Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

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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.

25 MINS AGO

How to cover the biggest NFL game of the season: The guests are Joe Buscaglia (who covers the Bills for The Athletic) and Nate Taylor (who covers the Chiefs for The Athletic)

Episode 468 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features writers Joe Buscaglia, who covers the Buffalo Bills for The Athletic, and Nate Taylor, who covers the Kansas City Chiefs for The Athletic. In this podcast the two reporters detail what their day to day week will be like leading up to one of the biggest NFL games of the season; the access they get to Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and other star players; what it’s been like for Nate to cover a team that has gone to the AFC Championship Game every year he has covered them; why this game is many ways is more about the Bills journey than the Chiefs; how they navigate many responsibilities on a Sunday; advice for younger writers; 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

45 min
1 DAY AGO

Tom Brady Talk with Austin Karp and Chad Finn

Episode 467 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chad Finn, the Boston Globe sports media writer and Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast we discuss Tom Brady’s agent, Don Yee, telling SBJ that Brady is in for 10 years at Fox; the transparency issue of what Brady owes viewers when discussing coaches he has interviewed as a Raiders minority owner; the viewership for the divisional round games; the Bills-Chiefs mega-showdown; the college football playoffs; Kirk Herbstreit getting emotional; 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

46 min
6 DAYS AGO

Mini Podcast: How big can the Bills-Ravens get viewership-wise —and the passing of Bob Uecker

The episode of the Sports Media features Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis. We discuss the NFL Divisional playoff round and what viewership might be; the power of the Bills-Ravens; whether you’d want to be on Saturday night versus Sunday afternoon; what last week’s WildCard round had lower viewership; the Fox Sports/LIV partnership; the Super Bowl on Tubi; the debut of Unrivaled on TNT Sports, and the passing of Bob Uecker. 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

36 min
JAN 14

Producing the Ohio State-Notre Dame college football national championship game

Episode 466 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bill Bonnell, an executive producer for ESPN and the lead college football producer at the company. Bonnell will produce the College Football Playoff National Championship Game next Monday from Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In this podcast, Bonnell discusses what having a 12-team playoff has meant for ESPN; his schedule this week; how Notre Dame’s history will play on the broadcast; the access given by Ohio State and Notre Dame; the philosophy of crowd shots for a college football game; ESPN facing criticism for not airing the pregame national anthem at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame; viewership prospects 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

32 min
JAN 13

CNBC’s Alex Sherman on Venu Sports’ shuttering and Amazon Sports’ longterm play

Episode 465 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Alex Sherman, a CNBC reporter, the author of the CNBC Sport newsletter, and the host of CNBC Sport Videocast. In this podcast, Sherman discusses why Venu Sports failed to launch in the end; Disney combining its Hulu+ Live TV service with Fubo; what it means for Fox and WBD; UFC wanting $1B for its media rights; Sherman’s interview with Jay Marine, the Head of PrimeVideo Sports; Amazon and Netflix’s sports intentions 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

40 min
JAN 9

Al Michaels

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

49 min
JAN 8

Featured Clip: Amazon Prime Video NFL broadcaster Al Michaels

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

6 min
JAN 3

The horrible events in New Orleans — and how big can the College Football playoffs get viewership-wise?

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

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2020-04-21

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Richard Deitsch

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184 Ratings

Great interview with Al Michaels. He has some stories to tell

3 days ago

Alberta Greg

Greg Sauer
Great podcast

2024-12-23

Chris wittes

Richard gets the biggest and best voices to talk about sports media. Listen, you won’t regret it.
Long time listener first time posting

2024-09-25

Mark .j

Richard has discussions with people associated with sports that I don’t follow, and leaves me informed with a new understanding of why people like that sport. His guests are among the power brokers of media and sports. He must have a hell of a Rolodex or contacts list in his phone.
Great show

2024-09-14

fraserjohnson

I recently added this podcast to my playlist. Terrific content and informative guests. Richard is very insightful and knowledgeable.

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.