On the newest edtion of the show, host T.J. Rives returns with a full breakdown of what is Journalism vs. what is going on with "Indsider Info" trading, as it prominently goes on in the biggest sports.

First, NFL on CBS lead analyst Tony Romo is detained in Wisconsin on suspicion of DUI. T.J. has more on the coverage and will CBS discipline him, etc.?

Then, a much bigger, "hot button" topic is- the car crash in Palo Alto, CA, earlier this month involving San Franscisco 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan. The local authorites clearly covered up his involvement for over a week and the team tried to shape and control the story.

But, after ESPN ultimate insider Adam Schefter reported significant injuries to Shanahan, other media began to dig out all the truth this past weekend and early this week.

So, in a fascinating turn, an independent journalist in the San Fransico Bay Area named Grant Cohn started getting more facts. And, his reporting and shows led to he and other reporters getting summoneed for an audience in Shanahan's office Tuesday for him to finally tell his side of what happened.

You'll hear more from Cohn in his own words on this twist in the coverage and what it means.

Plus, an interesting angle is whether Scheter, Ian Rapoport and others covering the breaking news and info as "insiders" are nothing more than compromised "PR" type- personalities, who are only giving out what teams, players, agents, etc. want the public to know?

T.J. has his thoughts and has more from national journalist turned host Jason Whitlock on the Shanahan story/attempted cover up and about Schefter.

Enjoy it all on the "LWOS Media" Podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc! 

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We're back here in the Summertime with another edition of the show with sports media takes, news, and info on the "LWOS Media Podcast."

Host T.J. Rives gives his thoughts on:

Amazing World Cup Final won by Spain (in a less than thrilling 1-0 game) over Argentina and was this the last World Cup for Fox Sports, as the deal with FIFA has expired? If so, they did an amazing job covering the drama and there's ratings success to also to tout.

Then, he talks the Friday night real time TV coverage by USA Network and Golf Channel of Bryson DeChambeau's "meltdown" over a two stroke penalty at the Open Championship. It was "tremendous TV" and even with a dramatic win on the final hole Sunday by New Zealand's Ryan Fox, DeChambeau overshadowed it all. T.J. has takes.

And, then the unfortunate latest rounds of ESPN firings and non-renewals (don't call them layoffs) that took place this week, where anchor/play by play man Karl Ravetch is the biggest name to be ousted after 33 years with the network, but NFL analyst Ryan Clark is the most controversial and polarizing. We go over over it all and the outstanding journalism by Bobby Burack of Outkick.com to have the story and then, how petty ESPN PR acted to delay him comment and then leak the story to others. 

We go over a bunch on the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!



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Lots to go over as the Summer rolls on with the MLB All Star Game Tuesday, the World Cup wrapping up this week and more. And, we're ready to go over iall from a media perspective on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with Ken Fang of Awful Announcing for their takes and insight.

They talk the MLB "Home Run Derby" coverage by Netflix for the first time and the reality of streaming services becoming so large. The guys then breakdown Fox Sports/MLB showcasing the All Star Game itself. 

That segues into Fox and their coverage of the Soccer World Cup that is finishing up this week. What abou the massive audience and will it continue for the Tuesday and Wednesday weekday ratings without the USA team involved? Also, what about the different broadcasters on the coverage and will Fox hang on to the coverage with their deal expiriing?

The guys have takes on ESPN/ABC's coverage of Wimbledon tennis (a hint- Ken's not a fan), plus a salute to an NBA announcer saying goodbye after 37 years of calling every season of his team's existence.

It's all on the LWOS Media Podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

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It's a brand new edition of the POD off the July 4th holiday weekend and we're ready to go over the latest with sports media news, info and conversation on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives is joined by outstaning columnist from SportingNews.com and college basketball hall of fame writer, Mike DeCourcy to go over it all!

They start talking first about how far technology has come in communication and in work related challenges in the media business. Mike has amazing stories about how ancient the methods were in the 1980s to cover and write or talk about games was!

Next, they talk tons about the ongoing World Cup:

What happened to the U.S. Men's National Team Monday night in Seattle? Where and how much do we shovel blame? Also, the "star" of the team, Christain Pulisic, was basically a no-show and shouldn't there be the same criticism of him like other big stars of team sports? 

Mike and T.J. have thoughts on that and will the Fox audience drop off without the Americans? And, what are Mike's thoughts on whether Fox can hang onto the FIFA rights with their contract expiring and does this mean a streaming service will take over?

They also discuss the current state of college hoops and the money involved with paying players legitimately through NIL and the departure of Michigan national championship coach Dusty May bolting for the NBA and the Dallas Mavericks. Is this another bad sign for the college game?

It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure to find us on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 



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We're back to close out June and head into July with the slower Summer going, but there's still plenty to talk about with sports media news, personalities, etc. on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with co-hosts: Jason Powers of the "Powers on Sports Podcast" and DeShaun Tate of "Tate's Take Podcast" and Locked on Atlanta Hawks Podcast coverage to discuss it all.

They talk plenty of World Cup and the U.S. Men's National Team and just how much interest is there on the TV coverage, etc. Plus, DeShaun is in Atlanta and the English are there for their Wednesday match. And, if the USA wins in Santa Clara, CA on Wednesday night, how much audience will build up this weekend for the next match?

Then, some NBA draft talk including about the coverage by ESPN/ABC and what about the impact of the younger players now vs. years ago? We also talk Dusty May surprising leaving Michigan in college for the Dallas Mavericks, Lebron leaving L.A. and where might he be headed to next? And, is the league not going to punish the Clippers for salary cap violations regarding allegedly paying Kawhi Leonard more than $30 million illegally outside the salary cap? 

There's also Serena Williams talk, as she is briefly gone already at Wimbledon and no one cares in the USA anymore on this event.

And, some talk of July 4th and barbeque too!

It's all on the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 

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The Summer rolls on and we have plenty to go over in the sports media world from events, to personalities and news on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives is joined by Tyler Jones of Roundtable Sports and "The Jones Report" podcast are ready to go over it all. 

The first tell stories about their travels last week, including Tyler bareley making it back into the country after travelling briefly to Mexico. T.J. also discusses his cruise with his family and trying to keep up with the sports.

The guys also discuss the wrap of the NBA Finals and the Inside the NBA pregame and post game show, Mike Breen calling the Finals as a lifelong New Yorker and whether Disney is short changing their fans with the video quality?

They also discuss the World Cup coverage on Fox Sports, their studio shows and the drama building with the U.S. Men's National Team playing on to the "Knockout Round."

Tyler has insight on the NASCAR coverage and having been at the race in Southern California and now the coverage is headed from Amazon Prime to TNT Sports. 

And, the guys talk the NBC Sports coverage of the U.S. Open Golf and more.

Hear it all on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" And, make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!



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It's the biggest sporting event in the world, as every four years the FIFA World Cup is held in Soccer.

And on this special edition of the podcast, host T.J. Rives is joined by Fox Sports' long time lead host for their Soccer coverage, Rob Stone. 

Rob and T.J. are long time friends from the 1990's in the Tampa Bay market and his love of Soccer was apparent then, as he shared great stories from early in his career.

He also discusses his preparation for all of their pregame, halftime and post game coverage. What will happen with the U.S. Men's national team and their chances? What about working with former national team star/Fox analyst Alexi Lalas and more?

Hear it all in this World Cup conversation with Rob Stone of Fox on the "LWOS Media Podcast!" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc!

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It's another jammed packed week to discuss the latesst in sports media, stories, news and newsmakers. And, we're ready to discuss it all on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with guest Nick Couzin of Roundtable Sports to give their insight and takes.

Nick is just off covering the "Cracker Barrel 400" NASCAR race in Nashville and talks about the experience and the differences for the media than other sports.

Then, there's talk of the NBA Finals and coverage by ABC of the Knicks and the Spurs. The guys also go over the main announce team of Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler. And, they also give their "thumbs up" to the Inside the NBA imported pregame, halftime and post game show adding to their broadcasts.

There's also discussion on the Big 12 controversy with Texas Tech allowing QB Brendan Sorsby to go to Lubbock court to keep him eligible despite admitting to betting 10s of thousands of dollars on college football and his own team. The other Big 12 schools and even, some out of conference are threatening to not play them. What about the media coverage and pressure on this and will it make Texas Tech change their mind?

There's also some discussion on the Stanley Cup Final, the U.S. Open and the World Cup Soccer are also discussed.

It's all part of the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 



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It's the start of the coverage for the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals, LOTS of Disney/ESPN sports media news and a special guest to talk Fox and The World Cup, too! It all happens with host T.J. Rives and the "LWOS Media Podcast!"

T.J. has takes on the Giants Jaxson Dart controversy for introducing President Donald Trump at an event and why the double standards with politcs and sports have existed for the last 2-3 decades.

He also has thoughts on CBS destroying it's "Late Show" brand and whether 60 minutes should be pre-empted for the biggest sports events on Sunday evenings?

Then, there's more on the chase for "Lord Stanley's Cup" in hockey with Vegas and Carolina (not exactly major media market help) battling and the broadcasters, etc.

The NBA Finals start up with San Antonio and the NY Knicks and the #1 media market appearing in the championship series for the first time since 1999 (when they played the Spurs, also). What can we expect from the audience numbers and what about the rare "muting" of Stephen A. "Solitaire" Smith during the NBA??

Next up, hear from Fox Sports' Rob Stone on their upcoming coverage of the World Cup Soccer on their networks and platforms. T.J. and Rob go back some 30 years to local media in Tampa and tell some great stories about the World Cup in the USA in '94 and Rob has more on how he and Fox will be pulling off marathon coverage over the next 3 weeks or so.

It's all part of the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure for more to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 





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We are rapidly closing out the month of May and we're back with more sports media news/takes and a special guest on the newest edition of the "LWOS Media Podcast!"

Host T.J Rives returns and goes over:

The "bump" in TV audience for the start of the Oklahoma City Thunder/San Antonio Spurs NBA playoff series on NBC network TV. What does it really mean and how does it historicially compare? Plus, the NY Knicks are waiting for their first Finals appearance in almost 30 years. That will help the interest/audience, too. We go over it all.

And, the National Sports Emmy Awards were handed out in NYC Tuesday night. T.J. goes over some of the winners and his opinions on them.

Then, we shift and talk some tremendous insight on calling major college baseball, as the voice of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from the ACC joins the pod, Colin Lacy. Colin gives great insight on his role, how his career has progressed and what it was like to broadcast the ACC championship win over North Carolina last weekend. Now, the Jackets host the first round of the NCAA tournament in Atlanta and how does he prepare for all three teams, besides his, coming to play in the double elimination bracket?

Colin and T.J. also reminisce about growing up watch Atlanta Braves MLB games on TBS calbe night after night in the 1980s and through the mid 90s and the great announcers that called the games for the Braves.

It's all part of the "LWOS Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe for all our content and interviews on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.! 





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