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Jimmy “The Greek” Rose and Fell in the Limelight
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The latest in the ESPN “30 for 30″ documentary film series profiles a character not only sports, but of American culture.
The Legend of Jimmy “The Greek” looks at the life of Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder, a native of Steubenville, OH who survived the...
Late Day Journal- November 9, 2009
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Richard Deitsch at Sports Illustrated has his Media Power Rankings for October…
John Ourand at Sports Business Journal asks industry reps if there are entities out there to consistently challenge ESPN…
Adam Ostrow at Mashable has the story of how Twitter ended the Chiefs...
Morning Journal- November 9, 2009
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Welcome to the beginning of another work week. Here are some sports media news items to get you off to a good start…
Michael Hiestand at USA Today looks at what Fox Sports and ESPN have done or are doing to commemorate Veteran’s Day…
Dusty Saunders at the Denver...
Sunday Journal- November 8, 2009
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Got off to a late start…but here are some sports media news items from the day..
Robert Seidman at TV By the Numbers has the ratings for last night’s MMA action on CBS...
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News says MLB Network should make a point to have Bob Costas’...
Saturday Journal- November 7, 2009
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Welcome to another weekend! Here are some sports media items of note…
Dan Levy at the Sporting Blog has this weekend’s NFL announcing assignments…
Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk reports has accused ESPN of plagiarism…
Barry Horn at the Dallas Morning News...
Random Video Clip #23
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It’s been a while since we posted a random sports clip here at SMJ…
Today, in honor of tomorrow’s Breeders Cup, we present you the Breeder’s Cup Classic race from 20 years ago…1989 when Derby and Preakness winner Sunday Silence battled Belmont winner Easy Goer…
Morning Journal- November 6, 2009
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Welcome to the end of another work week. Here are some sports media news items to look over…
Michael Heistand at USA Today looks at how a potential Comcast/NBC merger could compete on the sports stage with ESPN…
Radio Online reports that that Fox Sports Radio will...
Late Day Journal- November 5, 2009
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Here are more sports media news stories that crossed our desk since this morning…
James Hibberd at the Hollywood Reporter has the World Series Game 6 ratings numbers…
Hibberd also has the news that Comedy Central and the Onion will collaborate on a new comedy of a sports...
Morning Journal- November 5, 2009
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Happy Thursday! The Yankees are once again World Champions of baseball. Here are some sports media stories since our last update yesterday morning…
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News reports on how the Yankees radio team handled the end of the World Series.
Phil Mushnick at...
Sports Media Weekly Podcast- Episode 8
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Welcome to our latest edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast. nbsp;Ken Fang at Fangs Bites and I are joined by a special guest...legendary sports anchor/reporter Len Berman.
Berman talks to us about his storied career...his departure from WNBC TV...how Spanning the World got...
Morning Journal- November 4, 2009
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Here are some of the sports media news items that are on my radar this Wednesday morning…
Phil Rosenthal at the Chicago Tribune reports on some of the potential regulatory hurdles facing a potential Comcast/NBC deal…
Jim Williams at the Washington Examiner looks at the...
Late Day Journal- November 3, 2009
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Phil Rosenthal at the Chicago Tribune reports on the addition at the paper of former Sun-Times sports editor Stu Courtney…
Pete Dougherty at the Albany Union News reports that with the NFL Network regular season games on the horizon, many cable viewers will be left out in the...
Morning Journal- November 3, 2009
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The World Series will continue for at least one more game and the Saints are 7-0. Here are some of the sports media news stories making their way around the block this morning…
Richard Sandomir at the NY Times has a story on how, in this day, any announcer can be made to be seen as [...]
Late Day Journal- November 2, 2009
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Here are some sports media news items which have crossed my desk since this morning…
Richard Deitsch at Sports illustrated looks at Fox’ coverage of Brett Favre in his weekly Media Circus column…
Barry Horn at the Dallas Morning News has the Cowboys ratings from...
Bias’ Death Still Resonates 23 Years Later
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It’s amazing how one remembers where they were when an event of historical significance takes place. Those alive in November of 1963 will always remember where they were on the day President Kennedy was assassinated. Those today remember what they were doing on 9/11.
Growing...
Morning Journal- November 2, 2009
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It was a busy Sunday in sports. Here are some of the sports media stories that surfaced since yesterday…
Matthew J. de la Merced and Andrew Ross Sorkin at the NY Times report that the Comcast/NBC deal may be coming close to completion…
Paulsen at Sports Media Watch...
Sunday Journal- November 1, 2009
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Welcome to November. Here are some sports media stories making the rounds this Sunday…
Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports looks into last night’s World Series Game 3 issue of A-Rod’s homer hitting a Fox camera.
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News also discusses A...
Saturday Journal- October 31, 2009
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Happy Saturday! No tricks…just some sports media news stories making their way across the country today…
Masosn Levinson at Bloomberg has the story on good Game 2 World Series ratings for Fox...
Stephen Wilson at the Associated Press says IOC President Jacques Rogue...
Morning Journal- October 30, 2009
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It’s the end of another work week. Here we go with some sports media news items…
Michael Hiestand at USA Today says there may still be a professional future for former ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips…
David Barron at the Houston Chronicle looks at the impressive...
Late Day Journal- October 29, 2009
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Here are a few late day sports media news notes since our morning edition…
Ken Fang at Fang’s Bites has the Fox Sports release on the World Series Game One ratings numbers…
Maury Brown at the Biz of Baseball has the Game One ratings story…
Jason Hibberd at...
Morning Journal- October 29, 2009
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Welcome to Thursday. Here are some sports media news stories that are making their way around the country…
Anthony DiComo at MLB.com has the story of how Suzyn Waldman has become the first woman to broadcast a World Series game…
Bob Raissman at the NY Daily News has...
Sports Media Weekly Podcast- Episode 7
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Sports Media Weekly Podcast.nbsp; Ken Fang at Fang's Bites and I touch on a number of topics, first and foremost of which is the Steve Phillips affair and the backlash faced by Deadspin off its reaction in dealing with the PR people at ESPN...
Breaking into the Writing Biz Like Breaking Through a Brick Wall
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There’s tough, there’s month-old jerky, then there’s trying to break into the journalism business in 2009.
I remember about this time just two years ago some classmates and I were sitting in a CBS conference room in Washington, D.C. talking with the one-of-a-kind...
Morning Journal- October 28, 2009
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It’s Wednesday morning. Here are some sports media news stories since our update yesterday morning…
Rachel Cohen at the Associated Press has the story of how earlier start times may mean good news for World Series ratings…
Jim Williams at the Examiner talks with...
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel Review- October 27, 2009
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HBO tonight (10pm ET) debuts its latest edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. I have seen a preview of the show. Here is what you can expect…
In Our Hearts: This segment looks back at the horrible twist of fate that met former Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart. You may...
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