Back with another edition of the Sports Media Weekly podcast. Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal and I discussed the news of the week in our first segment.
The news included the following items:
- Fox’s announcement that Tim McCarver will leave the network at the end of the current MLB season.
- CBS/Turner’s ratings for the NCAA Tournament which turned into Doug Gottlieb bashing on my part.
- The Old Big East signing a new rights deal with CBS for six years.
- Ratings for the USA-Mexico World Cup Qualifier on ESPN.
- NBC hiring Rebecca Lowe from the UK to become English Premier League host in August.
- Rick Reilly renewing ties with ESPN.
- The upcoming MLB season.
Dave Sims from Dial Global was the guest. Among the topics discussed.
- His calling play-by-play of the NCAA Tournament from the Salt Lake City sub-regional.
- The break-up of the Big East into the Old Big East and the Catholic 7 and memories of Dave calling conference basketball games.
- Calling two no-hitters last season, one on Fox and the other on Root Sports.
- Dave’s feelings about mentioning a no-hitter in progress.
- What we can expect from the Seattle Mariners this coming season.
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