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Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

The Last Word On Sports Media Podcast is a sports media analysis and commentary show hosted by veteran broadcaster T.J. Rives. It explores the business, television production, legal affairs, personalities, and behind-the-scenes decision-making that shape the American sports media ecosystem.
Broadcasters, public relations executives, and network producers who want to keep up with industry trends, ratings, and network movements along with fans who enjoy analyzing game calls, officiating decisions, camera coverage, broadcast rights, and network programming will enjoy this podcast featuring content beyond just the scores on the field.

Coverage of major TV networks (ESPN, NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC) and streaming platforms (Amazon Prime, Netflix), including broadcast booth reviews, ratings breakdowns, and production quality.

Off-Field & Media Controversies: Discussions on newsroom conflicts of interest, journalist ethics, legal injunctions, and off-field scandals affecting teams and media figures.

Officiating & Rules Analysis: Expert breakdowns of replay decisions, stadium clock discrepancies, and officiating transparency.

League & Business Affairs: Coverage of college football realignment, conference politics, player NIL/roster disputes, and financial crises like team or league bankruptcy filings.

T.J. Rives regularly brings on high-profile guests—such as former team executives, public relations strategists, sports media critics, and veteran broadcasters—who provide firsthand insider perspective. Rather than focusing purely on standard game recaps, the show evaluates how stories are reported, who is telling them, and the media dynamics at play. The podcast quickly reacts to emerging, real-time storylines—ranging from viral officiating audio leaks and network power outages to legal disputes—offering sharp analysis while news is actively unfolding.

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NBA All Star Game Devolves Tiger Returns To Golf + Tyler Jones From Daytona 500 | Last Word On Sports Media Podcast Feb 22, 2023

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It's another packed edition of the show that covers the latest in sports media and personalities, including insightful and entertaining guests. Host T.J. Rives is back to cover everything from the NBA's All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City to Tiger Woods being back on the famed Riviera Country Club Golf Course in LA and also on Golf Channel/CBS. to the top event in all of NASCAR- the Daytona 500 on Fox Sports this past Sunday. T.J. is joined by Tyler Jones, who is co-host of "Let's Go Racing With David Starr!" a tremendous NASCAR themed podcast with Starr, who is a driver on the Xfinity series and competed last Saturday night in their Daytona race. Tyler has more on that and also whether the win Sunday night by Rickey Stenhouse in the 500 is tainted by an anti-climatic finish? Tyler also gives insight on Fox Sports coverage of the event, as well. Finally, T.J. plays "Love it or Leave it?" on whether the NBA All-Star game is headed for extinction like the Pro Bowl game for the NFL? Also, how big a boost did Tiger give to the PGA Tour event? And, now the rebel LIV Golf circuit takes center stage with it's debut this weekend in Mexico. It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure you are following/subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.! Also see all the great podcasts on LastWordOnSports.com/Podcast, as well! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Legendary DePaul Women's Hoops Coach Doug Bruno | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Feb 21, 2023

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Doug Bruno is in his 36th year as head coach of the Lady Blue Demons at DePaul University and has guided his teams to 25 NCAA tournaments. But the man with the sand paper voice has so many other accomplishments not the least of which was being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022. He played under legendary DePaul head coach Ray Meyer and eventually was an assistant to his son, Joey. Bruno is also proud of his basketball camp which began in 1980 and is still going strong and in 1979 was tabbed as head coach of the first women’s pro league, the WBL. The league lasted but a 4 years. “The Hustle managed a TV contract and strong media coverage during its short run. Now 72, Bruno has no designs of retiring. Tell me a story I don’t know is now delighted to partner with Last Word on Sports Media Podcast and is proudly sponsored by Mr.Duct. Find them on the web at Mr duct cleaning.com. Make sure to follow/subscribe to the "Last Word On Sports Media" podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Legendary DePaul Women's Hoops Coach Doug Bruno Tease | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Feb 20, 2023

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Doug Bruno is in his 36th year as head coach of the Lady Blue Demons at DePaul University and has guided his teams to 25 NCAA tournaments. But the man with the sand paper voice has so many other accomplishments not the least of which was being inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022. He played under legendary DePaul head coach Ray Meyer and eventually was an assistant to his son, Joey. Bruno is also proud of his basketball camp which began in 1980 and is still going strong and in 1979 was tabbed as head coach of the first women’s pro league, the WBL. Hear more of his story on Tuesday! Tell me a story I don’t know is now delighted to partner with Last Word on Sports Media Podcast and is proudly sponsored by Mr.Duct. Find them on the web at Mr duct cleaning.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Super Bowl Wrap, NBA All-Star Weekend, Late Night College Hoops, NHL, XFL, MLB And More! | Announcer Schedules Podcast Feb 16, 2023

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This week on Episode 36 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin wrap up all the broadcast news from the Super Bowl, while previewing upcoming action in the NBA, college hoops, NHL, XFL and MLB. Includes breaking news of Brandon Gaudin being named the new Atlanta Braves play-by-play announcer. Throughout the show, a multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including: *** A review of Super Bowl week from radio row *** Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen's performance *** Lack of coverage of turf issues in Glendale *** Radio calls from the Super Bowl *** International feeds with some big names *** Future Super Bowl rights *** Burkhardt joins elite company *** NBA All-Star Weekend *** The joy of late night College Hoops *** Plenty of NHL action including hockey debut for Marty Smith *** XFL announcer pairings for week one *** Apple TV+ reported changes for MLB package *** New announcers for Red Sox and Tigers *** A historic call in the French Alps PLUS - Breaking News as the Atlanta Braves name their new voice. Hear it all on the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Super Bowl Broadcast Analysis And More With Ken Fang And Jay Betsill | Last Word On Sports Media Podcast Feb 15, 2023

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On a brand new edition of our reinvented media pod, host T.J. Rives returns with guests to talk Super Bowl XLVII coverage by Fox Sports and how did the booth team of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen perform in the dramatic Chiefs win over the Eagles? Also, what's the future in the Fox main booth for Tom Brady and more! T.J. welcomes Ken Fang of Awful Announcing to give his insight and thoughts on Fox/Super Bowl and he has some strong thoughts on the quality of the production and believes it's time for the network to change up it's legendary "Fox NFL Sunday" pre and post game panelists. Ken also has thoughts on Brady and how Fox might choose to utilize him in the future, as well. And they go over the TV numbers for this year and how they compare to what Fox had hoped for. Ken and T.J. also discuss NBC potentially getting back in on the NBA TV packages and could they co-exist with ESPN as a partner on pro hoops? Next, T.J. welcomes Jay Betsil, aka "The Famous Jay" of DFW Sports Online and the Ft. Worth Star Telegram. Jay gives his thoughts on the Super Bowl coverage and Greg Olsen's performance. He also talks the addition of Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks and how the media is treating that acquisition? Jay also has thoughts on Tiger Woods returning to. the PGA Tour in Los Angeles this week and how CBS would love to have him and an extra 2 million or more people watching for the weekend. Jay also has more on a new Tour docu-series coming out Wednesday that has great "all access" coverage of prominent pro golfers. Hear it all on the "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast and make sure you are following/subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Legendary Chicago Writer/Media Roundtable | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Feb 14, 2023

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When you think of story telling, that’s what writers do. And four long time Chicago sports writers shared some fascinating stories over the course of their careers. Coincidentally, all four worked for the Chicago Tribune during their careers. Rick Morrissey is currently a columnist for the rival Sun Times and he relates an episode involving a line drive and his computer. Harrowing, yes and hilarious just the same. Teddy Greenstein, now a senior editor at PointsBet, discussed several run-ins with the rather tempestuous Sammy Sosa. David Haugh, co-host on WSCR The Score’s morning show, recalls stories with two legendary baseball stars, one from the Cubs and the other from the White Sox. And Bob Sakamoto, recently retired from his role as assistant athletic communications director at DePaul University, digs back for an encounter he had during the 1987 NBA finals with a red hot movie star. Decades and decades and decades of covering Chicago sports and its athletes and coaches/managers can be heard in one place on this episode! Tell me a story I don’t know is now delighted to partner with Last Word on Sports Media Podcast and is proudly sponsored by Mr.Duct. Find them on the web at Mr duct cleaning.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Legendary Chicago Writer/Media Roundtable Tease | Tell Me A Story A Story I Don't Know Feb 13, 2023

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When you think of story telling, that’s what writers do. And four long time Chicago sports writers shared some fascinating stories over the course of their careers. Coincidentally, all four worked for the Chicago Tribune during their careers. Rick Morrissey is currently a columnist for the rival Sun Times and he relates an episode involving a line drive and his computer. Harrowing, yes and hilarious just the same. Teddy Greenstein, now a senior editor at PointsBet, discussed several run-ins with the rather tempestuous Sammy Sosa. David Haugh, co-host on WSCR The Score’s morning show, recalls stories with two legendary baseball stars, one from the Cubs and the other from the White Sox. And Bob Sakamoto, recently retired from his role as assistant athletic communications director at DePaul University, digs back for an encounter he had during the 1987 NBA finals with a red hot movie star. The latest show drops on Tuesday! Tell me a story I don’t know is now delighted to partner with Last Word on Sports Media Podcast and is proudly sponsored by Mr.Duct. Find them on the web at Mr duct cleaning.com. Make sure you are following/subscribing to Last Word On Sports Media podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Telemundo NFL Spanish Announcers Miguel Gurwitz And Rolando Cantu | Announcer Schedules Podcast Feb 12, 2023

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Miguel Gurwitz (play-by-play) and Rolando Cantu (analyst), the top NFL voices for Telemundo Sports, sat down for a wide-ranging conversation with Mike Gill of the Announcer Schedules podcast, live from radio row at the Super Bowl. * The broadcasting and football journeys of Gurwitz and Cantu * NFL Europe roots *A big break on Sunday Night Football *The chemistry between Gurwitz and Cantu *The enormous prep work involved *A 27-hour broadcasting marathon *Cantu utilizing his experience as an NFL player with Arizona Cardinals *Calling the Belmont Stakes And more with two of the biggest names in Spanish language sports broadcasting in the United States. It's all part of another special conversation from the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to the Last Word on Sports Media podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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CBS/Westwood One Rules Analyst Gene Steratore 2 10 23 Feb 10, 2023

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On the latest interview from the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin enjoy a conversation with CBS Rules Analyst Gene Steratore on the eve of this year’s Super Bowl where Steratore will be part of the Westwood One broadcast. Steratore describes his journey from officiating to broadcasting, then goes into a deep dive on how the broadcast rules analyst works behind-the-scenes where he is often working multiple games at once. Steratore also describes the history of the rules analyst in television and how the role has evolved over time. Steratore, a former National Football League and NCAA basketball referee, joined CBS Sports in June 2018 as the NFL and NCAA Basketball Rules Analyst for the CBS Television Network’s coverage of the NFL and NCAA basketball seasons. He has served as the rules analyst for the network’s coverage of the Super Bowl and the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship and Final Four. This year, he will be calling the Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona for Westwood One Radio. Here the full "Announcer Schedules Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to the "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Gene Steratore; Radio Row Activity On Eve Of Super Bowl; Tom Brady In 2024; NBA & MLB | Announcer Schedules Podcast Feb 09, 2023

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This week on Episode 35 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin enjoy a conversation with CBS Rules Analyst Gene Steratore on the eve of this year’s Super Bowl where Steratore will be part of the Westwood One broadcast. Co-host Mike Gill reports live from the circus that is Radio Row at the Super Bowl in Arizona. Throughout the show, a multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including: · A live report from Mike Gill on the media scene at Super Bowl Radio Row · Gene Steratore’s journey into broadcasting · How the rules analyst process works behind-the-scenes · The evolution and emergence of the rules analyst · Ten possibilities for Tom Brady in 2024 · Coverage of Lebron James scoring record · Big Ten on NBC no. 1 announcing team revealed · Mets Radio officially adds two young talents Hear it all on the latest "Announer Schedules Pocast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to the Last Word on Sports Media feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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