Taylor Rooks & rising to the top in the social media age
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 43-minute sports media podcast, Taylor Rooks explains her rise in the social media age to becoming the lead host on Amazon Prime Video’s NBA studio show and a contributor on Thursday Night Football.Rooks joins “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com.The Rundown …* Rooks is the grand niece of Lou Brock, while her father, Thomas, was a star running back at Illinois so what type of athlete was she* Why were they booing Lou Brock * What was her goal when she went to the University of Illinois* How she felt very comfortable in front of the camera right away* Why she did a lot of internships, while in college* How the media industry has changed in terms of breaking in* How she cornered the market on Illinois recruiting* She applied to 300 jobs out of school, but only landed one* What young people should be doing to break into the business* The importance of niche in breaking in* Starting small is very important* The trap of internet engagement* Why she thinks her big break is now at Amazon Prime Video * The NBA desk has gravitas * Why Ernie Johnson is someone she tries to pattern herself after* What Rooks did before her first NBA pregame show to promote camaraderie, and why she did it* Why having fun is important to the Prime Video NBA studio show* The NBA is her No. 1 sport now ….* Her appreciation for retired SNY executive producer Curt Gowdy Jr. * There was a big move she wanted to make, but had another year left on her SNY deal* Why she tries to be a very private person as gossip sites talk about her* Why Rooks has her own Substack called Tayloring* Why she chose GQ to have the pictures of her wedding* What she wants to do next in her career* What the Prime Video studio encourages* Hans Schroeder is the guest for the next Off The Record presented by WS Sports on Thursday, Dec. 11th in midtown. It is free to attend, though, space is limited. Sign-up here.* On Deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
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Dissecting MLB's TV future & NFL Watch-A-Palooza
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 38-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel analyze what is next for MLB on TV after its NBC/Peacock, Netflix and ESPN deals. They go deep into broadcasting booths with J.J. Watt’s emergence … and Rich Gannon going at Meterparel over Kevin Harlan. This week, can CBS’ Chiefs-Cowboys set a new NFL record on Thanksgiving? Amazon Prime Video nows owns Black Friday. And much more. For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* After NBC/Peacock, Netflix & ESPN TV deals, what should Major League Baseball be thinking about next* Props to Cris Collinsworth on No. 500* Noah Eagle, Jamal Crawford & Reggie Miller jelling* Stephen A. Smith thinks the entire NFL watches “First Take”* Note to young sportscasters: No overs at the end to get attention* MLB still has too many partners in its current plan* The difference between what ESPN would have paid pre-opt-out compared to what NBC/Peacock & Netflix will pay is around $900 million* MLB.TV’s value just happened to be exactly the same as the $1.65B that ESPN had in its pocket* Who are some possibilities to be NBC/Peacock’s lead play-by-players* Could MLB have had $1.65B twice if ESPN didn’t have an opt-out* Rob Manfred’s plan for an all-30 approach to local rights & the CBA* J.J. Watt, with Ian Eagle, sounds so comfortable and is on the way up* Meterparel vs. Rich Gannon over Kevin Harlan* Assessing Harlan’s game calls* Dan Graziano’s funny tweet on Aaron Rodgers’ flipping off everyone* We play the “Mike & the Mad Dog” over-under game for CBS’ Chiefs-Cowboys super matchup on Thanksgiving* How Amazon Prime Video created a sports day with Black Friday* Al Michaels wants to return to Prime Video for another year, should he* How was Michaels’ call on the Bills’ 4th-and-27 hook and lateral conversion* Awful Announcing is rating all the college football radio announcers, including Meterparel* Has Joel Klatt surpassed Kirk Herbstreit as the voice of college football* The Brian Costello-Breece Hall X kerfuffle as Aaron Glenn’s Jets continually embarrass themselves* ESPN PR promotion * Ben Olson and Doug Flutie end the pod* Hans Schroeder is the guest for the next “Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” on Thursday, Dec. 11th in midtown. It is free to attend, though, space is limited. Sign-up here.* On Deck: Taylor Rooks is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
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Frank Isola's trip from New York sports media institution to the national spotlight
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 50-minute sports media podcast, SiriusXM/ESPN/YES’ Frank Isola tells incredible stories from his days on the Knicks’ beat to his move into TV and radio stardom.Isola is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand”For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com.The Rundown …* How Marchand first met Isola and how Marchand got in “trouble” at the New York Post from night time sports editor Pat (Hondo) Hanigan* The way Isola launched Michael Kay’s career at The Post* How Isola broke into business after making $10 per story at the University of Maryland newspaper* The Stephon Marbury-Isiah Thomas fight on the plane story that Isola broke* Isola’s connection to Marbury when Marbury was a kid* Tremendous Isola-Marbury driving home story that ends with a Mike Vaccaro question* Why covering a baseball beat is the hardest job in sports media* How Isola moved from the Mets to the Knicks beat* Why Jeff Van Gundy was such a great coach to cover as a young reporter* The ways Isola worked the beat and made relationships with players* The “Done Nelson” back page came from hard work* Tremendous story about Van Gundy ripping Phil Jackson* The reasons behind Van Gundy calling Michael Jordan a “con man” * Joe Sexton’s advice of how if no one is mad at you, then you probably aren’t doing a good job* Being confronted by Jeff Can’t (also known as Jeff Kent)* How the Garden always wanted to know when Jim Dolan’s name was mentioned in the paper* The story of Isola getting the first interview with Dolan when Dolan began running everything* How on a beat it is much easier to just go along with the team, but, to do your job, you can’t* The infamous story of Isola looking under his car when he was covering the Knicks* Ian Begley and Isola go see JD and the Straight Shots that led to the “Jimmy The Greek” headline* Why Marchand would hire Isola as a New York sports talk show host* Aaron Solomon and how Isola ended up on “Around The Horn”* How the TV business is nicer than the newspaper biz* How big time athletes are not great with confrontation* The reasons why Isola loved covering Patrick Ewing* Tony Kornheiser might be the most successful person as a sports writer and a radio and TV host* Marchand criticized Around The Horn in a column for The Athletic so he asked Isola what he was missing* The SiriusXM NBA show that Isola and Brian Scalabrine is a really fun hang* Why the NBA is so good to talk about* World Cup predictions …Some Related Sports Media Podcasts* How Chris Russo became the greatest sports talk show host of all-time* How Adam Schefter became the most prolific NFL insider in history* How Woj became a Hall of Famer* Ian O’Connor tells the stories of legends* Peter King’s legendary NFL stories* Mark Kriegel, Mike Tyson & making the of the baddest man* How Joel Sherman became a New York baseball institution* How Tyler Dunne made his NFL longform Substack work* Peter Schrager, the king of connections* Kobe, Woj & RamonaHans Schroeder is the guest for the next Off The Record presented by WS Sports on Thursday, Dec. 11th in midtown. It is free to attend, though, space is limited. Sign-up here.* On Deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
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YouTube TV & ESPN's 'Unlimited' Potential
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 31-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel explain why the YouTube TV and Disney agreement shows where ‘The Great Rebundling” is going and why ESPN and YouTube TV will be tied together.The duo discuss “The Real Housewives of Bristol” as Stephen A. Smith and Pat McAfee have a lot of beefs. Plus, Drew Brees’ debut, the MLS-Apple deal and a tribute to the legendary hockey writer, Larry Brooks.For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* Why the Great Bundling will likely feature a continued important partnership between ESPN and YouTube TV* A tribute to the legendary Larry Brooks* Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Britney Spears* Suggestions on how YouTube TV & ESPN can avoid wasting two weeks of our time in the next go-around* Drew Brees review of his Fox Sports debut* Why the point of ESPN Unlimited is a bit misunderstood* People just wanted to know when the YouTube TV-Disney fight was over* Google buying Sunday Ticket for $2 billion per season was very important for the future of The Great Rebundling* “The Real Housewives of Bristol, CT” * ESPN should be known for games, not sniping* Stephen A. didn’t need to respond to Michelle Beadle* Why Pat McAfee should not tell viewers to F-off * Beadle was totally wrong praying for Smith’s downfall* Should McAfee & ESPN have had President Trump on during its Veterans Day show* Fox Sports’ NFL analyst depth with Tom Brady, Greg Olsen and Drew Brees is very impressive * Brees has room to improve after his first game, but give him credit for going back on games* Brees has potential * Surprise, surprise, MLS-Apple redo their deal * The lessons for the big leagues in light of MLS-Apple* Cakes are baking* Cleveland rocks!* Hans Schroeder is the guest for the next “Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” on Thursday, Dec. 11th in midtown. It is free to attend, though, space is limited. Sign-up here.* On Deck: Frank Isola is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
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Inside the YouTube TV-ESPN fiasco
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 42-minute sports media podcast, Puck’s John Ourand joins for his monthly visit on the “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Ourand and Marchand go inside the YouTube TV-ESPN showdown and how it could end.Plus, what the next big NFL TV and MLB deals could look like, Bob Iger on the Manningcast and much moreFor access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* Why Ourand thinks that the distributors may have the leverage as YouTube TV and Disney keeps going* What does executive Justin Connolly’s switching sides from Disney to YouTube TV mean to the negotiations * How important is YouTube TV to Google’s business* Why it is easier for consumers to wait out the YouTube TV-ESPN dispute* The Sunday Ticket factor in the YouTube-ESPN negotiations* How social media is wrong about everything* Why it is wrong to think that Disney’s goal is to push people to its ESPN DTC app* Looking back on how the cable bundle was good for sports and non-sports fans* Is Fox’s president of insight and analytics, Mike Mulvihill, right that sports streaming is not producing the younger viewers it claims in comparison to broadcast* The NBA nailed their TV deals with the money and the platforms* NBA fans are going to need Peacock* The NFL next deal will still be centered around broadcast TV* Should the NFL really go all in on streaming* The NFL decides the future of TV, but going all-in on streaming should make them wary* The big digital players will only want big matchup NFL games, but YouTube in front of a paywall is the one wild card* The new NFL deals could still be musical chairs* Why in the next decade the World Series could be split up between multiple platforms* What was Omaha Productions doing with the Bob Iger’s Manningcast spot* Why were they calling him “Mr. Iger” and no Ithaca College mention* Iger, 74, is very youthful* Since Ourand’s podcast is going on RSNs, will he pay attention to his haircut* Bloopers!Hans Schroeder is the guest for the next Off The Record presented by WS Sports on Thursday, Dec. 11th in midtown. It is free to attend, though, space is limited. Sign-up here.* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel: ELSM by Tuesday* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
MSM produces two podcasts per week. Every Tuesday, "Marchand & Meat: Everybody Loves Sports Media" features inside information and opinions from Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterperal.
Every Thursday, "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand" is where Marchand interviews the biggest names in sports media. www.andrewmarchand.com
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