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Rhett Bryan: Titans Radio Draft Coverage

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Executive Producer of the Titans Radio Network Rhett Bryan. His start in radio, "the KDF days," learning how to build a big board, NFL Draft production work,...

Adam Sichko: Covering Clay Travis

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Nashville Business Journal reporter Adam Sichko. His most recent cover story is about Clay Travis and OutKick. The business of outrage is booming and Travis has been...

Willy Daunic: From Medicine Hat to Bridgestone

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Nashville Predators TV play-by-play voice Willy Daunic. His two sports careers rarely overlap but they did in Medicine Hat! Learning under George Plaster, launching 104.5 The Zone,...

Brian Rice: Voice of the Lady Vols

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is the voice of the Lady Vols Brian Rice. Getting into play-by-play the old-school way, growth of women's sports, softball's origin story, Final Four TV ratings, the history...

Aria Gerson: Access, Marketing and Vandy Boys

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is The Tennessean Vanderbilt reporter Aria Gerson. Vandy's recent media kerfuffle, her alma mater's championship, pros and cons of smaller beats, which Vandy programs are marketing themselves well,...

Thanks, Paul McCann

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Nashville Predators in-game PA announcer Paul McCann. His nightclub and DJ background. Getting started with the Preds through his kids' hockey team. Preparation, scripts, biggest mistakes, most...

Future of Nashville Media with Steve No. 1

A bonus Braden Gall and Steve Cavendish crossover episode of Lamestream Sports and PBN. Nashville media landscape, donor-content tension, opinion versus reporting, the future of TikTok and much more in this media conversation. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee...

Richard Johnson: The SEC's Complicated Power

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Richard Johnson of SplitZoneDuo.com. The SEC's power is growing but is it ruling in a benevolent way? How has off-season coverage evolved? Is the chaos and unknown...

Alex Daugherty: Move to Big Media

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean.com covering the Nashville Predators. What was missing in the market covering the Preds and how Alex convinced the biggest paper in the...

Ben Arthur: AFC South Perspective

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Ben Arthur of Fox Sports. We talk about gaining market perspective by covering other teams in the AFC South. What do those outside of Nashville think of...

Emma Lingan: Access, Respect and Empathy

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Emma Lingan of TheHockeyWriters.com and former team reporter for the Nashville Predators. We get into her background, up-bringing, her move to Nashville, leaving the Predators, love of...

Mitch Light: Football Recruiting in 2024

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Mitch Light, football recruiting editor for TheAthletic.com. How has coverage changed as fans needs have changed? How is NIL and collectives tainting the decision making?...

Trey Wallace: Mobile to Nashville to Knoxville

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Trey Wallace from OutKick.com We talk about the NCAA investigation into the Tennessee Volunteers, the value of the Senior Bowl to the Mobile community, his...

Mike Herndon: Throw the Ball, Use Computers

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Mike Herndon is our guest this week. We talk Brian Callahan, using analytics in the front office, the Titans modernization, defining data success for Will Levis and much more. Brought to...

Future of College Football and Brian Callahan

Buck Reising: Informed Titans Speculation

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Buck Reising of 104.5 The Zone and A to Z Sports. How is he covering the Titans coaching search? What does his audience want? How does the...

Paul Kuharksy: Titans Fire Mike Vrabel

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Paul Kuharsky. Mike Vrabel was fired this week but how the Titans handled the PR was interesting to say the least. What do we make of how...

David Ubben: End of a Playoff Era

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is David Ubben of TheAthletic.com. We talk college football playoff TV ratings, the month of December, Arch Manning, Nico Time, Washington's chances on Monday night and more. Brought to...

Holiday Naval Gazing: Top Episodes of 2023

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. We take a look back at the biggest episodes and stories in Nashville sports media in 2023. The Titans new stadium, Will Levis, the digital soccer revolution and the tragedy...

Scott Ramsey: Big Events Coming to Nashville

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Scott Ramsey of the Music City Bowl and the Nashville Sports Council joins us to talk bowl games, selection process and the future of big events in Nashville. What are...

Teresa Walker: Frank Wycheck and Winter Meetings

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Teresa Walker, Hall of Fame from AP.com is our guest today. We remember the life and career of Frank Wycheck, talk MLB Winter Meetings, covering eight sports at once. Steve and Braden...

Spencer Hall: Everyday Is Saturday

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Spencer Hall of Everyday Should Be Saturday fame. How did our college football system get to this point? Has it changed too quickly? Who is to be blamed?...

Jeremy K. Gover: Respect, Passion and Hard Work

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Jeremy K. Gover of AP.com Radio. His long and winding path to get to media and hockey from California to Nashville to the Preds Radio Network to the...

Joe Rexrode: Mike Vrabel's evolution

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business with TheAthletic.com Joe Rexrode. How Mike Vrabel has evolved? Hot Seat's impact on coaching comms Accessibility of Ran Carthon National vs. Local NFL media New stadium's impact on team Lady Vols, Vols men's hoops Covering non-NFL...

Steven Godfrey: The Subscription Model

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is SplitZoneDuo.com host and creator Steven Godfrey. SZD's inception Pivot to subscription model Move to Substack Audio into video Catering to the hardcores Finding the RIGHT partners Cultivating audience loyalty Digital media history Future of audience interaction Coaching...

Kim Baldwin: Her Social Network

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. First, Braden and Steve vent about the end of the Nashville SC season. Our guest is Kim Baldwin, Digital Editor of the Nashville Scene. Getting into digital strategy 10 years of changes Weekly promotion...

Wes Boling: Nashville SC, Apple TV, Social Media

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. We are joined by Wes Boling of the Club & Country podcast to talk Nashville SC playoffs, evolving fan base, pressure on Gary Smith, his use of social media as...

Ben Dumas: The Wild Feathers and Georgia Football

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is drummer Ben Dumas of The Wild Feathers. Florida-Georgia Week! Life as a Dawgs fan Why Athens is such cultural epicenter Celebrating their 10th anniversary Process of producing a new album How...

Josh Mancuso: A Star of Platforms

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is comedian, writer, actor and generally funny human Josh Mancuso. Getting into entertainment Learning how platforms function SEC mascots Knowing his audience Writing, editing short films Acting in Indie films The South's unique...

Wes Rucker: Vol Twitter, Vols Business, GoVols

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is GoVols247.com Wes Rucker. Getting his start in Chattanooga Living inside Vol Twitter Newspaper background Seeing the value of twitter long ago The value of Vols football Growth of the brand Landing the...

Jared Stillman: What do people really want?

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is 102.5 The Game's Jared Stillman. Response to Bobo rivalry Blogs vs. Radio Preds partnership How has Preds coverage evolved Have the Preds captured audience? Aggregation's impact on coverage Big picture topics rule...

State of Preds Media Coverage with Adam Vingan

Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. How has Preds coverage changed More educated fans and reporters? Introduction of analytics Deeper group of former players 102.5 vs. 104.5 business model Smaller outlets financial incentives Jared Stillman vs. The Bobos Digital coverage leads the pack Major...

Samaria Terry: Constantly learning and evolving

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Samaria Terry from WKRN. Going from physics to journalism Learning about the news side Getting fired from first job Quitting the Falcons Moving to smaller markets Working in Memphis Her move to Nashville Expectations...

Austin Huff: Stop taking it so seriously

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Austin Huff. Growing up in Nashville Deciding to get into radio Going to Mizzou Comedic approach Launching Korked Bats National content grounded in Nashville Working with Steve Gorman Souring on sports talk radio Moving into...

Sam Phalen: Modern NFL Beat Reporter

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is AtoZSports.com Titans reporter Sam Phalen. Journey to Nashville Growing up in Chicago Becoming a beat reporter Using his youth to his advantage Developing sources Trying to break news Making sure you've got it...

Nate Rau: Nashville's MLB Pipedream

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Axios' reporter Nate Rau. Latest in the Titans stadium Details about surrounding development Impact on Mayoral election Titans stadium impact on baseball Why Nashville DOES make sense for MLB Nashville being leveraged...

Chris Lee: Vanderbilt's messaging strategy

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Chris Lee from VandySports.com and Southeastern14.com Why false narratives persist Stadium indicative of larger issues Messaging their successes How message boards have evolved Covering James Franklin Humanity of Vandy coaches Reasonable expectations for...

Paul Kuharsky, Titans press and Messi

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Paul Kuharsky from PaulKuharsky.com Tracking down the Treylon Burks injury Hassan Haskins, NPF communications Kevin Byard contract situation How is Ran Carthon different? Avoiding preseason narratives Current state of the Titans press...

Nick Suss: The NFL via College Football

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Tennessean.com Titans beat writer Nick Suss. Doing 5th grade sports report New York family in Georgia NFL vs. college football Covering the Yankees Moving to Mississippi Passion of southern college football Lane Kiffin...

Pod Bless Nashville: Election Night Recap

On 440's Nashville news show Pod Bless Nashville, Braden Gall and Jamie Hollin break down what happened on Election Night. Who ran the best campaign, who will be the next Mayor, what are the implications and much more. If you...

Lucas Panzica: Telling Soccer's Story

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is 104.5 The Zone's Lucas Panzica. Italian and Brazilian Growing up in a soccer home Moving from Nashville to B'Ham Learning about SEC football Calling soccer in Chattanooga Play-by-play vs. TV...

Scott Ramsey: Nashville and the SEC

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest today is Nashville Sports Council president Scott Ramsey SEC Media Days value to Nashville Building the Nashville event brand Permanent SEC football event in Nashville? Growth of the Music City Bowl Hosting...

Craig Silver: SEC on CBS

Braden Gall sits down with 10-time Emmy winner Craig Silver of SEC on CBS. What makes CBS' broadcast special The BCS' role in growing the SEC Almost 30 years of SEC memories How can a truck change the game Weekly prep for catching every detail How...

Chris Harris: Nashville Kid to Nashville Pro

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Chris Harris, the sports anchor for WSMV Channel 4. Growing up on Nashville media Deciding to get into broadcasting Going to Mizzou Professional nature of Mizzou J-School Covering scandals...

Jon Burton: Nashville's happiest personality

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is News Channel 5's Jon Burton. Coming to sports media Upstate New York upbringing Syracuse rivalry Moving to Pittsburgh Playing pro rugby Moving to Nashville Authentic on-air persona Steve and Braden recap Nashville's...

Them Vibes: Putting out a record in 2023

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. First, 440 Media has an announcement! Our guest this week is Alex and Brother Love from Them Vibes, a Nashville-based band. Putting out an indie record in 2023 Pressing, promoting, producing yourself Creating...

Billy Derrick: Bridging Generational Gaps

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. The George Plaster Show Producer and on-air personality Billy Derrick is our guest. When did he start broadcasting? Launching a podcast at 12 years old Being on the front page of The...

Teresa Walker: Is AI coming for her job?

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Hall of Famer Teresa Walker of the AP.com joins the show. The AP's history of using AI Huge risks of using AI Is AI writing plagiarism? Is there any upside to AI in...

NIL: Shannon Terry and Grant Frerking

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. We are joined by founder and CEO of On3.com Shannon Terry as well as former SEC athlete and business owner Grant Frerking. Terry talks about On3's mission NIL Elite Series goals Future...

Ryan McGee: A Southern Sports Romance Novel

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. We are joined by author, reporter and host Ryan McGee of ESPN.com Order your copy of Welcome to the Circus. Coming with a book idea Summer of 1994 in the minor leagues Fact-checking...