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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.

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Sports media roundtable with SBJ's Austin Karp and SMW's Jon Lewis

Episode 550 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and SBJ media reporter Austin Karp. In this podcast, Lewis, Karp and I discuss MLB's increase in viewership nationally year over year; Karp's SBJ's report on which local MLB markets did well and which struggled; baseball's value as a consumer play for customers; what constitutes a celebrity in sports; ESPN's Paul Finebaum considering an Alabama senate run in 2026; college football in 2025; Snoop Dogg returning for NBC's Olympics coverage; the YouTube/NBCU dispute; the difference between the average age of an MLB viewer on TV now just one year older than a viewer of the NFL; Boston passing the Bay Area in U.S. media market rankings: ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” averaging 1.83 million viewers in its final year; Terry Gannon getting a plum Olympics assignment, 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

50 min
2 DAYS AGO

Netflix dives into MLB and Annie Costabile on the state of the WNBA

Episode 549 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Annie Costabile, a women's sports reporter for Front Office Sports. In this podcast, Lewis discusses Netflix carrying MLB’s Opening Night game next year on March 25 opener at San Francisco; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wanted to return to the media rights negotiations very early; interest in the NFL international games; potential viewership for Ravens-Chiefs and Cowboys-Packers. Costabile discusses the WNBA season and why she considers it a success; what has it been like covering the league as far as player and coach access; the firing of Sandy Brondello, a two-time winning WNBA coach; Caitlin Clark’s injury and why we don’t know more; the Fever advancing to the semifinals without Clark; the WNBA CBA negotiations; where Unrivaled is at the moment, 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

1h 1m
6 DAYS AGO

A sports media convo with SI's Jimmy Traina

Episode 548 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Illustrated podcaster and writer Jimmy Traina. In this podcast, Traina and Deitsch discuss Tom Brady's dual roles as broadcaster and part-owner; the Yankees versus Blue Jays in the final week of the season; The NFL Today's Throwback show; Molly Qerim departing ESPN; Amazon’s and NBC's NBA coverage; the ACC GameDay Operations Center; ESPN's relationship with the WWE; the challenges of booking for a sports media podcast; 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

1h 2m
24 SEPT

ESPN president of content Burke Magnus

Episode 547 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features an hourlong conversation with ESPN president of content Burke Magnus. In this podcast, Magnus discusses ESPN's foray into A.I; wanting Pat McAfee to stay with ESPN beyond his current contract, a five-year, $85 million-plus licensing agreement that McAfee signed with ESPN in the spring of 2023; why Tim Legler replaced Doris Burke on ESPN's top NBA booth; how ESPN will use Inside The NBA; why Molly Qerim is no longer on First Take; how ESPN views Stephen A. Smith's foray into political talk; how ESPN is approaching its upcoming Super Bowl broadcast; the hiring of digital influencer Katie Feeney; his company's relationship with the WWE; 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

1h 10m
23 SEPT

First Look, Part 2: How ESPN views Stephen A. Smith's foray into political talk

Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Burke Magnus, the president of content for ESPN. The full interview will be available on Wednesday. In this clip, Magnus discusses how ESPN views Stephen A. Smith's foray into political talk and whether that impacts other front-facing ESPN employees. 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

8 min
22 SEPT

First Look: How ESPN will use Inside The NBA

Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Burke Magnus, the president of content for ESPN. The full interview will be available on Wednesday. In this clip, Magnus discusses how "Inside The NBA" will be used on ESPN as the iconic show has moved from Turner Sports to ESPN. 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

7 min
18 SEPT

The impact of John Madden and Pat Summerall on today's NFL broadcasting

Episode 546 of the Sports Media Podcast features Rich Podolsky, the author of “Madden & Summerall How They Revolutionized NFL Broadcasting.” In this podcast, Podolsky discussed the process of writing a book about John Madden and Pat Summerall; the beginning of Madden's broadcasting career and how he was mediocre at first on air; Madden working with Bob Costas when Costas was just 27; Madden getting the biggest break of his fledgling broadcasting career when he was paired with Summerall; how Vin Scully nearly became Madden's permanent partner; how Summerall's broadcasting career began; what the NFL Today was like in 1975, 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

34 min
17 SEPT

First Look: How Vin Scully nearly became John Madden’s NFL partner

Here’s a short clip from our upcoming interview with Rich Podolsky, the author of “Madden & Summerall How They Revolutionized NFL Broadcasting.” The full interview will be available on Thursday. In this clip, Podolsky tells the story of how CBS had to decide between Vin Scully and Pat Summerall when it came to being John Madden’s broadcast partner. 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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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.