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On the 37-minute “Marchand and Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel hit on these topics:
* What is the retiring Bob Costas’ MLB booth legacy?
* Marchand has Costas as his “What’s up” and “What’s down”
* Is Chris (Mad Dog) Russo the best sports talk show host ever?
* Did Tom Brady have a good week?
* “Clown” talk as Stephen A. Smith and Kevin Durant go at it
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* World Series wrap-up
* Off The Main Event Rick Cordella interview, are we convinced on NBC’s NBA plan?
* College GameDay vs. Big Noon Kickoff
* Scott Hanson vs. Andrew Siciliano: Who is better on Red Zone?
* Caitlin Clark and women’s basketball’s future on TV
* Understanding the difference between CBS and Fox Sunday pregames
* How Jay Glazer shined Sunday
* Thursday’s Day’s Main Event is University of Green Bay-Wisconsin coach and Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb. How will he do both?
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NBC Sports president Rick Cordella is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” During the 38-minute conversation, Cordella explains NBC and Peacock’s sports business and what is next. Topics include:
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On the 38-minute “Marchand and Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel hit on these topics:
* Are Joe Davis and John Smoltz a strong duo in the World Series booth?
* Did Davis nail the Game 1 call with his tribute to Vin Scully?
* How is Derek Jeter on the Fox pregame show?
* How is Fox’s production of the World Series.
* There was one of the worst calls in Washington for the Hail Mary.
* Where is the Tom Brady Meter?
* How has Tony Romo done this year?
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* Is ESPN using Jason Kelce the right way on MNF?
* Is Bart Simpson coming to Monday Night Football a good idea?
* What do we think of the Ian Eagle to Amazon Prime Video NBA move?
* After the Bomani Jones Main Event, do we think gambling and media are forever intertwined?
* Future of Sports presented by WSC Sports: When exactly will ESPN go to ESPN DTC? What are the expectations?
* Did ESPN get a great price for its new SEC package?
THURSDAY’S MAIN EVENT GUEST: NBC Sports president Rick Cordella.
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In the 45-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and Bomani Jones have an enlightening conversation about the state of sports media.
One of the goals of this podcast is trying to understand the future of sports media. Jones, who has done new media and old media, was a thoughtful guest and, while he answered about the overall game, he also discussed his internal struggle for what is next for him.
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Here are some of the topics we discussed:
* Jones believes that everything points to sports gambling and the content providers, who can cater to that audience.
* He talks about his career that began as economics major and evolved into shows with HBO and ESPN.
* He muses about working those big rooms and now going back to smaller, more intimate rooms.
* He explained why he doesn’t rip on ESPN, like some others, who have left ESPN. He does wonder about where the new ideas are coming from at the network.
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On Marchand and Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel hit on these topics. To become a subscriber sign-up at AndrewMarchand.com for full access to all our pods.
* How is part owner/broadcaster Tom Brady doing after seven weeks.
* Bill Belichick steps up.
* Broadcasters: Enough about the teams you root for!
* How did Brian Anderson and TBS do on its MLB playoff coverage
* How many people will watch the World Series?
* What is NBA TV free agency waiting on? Charles Barkley and company. Some intriguing names are our there for Amazon, NBC and ESPN.
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* Future of sports media, presented by WSC Sports: What do we make of the WNBA season and the league’s media future?
* Are places like Omaha Productions the future of sports media?
* Are 35-minute voicemails that Peyton leaves for Eli Manning too long?
* Your questions: Who wins a cage match between Richard Deitsch and Jimmy Traina?
* Papa Clicker Review: Out of Left Field: A Sports Writers Last Word by Stan Issacs
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During The Main Event with Andrew Marchand, Eli Manning hits on a bunch of topics during the 36-minute interview.
* How Chad Powers went from his mind to a Hulu sitcom
* How he decided what media path to take.
* How Peyton sends 35-minute voice memos that Eli ignores
* How he and Peyton used to do the “Manningcast” via phone watching games
* Does Omaha Productions actually give Eli and Peyton grades after each episode of the Mannningcast?
* Why he treats Peyton like he was the Bob Uecker of football
* Why his dad, Archie, turned down a chance to be on Chris Berman’s NFL PrimeTime
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* Why he didn’t do many commercials as a player
* His wariness and awareness of the New York media
* How his brother, Cooper, has coped being the non-NFL playing Manning brother
* The advice he has given his nephew, Texas quarterback Arch Manning
* How he would select a college in the NIL era
* And much more
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On “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel hit on these topics during the full 35 minute podcast:
* Why Roger Goodell’s flirtation with an international Super Bowl has to do with where digital global media rights are headed
* Burke Magnus crowing about ESPN’s College Football ratings
* How close Jeff Passan came to replacing Woj before ESPN went with Shams
* How is Tom Brady doing after six weeks on Fox Sports
* ESPN is looking at a new big name for its studio shows
* Peter Schrager is this generation’s Peter King
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* Reviews of Kurt Warner on NFL and Brian Anderson on MLB
* What do we think of Jay Bilas on the NBA
* Why is Bob Kraft on your TV during games so often
* Bob Costas got roasted, then Meterparel was by Kirk Minihane
* What Fox does well on baseball
* The return of Papa Clicker
* Thursday’s Guest on The Main Event: Eli Manning
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NBC/Amazon executive producer Fred Gaudelli joins “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Marchand and Gaudelli discuss how NBC was able to swipe Mike Tirico from ESPN as the successors to Al Michaels on Sunday Night Football and Bob Costas on the Olympics and how that changed the top NFL broadcast landscape.
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Gaudelli explained how he rose at ESPN, which included innovating by putting MPH on screen for the first time, he said, in baseball history at the College World Series. How he invented the bottom line scroll on the NFL Draft. Mel Kiper Jr. and the the draft board. The creation and implementation of the first down line graphic. Plus, what is next with AI, Artificial Intelligence, not Michaels, on telecasts.
Gaudelli also tells great stories about John Madden, Michaels, Kiper and Dick Vitale.
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Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media Rundown
WHAT’S UP
Andrew Marchand: Howie Rose
Jon Meterparel: Rece Davis
WHAT’S DOWN
Marchand: Rob Manfred
Meterparel: Al Michaels & Kirk Herbstreit
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THE QUESTIONS
* Diamond Sports looks as if it will not be broadcasting most of its MLB teams next year. What does it mean? What should MLB do? Why is it so significant? Why it could lead to internal MLB fights?
* How Shohei Ohtani’s special TV baseball playoff moment was produced to perfection. Should local announcers call MLB playoff games?
* What should be done about the NFLPA statement not wanting reporters in the locker room?
* What do we make of the WNBA playoff ratings? With and without Caitlin Clark?
* The future of Sports Media presented by WSC Sports:
What is the under-reported media story that will influence the future of how we watch? The globalization of major sports and the impact on sports media.
* You make the call: What specifically made Howie Rose’s call so great?
THURSDAY’S GUEST
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Darren Rovell is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Rovell became a sports media star at 22, convincing ESPN to cover sports business full-time. A theater major at Northwestern, he still believes he could be on Broadway. He explains how his background performing helped him when he sat next to Kenny Mayne on SportsCenter for his first television hit at 22.
After building his profile with two runs at ESPN between a stop at CNBC, he pivoted again to sports gambling just before he grew to the heights it is at now. He has now moved to sports collectibles where he has started where has started cllct.com.
Rovell goes into how he was one of the first on Twitter, how he has someone monitoring the platform now known as X 24/7 so he can still have a life and what is next for sports media. He has been paying this unknown person for a decade. He also expands on his multi-million memorabilia collection he owns and what his young company is now doing. And he discusses the benefits of being really good at something niche.
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Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media Rundown
WHAT’S UP
Andrew Marchand: SiriusXM Sunday Drive
Jon Meterparel: Jason Benetti
WHAT’S DOWN
Marchand: WNBA Players Association
Meterparel: John Smoltz
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THE QUESTIONS
* How Jeff Passan could make the move from MLB insider to NBA insider and replace Woj? Shams Charania is the other leading candidate, but The Athletic wants to keep him. What happened with Zach Lowe? Chris Haynes also in free agency merry-go-round.
* How could Netflix ask for Tom Brady to call its Christmas Day game? What is going on with the streamer? Should networks let announcers work for Netflix? Ian Eagle, Noah Eagle, Greg Olsen and Nate Burleson in play.
* How do we rank the MLB playoff game-callers? Joe Davis to Brian Anderson to Karl Ravech to Bob Costas to Boog Sciambi. Plus, Joe Buck’s legacy.
* What do we think of Friday night college football? What is the next window TV should think about?
* The future of Sports Media presented by WSC Sports: What does the WNBA need to do from a media perspective to go to the next level? Who is right in the Christine Brennan-WNBAPA kerfuffle?
* You make the call: Benetti on Tigers when they moved one game from clinching playoff spot. How does it rate?
YOUR QUESTIONS
Is it the sports media who unimaginatively continually ask the thought provoking question, “Can you take us through this play?” Scott Fisher on X.
THURSDAY’S GUEST
The Main Event with Andrew Marchand on Thursday is with Darren Rovell. You can find it on this same feed. Thanks for listening and subscribing at AndrewMarchand.com.
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ESPN Sr. Writer and NBA insider Ramona Shelburne is on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Shelburne thought someone might have been hacked when she saw on X that Adrian Wojnarowski retired. She described how she and Woj worked on a James Harden blockbuster trade story together, but she was having back surgery, which left Woj worrying if the doctor may leak it. She also explained how she developed a strong relationship with Kobe Bryant and how Bryant challenged her to beat Woj. And she documents her tremendous series on Donald Sterling that is now on FX. And we go into the future of insiders at ESPN.
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Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media Rundown
WHAT’S UP
Andrew Marchand: Cris Collinsworth
Jon Meterparel: Kevin Burkhardt
WHAT’S DOWN
Marchand: Greg Olsen
Meterparel: Bill Belichick
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THE QUESTIONS
* What happens to the insider game after Adrian Wojnarowski’s surprise retirement?
Does ESPN replace Woj? Do they go closer by committee? Shams? Do reporters want the job? Adam Schefter’s comments.
* What do you think of Cris Collinsworth closing in on a contract extension with NBC?
NBC’s succession plan worked with Mike Tirico and Al Michaels/Bob Costas, but Collinsworth survived Drew Brees.
* What did we think of Tom Brady in Week 3?
Brady struggled big time with cliches.
Does he have the instincts?
* What are we hearing on the ESPN NBA No. 1 team front?
The latest and some new names.
* The future of Sports Media presented by WSC Sports:
What was the biggest takeaway from The Main Event interview with MoffettNathanson’s Michael Nathanson and Robert Fishman?
ESPN’s plan should work for DTC, while MLB has a real streaming issue for its big market clubs.
* What do we make of the Caitlin Clark WNBA regular season ratings? She’s the one.
* You make the call: New segment, what do we think of this Connor Onion call on Fox Sports of Colorado’s win over Baylor?
YOUR QUESTIONS
* Could you see Woj doing any kind of content? Using his NBA connections to bring folks to St Bonnie’s campus? Jessie Karungu, subscriber
THURSDAY’S GUEST
The Main Event with Andrew Marchand on Thursday is with ESPN senior writer Ramona Shelburne. You can find it on this same feed. Thanks for listening and subscribing.
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On The Main Event, Andrew Marchand is joined by two of the top analysts in the business, MoffettNathanson’s Michael Nathanson and Robert Fishman. The trio discussed ESPN/Disney’s future dire…
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MARCHAND & METERPAREL: Everybody Loves Sports Media Rundown
WHAT’S UP
Andrew Marchand: Tom Brady
Jon Meterparel: Kenny Albert
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WHAT’S DOWN
Marchand: Jesse Palmer
Meterparel: Terry Bradshaw
THE QUE…
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On The Main Event with Andrew Marchand, Andrew talks with Booger McFarland. McFarland, 46, explains the funny story of how he went from Anthony to Booger and why his attempt to switch back failed at LSU. He goes behind-the-scenes at ESPN about how the Monday Night Football happened, the Booger Mobile and whatever happened to the most famous crane in NFL TV history.
He also talked about the influence of Mike Greenberg, his relationship with the legendary Chris Berman and his doughnut disses of Dan “Big Cat” Katz on X.
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WHAT’S UP
Andrew Marchand: Greg Olsen
Jon Meterparel: Mike Tirico
WHAT’S DOWN
Marchand: Scott Hanson
Meterparel: WFAN Executives
THE QUESTIONS
* What did we think of Tom Brady’s debut?
* How can Brady become better?
* What else did we think about Week 1 in the NFL?
NFL greed on Friday night with Peacock game … Jeff Darlington should have the “Cops” song play when he comes on-air. … Matt Ryan debut on CBS’ NFL Today, while James Brown pays tribute to Boomer Esiason & Phil Simms. …Sunday Ticket worth it?
* College GameDay vs. Big Noon Kickoff: It is turning into a great college football rivalry?
Both shows are good. Colt McCoy struggles on Saturday night national TV debut.
* The future of Media presented by WSC Sports: What happens with ESPN’s equity play as it goes direct to consumer?
NFL and NBA talks are stalled for now, but digital players could still team with ESPN.
* Is it the right move by Audacy New York president Chris Oliviero to bring back John Sterling for the playoffs to call Yankee games on WFAN?
YOUR QUESTIONS
* Who is likely to call the Netflix games? Neil Schoolnik from X.
Peter Schrager is an interesting option.
THURSDAY’S GUEST
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THE MAIN EVENT RUNDOWN
In the Main Event with Andrew Marchand, Marchand spoke with Jim Nantz for nearly an hour. Topics included Nantz’ first time ever on-air during John Sterling’s New York radio show, Marchand’s reporting on Nantz wanting “Romo money,” how Nantz met Mike Francesa and how he helped him land WFAN job, Marchand’s criticism of Nantz-Romo on the Super Bowl, CBS’ Peyton Manning pursuit in the middle of the Romo negotiations, how Nantz got to CBS and the emotions of his college roommate Fred Couples winning The Masters. Plus, A.I. Nantz at Masters?
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Here are the highlights of the chronological rundown:
* Nantz was the captain of his high school golf and basketball team, called into John Sterling’s talk show, which was the first time Nantz was on air.
* Nantz and his college roommate and teammate Fred Couples used to rehearse green jacket Masters ceremony at the University of Houston. Then they did it for real and Nantz thought he might meltdown on air because it was so emotional.
* Early in his career, calling BYU games with Steve Young and Utah Jazz’s games with Hot Rod Hundley.
* How he beat out Roy Firestone to earn his first CBS job at 26 years old.
* How he nearly lost the CBS job because he didn’t know what swordfish was when he went out with his future bosses.
* His relationship with his good friend, Mike Francesa, how he met him and how he helped him become a WFAN legend.
* When Brent Musburger was fired in 1990 during the Final Four and Nantz got elevated to the lead voice of the college hoops. What was his perspective.
* What was it like for him to not call the Final Four this past March after 32 years?
* He had planned to still do the NCAA championship tournament trophy presentation, but then didn’t, what happened?
* The future of Sports Media presented by WSC Sports: When he talks to his good friend, Al Michaels, does he speak with Al or A.I. Al?
* Nantz wants to call at least another 11 more Masters until he is 76.
* Nantz seemed to be considering some Nantz A.I. on the Masters one day.
* Nantz on getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* How he replaced Greg Gumbel as the CBS’ No. 1 NFL play-by-player in 2004.
* What happened at the end with Phil Simms’ after their 13-year partnership.
* Nantz and Michaels both knew Tony Romo was the future of sports broadcasting long before CBS hired him.
* Romo decided to go to CBS in 2017 instead of playing for the Texans or Broncos.
* During the Romo negotiations that ended in Romo receiving a 10-year, $180 million deal, CBS reached out to Peyton Manning to replace Romo. Nantz said he didn’t call Manning to gauge his interest.
* Nantz and Marchand go at it about if he asked for “Romo money” or not in his latest CBS contract agreed upon in 2021.
* Players had to decide if money or legacy was more important in going to LIV or not.
* In his column in The Athletic, Marchand criticized Nantz and Romo on the Super Bowl, including the final call, Nantz responded to it.
* An agreement to do Round 2 of the Main Event with Nantz.
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Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media Rundown
WHAT’S UP
Andrew Marchand: Jason McCourty
Jon Meterparel: Joel Klatt
WHAT’S DOWN
Marchand: Rob Manfred
Meterparel: Gus Johnson
THE QUESTIONS
* What are the biggest takeaways of the college football weekend? It feels bigger than ever with GameDay and Big Noon and the new setups of ESPN’s SEC behemoth and the Big 10’s NFL model .
* What should we expect from Tom Brady? How has Brady prepared? The NFL restrictions? What are his two keys to success?
* Andrew reported in The Athletic that ESPN’s top candidates to join Mike Breen and Doris Burke on its No. 1 NBA broadcast team are Grant Hill, Richard Jefferson, Tim Legler and Jay Bilas. What will happen? What should happen?
* What should we make of the Disney/DirecTV fight that took ESPN/ABC off the air during the US Open and LSU-USC? Monday Night Football is the key date.
* The future of Sports Media presented by WSC Sports: What should MLB be cognizant of in a post-RSN dominated local rights world?
* John Sterling may come back to call the Yankees playoff games in October. He retired in April and Rickie Ricardo, Justin Shackill and Emmanuel Berbari have been the replacements. Is it right for him to come back now for the postseason? Meterparel says no.
* For The Athletic, Andrew reported the US Open media rights deal with ESPN is for 12 year and more than $2 billion deal, what should we make of it? ESPN has added to its rights’ moat.
YOUR QUESTIONS
* Is Amazon happy with its NFL booth? Herbie is not great on NFL and Al is nowhere near what he used to be. … George, @Giants26 on X
* What’s the long term future look like for the NFL Sunday Ticket, given the future media deals for the league? … @MattRamas on X
Thursday’s Guest
The Main Event with Andrew Marchand on Thursday is with CBS’ Jim Nantz. You can find it on this same feed. Thanks for listening and subscribing.
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THE RUNDOWN
In “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” Marchand spoke with the President and COO of Endeavor and TKO, Mark Shapiro. Shapiro first rose to prominence as the head of production and programming with ESPN at age 32. Today, he is a leader for one of the most important companies in all of sports and entertainment. Here is what Marchand and Shapiro discussed.
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* Shapiro on his childhood and the influence of his mom working at Time.
* How the heck did he run programming and production at ESPN by the time he was 32?
* How Mike Lupica was offered to co-host PTI after Tony Kornheiser first said no.
* How NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue suggested to Disney’s Michael Eisner it might be smart to cancel “Playmakers.”
* At 31, how Shapiro almost became the head of ABC Entertainment in a secret meeting with Eisner and Bob Iger at Hamburger Hamlet
* Why didn’t ESPN just keep Al Michaels and John Madden when it took over Monday Night Football?
* Shapiro’s plan to put Al Michaels, Joe Theismann and Troy Aikman as ESPN’s new MNF team
* Shapiro offering Aikman $4M to move from Fox to join ESPN’s MNF.
* How did the WWE end up with Netflix for $5.2 billion and 10 years.
* How does Shapiro look at upcoming UFC deal
* What did Shapiro think of the NBA TV deals
* How Disney could have kept NBC out of Sundays.
* How Shapiro thought Tony Romo’s $180 million deal was a bad one.
* What is Stephen A. Smith’s value with his contract up soon
* What does Shapiro think of Venu Sports and ESPN’s direct to consumer plans.
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