Welcome to the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast with Jimmy Traina. This podcast, which will be published weekly, will focus on all things sports media via interviews and roundtable discussions. Occasionally, an athlete or celebrity will drop by for a chat as well.
Jimmy Traina interviews the biggest personalities from the world of sports, entertainment and media for light-hearted conversations.
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Sports Illustrated's "Off The Board" podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina features a variety of guests from the worlds of sports, media, wrestling and more to talk about anything and everything.
The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about television, digital, audio/radio, print, and other forms of media. You can read Richard’s work at The Athletic and hear his words at Sportsnet 590 The Fan in Toronto.
Ross Tucker and Dave Briggs are teaming up to discuss and debate the hottest stories in sports. With live drop-ins to local Entercom sports radio stations, our listeners will hear the hyper local experts and fans in each market, and their perspective on their favorite teams. This local outlook will tee up topics for Tucker and Briggs, as well as special guests like Michael Lombardi, Ric Bucher, Joe Girardi and more. Their emphatic differences in opinion are sure to entertain.
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Rhiannon Walker and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic and writer and educator Jane McManus
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Episode 128 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests for a roundtable discussion on the Jared Porter story and sexual harassment of female sports reporters: Rhiannon Walker, a staff writer who covers Washington football team for The Athletic; Jane McManus, the Director of the Marist's Center for Sports Communication, a…
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Red Zone Host Andrew Siciliano on the NFL Schedule & Being Anti Pro Wrestling
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The guest on Episode 330 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina is Andrew Siciliano. The host of DirecTV's popular RedZone channel talks about the biggest changes he's seen with the show over the 16 years its been on the air, what it was like for him to miss Week 6 of the 2020 season because of a false positive Covid test,…
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Broadcaster Noah Eagle on calling the Nickelodeon NFL game and Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic of the NHL
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Episode 127 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Noah Eagle, who called Nickelodeon’s first-ever NFL broadcast and is also the radio voice of the L.A. Clippers. He is followed by Ryan S. Clark, who covers the NHL and Seattle Kraken for The Athletic. In this podcast, Eagle discusses the Nickelodeon NFL br…
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FOX Sports' Troy Aikman on pandemic football & a front office future
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The guest on Episode 329 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" hosted by Jimmy Traina is Troy Aikman. FOX's lead NFL analyst, who will call the Bucs-Saints divisional playoff game, explains why Tom Brady and Drew Brees have been able to have so much success at the late stages of their careers, reveals who he thinks deserves the most credit for …
Episode 126 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, Miller and Deitsch discuss a dark day for American democracy and Miller’s time working at the U.S. Capitol; what ESPN’s 2021 will loo…
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NY Post's Andrew Marchand & Armen Keteyian on HBO's Tiger Woods Doc
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Episode 328 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features two interviews. First up is "New York Post" sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand. Marchand and Jimmy Traina talk about the latest sports media news topics including Tom Rinaldi leaving ESPN for FOX, what's going on with Tony Romo, Jim Nantz's contract status, ESPN getting fooled by a …
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Renee Paquette and Shalise Manza Young
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Episode 125 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Renee Paquette, who worked for nearly eight years as a WWE broadcaster under the name Renee Young. She is the host of “Oral Sessions with Renée Paquette,” an uncensored and unscripted weekly in-depth conversation with a personality. She is followed by Shalise Manza Young, a co…
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Year-End Roundtable with Peter Schrager and Andrew Perloff, Part II
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Episode 327 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast is the second part of a roundtable discussion with Peter Schrager of "Good Morning Football" and Andrew Perloff from the Dan Patrick Show. In this episode, we talk about why "The Last Dance" was the sports media event of the year, sports shows we loved, sports podcasts that got us through 2020 and…
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Year-End Roundtable with Peter Schrager and Andrew Perloff, Part I
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Episode 326 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" is a roundtable discussion with Peter Schrager of the "Good Morning Football" and Fox Sports and Andrew Perloff from the Dan Patrick Show. The episode recaps the year in sports media and pop culture. This episode focuses on how we adjusted our media consumption during a pandemic as we highlight …
Episode 124 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Sports Illustrated writer Jimmy Traina, the host of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast. In this podcast Traina and Deitsch discuss the state of NFL broadcasting; ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth and what will happen next; whether an Amazon or Netflix w…
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SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo on the pandemic & Tony Romo
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Episode 325 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features a conversation with SiriusXM radio host, Chris Russo. The Mad Dog, who also hosts "High Heat" on the MLB Network talks about the challenges of doing sports talk radio during a pandemic, deciding to talk about Covid and the election on a sports show, why he's not a fan of Tony Romo, his …
Episode 324 of the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features two interviews. First up is Mike Tirico from NBC Sports. Tirico talks about still having a heavy workload through the pandemic, how hard it is to call blowouts, the NFL blocking him from calling "Thursday Night Football" when he left ESPN, succeeding Al Michaels on "Sunday Night Football"…
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James Andrew Miller on the increasing number of ESPN departures
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Episode 123 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, Miller and Deitsch discuss ESPN and Dan Le Batard announcing they are mutually parting ways; why that relationship ended; the impact …
Episode 323 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features a conversation with former NFL player, Chris Long. The Super Bowl champion talks about hosting Amazon Prime's Thursday night pregame show, becoming a prolific podcaster and whether he'd want to call NFL games. Long also shares the player perspective on how teams are handling this highly…
Episode 122 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Trey Wingo, who joined ESPN in 1997 and anchored multiple sports and events for the network including serving as the lead host of ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage. Wingo is debuting a new podcast series this week — Half-Forgotten History. In this podcast Wingo discusses his new podcast …
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"NY Post" columnist Andrew Marchand on Jim Nantz, NFL ratings, more
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Episode 322 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features an interview with "New York Post" sports media columnist, Andrew Marchand. Topics covered include whether Jim Nantz would ever leave CBS if he doesn't get the raise he wants, NFL ratings bouncing back, why there are problems between ESPN and "The Dan Le Batard Show, the problem with NFL…
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Ryan Ruocco of ESPN and the YES Network and Lindsey Adler and Olivia Witherite of The Athletic
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Episode 121 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN and YES Network broadcaster Ryan Ruocco, who serves as a play-by-play announcer for ESPN’s NBA and WNBA coverage and was most recently named to serve as ESPN’s lead play-by-play commentator for Women’s college basketball. He is followed by Lindsey A…
Episode 321 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features an interview with Mark Calaway, aka The Undertaker. The legendary WWE superstar talks about finally pulling back the curtain on his personality, what it was like to throw Mick Foley off the top of the Hell in the Cell, why he doesn't think Brock Lesnar should've ended his WrestleMania s…
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Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet McGraw and soccer journalist Grant Wahl
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Episode 120 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Hall of Fame basketball coach Muffet McGraw, who served as the head women's basketball coach at Notre Dame from 1987 to 2020, leading her team to nine Final Fours, seven championship game appearances, and two National Championships. Last month McGraw joine…
Episode 320 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features a conversation with Jim Nantz. The CBS broadcaster talks about scheduling issues with the Masters and the NFL this year, the rise of Bryson DeChambeau, calling games during Covid, the Patriots' down season, whether the NFL should stop having the Lions play on Thanksgiving, how he once s…
Episode 119 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live the host of the “Origins” podcast. In this podcast, Miller discusses the ESPN layoffs; the behind-the-scenes impact of the layoffs; what it means for the company heading forward; the indust…
Episode 319 of Sports Illustrated Media Podcast features a conversation with WWE's Paul Heyman. The man who is now Roman Reigns' special counsel explains why he thinks he's the greatest manager of all time, why this is the right time for him to join forces with Reigns, whether wrestlers should go away and take breaks from being on TV; whether he wa…
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ESPN’s Chris Fowler, Jordan Cornette and Shae Peppler Cornette of ESPN Radio and author and sports writer Harvey Araton
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Episode 118 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features three guests. First up is ESPN’s Chris Fowler, the lead college football and tennis voice for ESPN. He is followed by Jordan Cornette and Shae Peppler Cornette, who co-host ESPN Radio’s GameDay each Sunday during football season from 1-5 p.m. ET. It is the first time a married co…
Episode 318 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast' features an interview with Kirk Herbstreit. The college football analyst discusses what doing "College GameDay" without fans has been like this season, his relationship with Lee Corso, the infamous Eminem interview he did with Brent Musburger, whether he'd leave college football to call NFL game…