JEFF CARLISLE is a former software engineer who learned the craft of journalism along the way, and is now a Senior Writer covering soccer - mostly Major League Soccer and the national teams - for ESPN. He has seen MLS grow, as he says brick by brick. He has seen the interest in soccer grow in this country, but he says they still need to do a better job of making the game available to everyone.

BILL DOLEMAN 

He is working his fourth Olympic Games in 2022. By his own estimation Bill has done 30-40 different Olympic sports on television. He has worked in Houston and Denver. He has broadcast all the traditional American sports on regional and national television, and worked a number of sports and events in his native Nebraska. 

We spend a lot of time in this conversation talking about the process of doing the Olympics on Television; his career both at the network level and locally; and the absolute love he has for his hometown of Fairbury, Nebraska.

JOHN BISHOP and JOSH PETERSON have been co-hosting the afternoon radio show “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” at 1620 The Zone in Omaha since August 2014. They talk about the process of the show, the rough early patches, the entertainment value of what they do, and much more.  This is a frank conversation about the show, its history and its hosts.

Show Notes

Chapter 1 The show and who they are (to 12:30)

Chapter 2 The history of the show, which was founded by Kevin Kugler (to 25:00)

Chapter 3 Grooming the new man with the help of Dave Tepper  (to 39:00)

Chapter 4 What makes a good show (to 50:00)

Chapter 5 The smart audience and what makes the job fun (59:30)

JOHN BAYLOR has been the voice of the Nebraska volleyball team for nearly 30 years. He's a broadcaster, a teacher, and an entrepreneur. He is philosophical in this conversation about where we are in this country, and how sports and sports broadcasting fit. He has a unique broadcast style and a big picture view. A Stanford grad who wanted to be an actor who then stumbled into mentoring students, and since 1994 he is the Huskers fan's link to their highly ranked women's volleyball team. 

GRANT WAHL, who spent 25 years at Sports Illustrated, is now publishing his world-class soccer journalism at Substack. So, from one of the storied brands in American journalism to the new world. He shares his story with us on Watch the Media, including an inside look at the process of getting his work published at GrantWahl.com. He says soccer is 'cool' for young people and provides some advice to young people who might be interested in the business. 

At the end of 2021, MIKE’L SEVERE left his job as co-host of the morning drive show on 1620 the Zone in Omaha. Severe has been on the media scene in Omaha for about 25 years, much of that time doing sports radio. He says it’s time for a new challenge. He talks about why he got out of radio, the media market, and much more.

Dave Tepper is the Program Director and Operations Manager of Altitude Radio Sports in Denver. He is a former PD of 1620 The Zone in Omaha (2015-2018) where he worked with most of the management and talent who are still there. He talks about the business, its process, molding talent and much more in this conversation.

The Oakland Athletics created a streaming audio network in 2019, and called it A’s Cast. They send all their programming, including live PxP to the stream while some of it still airs terrestrially. Chris Townsend is the founder, host and producer of the enterprise. Cody Elias is multimedia producer and editor. They both joined us in Fall 2021 to talk about the innovations they use to create a new audio delivery system. 

Danny Burke is the host of Rush Hour on VSiN, The Sports Betting Radio Network (5-6 p.m. CT) live from the Bet Rivers Sports Book at the Rivers Casino in suburban Chicago. He also does the Chicago CityCast podcast daily, as well as other media appearances in and around Chicago and nationally

Kevin Kugler, who broadcasts for Fox Sports, Big Ten Network and Westswood One Radio, talks with the students in the Sports Broadcasting class at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He offer career advice, broadcasting tips and some anecdotes.