Fang’s Bites Podcast No. 7: Olympics Edition — Richard Sandomir, NY Times; Diane Pucin, Bleacher Report

With the Olympics heading into the home stretch, I speak with writers who have extensively covered the Olympics either through NBC’s eyes or through their own eyes.

New York Times sports media writer Richard Sandomir is our first guest. We discuss the following topics:

  • NBC’s handling of the XXII Olympic Winter Games
  • The Christin Cooper questioning of skier Bode Miller
  • Bob Costas’ pink eye infection and NBC’s usage of Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira as replacements

Our second guest is Diane Pucin, formerly of the Los Angeles Times and currently writing about the Olympics for the Bleacher Report.

We discussed:

  • The loss of her job at the LA Times
  • The changing newspaper industry
  • How quickly she was able to join Bleacher Report
  • Her thoughts on Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski as figure skating analysts
  • Her thoughts on the figure skating competition
  • What’s she looking forward to watching in the days ahead.

The podcast can be found on iTunes by searching for “Fang’s Bites” or going here to the episode page. You can also click here to listen right away.

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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