Sports Media
So Long Mike Golic
Lord knows, he tried to keep it together. For weeks now, since word leaked out that ESPN was removing Mike Golic, Sr. from its morning radio show, Golic had stoically endured the tributes and recognition of his outsized presence in the medium with grace and humility,...
Sports Tonight – Sports Media Talk With Joe Lucia
On this episode of Sports Tonight, I was joined by BSL Sports Media Analyst Joe Lucia. Topics included: - Background on Joe's work with Awful Announcing. - Recent changes with ESPN Radio... - Sports Media in the COVID environment... - Bill Simmons and The Ringer... -...
MLB Missed a Golden Opportunity to be the Center of the Sports World’s Attention
The labor battle that erupted over a potential return to play for Major League Baseball was wholly unnecessary. Three months after the league ceased Spring Training and came to a preliminary agreement on returning to play, MLB decided to simply abide by that...
This summer’s must-watch sports network might just be NBC
When COVID-19 shut down the sports world back in March, some networks were hurt harder than others. Turner lost the NBA and March Madness. CBS also lost March Madness, and plenty of live golf (including the Masters) was bumped from its spring schedule. ESPN and Fox...
Who are the top options for Monday Night Football’s new broadcast crew?
Earlier this month, the report that football fans across the country were waiting for came down – ESPN would be moving on from its much-maligned Monday Night Football booth of Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland. That report also indicated that ESPN would look to...
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the sports media world must adapt or die
It’s been more than five weeks since we have been able to watch a live sports game in America. Over those five weeks, we’ve seen sports media companies take shows off the air, furlough employees, lay off workers, and change their strategies. But as the shutdown of...
Writing About Sports In A World Without Sports
It’s been nearly a week since the NBA shut their season down, with MLB, MLS, and NHL following suit. Three of those four sports were playing regular season games (with the MLS season still in its early days), and MLB was approaching the end of Spring Training and the...
After 15 years, Orioles and Nationals fans are still getting shafted by MASN
The start of the 2020 season marks the 15th anniversary of the Nationals’ move to Washington DC from Montreal. It also marks the 15th anniversary of a launch that has been fraught with many more issues than the return of pro baseball to the nation’s capital – the...