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Wednesday’s Sports Media Notebook — 03/04/2015
0 comments by Ken Fang on 3/4/2015
As we hit mid-week, let’s do another edition of the notebook. NEWS CBS announced on Tuesday that it has hired former Colorado, Washington and UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel as a studio analyst. He’ll join the cast of College Football Today before SEC games and Inside College Football on CBS Sports Network. Neuheisel had been […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 177 — Goodbye, Farewell and Amen
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/31/2013
I stole that from the final episode of M*A*S*H, but it’s a good title for the final podcast of Sports Media Weekly. As Keith Thibault puts the wraps on seven years at Sports Media Journal, it’s also the final edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast which I have co-hosted with him since 2010. We […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 176 (Next to Last Edition) — Ed Sherman, The Sherman Report
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/20/2013
This is the next-to-last edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast as Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal announced earlier this week that he is shutting down his site as of January 1. A sad day for those of us who have gotten to know Keith. I understand why he’s doing it as Keith wants […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 175 — Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times & Joe Tessitore, ESPN
0 comments by Ken Fang on 12/12/2013
Just a couple of editions of the Sports Media Weekly podcast before the end of the year. This week’s podcast is an action-packed one. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I look at the Week in Sports Media and have a guest as well. We bring in Joe Flint, media and entertainment reporter from […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 172 — Chad Finn, Boston Globe & Ian Eagle, CBS/YES/Tennis Channel/Westwood One
0 comments by Ken Fang on 11/14/2013
Back with another edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast and it’s quite an entertaining one. It’s almost an hour, but stay with it. It’s one of the funniest editions we’ve had. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I have our usual two segments. Our “Third Man In” was Chad Finn, media writer and […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 167, Steve Lepore, Awful Announcing & USA Today and Adam Schein, CBS Sports Network
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/12/2013
Another edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast. I’ve been lax in posting these. My apologies. In this particular episode, we have another two guests. For the “Third Man In,” we go to the always hustling Steve Lepore who just joined Awful Announcing and just this week, said he will do some work for USA […]
Preview of Sports Media Weekly Podcast No. 166 with NESN’s Don Orsillo
0 comments by Ken Fang on 10/2/2013
This week’s Sports Media Weekly podcast will be with Don Orsillo, the Boston Red Sox play-by-play man for NESN and who has been calling the MLB Postseason for TBS since 2007. Orsillo will call the Detroit-Oakland American League Division Series for TBS starting on Friday. As he was packing for Oakland, Don took a few […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 164 — Pete Dougherty, Albany Times Union & Michelle Beadle, NBC Sports
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/19/2013
Back for another edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast. It’s definitely a newsworthy edition. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I are back to talk about the current events in sports media and a guest in the world of TV and radio. As usual, we have a “Third Man In” and this week, […]
Preview of Sports Media Weekly No. 164 with NBC’s Michelle Beadle
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Coming later tonight, the Sports Media Weekly podcast will be out with guests Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union and Michelle Beadle of NBC. During the interview with Michelle, I had the opportunity to discuss several topics including her NBCSN show, The Crossover with Michelle Beadle, hosting the Olympics and what role she would […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 163 — Mike McCarthy, Advertising Age & Tracy Wolfson, CBS Sports
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/14/2013
This week’s version of the Sports Media Weekly podcast returns with another good edition. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I are back with our usual segments. Our “Third Man In” is Mike McCarthy, sports business reporter for Advertising Age. Here’s what we discussed this week. The NFL’s viewership numbers for Week 1. A […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 162 — Matt Yoder, Awful Annnouncing & Jim Andrew Miller, ESPN Book and the New York Times
0 comments by Ken Fang on 9/5/2013
Back to podcast after a week’s absence while I was away. Actually, I’m partly back. I was missing from the “Third Man In” segment due to some scheduling conflicts so Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and Matt Yoder of Awful Announcing handle the News of the Week segment. Among the topics discussed: The high […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 160 — Ken Schott, Schenectady Gazette; Bill Wanger, Fox Sports; David Berson, CBS Sports
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/15/2013
One of our longer editions of the Sports Media Weekly podcast, but we have a lot of things to talk about. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy this episode. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I get together with our Third Man In, Ken Schott from the Schenectady Gazette to discuss the following in the News of […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 158 — Chad Finn, Boston Globe and Peter King, Sports Illustrated
0 comments by Ken Fang on 8/1/2013
It’s another edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I have a good episode on our hands here. Our “Third Man In” for the News of the Week segment is Chad Finn of the Boston Globe. During this segment, we talked about the following topics: NBC Sports and […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 157 — John Ourand, Sports Business Journal and Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/25/2013
The Sports Media Weekly podcast is back with another edition. Not only did Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I have a usual “Third Man In” for our News of the Week segment, we had a “Fourth Man In.” John Ourand of Sports Business Journal was our originally “Third Man In” and then, we […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 156 — Steve Lepore, SB Nation and Peter Burns, Mile High Radio
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/19/2013
This is one of our longest podcasts ever, but with so many topics, it’s really warranted. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I went over a lot of subjects with our guests, Steve Lepore, sports media and NHL writer for SB Nation and Peter Burns, morning drive host at Mile High Radio. Steve is […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 155 — Ed Sherman, The Sherman Report/Chicago Tribune
0 comments by Ken Fang on 7/12/2013
Time for another edition of the podcast. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I had one guest for this episode and it was good friend Ed Sherman of The Sherman Report and the Chicago Tribune. Among the topics discussed this week: ESPN’s lowest ratings in the second quarter since 2006. Fox Sports 1’s planned […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 153 — Paulsen, Sports Media Watch
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/14/2013
Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I have returned with an all-new edition of the podcast. The “Third Man In” this week is Paulsen the great Sports Media Watch site. Since Paulsen has a great grasp of ratings and all things sports media, why not have him on to talk about the news of […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 153 — Richard Deitsch, Sports Illustrated & Jason Kint, CBS Interactive
0 comments by Ken Fang on 6/6/2013
Back with another edition of the podcast. Lots of stuff and let’s call it an extended edition as it reaches 47 minutes. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I discuss the latest in sports media news with our “Third Man In,” the great Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated. The topics broached tonight: NBA Finals […]
Sports Media Weekly No. 151 — Brian Berger, Sports Business Radio and Bob Socci, New England Patriots
0 comments by Ken Fang on 5/29/2013
We have another edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast tonight. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Weekly and I are back to look at the sports media news and bring in various guests from inside and outside the industry. Our “Third Man In” (I guess if we ever have a female guest for this segment, […]