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It's the newest edition of our "daily" as Mike Gill checks in on several sports media subjects making headlines from late in the week.
Mike talks more about "Woj," Adrian Wojnarowski, leaving his roles as an insider with ESPN for the their NBA coverage in a surprise move to "retire" from the basketball insider business, while on top of the heap. What does ESPN do now?
Mike has more on what he thinks with insider Shams Charania becoming the new biggest info guy all by himself.
Plus, find out why Mike wants to salute Fox Sports' Joe Davis this week for his historic home run calls for the Dodgers' broadcast of Shohei Ohtani heroics in Miami.
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It's the newest edition of our Monday-Friday "daily" on the podcast feed, where get you your sports media latest news and happenings mid-day, as part of the "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast feed.
T.J. Rives returns to talk:
The sudden retirement of prominent NBA information insider Adrian Wojnarowski (or "Woj"), as he has decided to take a basketball front office role at his alma mater St. Bonaventure University in New Jersey. Why would he give this up? T.J. weighs in on the balance of family/a life vs. crazy hours for employment. And, is "Woj" truly irreplaceable for whomever will try to fill in for ESPN's NBA coverage?
Next, it's Thursay night football and the Jets hosting the Patriots in the home opener for '24 for Aaron Rodgers. T.J. has more on what he's interested in hearing from Al Michaels on the play by play calls of the game for Amazon Prime.
And, finally, is Fox Sports personality Erin Andrews contemplating leaving the sideline and her roles with their NFL coverage at the end of this season? She revealed this week that she's in the final year of her deal. We have more on the story.
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Tons of NFL and College Football to discuss and much more as part of our newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"
Host T.J. Rives and co-host Mike Gill return to give the info and their takes on the compelling sports media stories and news for the week.That includes:
DirecTV got it's renewal deal with Disney/ESPN/ABC. Why did it happen and did they really get any thing in the standoff? The guys give the update.
Did ESPN Monday Night Football go too overboard with their praising and promoting of former Eagles center Jason Kelce on Monday night. He's a Superbowl hero in Philly and returned as part of their pregame coverage but he was on, over and over and over, with everything they did. That includes him being in the booth for a bunch of the 3rd and 4th quater with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Mike and T.J. have thoughts.
Next, was Tom Brady better in the Fox Sports TV booth Sunday wiht Saints/Cowboys? Mike saw it and was a harsh critic last week of his debut. Did he think Brady did beter?
What college football scored the best audience last week? It's not surprising.
Plus, T.J. updates the scary story of ESPN./SEC Network host Peter Burns disclosing publicly that he nearly choked to death at a meal with colleagues last Friday night in Missouri. Hear more about that.
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It's a Tuesday edition of the "daily," as Mike Gill is back today with some thoughts on the ESPN Monday Night Football coverage and broadcast. Was it "overload" with Jason Kelce, the former Eagles lineman great, being given so much airtime before and during the game? MIke has thoughts.
He also hopped over to the ESPN2 "Manningcast" with Peyton and Eli talking about the game and interiviewing their guests like Bill Belichick and former Falcon, Matt Ryan. And, Mike also looks ahead to the upcoming weekend in the NFL that includes the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes back front and center.
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It's the Monday edition of the "LWOS Media Daily" as host T.J. Rives returns off the weekend to go over some topics of interest in sports media. They include:
DirecTV and Disney reached a deal Saturday morning to allow the streaming service to once again show their channels and programming. This was just in time for all the college football action on ESPN and ABC that was to have been pre-empted for the second straight week. Now, Monday night football, Dancing with the Stars and American Idol, etc. are all back on DirecTV.
Next, T.J. goes over the game broadcasts for College and NFL from this weekend and what he liked and didn't like as much. There's no disputing that there were plenty of blowouts in big games both days to deal with. This included Tom Brady's second game on Fox being a one sided whipping of the Cowboys this week against the Saints.
But, the same was true for Fox's "Big Noon" game of Alabama at Wisconsin and CBS loing the rare opportunity to have Notre Dame on their network, as they destroyed Purdue in the new Big Ten slot of 3:30 East, etc.
And, T.J. concludes with wondering what's up with award winning broadaster Al Michaels and how he continues to have downplayed, lackluster calls of big moments and games for Amazon Prime at this stage of his career?
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On the newest edition of the Monday-Friday "daily" host T.J. Rives returns with sports media news and takes for a few minutes.
He covers the Thursday night concussion in the 4th Q of the Buffalo Bills - Miami Dolphins game in the NFL and more specifically, the reaction and over reaction to it all from pundits on NFL Network and ESPN, etc. and those on the internet.
There's also the new formation of the Pac 12 Conference, as Oregon State and Washington State have led the charge to add new schools back to the conference that saw 10 of them depart for this season. Now, San Diego State, Fresno State, Colorado State and Boise State have all decided to leave the Mountain West for 2026 and there are likely at least two more or tour more schools that will join in for a year and half from now. T.J. also gives his thoughts on where this new conference could score a significant TV package with a late night game of the week.
And, the New York Knicks have hired a largely unheard of, 34 year old, to be their new radio play by play guy for this upcoming year. Find out more about him, as well.
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On a Wednesday version of the "LWOS Media Daily" we have some news involving the Sports Broadcasting hall of fame's 2024 class, an injury to a prominent, on air member of the ESPN/ABC Monday Night Football team and we go over those who will be calling the top NFL and College Football games, as well.
Host T.J. Rives is back with more on the Sports Broadcasting Hall tabbing long term legend in NBA TV broadcasting Hubie Brown, who's still going at 90 years and counting. Plus, former NFL insider for ESPN, the late Chris Mortensen and also ESPN/NBC/HBO's Andrea Kremer among others being recognized by them.
There's news of how Michelle Biesner-Buck was inadvertently injured and unable to work the Monday Night opener in San Francisco and what was the audience for the first game of the year for ESPN?
T.J. also goes over the top announcer pairings for the weekend and which games they are doing like the Bengals-Chiefs, Saints-Cowboys and Jets Titans. Plus, what are marquee college announcer assignments like: LSU-South Carolina, Alabama-Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Purdue, etc.?
It's all part of your daily dose of quick sports media news and takes on the "Last Word on Sports Media Daily" as part of the LWOS Media feed. Make sure to follow/subscrbie on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! -
Our newest edition of the is up and Mike Gill and T.J. Rives are talking lots about NFL topics and they have guest wtih some great insight on dealing with players/coaches and the media. It's all on this "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."
The guys debate the debut of Tom Brady in the top Fox Sporst TV booth for the NFL, as he worked with Kevin Burkhardt on the Cowboys/Browns game this past Sunday. Mike feels strongly about what Brady lacked, but the debate ensues on whether he'll be better?
They also discuss the smashing ratings for the NFL overall off the weekend and then, they turn to the controversy of 49ers backup RB Jordan Mason revealing to ESPN's Lisa Salters after the Monday night game that he knew for days he'd be starting for injured Christan McCaffery. Yet, the 49ers didn't list McCaffery as doubtful or out on the injury report, as required.
That's where the guys turn to Jonathan Grella, former V.P. of Communications for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to give them his inisght on being on the inside for a team dealing with these situations, when they arise. Grella even has examples of when he dealt wtih this during his Bucs tenure.
The guys also talk Deion Sanders and his Colorado team's apparent unraveling continuing with the blowout beating at Nebraska. Will the powers that broadast like ESPN, Fox and CBS be willing to criticize and tell the truth about Colorado's shortcomings.
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On the Tuesday edition of the daily pod for news and analysis, Mike Gill is back talking the debut of Tom Brady on Fox Sports, a mess of a broadcast for NBC's Big Ten prime time game and much more.
Brady is under much scrutiny for his opening call as the analyst for the Cowboys win in Cleveland. Mike gives a blunt assessment of his performance with Kevin Burkhardt in the main booth.
Also, on the College Football Weekend, the Colorado Buffaloes and Deion Sanders ("Coach Prime") got drilled, again, by a good team, again and Mike wonders if it's about time that the media stop talking so much about his lacking Colorado team? The broadcasters for that game were Paul Burmeister of NBC with former Texas and NFL QB Colt McCoy on the analysis. And, it left a lot to be desired.
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On the newest edition of our five day a week "Daily" podcast for all the sports media news, notes, and ratings, etc., T.J. Rives is back to go over some of the important topics of this Monday.
They include: Tom Brady's debut as an analyst for Fox Sports' NFL coverage, as he worked the Dallas-Cleveland game with Kevin Burkhardt that most of the country saw. How did Brady do and what should be beter in the future?
Plus, DirecTV is still at an impasse with Disney and cannot show ESPN/ABC or any of Disney's channels, while they try to iron out a new agreement. DirecTV has filed a complaint with the FCC over what they believe is Disney negotiating in "bad faith" and not offering them similar deals to other boradcasters and streaming services. Will a deal get done before the debut of Monday Night Football or will the standoff continue?
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It's the 19th season beginning Sunday of the NFL Netwrok's "Gameday Morning" pregame show originating from Los Angeles and we've got one of the shows top stars joining us on a special "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"
Host T.J. Rives welcomes former six time Pro Bowler with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Gerald McCoy, to the pod to talk about him working with host Rich Eisen, hall of famer Kurt Warner and former 49ers/Lions coach, Steve Mariucci each week.
Gerald gives insight on the preparation that goes into their show, how they come up with topics and debates and why you have to be ready for an "audible" to change things on short notice. The four hour show on Sunday has tons of personnel and preparation for it and McCoy gives us a fascinating look behind the scenes.
Plus, Gerald reveals another interest of his- Acting. And, he talks about lessons that he's taking to end up on the screen or stage in another challenge for him post NFL career. And, he gives several quick predictions on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs chances to " 3 peat" as SuperBowl chances, what about Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets and a surprise team for this season, too.
It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast feed and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! -
It's the newest edition of our Monday through Friday daily on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" feed. Host Mike Gill returns with some news and his analysis/takes for this Friday.
He talks NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell appearing on CNBC Financial channel with the 2024 season kicking off and covered several subjects. That includes, how much streaming and charging the fans is too much? Mike also has his thoughts on whether the NFL's diversity in television and streaming partners is good or too greedy?
Next, it's the subject of longtime New York Yankees radio play by play man John Sterling, who has agreed with WFAN to come out of his retirement and call the final regular season games and the duration of the Yankees post season for the team/radio network. Mike has his opinion on this move.
And, there is a bombastic New York host, who doesn't think Sterling should "un-retire" at all. Mike Gill has more.
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With the new college football season underway we bring you a special conversation with prominent Alabama Crimson Tide play by play man, Chris Stewart on a special "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."
Host T.J. Rives is joined by Jason Powers of the "Powers on Sports Podcast" to talk with Chris on several subjects. They include: Chris following legendary Alabama broadcaster Eli Gold in the booth, what is new coach Kalen Deboer like and just how involved is his broadcast help in the booth for calling the game?
T.J. and Chris also tell stories about their times together on some different broadcasts, etc, including the 2003 meeting between Bama and South Florida.
Hear it all on this special conversation with Chris Stewart on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" feed and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! -
On this edition of the "Last Word on Sports Media Daily" hoat Mike Gill gets you caught up on some interesting news.
The Cleveland Browns have hired a radio play by play replacement for Jim Donovan, as the long time 25 veteran on the mic has had to retire for now due to reoccurance of leukemia for him. That new voice will be Andrew Siciliano formerly with the NFL Network and DirecTV's RedZone channel on Sundays. Siciliano is an Ohio native and massive Browns fans and Mike gives his thoughts on it all.
Plus, there's more news involving the NFL Redzone and it's current host Scott Hanson and whether his contract situation is about to become an issue for him remaining in the role long term? Mike has more on the situation and how Hanson helped himself even more with his work on the NBC/Peacock 'Gold Zone" covergage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which mimicked what he does for the NFL.
And, of course, regular season action kicks off Thursday night with the Kansas City Chiefs beginning defense of their back to back tities, as they take on the Baltimore Ravens on NBC Sports.
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It's the brand new LWOS Media Daily, which will come your way mid-days as part of this podcast feed.
On this edition, host T.J. Rives has updates on:
Former Fox Sports NASCAR/NFL personality Shannon Spake having new roles with Nascar.com and TruTV starting this week.
"The Dan Lebatard Show" has a new outlet to be able to see it, as well as hear it.
Why is Philadelphia Eagle Darius Slay having to back peddle on his comments about concerns with the Eagles playing the Green Bay Packers in Brazil on Friday night?
And, will the DirecTV dispute with Disney (ESPN/ABC) get resolved by this wekeend's college football and the U.S. Open? If not then, will it be wrapped up by the Monday Night Football opener for the N.Y Jets playing at San Francisco?
We cover it all on the innaugural "LWOS Media Daily" on the podcast feed and make sure to follow/subscribe for all the podcast content on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! -
One of the most fearsome defensive tackles in the last 15 years in the NFL has turned his cleats in for a broadcasting gig on the NFL Network and you'll hear more of Gerald McCoy's story, plus, much more on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."
Host T.J. Rives is back and talks to the 11 year vet/six time Pro Bowler McCoy, who will start his 2nd season on the set in L.A. for the NFL Network's Sunday "Gameday Morning" pregame show. He relates what it's like to be with Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner and Steve Mariucci on that show each week. Plus, Gerald talks about having to weight being critical of players, etc., when they may not like it. And, he discusses another goal of his away from the sports world, too.
Then, T.J. is joined by Mike Gill to talk more sports media topics from this past week, including the disaster for DirectTV subscribers with Disney pulling their channels (including ABC/ESPN) last Sunday night in a money dispute. Who will blink first in this showdown? Plus, what about the powerful ratings start to the college football season, how will Tom Brady do in his Fox Sports debut for the Dallas-Cleveland game And, will the WNBA see it's tremendous audience increase dwindle because of all the football now filling the airwaves?
It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! -
Lots of topics to go over from "Coach Prime" Deion Sanders already seeming to implode before his Colorado college football season begins, to Bill Belichick trying to use the media (of all things) to rehab his image and more are part of the latest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."
Host T.J. Rives is joined by Mike Gill, the former co-host of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, to go over these subjects and more.
This includes whether there are just too much streaming services to try to keep up with and pay for? Where does it end? They also talkl the NBA battling in court to fight Warner Bros./ Discovery over their contention that they matched the Amazon streaming offer to keep their NBA television rights.
Next, they talk the ESPN strange and sudden dismissal of ESPN's Samantha Ponder just weeks before the football season from her high profile hosting of the "Sunday Countdown" pre-game show. What's really behind their decision and Mike gives his take on why Mike Greenberg sliding into that role he thinks will be a good thing.
Hear it all on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! -
This week on Episode 111 of the" Announcer Schedules Podcast," Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin put on the podcast with the show's final episode.
The show reflects on the history of the podcast and the Announcer Schedules twitter feed, while discussing the current coverage options for sports business and media.
For a final time, Gill and de Montmollin review what is upcoming in the announcing world, including the latest from the NFL, College Football and Major League Baseball.
Enjoy "The Announcer Schedules Podcast" one final time, as it's been a fun ride on the "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast feed (which is continuing) on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc. -
Summer rolls on and so do the sports media topics, including ESPN firing two prominent personalites just before the football season. What's going on? We get more on that, the Little League World Series overkill, Olympics wrap up and how will Tom Brady do in the Fox Sports TV booth are all part of the newest "Last Word on Sports Media" Podcast.
Host T.J. Rives is back with guest Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post to discuss these subjects and more.
Will Sam Ponder of ESPN and their NFL "Sunday Countdown" show look to sue after apparently being dumped in no small part due to her political social media posts? And, why did Robert Griffin III also get ousted from his NFL and college football gigs on the eve of it beginning next month? Ryan gives his thoughts on that. Plus, the discuss the LLWS overkill, the Olympics and their soaring ratings and Ryan weighs in on whether Tom Brady is in it for the long term with TV/Fox Sports in the booth?
It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/ Spreaker/Spotify, etc. - Visa fler