Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Episode 464 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Amazon Prime NFL play by play broadcaster Al Michaels. The broadcaster will call Amazon Prime Video’s first-ever NFL playoff game on January 11 — the Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens. In this episode we discuss Al’s memory of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boycott; calling the Ravens-Steelers game; what it’s like to call a snow game; whether he will return to Amazon Prime in 2025; why Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a can’t-miss broadcast prospect should he enter the profession after coaching; working with O.J. Simpson and Tom Landry; his interest in Olympic broadcasting; Howard Cosell interviewing Fidel Castro; meeting Frank Sinatra; why Don Rickles was an incredible dinner guest and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

In this featured clip of our longform interview with Amazon Prime Video NFL play by play broadcaster Al Michaels that will publish in full on Jan. 9, Michaels discusses why Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is a can't-miss broadcast prospect should he enter the profession after coaching. 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

Episode 463 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Business Journal managing editor/newsletters Austin Karp. In this episode we discuss the awful news out of New Orleans left more than a dozen dead and about three dozen injured following a distressingly familiar pattern of assailants turning vehicles into weapons; how this will impact the Super Bowl news coverage; the decision to postpone the Sugar Bowl; the best viewership scenarios between Georgia, Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas and Ohio State; Joe Tessitore calling games; the Vikings-Lions game ending the season for the NFL and NBC; the Top 100 sports broadcasts of the year, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 462 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this episode we discuss the Netflix NFL broadcasts on Christmas; the viewership for the day; both games finishing about five million viewers shy of last year’s equivalent Christmas Day windows; the NBA's Christmas Day games getting its best viewership in five years; the big numbers Warriors-Lakers; what it means heading forward; the Penn State-Louisville women’s volleyball numbers; USC-UConn women’s basketball; the upcoming college football playoffs and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 461 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable of sports media writers offering predictions for 2025. The guests are: Mollie Cahillane, sports media writer for Sports Business Journal; Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn; Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this episode the group offers predictions for 2025 including on Tom Brady, Inside The NBA, media rights deals and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 460 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bryan Curtis, the Editor at Large at The Ringer and the co-host of the Press Box Podcast with Joel Anderson and David Shoemaker. In this podcast, we discuss Netflix’s ambitions in sports between the women’s World Cup, NFL, and WWE; whether this signals Netflix going all-in on sports; Tom Brady’s year so far as an NFL broadcaster; the college football playoffs; the endless discourse over NBA viewership woes; how the Washington Post’s management issues are impacting the sports department and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 459 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Champ Bailey, a TNT Sports studio host for its college football coverage. TNT Sports will exclusively present No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State and No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas on Dec. 21 on TNT, TBS, truTV and Max. The pregame coverage begins at 11:00 AM ET. In this podcast, Bailey discusses how he got hired by TNT Sports; what he enjoys about sports broadcasting; whether sports broadcasting was something he thought of as a player; his preparation for the four teams; working with Adam Lefkoe, Takeo Spikes and Victor Cruz; the challenge for Bill Belichick at North Carolina; the 12-team playoff, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 458 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Caroline Willis, the Sports Editor at The Daily Tar Heel, the University of North Carolina’s daily student newspaper. In this podcast, Willis discusses what it has been like covering Bill Belichick’s first week; when she discovered he was getting the job; what kind of access she thinks will get to Belichick; the paper’s plans to cover the team this year; how she sees the sports journalism market she's about to head into, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss Bill Belichick getting hired by North Carolina as its football coach; how TV networks might be thinking about North Carolina games now; whether Belichick can succeed at the school; Netflix’s Christmas Day games and how viewership might look; Al Michaels returning next year to Amazon Prime Video 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: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 457 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sean Gregory, senior sports correspondent at Time and Time.com. This week Gregory published a long feature on Caitlin Clark as Time named the WNBA star as its Athlete for the Year for 2024. In this podcast, Gregory explains how an interview such as this comes together; how long he spent with Clark; her decision to answer questions on how others have used her as a culture war avatar; her feelings on how teams played her in 2024; her new coach Stephanie White; where her game might go in the future, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 456 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Teresa Resch, the president of the WNBA’s Toronto Tempo, which will start play in the WNBA in 2026. In this podcast Resch discusses how she viewed the Golden State Valkeries expansion draft; what she can learn from other WNBA franchises; her timeline to hire a general manager and coach; what it's like being the public face of a new sports franchise; the process to pick a team nickname; merchandise and ticket availability; how she sees the role of local and national media regarding coverage; playing future games in Montreal and Vancouver; the Tempo’s “Bringing Home The W” podcast series; the growth of women’s sports; and more.You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 455 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Craig Custance, a longtime NHL writer and the author of new book, “The Franchise: The Business of Building Winnings Teams.” Custance is also the head of creative development for The Athletic. In this podcast, Custance discusses his new book, whether he sees sports leadership differently after writing a book on it; interviewing Lou Lamerillo, George McPhee, Kyle Dubas and other NHL GMs; Dubas discussing his signing of John Taveras and how that impacted his roster construction; why books that focus on leadership in sports have been successful, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Mollie Cahillane, sports media writer for Sports Business Journal; Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. In this podcast we discuss the big NFL viewership numbers; The Athletic’s reporting on Stephen A. Smith’s possible annual contract; how the CFP playoffs first round will do viewership-wise; the flood of alt-broadcasts hitting the sports market and Bluesky’s potential. 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

Episode 454 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Geoff Mason and Sean McManus. Mason was the lead producer for ABC Sports on Sept. 5, 1972 when Israeli athletes were taken hostage. McManus, the longtime head of CBS Sports, is the son of ABC Sports broadcaster Jim McKay, who anchored the coverage to the American public. McManus was in Munich with his father for those Games. How ABC Sports covered terrorism at the 1972 Munich Olympics is the subject of a new motion picture, “September 5.” The movie features both Mason and McKay extensively. In this podcast, Mason and McManus share their experiences being in Munich; how closely the film parallels the reality; McManus discusses how his father processed the experience during and after; Mason and McManus examine the moral and ethical dilemma that comes with cameras showing the terrorists and hostages; how the American public treated McKay after the Olympics; the telegram McKay received from Walter Cronkite, and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 453 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Myers, the Fox Sports broadcaster who has written memoir, “That Deserves A Wow: Untold Stories of Legends and Champions, Their Wins and Heartbreaks.” In this podcast, Myers discusses his broadcasting career between Fox and ESPN; why he has had longevity; being at the track for the 2001 Daytona 500 crash that killed Dale Earnhardt; his OJ Simpson interview in 1998 for ESPN’s “Up Close” how he prepared to interview Simpson; how he processed in real time Simpson lying to him; his postgame interview of Tom Brady following the Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback against the Falcons; his favorite questions to ask of subjects and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 452 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Dave Sims, the longtime sports broadcaster and the recently named radio voice of the New York Yankees. In this podcast, Sims discusses how the Yankees job came about; why this was the right decision for him; the importance of New York roots; calling Mariners games for nearly 20 years; his favorite moments with the Mariners; how New York and Seattle are different as baseball cities; why he is optimistic about baseball on the radio; calling George Mason’s upset over UConn in the NCAA regional final in 2006 and other career highlights; being one of two African-Americans -- Astros radio broadcaster Robert Ford is the other -- doing play-by-play for a Major League team; his role in mentoring young broadcasters of color; honouring the great Bill White, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 451 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jon Lewis, founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the NBA settling its months-long lawsuit with Warner Bros. Discovery; the iconic Inside the NBA show now appearing on ABC and ESPN as part of the settlement; WBD receiving the rights to broadcast live NBA games in northern Europe and Latin America; Netflix's significant tech issues for its Mike Tyson-Jake Paul event; whether Jon buys Netflix's announced 60 million viewership number; Caitlin Clark's viewership impact, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 450 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jane McManus, the editor of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2024, the annual anthology showcasing the best writing in sports from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year. McManus also has a book coming out in February 2025 called "Fast Track: Inside The Surging Business of Women’s Sports." In this podcast, McManus discusses her selections for her book; the amazing features from Sally Jenkins, Aishwarya Kumar, Alex Coffey, Don Van Natta Jr., Seth Wickersham and others; how she thought about navigating investigative pieces versus features; the future of sports longform, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Episode 449 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bill Cowher, an analyst for CBS’s The NFL Today show and the former Pittsburgh Steelers coach. The NFL Today will air live Sunday from Highmark Stadium as part of the run-up to the Bills-Chiefs game in the late-afternoon window. In this podcast Cowher discusses how an on-air talent prepares to do a live show outside; his longevity at CBS Sports and coming back for the 2025 season; why Nick Saban and Bill Belichick have taken to broadcasting; the success of the Bills and Chiefs in 2024; the dynasty of Kansas City; the prospect of the NFL having a European division; what makes Mike Tomlin such a unique figure and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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

Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Bill Cowher, an analyst for CBS’s The NFL Today. The full interview will be available on Friday. In this clip, Cowher discusses how he views Bill Belichick and Nick Saban’s forays into broadcasting and why he thinks Belichick will return to coaching. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, 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