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 good for the game? How does he evaluate coaches? The North vs. South rivalry and complicated nature of the South.
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Richard Johnson: The SEC's Complicated Power

A conversation show about Nashville sports, media and business hosted by Braden Gall and Steve Cavendish.

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Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business.
Our guest is editor and writer from Athlon Sports Steven Lassan. How much harder is it to put together a preseason magazine in 2024? How does editorial focus change without as much information or space? How do people consume the product and what impacts sales?
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Steven Lassan: Athlon Sports Mags

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business.
Our guest host for 104.5 The Zone Mickey Ryan. His long and fascinating path to Nashville radio, working at Arkansas State, taking over for Clay Travis, authenticity, Gus Malzahn and more.
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Mickey Ryan: A Tier 1 Nice Guy

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, growth and benefit of complex content and more. 
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Rhett Bryan: Titans Radio Draft Coverage

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 extremely successful. But writing about his rise, evolution and business is filled with complicated media decisions.
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Adam Sichko: Covering Clay Travis

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, learning about hockey, moving to 102.5, growing the hockey audience and much more.
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Richard Johnson: The SEC's Complicated Power

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