPN’s NHL coverage. Hextall was the first woman to call play by play for a nationally televised NHL game when she was part of Sportsnet’s first all-female broadcast team in March 2020. In this podcast, Hextall talks about the presentation she made in June titled “Not One Of The Boys” for an event held by The Coaches Site;” how when people ask her what her first full season calling games

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55:40

First impressions of Amazon’s NFL broadcast and Urban...

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2022/08/30

Episode 235 of the Sports Media Podcast features a media roundtable with Chad Finn of The Boston Globe and Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Finn, Karp and Deitsch discuss first impressions of Amazon’s new Thursday Night Football broadcast; realistic expectations for Amazon’s game and studio broadcast; Amazon’s PR rollout; whether future realignment will increase interest in college football this season; Fox making its Urban Meyer hire official; the media impact of Serena

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55:15

How to create the top podcast in your sport: A...

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2022/08/29

Episode 234 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with David Law, Matt Roberts and Catherine Whitaker, the three hosts of The Tennis Podcast. In this podcast, Law, Roberts and Whitaker discuss how their podcast came to existence and the long grind to build an audience; having a global audience and how that impacts content; the impact of being profiled by the New York Times and being called ‘the conscience of the game;’ being represented by Billie Jean’s company BJK Enterprises; the

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65:41

Covering Serena Williams: A conversation with Jon...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/08/22

Episode 233 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jon Wertheim, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a senior correspondent for 60 Minutes and a senior analyst for The Tennis Channel, and Scott Price, who worked for 26 years as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and wrote under the byline S.L. Price. Both Wertheim and Price covered Serena Williams for the duration of her career. In this podcast, Wertheim and Price discuss covering Serena Williams and the first time they

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36:49

Emergency Podcast: The Big Ten announces TV rights...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/08/18

Episode 232 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Stewart Mandel, a senior writer covering college football for The Athletic. In this podcast, Mandel and Deitsch discuss the Big Ten’s new media rights deal; whether the inventory is deep enough for an all-day linear airing of Big Ten football games; what networks did the best; ESPN being out of Big Ten football; what it means for other conferences including the SEC; the future of the Pac-12’s media rights; the Big Ten going to

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69:03

The secrets of writing for WWE and a professional...

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2022/08/17

Episode 231 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Brian Gewirtz, a senior vice president of development at Seven Bucks Productions, which is a production company co-founded by Dwayne Johnson and his producing partner, Dany Garcia. Gewirtz is the author of the new book, “There’s Just One Problem: True Tales From The Former, One-Time Seventh Most Powerful Person In WWE.” In this podcast Gewirtz discusses his history working for the WWE as a writer from 1999 to 2015; the skills and

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43:44

The Rise of The Black Quarterback and What It Means...

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2022/08/16

Episode 230 of the Sports Media Podcast features Andscape senior NFL Writer Jason Reid. His new book is the “Rise of the Black Quarterback: What it means for America.” In this podcast, Reid discusses the black quarterbacks of the 1960s and 1970s in the AFL and NFL and what they experienced; the hate mail players such as James Harris had to deal with; the positional segregation regarding Black athletes when it came to the quarterback position; the anonymous scout quotes that exist today; the modern

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82:33

What Happens Next With Brittney Griner? A...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/08/08

Episode 229 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Dr. Dani Gilbert, a Rosenwald Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, and an expert on U.S. hostage policy and diplomacy. She is followed by T,J, Quinn, an investigative reporter for ESPN who has reported on the Griner case for ESPN. In this podcast, Dr. Gilbert discusses the leverage value for Russia in this process; what

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44:11

Emergency Podcast: Joe Buck on Vin Scully

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/08/03

Episode 229 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN broadcaster and longtime World Series game-caller Joe Buck. In this podcast, Buck discusses the life and career of the legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, who passed away on Tuesday at age 94; the friendship between Scully and Jack Buck, the father of Joe Buck; Scully’s remarkable ability to call games solo; why Scully always felt relevant even as he aged; Scully’s connection to Los Angeles; the time when Tim McCarver told a national audience

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87:22

Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young on the...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/08/03

Episode 228 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Yahoo Sports NFL writer Shalise Manza Young. She is followed by Boston Globe media writer and general columnist Chad Finn. In this podcast, Young discusses her excellent piece on independent arbitrator Sue L. Robinson’s decision on Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson; why the decision seems wholly inconsistent with Robinson’s own findings; the narrow definition of "violent" as defined in the decision; Manza Young’s argument that

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83:59

Soccer commentator Ian Darke, ESPN feature writer...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/08/01

Episode 227 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is Ian Darke, a football commentator for ESPN in America and for BT Sport in UK. Last week Fox Sports announced that Darke will be part of the network’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. He is followed by Roberto Andrade Franco, a feature writer for ESPN and the author of one of the best pieces of sports writing in 2022. Franco recently wrote “The All-Star dreams of Uvalde's biggest José Altuve fan,” a

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66:24

Podcaster Conrad Thompson on promoting Ric Flair’s...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/07/28

Episode 226 features Conrad Thompson, the preeminent wrestling podcast host in the United States and the promoter of “Ric Flair's Last Match" which features 11 matches from promotions across the globe that will air July 31on PPV and FITE.TV from The Fairgrounds in Nashville, TN. In this podcast, Thompson discusses how he came to put together the promotion for the 73-year-old Flair, his father-in-law; creating the wrestling convention Starrcast V which will emanate from Nashville from July 29 to 31;

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52:20

A reckoning for Hockey Canada: A conversation with...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/07/26

Episode 225 features The Athletic writers Katie Strang, Dan Robson, and Ian Mendes. The three co-authored a recent piece on allegations of sexual assault and a reckoning for Hockey Canada. In this podcast, Strang, Robson, and Mendes discuss how the reporting came together for the piece and the steps reporters take to report on this subject; what we know and don’t know about the two alleged sexual-assault incidents involving Hockey Canada; whether adults enabling a rampant culture; the media's role;

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56:24

Good Morning Football host Jamie Erdahl

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/07/20

Episode 224 features Jamie Erdahl, the new host of Good Morning Football which airs Monday to Friday at 7:00 AM ET on NFL Network. She will make her debut on the show on July 25. In this podcast, Erdahl discussed why she wanted the GMF job; when she first became aware the job was open; what the interview process was like; why people have taken to this show; the value of getting NFL reps as a sideline reporter; having a job where she now gives opinions on air; people being happy for her; doing play

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65:14

Is Baseball Screwing Fans With Its Media Deals? A...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/07/19

Episode 223 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable with Chad Finn, a sports media writer and general sports columnist for the Boston Globe and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, Karp and Finn discuss MLB viewership at the All Star Game; baseball’s decision to sign deals with so many different media partners; can the Home Run Derby outdraw the All-Star Game; why younger people like the Home Run Derby more than the MLB All Star Game; where do we

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84:05

Tom Rinaldi on Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. and Zak...

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2022/07/13

Episode 222 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Fox Sports reporter and producer Tom Rinaldi, who served as an executive producer, writer, and host of an eight-part podcast series titled “Wesley.” The series examines the heartbreaking story of Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr., who was murdered in-season during the height of his MLB career. Rinaldi is followed by Zak Keefer, a senior writer who covers the Colts for The Athletic and is the host of a six-part series from on the rise

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45:31

The Amazing, Incredible Story of Barry Bremen, The...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/07/11

Episode 221 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests — ESPN director and producer Russell Dinallo and host and reporter Jeremy Schaap. In this podcast, Dinallo and Schaap discuss the story of Barry Bremen, a Detroit-area novelty goods salesman who in the late 1970’s was known as “The Great Imposter.” Bremen pulled off sports pranks that included crashing the 1979 NBA All-Star Game to shoot layups on the court with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, and Dr. J , crashing baseball’s 1979

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