Oct
19

Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 75 — Ian Eagle, CBS Sports/Tennis Channel/YES

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The Sports Media Weekly Podcast is back and we have one if our rare return guests, Ian Eagle of CBS Sports, Tennis Channel, YES Network and Westwood One Radio. Before Ian’s segment, Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal discussed some of the sports media news of the week.

We led with the start of the 107th World Series and the projected low ratings the Fall Classic could receive.

Continuing with baseball, Keith and I opined about the sad sack saga of the 2011 Boston Red Sox and the TMZ-like coverage of the September Swoon that left the team out of the playoffs. We also took the Boston media to task for carrying agendas and allowing itself to be played by a drum by Red Sox ownership.

Keith and I also talked about ESPN signing Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden to a new five year contract and discussed the NFL’s flat TV ratings through 6 weeks of the young NFL season.

And we handicapped the bidding for the US rights to the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cups in a repeat of this year’s Olympic bidding between ESPN, Fox and NBC.

Ian Eagle of CBS Sports, Tennis Channel and YES Network returns for his second appearance on the podcast. We talked about the NBA Lockout and how that has affected the usually busy schedule for Ian and not just the league’s owners and players, but the TV and radio broadcast crews, arena staff and surrounding businesses which are dependent on the games being played.

Ian talked about being in a holding pattern and not picking up extra work in case the lockout is resolved.

We then went to the NFL on CBS and how Ian assessed the season to date. He also talked about working with Dan Fouts going into their second season together.

We also broached whether Ian will get an expanded role on CBS’ U.S. Open coverage Dick Enberg’s departure from the network and the Sports Broadcasting Camp that Ian operates with New York sports anchor Bruce Beck.

Overall, a fun podcast and a very enjoyable listen. You can head over to iTunes and search for Sports Media Journal or you can go right here and listen.

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