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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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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...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

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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65:24

Bet On Yourself: A conversation with Monica McNutt of...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/07/05

Episode 220 of the Sports Media Podcast features Monica McNutt, a host, analyst, and reporter for ESPN and MSG Networks with a specialty in basketball. In this podcast, McNutt discusses the challenges of live sports television; the differences in covering the NBA and WNBA; the preparation for being a Draft interviewer; working multiple jobs as a 20-something in sports media and how to react if you get a break; LaChina Robinson and others as mentors; not changing her look or her personality when she

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46:51

Emergency Podcast: USC and UCLA head to the Big Ten....

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/07/01

Episode 219 of the Sports Media Podcast features Andy Staples, a senior writer for The Athletic covering college football. He is the host “The Andy Staples Show And Friends,” a podcast about college football and also a host of College Sports on SiriusXM. In this podcast, Staples discusses the seismic move of USC and UCLA heading to the Big Ten; why we are heading for two super leagues with the SEC and Big Ten; what this means heading forwards for the Pac-12, Big-12 and ACC as far as media

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58:27

ESPN investigative reporter T.J. Quinn discusses...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/30

Episode 218 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN investigative reporter and senior writer T.J. Quinn, In this podcast, Quinn discusses his reporting on WNBA star Brittney Griner being detained in Russia; where the Griner criminal trial stands right now; Griner facing 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs; the strategy of the Griner camp on promoting her story; how the Department of State must manage a potential prisoner swap; how media coverage in the

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84:02

How to cover a historic sports team — and the media...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/28

Episode 217 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Lindsey Adler, a senior writer for The Athletic covering the New York Yankees. She is followed by Sports Business Journal motorsports and combat sports reporter Adam Stern. In this podcast, Adler discusses what it’s like covering a team that has the potential to make sports history; if there is pressure on covering a team like the Yankees because every game has magnitude; whether people are more interested in reading about a

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63:16

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/20

Episode 216 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Jimmy Pitaro, the Chairman and top executive at ESPN. In this podcast, Pitaro discusses his interest in extending media rights deals with the NBA and Formula One — and why that’s important to his company; how he views ESPN’s current relationship with the NFL and why getting into the Super Bowl rotation matters beyond viewership and finances; breaking down ESPN’s recent NFL rights deal; ESPN’s definitive interest in the Big Ten

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50:35

Sports And The Law: A conversation with Michael...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/16

Episode 215 of the Sports Media Podcast features Michael McCann, a legal analyst and senior sports legal reporter at Sportico and a Professor of Law at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, where he is Director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute. In this podcast, McCann discusses why coverage of the intersection and sports and legal has increased multifold; how he distinguishes between his legal read on something versus how he might feel morally about it. Del Rio

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11:23

Introducing Legacy of Speed

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/15

We’re sharing a preview of the new podcast, Legacy of Speed, from Pushkin Industries. Legacy of Speed follows the transformation of a San Jose State track program in the 1960s. What started out as a second-tier state college no one outside of California had ever heard of, quickly became known as the home to Speed City. The guidance of one coach and his unconventional techniques launched the careers of the fastest sprinters of the day. Host Malcolm Gladwell, a competitive runner himself, traces the

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34:38

ESPN NHL reporter Emily Kaplan on covering the NHL...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/14

Episode 214 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NHL reporter and podcaster Emily Kaplan. In this podcast Kaplan, a co-host of In The Crease with Linda Cohn, discusses covering the Lightning-Avalanche Stanley Cup Final; how coaches and players have received her this year reporting from ice level; why some viewers seem angry at in-game coaching interviews; how therapy is helping her navigate what people say on social media; the social media feedback she gets on the NHL mandating that she wears a

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98:37

Haley Rosen, founder and CEO of Just Women’s Sports....

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/10

Episode 213 of the Sports Media Podcast features two segments. First up is Haley Rosen, the founder and CEO of Just Women’s Sports. She is followed by a sports media panel with Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal Managing Editor/Digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, Rosen discusses Just Women’s Sports, a women’s sports-focused media platform featuring news and analysis of women’s sports, interviews, podcasts, videos and other media content; why she feels this is a moment

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58:42

A Foreigner Covering America: Edward Keenan of The...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/06

Episode 212 of the Sports Media Podcast features Edward Keenan, the Washington Bureau Chief of The Toronto Star and former local and political columnist in Toronto. In this podcast, Keenan discusses covering the United States from a foreign perspective; how he landed a job; covering America at one of its most fraught times; how he decides on stories; traveling to Uvalde, Texas and reporting from that tragedy; how he views repeated mass shootings in America; the professional wrestling and political

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72:47

Boston Globe writer Chad Finn on viewership...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/02

Episode 211 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Chad Finn, the sports media writer and general columnist for The Boston Globe. He is followed by Louise Radnofsky, a sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Her piece, “Testing Positive in Zero-Covid China” was about being isolated under aggressive policies in China during the Olympics. In this podcast, Finn and Deitsch discuss how we see the popularity of a Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals; what historical viewership trends

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57:39

Over 311,000 children have been in school during a...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/06/01

Episode 210 of the Sports Media Podcast features Washington Post writer John Woodrow Cox, an enterprise reporter for The Washington Post who has focused on the impact of gun violence on children. Cox is also the author of a book on the subject, “Children Under Fire: An American Crisis.” In this podcast, Cox discusses his reporting on children experiencing gun violence; what school shootings do to the kids who survive them; the process of getting permission to talk to kids; how to interview kids who

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87:11

The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones on media coverage of a...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/05/27

Episode 209 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Lindsay Jones, an national NFL writer for The Athletic and the President of Pro Football Writers Of America. She is followed by Leigh Diffey, who serves as NBC Sports’ lead play-by-play commentator for its Indycar WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, MotoGP and Supercross coverage and is NBC Olympics’ primary announcer for Track & Field and has called numerous events at both the Summer and Winter Games. In this podcast, Jones

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77:36

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) President, CEO and head of...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/05/25

Episode 208 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tony Khan, the president, CEO and head of creative of All Elite Wrestling (AEW), a co-owner and the chief football strategy officer for the Jacksonville Jaguars, co-owner and GM of Fulham F.C., and owner and chairman of TruMedia Networks, an engineering firm used for data analytics. In this podcast, Khan discusses his personal media consumption and how he consumes information about AEW; the importance of getting mainstream sports

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55:58

Tom Verducci on Roger Angell and the art of baseball...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/05/24

Episode 207 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Tom Verducci, the senior writer for Sports Illustrated and Fox Sports and MLB Network game, studio analyst and reporter. In this podcast Verducci discusses the life and times of Roger Angell, the brilliant baseball writer who passed away last week at age 101; Verducci’s piece on Angell in 2014 titled, “The Passion of Roger Angell: The best baseball writer in America is also a fan”; spending time with Angell at his home in Maine;

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101:23

Broadcaster Lesley Visser and Los Angeles Times...

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ·

2022/05/18

Episode 206 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Lesley Visser, the sports broadcaster and commentator who this month will be the first woman to receive the Emmys' Sports Lifetime Achievement Award. She is followed by Iliana Limón Romero who this month became the first female sports editor in its history, and the only Latina sports editor at a major U.S. newspaper. In this podcast Visser discusses ice fishing with John Madden in Minneapolis and her relationship with Madden;

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