Marchand Sports Media

One of the goals of the podcast is to find out the stories behind how people rose through sports media. Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo is arguably the greatest sports talk show host of all-time. In the 57-minute “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” Russo starts at his childhood and goes through his entire life to explain how he became Mad Dog.

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Here are some of the topics covered:

* How talking to himself as an only child laid the groundwork for his career 

* How he behaved so uncontrollably over games as a kid his parents grounded him from watching the Packers

* Russo's evolving relationship with his parents through the years

* How he wanted to be a play-by-player

* Where does his voice come from

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* How gambling played into Mike & the Mad Dog

* What was his big break into New York

* How he almost ended up on Philadelphia's WIP before FAN

* How Don Imus had a lot to do with the creation of Mike & the Mad Dog

* How Mike & Mad Dog hit the air at the perfect time

* Why they broke up

* What was transition like to SiriusXM with his 5-year, $15M deal

* How was MLB Network

* His respect for Stephen A. Smith bring him over to ESPN

* Why he gets so close to the camera on First Take

* Much more

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In the 37-minute Everybody Loves Sports Media, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel are on-location from Dallas and hit on these topics:

* How ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro landed Charles Barkley

* Where does the un-signed Shaquille O’Neal fit in

* How TNT Sports made some chicken salad with the NBA

* What’s next for Amazon and NBC on the NBA

* How bad was Netflix for Tyson-Paul

* What does Netflix’s disaster mean for the NFL

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* What do we make of Jon Gruden to Barstool

* How about Drew Brees’ potential comeback

* Why Marchand is de-emphasizing X and why sports media folks should re-evaluate its use

* Dave Sims to the Yanks radio booth reax

* Hijinx as the show is on the road from Dallas

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In the 41-minute episode open to all, Andrew Marchand & Puck’s John Ourand reunite. The duo picks up where they left off on the old podcast. Topics include:

* How do they look at ESPN DTC

* What is ESPN DTC trying to do in terms of subscriber numbers 

* What is the major issue with RSNs going to direct to consumer

* Who was the biggest winner of the NBA TV deals

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* What do they think of TNT Sports' strategy

* What has Peacock gotten right 

* What are the chances ESPN opts out of baseball

* What happens with MLB's local rights

* Fox and CBS and the importance of the NFL

* What do they think of Netflix's sports future

* What should leagues be wary of with streamers

* What do they make of Stephen A. Smith's upcoming deal

* How do they look at Pat McAfee's contract

* Ourand owes Marchand a steak dinner

* Why does Ourand mention Marchand in every Puck private email

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One of the goals of the pod is tell unique stories: In the 45-minute conversation, University Wisconsin-Green Bay head coach & Fox Sports Radio host Doug Gottlieb is The Main Event guest of Andrew Marchand.

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Gottlieb explains how he balances his new coaching job with his sports talk show responsibilities. He recounts his longtime pursuit of coaching and how close he came to landing jobs at Rice and Tulane over the years, among others.

Plus, he questions Stephen A. Smith’s level of preparedness, saying Smith is “too big for his britches.” Gottlieb offers an array of opinions about the media, giving his thoughts on people like Troy Aikman, Shaquille O’Neal and Dan Orlovsky.

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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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