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Good News For Ray
September 07, 2009 by
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Those of you who have read SMJ for the last few months have noted the contributions of Ray Frager. Ray joined us in early May after he was let go as Assistant Editor and Sports Media Columnist for the Baltimore Sun.
Ray’s addition to our staff came quite coincidentally. ...
In ESPNBoston.com, The Leader Continues Localization
September 07, 2009 by
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For those paying attention, you may have noticed the Boston sports media landscape has changed by leaps and bounds in the past 18 months.
While local sports radio giant WEEI finds itself in a fight for ratings with the newly launched 98.5 The Sports Hub, it seems those on the print...
A No Links Friday
September 04, 2009 by
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I’ll be spending my next two days in the media tent here so there will be no links this Friday.
You can get your Friday links fix by visiting our good friend Ken Kang over at Fang’s Bites.
Have a great weekend.
MNF: It’s just a football game
August 31, 2009 by
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Some of the quotes coming out of last week’s ESPN media event in Bristol — and so sorry I couldn’t attend, but my travel visa to leave Maryland has expired — spoke to how Monday Night Football should continue to be viewed as a big deal. Sure, some of that is...
ESPN Media Workshop Wrap
August 31, 2009 by
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This will be my final post regarding last week’s ESPN Media Workshop in Bristol.
First and foremost, I doubt anyone who attended the workshop looked at it as anything else but what it was, a P.R. move by ESPN to showcase the multi-platforms of its brand. It was a chance...
SMJ Video- ESPN Production Assistant
August 30, 2009 by
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One of the opportunities the Communications staff at ESPN afforded reporters during last week’s media workshop was the ability to shadow a production assistant.
There are dozens of production assistants working on various segments for either SportsCenter or other studio programs...
SMJ Video- ESPN 30th Anniversary Panel
August 30, 2009 by
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One of the major events of the recent ESPN Media Workshop is the enclosed panel featuring Chris Berman, Bob Ley, and Executive VP of Technology Chuck Pagano discussing the first 30 years of the network.
This video is long. It is also not the entire presentation as I needed to change...
SMJ Video- Hannah Storm, ESPN SportsCenter Anchor
August 29, 2009 by
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At the end of the ESPN Media Workshop this week I had the chance to interview Hannah Storm, anchor of the daily 9am to 12pm edition of SportsCenter.
In the interview Storm discusses her first year, her relationship with Josh Elliot, and the integration of social media in sports coverage…
SMJ Video- Tom Jackson, ESPN NFL Analyst
August 29, 2009 by
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As part of my time at the ESPN Media Workshop the last two days I had the opportunity to interview Tom Jackson, NFL analyst on Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown. In this piece Jackson talks about his 23 years with ESPN and his relationship with Chris Berman…
SMJ Live Blog- ESPN Media Workshop, Day 2
August 28, 2009 by
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ESPN Media Workshop- Day 2
ESPN Media Workshop- Day One Photos
August 27, 2009 by
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I thought I would share some photos from today’s campus tour as part of the ESPN Media Workshop…
SMJ Live Blog- ESPN Media Workshop, Day One
August 27, 2009 by
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SMJ Live at ESPN Media Workshop- Day One
Synergy at Little League World Series
August 26, 2009 by
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That amazing coincidence of actors connected to the network carrying a sporting event appearing on the telecast has worked its way down to the Little League World Series. ESPN is using Moises Arias as a “reporter” during its LLWS games. Arias appears on Disney’s Hannah...
SMJ Live Event- ESPN Media Workshop
August 26, 2009 by
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I am pleased to announce that this Thursday and Friday (August 27th & 28th) I will be joining other sports media columnists in Bristol, for the 2-day media workshop at ESPN.
The event is a look behind-the-scenes at the WWL in conjunction with the celebration of it’s 30th...
WHat They’re Saying- August 21, 2009
August 21, 2009 by
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The dog days of summer are winidng down. Let’s see what some of the nation’s sports media columnists are writing this week…
Michael Hiestand at USA Today tells us how the networks will benefit from the return of Brett Favre and Michael Vick.
Bob Raissman at the...
All the way from Memphis
August 20, 2009 by
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Memphis’ 2008 trip to the Final Four has been “vacated,” the NCAA has ruled. So it’s as if it never happened. Wipe it from your memory. The NCAA says it’s all a blank. If they could get one of those mind eraser thingees from Men in Black, NCAA officials...
Is The Minnesota Press Drinking the Kool-Aid?
August 19, 2009 by
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I’ve always been a proponent of adapting the adage of Tip O’Neil when it comes to the media. O’Neil believed “all politics is local”. I belive that sometimes “the best media is local”.
You can find out so much more about a team or an...
SMJ Interview- Wes Durham, Atlanta Falcons Announcer
August 18, 2009 by
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Next up in our series of talks with NFL radio play-by-play announcers is Wes Durham, voice of the Atlanta Falcons.
Wes has been behind the mic for the Falcons since 2004 and also serves as the play-by-play voice of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, basketball, and baseball...
Ohlmeyer Debuts at ESPN
August 18, 2009 by
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The new ESPN Ombudsman, Don Ohlmyer, gives us his debut column today.
Make sure you have some time to read it…it’s over 4000 words!
He talks about the WWL’s handling of the Ben Roethlisberger civil suit story. Nothing groundbreaking about ESPN’s response...
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel- August 2009 Preview
August 17, 2009 by
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The next installment of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel airs Tuesday night at 10:00PM ET on HBO. Here is a preview of this episode…
Nick Schuyler’s Story
Bernard Goldberg sits down for a moving interview with Nick Schuyler. This past February Schuyler, a former University...
Drama at the PGA
August 17, 2009 by
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As dramatic as the final round of the PGA Championship ended up being, one thing that occurred to me during CBS’ Sunday coverage was just how superior the network’s telecasts of the Masters are. That’s because the Masters mandates fewer commercials. The drama would...
What They’re Saying- August 14, 2009
August 14, 2009 by
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Time for our weekly Friday look at what some of the sports media columnists are writing today…
Michael Hiestand at USA Today tells us Fox will have some broadcasting roster moves heading into the new NFL season…
Neil Best at Newsday talks with polarizing Yankee play-by...
Hard Knocks and reality
August 13, 2009 by
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Watching the first episode of this year’s Hard Knocks – which, like just about everything HBO does, was extremely well-produced — I was reminded of conversations I had with The Sun’s Ravens reporters about the initial year of the series, set at Ravens training...
SMJ Interview- Jim Henderson, New Orleans Saints Announcer
August 13, 2009 by
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Next up in our talks with local NFL play-by-play announcers is Jim Henderson, voice of the New Orleans Saints.
Jim has been broadcasting Saints games since 1986 and also serves as Sports Director at WWL-TV in New Orleans.
In the interview Henderson talks about the challenges...
Sorry
August 12, 2009 by
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Apologies to Troy Smith for last month’s post about what appeared to be crude messages sent by him via Twitter. My post expressed some small doubt the tweets might actually be from Smith, but not enough. In Wednesday’s Sun, the Ravens backup quarterback said he doesn’...
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