Bleav in The Media Guide

CBS and Paramount+ will present a brand-new racing series this summer. For six consecutive Saturday nights in June and July, the Superstar Racing Experience will pit NASCAR Hall of Famers Bill Elliott and Bobby Labonte against Indy 500 champions Helio Castroneves and Tony Kanaan, plus additional racing stars and local heroes on iconic short tracks across America. CBS Sports SRX producer Pam Miller...

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As Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day this week, we remember another milestone anniversary from last week, the first celebration of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run after his passing. We also highlight the final event in Seton Hall University’s three-part Black History Month Sports Media Panel Series. Co-hosted by renowned broadcast journalist and Hall alum Bob Ley and College of...

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Five months after televising The Masters in the fall for the first time, CBS returns to Augusta National Golf Club for the 66th consecutive year and the 36th in a row for host Jim Nantz, who recently signed an extension and plans to be there for the 100th Masters. It’s the silver anniversary of lead analyst Sir Nick Faldo’s third Masters win, and lead producer Sellers Shy will helm the production...

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As the next wave of quarterbacks hold pro days in advance of next month’s NFL Draft, NBC Sports announced its selection of Drew Brees as its analyst for Notre Dame football and Football Night in America. Brees shares when he knew he wanted to become a broadcaster, why he’s excited to join Mike Tirico in the booth and studio, and how he’ll share his passion for football with fans.

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On the eve of March Madness, the NFL announced long-term media distribution agreements with Amazon, CBS, FOX, NBC, and ESPN/ABC. Disney returns to the Super Bowl rotation and adds additional rights. Jimmy Pitaro, chairman of ESPN and sports content; Burke Magnus, ESPN executive vice president of programming and original content; and Hans Schroeder, executive vice president/

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CBS and Turner begin a unique NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in Indianapolis, and the lead team — Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, and Tracy Wolfson – share special memories of past tournaments in Indiana. Nantz suggests the one-city, one-tournament model might continue beyond 2021, and studio analyst Candace Parker agrees. Fellow analysts Clark Kellogg, Wally Szczerbiak...

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On March 8, 1971, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier became the first two fighters to square off for the heavyweight title in the “Fight of the Century.” An ABC special marks the 50th anniversary, and it explains the rivalry’s three fights in the context of the times. Hear from ESPN commentators Scoop Jackson and Mark Kriegel, and go behind the scenes with Dennis Lewin, who produced a studio show that...

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Atlanta, home of Turner Sports, will host the 70th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, March 7 with the skills, three-point and slam dunk contests on the same night, all on TNT. Starting Thursday, March 4, the network will air a four-part documentary series called “The Inside Story,” highlighting over 30 years of “Inside the NBA.” Hailed by industry competitors and fans alike as the best sports studio...

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This month, Seton Hall University’s College of Communication and The Arts and the Stillman School of Business convened a Black History Month Sports Media Panel Series, hosted by ESPN legend Bob Ley and “Baseball America” editor and publisher B.J. Schecter. The first panel on diversity and inclusion featured Peacock’s “Brother from Another” host Michael Smith, a former ESPN colleague of Ley...

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CBS Sports Network analyst and former Raiders CEO Amy Trask says companies should fail based “business Darwinism” if all pools of available candidates aren’t considered. She says others in the NFL saw people who could do a job and not her gender or the gender of Sarah Thomas, the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl. She also discusses her former team and whether they might have interest in...

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