DANNY BURKE is a content producer, writer and promoter for the betting and DFS subscription services Stokastic and

Recorded January 7, 2025

ANDREW MARCHAND is Senior Sports Media Columnist for The Athletic, which is a New York Times property.  His work and that of many of his colleagues appears in the NYT. He covered sports media for the New York Post and was a reporter for ESPN. Marchand is well known for breaking news in the sports media space. He is well-connected, hard-working and prolific. He also does work independently, including a podcast on his Substack at AndrewMarchand.com.

Recorded October 31, 2024

The sports industry is a massive industry. At the highest

 This report is based on the following interviews:

Ben Strauss, Washington Post

Richard Deitsch, The Athletic

Andrew Marchand, The Athletic

Austin Karp, Sports Business Journal

Jon Lewis, Sports Media Watch

Published: December 31, 2024

JILLIAN MARTIN

Huskers bowler with three pro titles

December 31, 2024

JILLIAN MARTIN is a junior on Nebraska’s bowling

JON LEWIS is the creator of Sports Media Watch

He says Fox Sports signing Tom Brady to a $375 million / ten-year contract was ‘foolish.’

Also, who is the audience, what are the big stories, who moves the needle. 

Recorded November 18, 2024

AUSTIN KARP is the Managing Editor, Newsletters for

These are interesting times to be reporting and writing about sports media, with the growing consumer interest and the massive media deals in the major sports leagues. And, a few mega media stars to keep an eye on, to profile and analyze.

Recorded November 11, 2024

For the last ten years ALEXI LALAS has been a studio soccer analyst for Fox Sports. Before that six years at ESPN followed a career as a player and an executive in MLS. Lalas was a World Cup player for the USA.

I think you will find this conversation interesting as Lalas

Recorded October 30, 2024

RICHARD DEITSCH covers sports media for The Athletic and hosts the popular Sports Media Podcast. He was the first in the sports media podcasting world, creating a pod more than a decade ago when he was a reporter and writer for Sports Illustrated.

We talk here about the growing interest in sports media, from reporters and podcasters to the consumers.

Recorded October 23, 2024

LARRY PUNTENEY is a state champion bowling coach & a health care consultant AND a sports broadcaster. All at the same time, sort of. An interesting life for a Council Bluffs, Iowa native who has made his way in Lincoln, Nebraska [and beyond.]

Recorded October 2, 2024

BEN STRAUSS covers the media business, including the sports business and sports media for the Washington Post, which includes the networks, the RSNs, the personalities and innovators.  He talks about the ‘tenuous’ nature of sports journalism and the strength of sports media.