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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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Porter Moser Oklahoma Basketball Coach | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Nov 08, 2022

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Oklahoma begins its second season under head coach Porter Moser tonight against Sam Houston State University. Moser is eager to improve on his maiden campaign, one in which the Sooners went 7 and 11 in conference play and wasn’t invited to a tournament.
Moser attributed that to signing 10 new players on Zoom, not meeting them until mid June and then having to play the second toughest schedule in college basketball. Welcome to a step up from the Missouri Valley Conference where Moser’s Loyola Ramblers flourished over his last 5 seasons there winning 20 or more games and of course, making the NCAA final four in 2018.
Moser could have left the campus on Chicago’s lake front after that improbable run four years ago but he waited until the time was right and that time was 2021.
In this wonderfully entertaining podcast the always effervescent Moser recalls that magic carpet ride to the final four, the ageless "Sister Jean" and the task ahead at Oklahoma, a place he says he loves just as much as Loyola.
Tell me a story I don’t know is now part of the Sports Media Watch podcast (sportsmediawatch.com) so please follow @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don’t know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of the Chicago hotdog and an institution since 1893. (@viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic Manufacturing, awarded the General Motors supplier of the year 22 times! Find them @dynamicmanufacturinging.com.
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Porter Moser Oklahoma Basketball Coach Tease | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Nov 07, 2022

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Oklahoma begins its second season under head coach Porter Moser tonight against Sam Houston State University. Moser is eager to improve on his maiden campaign, one in which the Sooners went 7 and 11 in conference play and wasn’t invited to a tournament. Moser attributed that to signing 10 new players on Zoom, not meeting them until mid June and then having to play the second toughest schedule in college basketball. Welcome to a step up from the Missouri Valley Conference where Moser’s Loyola Ramblers flourished over his last 5 seasons there winning 20 or more games and of course, making the NCAA Final Four in 2018.
Moser could have left the campus on Chicago’s lake front after that improbable run but he waited until the time was right and that time was 2021.
Tell me a story I don’t know is now part of the Sports Media Watch podcast (sportsmediawatch.com) so please follow @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don’t know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of the Chicago hotdog and an institution since 1893. (@viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic Manufacturing, awarded the General Motors supplier of the year 22 times! Find them @dynamicmanufacturinging.com.
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Sean Grande Talks Trans Continental Commutes + Start To Celtics Season | Announcer Schedules Podcast Nov 05, 2022

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Sean Grande, play-by-play voice of the Boston Celtics joins Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin on The Announcer Schedules Podcast. Grande checks in following his recent odyssey from Boston to Milan, Italy and back to Boston to call Bellator action and the NBA in rapid succession.
In addition to detailing his recent trip to Italy, Grande touches on a variety of topics describing his life as an NBA and MMA announcer including:
Previous experiences calling MMA and traveling in Europe
How Preparation for MMA differs from other sports
Backup/contingency plans for broadcasts
Working with longtime partner Cedric Maxwell
Favorite locales on the NBA circuit
Broadcast locations at NBA arenas
A 2010 encounter at a Heat-Celtics game
How the NBA schedule has evolved with back-to-back’s and road swings
In his 25th season in the NBA and now 22nd as the voice of the Boston Celtics, Sean Grande has long since cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. Sean will be joined by Brian Scalabrine and Abby Chin on NBC Sports Boston's Celtic road games, and of course by analyst Cedric Maxwell for radio games on 98.5 The Sports Hub. Since 2001, “Grande and Max” have become one of Boston’s most popular and iconic on-air combinations, and the soundtrack of the Celtics “New Big Three Era”.
On May 20, 2013, Grande made his Major League Baseball debut, as the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA and MLS). A frequent national guest on ESPN’s SportsCenter, SportsNation, First Take and the the Bill Simmons Podcast, Sean will again join Marc D'Amico and Abby Chin on the Celtics original podcast From The Rafters.
In 2015, a new adventure, a multi-year deal as the voice of Spike Sports and Bellator MMA. He expanded even further into combat sports and back to broadcast network TV in 2017, calling world title fights as the play-by-play voice of PBConFOX, and in 2018 of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. In 2021, he returned to Bellator and their new home, Showtime Sports.
Grande’s milestones continue to pile up. Only the legendary Johnny Most and longtime cable voice Mike Gorman have called more Celtics games. On December 3rd, 2009 in San Antonio, he called his 1000th NBA Game, joining Marv Albert and Ian Eagle as the only three to reach that plateau before the age of 40. On February 3, 2012, Grande and Max were honored pre-game at TD Garden for their 1000th game together, on December 23rd, 2022 at the Garden, they're scheduled to call #2000. After signing a multi-year Celtics extension in 2018, Grande called his 2000th NBA game in the August 2020 NBA Playoff Bubble.
His college hockey work for Fox and the NCAA Tournament garnered him three New England Emmy nominations including the 1999 Emmy for best Play-by-Play. He spent a combined 9 years calling Boston University and Boston College games, served six years as the television voice of the NCAA East Regional. But he left an indelible image on the sport with a fourteen-year run as “Voice of the Frozen Four” on CBS Radio. His 16 NCAA Championship Games stands as a play-by-play record.
He made his national play-by-play debut at age 28, calling college football on ABC Sports.
Grande lives in Cambridge, MA with his son Jackson, and his wife, Dana Jacobson of CBS News.
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Philly And Houston World Series & Thursday NFL + CFB & NBA Too! | Announcer Schedules Podcast Nov 03, 2022

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This week on Episode 22 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss the World Series and the NFL going head-to-head in both Philadelphia and Houston, plus a another deep dive into the latest announcer happenings across the NFL, College Football, MLB, NBA and NHL.
Throughout the show, an array of topics are discussed including:
Great calls across different platforms on the World Series
Thursday Night Phillies-Astros World Series vs. NFL Eagles-Texans
Week 9 NFL Preview
Week 10 College Football Preview including a morning start time
Challenges of remote broadcasting
NBA and NHL upcoming announcers
NBA Crunchtime with all 30 teams in action
Jay Wright as a broadcaster
Becky Hammon as an NBA studio analyst
Mike & Phil’s Excellent Adventure!
Hear it all on the latest "Announcer Schedules Podcast" and make sure to get all the great content on the SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast feed by following/subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc..!!
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World Series, Big SEC TV Weekend Ahead, Kyrie Irving & More! | Sports Media Watch Podcast Nov 02, 2022

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What will the World Series ratings look like? How big is this weekend going to be for SEC football on television with Tennessee at Georgia and Alabama at LSU in tremendous games? And, what's up with the NBA being silent on Kyrie Irving's latest controversy?
It's all part of the latest "SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast"
Host T.J. Rives is back with Dr. Jon Lewis (aka "Paulsen") from SportsMediaWatch.com to go over all all the topics above.
This includes the shuffling of the World Series coverage on Fox Sports due to a Monday rainout and what it means for the rest of the week. Plus, what about the WILD conflict with Thursday night football that will have the two NFL teams from the cities, the Eagles and the Texans playing in Houston while the Phillies host the Astros.
Next, what about the college and NFL ratings from last weekend and what might it look like for this week? Jon has great insight on both.
The guys also talk the Nets, Kyrie Irving and his latest controversy by endorsing an Anti-Semitic Documentary. Coach Steve Nash is already gone and is superstar Kevin Durant not far behind in asking for a trade, yet again?
And they wrap with some "Love it or Leave it?" on the subjects of the Big12 TV deal, announcers scrambling to make game broadcasts in different cities over two days and more!
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Paul Sullivan Chicago Tribune Legend | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Nov 01, 2022

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Paul Sullivan has a way with words, some that have angered players and management during his 40 years at the Chicago Tribune. Now the caretaker of the prestigious and historic “In the Wake of the News column” Sullivan is still writing mostly about baseball, a beat he covered for some 30 years. He’s seen a lot of bad baseball in Chicago but also chronicled the The White Sox first World Series championship in 88 years and the Cubs in 108! “Sully” as he’s best known has had his run-ins with such renowned players as Sammy Sosa and Frank Thomas and once had the Cubs temperamental pitcher Carlos Zambrano offer a Milwaukee baseball security person $100,000 to kill him!
All in a days work or in this case, a sterling career, one that has seen Sullivan cop the Illinois sportswriter of the year award 3 times and the prestigious Ring Lardner award for excellence in sports journalism.
During this very entertaining podcast, Sullivan reveals how he was once a bellboy at the famous Drake Hotel in Chicago where he carried bags for Bull Cosby and was an extra in the movie, Continental Divide with John Belushi, parts of which were shot at the Drake. He also discusses his relationship with Sammy Sosa whom he won’t vote for the hall of fame but believes the Cubs should honor him, something current management has thus far refused to do.
Tell me a story I don’t know is now part of the Sports Media Watch podcast (sportsmediawatch.com) so please follow @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don’t know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of the Chicago hotdog and an institution since 1893. (@viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic Manufacturing, awarded the General Motors supplier of the year 22 times! Find them @dynamicmanufacturinging.com.
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Paul Sullivan Chicago Tribune Legend Tease | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Oct 31, 2022

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Paul Sullivan has a way with words, some that have angered players and management during his 40 years at the Chicago Tribune. Now the caretaker of the prestigious and historic “In the Wake of the News column” Sullivan is still writing mostly about baseball, a beat he covered for some 30 years. He’s seen a lot of bad baseball in Chicago but also chronicled the The White Sox first World Series championship in 88 years and the Cubs in 108! “Sully” as he’s best known has had his run-ins with such renowned players as Sammy Sosa and Frank Thomas and once had the Cubs temperamental pitcher Carlos Zambrano offer a Milwaukee baseball security person $100,000 to kill him!
All in a days work or in this case, a sterling career, one that has seen Sullivan cop the Illinois sportswriter of the year award 3 times and the prestigious Ring Lardner award for excellence in sports journalism.
Hear more from Paul and his stories coming Tuesday!
Tell me a story I don’t know is now part of the Sports Media Watch podcast (sportsmediawatch.com) so please follow @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don’t know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of the Chicago hotdog and an institution since 1893. (@viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic Manufacturing, awarded the General Motors supplier of the year 22 times! Find them @dynamicmanufacturinging.com.
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Final Four Without Jim Nantz? NFL & CFB + World Series too! | Announcer Schedules Podcast Oct 27, 2022

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This week on Episode 21 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss the big Jim Nantz news and take a another deep dive into the latest announcer happenings across the NFL, College Football, MLB, NBA and NHL.
Throughout the show, a podcast-record 122 different announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:
Jim Nantz to call his last Final Four in 2023 with Ian Eagle taking over
NFL Week 8 Preview
College Football GameDay at Jackson State, Impact of Deion Sanders
Week Nine College Football Preview
Great calls from NLCS
World Series Preview
John Sterling news
Candace Parker as game analyst on TNT
NBA Crunchtime
New radio analyst for Miami Heat
Latest from the NHL
Mike & Phil’s Excellent Adventures
Announcer Mentions: Jim Nantz, Lisa Byington, Ian Eagle, Brent Musburger, Tony Romo, Kevin Kugler, Jason McCourty, T.J. Rives, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung, Steve Levy, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Laura Rutledge, J.P. Shadrick, Mike Mayock, Tracy Wolfson, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn, Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Andrew Catalon, Adam Amin, Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver, Chris Myers, Kenny Albert, Josh Appel, Brandon Noble, Kevin Ray, Danny White, Mike Couzens, DeAngelo Hall, Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Tom Rinaldi, Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Brandon Gaudin, Chris Carrino, Brian Baldinger, Wayne Randazzo, Doug Plank, Marc Kestecher, Kelly Stouffer, Ian Fitzsimmons, Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark, Matt Barrie, John Schriffen, Jay Walker, Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft, Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Bob Wischusen, Beth Mowins, Gregg Daniels, Tiki Barber, Mike Morgan, Freddie Coleman, Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson, Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Tim Brando, Chris Fowler, Holly Rowe, Dave O'Brien, Mike Monaco, Jeff Levering, Dave Ryan, Kanoa Leahey, Roxy Bernstein, Gino Torretta, Sloane Martin, Mike Golic Jr., Sam Neidermann, Ryan Leaf, Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Scott Franzke, Larry Anderson, Harry Kalas, Boog Sciambi, Dan Shulman, Eduardo Perez, Jessica Mendoza, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci, John Sterling, Brendan Burke, Suzyn Waldman, Candace Parker, Reggie Miller, Jared Greenberg, Amy Audibert, Jason Jackson, Mike Inglis, Stephen A Smith, Ryan Ruocco, Jeff Van Gundy, Cassidy Hubbarth, Mike Breen, Mark Jackson, Jorge Sedano, Kevin Weekes, Hilary Knight, John Buccigross, Brian Boucher, Leah Hextall, Drew Carter
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NFL QB Struggles, Chris Perez on World Series + Ian Heist On Miami Sports 10 26 22 Oct 26, 2022

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Welcome to "Powers on Sports Podcast" Presented by Beef O Brady's (Himes/Busch Blvd in Tampa)
Titan Home Lending, Print & Marketing Solutions, Star Alvarado, Hank's BBQ & Home Slice Pizza Co.
2 great guests join Jason this week: 2x MLB All Star Closer Chris Perez and Ian Hest from Miami.
I give my thoughts on :
Brittney Griner spam appeal in Russia
Struggles of future HOF QB's Brady, ARod and Wilson
Matt Ryan benched; is this the end?
McCaffrey trade implications for Car/SF
World Cup in less than a month - Can the USA get out of their group
Laker struggles early w/ Westbrook, Lebron & AD
Chris Perez jumps aboard to break down the AL/NLCS's & World Series
World Series preview - Is Philly a big underdog vs Houston? We have a differing of opinion!
Aaron Judge's Free agency decision - Yanks, Giants, Mets...?
How to prepare with a 5-6 day layoff for both teams
College FB playoff chatter
Ian Hest covers all the teams in S. Florida.
We talk the dumpster fire developing at The U
Tua's return for the Dolphins; McDaniel's coaching decisions
Marlins managerial hire - he called it before the news broke
World Cup preview of Team USA and Berhalter
MLS Semifinal preview after Inter Miami was eliminated.
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Lisa Byington Milwaukee Bucks TV P X P Announcer | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Oct 26, 2022

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From a two sports athlete to a multi sport announcer. Lisa Byington doesn’t prefer to be called a trailblazer but understands why she’s been given that designation. Being the first female to call an NCAA tournament basketball game to becoming the first to be the lead voice of an NBA team, Byington, in fact, has blazed a trail for others.
She starred in basketball and soccer at Northwestern but her true passion was broadcasting. And after beginning her career in the second smallest TV market in the country Byington eventually landed at the Big ten Network but also worked for such other networks as Fox Sports, CBS, Turner and ESPN. She also called soccer in the Olympics and the World Cup.
Byington identifies her role models as her parents who are teachers and who advised her to chase whatever dream she wanted to chase. That advise has certainly paid off for Byington who is also the voice of the 2021 WNBA champion Chicago Sky.
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