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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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Roxy Bernstein ESPN/PAC12 Network/Oakland A's Broadcaster Conversation | Announcer Schedules Podcast Aug 21, 2022

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This week on Episode 11 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin were joined by accomplished play-by-play announcer Roxy Bernstein (ESPN, Pac-12 Network, Oakland A’s) for a wide-ranging conversation with topics including:
- How Bernstein’s career evolved from Cal-Berkeley to ESPN
- His recent experience with Auburn Men’s Basketball in Israel
- What it’s like to work with Bill Walton
- A trip with Walton to a Dead and Company concert
- Working as a local MLB announcer (A’s, Giants and Marlins)
- An Experience as the Voice of the XFL’s San Francisco Demons
- Five Games in Five Days and Two Sports in Two Countries
Hear the full conversation as part of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to the SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.
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Roxy Bernstein Conversation + NFL, College Football, Notre Dame, MLB & NHL Talk | Announcer Schedules Podcast Aug 18, 2022

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This week on Episode 11 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin are joined by accomplished play-by-play announcer Roxy Bernstein (ESPN, Pac-12 Network, Oakland A’s) for a wide-ranging conversation with topics including:
- How Bernstein’s career evolved from Cal-Berkeley to ESPN
- His recent experience with Auburn Men’s Basketball in Israel
- What it’s like to work with Bill Walton
- A trip with Walton to a Dead and Company concert
- Working as a local MLB announcer (A’s, Giants and Marlins)
- An Experience as the Voice of the XFL’s San Francisco Demons
- Five Games in Five Days and Two Sports in Two Countries
- Calling the Home Run Derby on ESPN Radio
In addition, the podcast continues its in-depth preview of the upcoming NFL and college football seasons from an announcer perspective.
Throughout the show, a total of 96 different announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:
- NFL Announcing Teams for Week One
- CBS Announces its NFL Roster
- Gus Johnson’s Football Schedule
- Preseason NFL Season
- ESPN Announces its College Football Roster
- Notre Dame Football on NBC and the radio
- MLB Field of Dreams Game
- MLB on Apple TV+
- NHL Broadcaster Transactions
Episode 11 announcer mentions: Roxy Bernstein, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn, Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins, Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross, Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Spero Dedes, Jay Feely, Tom McCarthy, Tiki Barber, Amanda Renner, Aditi Kinkhabwala, Michael Grady, Beth Mowins, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Anthony Becht, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kurt Warner, Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Steve Levy, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky, Laura Rutledge, Lisa Salters, Chris Fowler, Holly Rowe, Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath, Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George, Dave Pasch, Bob Wischusen, Mark Jones, Dave Flemming, Todd McShay, Jac Collinsworth, Jason Garrett, Zora Stephenson, Kathyrn Tappen, Michele Tafoya, Tom Hammond, Don Criqui, Paul Burmeister, Ryan Harris, Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci, Vin Scully, Harry Carey, John Forslund, Eddie Olczyk, J.T. Brown, Nick Olczyk, Bill Spaulding, T.J. Rives, Doug Gottlieb, Rich Hollenberg, Jon Miller, Dave Van Horne, Jay Bilas, Bill Walton, Dave Pasch, Ken Korach, Vince Cotroneo, Dan Rusanowsky, Jesse Agler, Rich Waltz, Tommy Hutton, Craig Minervini, Dontrelle Willis, Rick Allen, Marc Kestecher, Larry Collmus
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"Field Of Dreams" Ratings Mess, NFL Preseason & NBC New Notre Dame Crew | Sports Media Watch Podcast Aug 17, 2022

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On the latest edition of the show, host T.J. Rives and Jon Lewis of SportsMediaWatch.com return to go over all the latest news, ratings, moves and more!
First, the guys discuss the expected ratings drop for Fox MLB coverage of the second "Field of Dreams" game in the Iowa cornfield late last week? You can't say Jon didn't warn you that he knew the audience would be a lot less and the guys go over the reasons why. And, more importantly, why Fox Sports realizes too that the novelty of it is gone and won't do a game next year.
They also talk the beginning of the NFL preseason and some of the national broadcasts that will begin happening this week and weekend from Fox and ESPN's coverage of pro football.
Next, while the Big Ten sorts out it's new agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC, the Peacock network has named Jac Collinsworth (son of Cris) and former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett as their Notre Dame home game broadcasters. Jon has thoughts on nepotism opening doors not just in this case but others.
Then, it's some NBA schedule talk for the upcoming '22-23 season and in particular the league's decision to have a full slate of games on Christmas despite the NFL also playing three games on that Sunday.
Finally, It's "Love it or Leave it?" time again from subjects like the WNBA playoffs, Fantasy Football and yes....Jon's washer and dryer delivery too!
Hear it all on the "SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!
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Best Of Season Five | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Aug 16, 2022

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How do you narrow down the best of a season? It’s all but impossible but we managed to come up with some intriguing, delightful and difficult stories from 6 of our guests. It’s been a very trying time for Thom Brenneman, fired 2 years ago by the Cincinnati Reds and Fox sports after uttering a gay slur on a live mike during a commercial break. No one has hired him since despite several notable individuals coming to his defense including Bob Costas. But Brenneman continues to hope.
Dave Wills was hoping to get a full time play by play job in Major League Baseball and at the age of 40, he did! So he packed up his things and told his wife, who had just settled into their new dream home in the Chicago suburbs, “We’re moving to Tampa” where’s he been the radio voice of the Ray for 18 seasons.
Imagine being having a foot too large for a skate. Then imagine Bill Wennington was 6 feet 9 at the age of 14! This native of Montreal and three time champion with the Chicago Bulls had to stop playing the game he loved, hockey, because well, his foot was too big. Turned out size really mattered for the Bulls current radio analyst.
Bob Nightengale believes baseball will add a pitch clock to speed up the game and bigger bases so there are more stolen bases. The long time baseball writer for USA Today doesn’t envision electronic balls and strikes calls, at least not for the next few years.
Corey McPherrin was supposed to cover the 1989 World Series in San Francisco. Instead he wound up covering the big earth quake. But what made that event so satisfying for the one time sportscaster now newscaster was the compliment he got from one of the premier network news anchors of the time.
He has sung the national anthem at many Chicago sporting events. Wayne Messmer has been doing it for over 35 years. But he did it on a national stage and during a war, no less. His rendition of the anthem during the 1991 NHL Allstar game might be one of the most dramatic and memorable in the country’s history!
Tell me a story I don’t know is now partnering with Sports Media Watch ( sportsmediawatch.com) and please follow on Twitter @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don't know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of Chicago’s hotdog since 1893! (viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic manufacturing, honor the legacy, pioneer the future (dynamicmanufacutinginc.com). Hear full episodes and make sure to follow us and subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Best Of Season Five Tease | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Aug 15, 2022

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How do you narrow down the best of a season? It’s all but impossible but we managed to come up with some intriguing, delightful and difficult stories from 6 of our guests. From disgraced former Cincinnati Reds broadcater, Thom Brenneman, fired 2 years ago by the Reds and Fox sports after uttering a gay slur on a live mic during a commercial break to Chicagoan Dave Wills , who was hoping to get a full time play by play job in Major League Baseball and at the age of 40, he did!
Then, imagine Bill Wennington was 6 feet 9 at the age of 14! This native of Montreal and three time champion with the Chicago Bulls told us his stories and long time baseball insider Bob Nightengale has over 30 years covering the game, but doesn’t envision electronic balls and strikes calls, at least not for the next few years.
Those two along with Chicago newscasting staple of over 20 Corey McPherrin, who transitioned from being an ace sports anchor/reporter and also, the premier anthem singer of all of Chicago's teams and games, Wayne Messmer, are part of our conversations.
We'll recap them in the season on our latest "best of" coming Tuesday.
Tell me a story I don’t know is now partnering with Sports Media Watch ( sportsmediawatch.com) and please follow on Twitter @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don't know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of Chicago’s hotdog since 1893! (viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic manufacturing, honor the legacy, pioneer the future (dynamicmanufacutinginc.com). Hear full episodes and make sure to follow us and subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Vin Scully Tribute Part II + NFL And College Football & More! | Announcer Schedules Podcast Aug 11, 2022

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This week on Episode Ten of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin provide part two of a tribute to the late Vin Scully with more clips displaying the iconic style of an American treasure.
In addition, the podcast previews the upcoming NFL season and discusses the implications of the new college football broadcast rights deals.
Throughout the show, a total of 79 different announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:
- More on Vin Scully’s greatest calls
- Scully, the soundtrack of Los Angeles
- Longevity of Scully, Hearn & Miller
- Scully’s impact on other announcers
- NFL on FOX broadcaster roster
- Week One of NFL regular season announcer pairings
- NFL Preseason announcers
- More hires for Amazon Prime Thursday Night NFL
- Implications of Big Ten television deals
- Eli Gold of Alabama Crimson Tide Radio
- New hire for ESPN College Football Gameday
- MLB Field of Dreams Game
- Dennis Eckersley retiring from booth
- Nick Faldo sign off from CBS
- Bill Walton 30-for-30
- Roxy Bernstein preview
- Keith Hernandez and the Phillies
Episode 10 announcer mentions: Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, Bob Miller, Charley Steiner, Sean McDonough, Tim McCarver, Johnny Bench, Curt Schilling, John Kruk, Craig Sager, Jack Buck, Tom McGinnis, Dick Enberg, Keith Jackson, Jon Miller, Joe Davis, Brent Musburger, Jerry Coleman, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Marv Albert, Joe Buck, Jason Benetti, Harry Kalas, George Ofman, Wayne Larrivee, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Tom Brady, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver, Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink, Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake, Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin, Chris Myers, Robert Smith, Jen Hale, Troy Aikman, Mike Tirico, Bob Papa, Dan Hellie, Charles Davis, Justin Kutcher, Brandon Gaudin, Dave Pasch, Ian Eagle, Anthony Becht, Scott Graham, Ross Tucker, Kevin Harlan, Greg Papa, Taylor Rooks, Michael Smith, Gino Torretta, T.J. Rives, Jess Sims, Eli Gold, Chris Stewart, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci, Dennis Eckersley, Nick Faldo, Jim Nantz, Trevor Immelman, Bill Walton, Roxy Bernstein, Jay Bilas, Keith Hernandez, Tom McCarthy, Gary Cohen
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Big Ten Media Deal Nearing, Nick Faldo Retires from CBS & "Field Of Dreams" MLB Game Returns | Sports Media Watch Podcast Aug 10, 2022

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It's our latest edition of the show and we're ready to figure out the Big Ten's massive TV negotiations and whom it includes and whom it doesn't? Plus, we have more on Fox setting it's NFL broadcasting lineups, Nick Faldo retiring and more on the latest "SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast."
Host T.J. Rives returns with Jon Lewis (aka "Paulsen") of SportsMediaWatch.com to go over those topics and more.
They discuss the Big Ten apparently ending conversations with ESPN and will instead likely add CBS and NBC to it's network lineup with Fox Sports. Will this also signal that the conference will expand with Notre Dame and perhaps some more Pac 12 teams to join USC and UCLA? Jon has thoughts on it all.
The guys have thoughts on Fox announcing Joe Davis to join Moose Johnston on their #2 NFL team and what are the other announcing lineups?
After 16 years as the lead analyst on CBS Golf, Hall of Fame major champ Nick Faldo is retiring from regular broadcasting. He was a crying mess leaving the air Sunday and we have takes on what CBS does next.
Plus some "Love it or Leave it" on NFL preseason, the Fox "Field of Dreams" game returns with two bad teams this year and Jon gives love to the "Dan Patrick Show," as well.
It's all part of the "SportsMediaWatch.com" podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!
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Wayne Larrivee Green Bay Packers Broadcaster Part II | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Aug 09, 2022

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He was infatuated with Marv Albert. What young aspiring broadcaster back in the early 70s wouldn’t be. But while Wayne Larrivee admitted he wanted to be an NBA radio guy ( and he was for 17 years with the Chicago Bulls), he’s best known as the voice of the Green Bay Packers and is now in his 24 season. This after Larrivee also spent 14 years as the voice of the Bears, two of the charter and most hated rivals in the NFL.
But Larrivee does have interests outside broadcasting most notably, skiing, a sport he’s very proficient at. As for how long Larrivee wants to continue his current job he said, “This year and then we’ll see what happens after that.”
An amazing career that has had him calling games for Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, too. Hear more in the second part of our conversation.
Tell me a story I don’t know is now partnering with Sports Media Watch ( sportsmediawatch.com) and please follow on Twitter @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don't know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of Chicago’s hotdog since 1893! (viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic manufacturing, honor the legacy, pioneer the future (dynamicmanufacutinginc.com). Hear full episodes and make sure to follow us and subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Wayne Larrivee Green Bay Packers Broadcaster Part II Tease | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know Aug 08, 2022

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He was infatuated with Marv Albert. What young aspiring broadcaster back in the early 70s wouldn’t be. But while Wayne Larrivee admitted he wanted to be an NBA radio guy ( and he was for 17 years with the Chicago Bulls), he’s best known as the voice of the Green Bay Packers and now in his 24th season, but Larrivee also spent 14 years with the Chicago Bears , two of the charter and most hated rivals in the NFL.
In episode II out Tuesday, Larrivee shares he does have interests outside broadcasting most notably, skiing, And, he discusses how much longer he thinks he'll continue calling games?
Tell me a story I don’t know is now partnering with Sports Media Watch ( sportsmediawatch.com) and please follow on Twitter @paulsen_smw. Tell me a story I don't know is proudly sponsored by Vienna Beef, makers of Chicago’s hotdog since 1893! (viennabeef.com). And by Dynamic manufacturing, honor the legacy, pioneer the future (dynamicmanufacutinginc.com). Hear full episodes and make sure to follow us and subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Tributes to Vin Scully-Bill Russell, NBC Hall of Fame Game, etc.! | Announcer Schedules Podcast Aug 04, 2022

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This week on Episode Nine of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin pay tribute to the late Vin Scully with an extended conversation that includes several clips of the iconic style of an American treasure.
In addition, the podcast pays tribute to Bill Russell and discuss the Hall of Famer’s career as a broadcaster.
Throughout the show, a total of 60 different announcers are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:
- Vin Scully’s legacy
- Scully as a storyteller
- Scully in the biggest moments
- Russell as a broadcaster on NBA Finals
- NFL on NBC & Westwood One for Hall of Fame Game
- Hall of Famers Tony Boselli & Dick Vermeil as broadcasters
- Kaylee Hartung to Amazon
- Jason Benetti to FOX
Hear it all on the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe to the SportsMediaWatch.com podcast feed for more on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!
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