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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 44-minute sports media podcast, arguably the most powerful executive in sports radio, Chris Oliviero, is the guest as he explains the future of sports radio, the intricate details inside the decision to bring back Craig Carton to WFAN and Boomer Esiason’s future. Oliveiro — the chief business officer of Audacy and the president of Audacy New York — oversees the FAN and 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.comThe Rundown …* Oliviero says the state of sports radio is healthy and evolving* How Audacy is a sneaky, sleeping giant * What is the breakdown of Audacy’s business between radio and digital* What does Oliviero look for when he hires* How a talk show host job is now nearly 24 hours per day* Why the 20/20 updates changed and how FAN reinvested those dollars* Longtime employee change-over, including Dov Kramer* How FAN is strategizing on overnights* Did FAN and sports radio miss the Barstool bus* Marchand and Oliviero disagree on the name of Craig Carton’s new show with sidekick/co-host Chris McMonigle* Why did Oliviero bring Craig Carton back …* How Carton ended up back in afternoons with McMonigle* How Oliviero handled it behind-the-scenes with Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata, who were let go from their mid-day time slot* How Tierney and Licata understood and disagreed with the move* The exact conversation Oliviero had with Tierney and Licata* McMonigle’s pros & why he got the job over other candidates* Why a new partner is good for Carton* The element of casting in sports radio* Marchand & Oliviero go at it about how much sports Carton has in his sports radio* Why FAN has to do evolve to be different from when Mike & the Mad Dog were on* How FAN still recognizes its history* The benefits for Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber on the move to mid-days* How Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti don’t get the respect that maybe they should* Boomer & Gio don’t get in trouble so they receive less publicity* Oliviero sells the current starting lineup and up-and-comers he likes* What is the competition for WFAN* Is WFAN vs. ESPN New York over* How does the conversation go with Boomer Esiason about how long he wants to go before he retires* Oliviero says Esiason is a great businessman* What’s the best advice Oliviero gives college students who want to get into the business* Who is the best radio host of all-time* What it was like to be an intern with Howard Stern* Why Sid Rosenberg is really good* Chris (Mad Dog) Russo’s and Mike Francesa’s appeal* Oliviero turns the table and asks Marchand if he could own any local platform, what would it beSome Related Podcasts …* The future of sports radio with the most powerful executive in the business: Chris Oliviero* How Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo became the greatest sports talk show host of all-time* Boomer Esiason & one of the greatest playing/media careers of all-time* Colin Cowherd’s journey from obscurity to stardom* Michael Kay’s legendary New York career from The Boss to the booth* Growing up on WFAN, Adam Schein & the creation of a complete sports talk show host* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On-deck by Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel: ELSM

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 44-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel analyze what CBS can do about its Jim Nantz and Tony Romo booth problem. Plus, the duo breaks down all the broadcast crews.It’s “Everybody Loves Sports Media with Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel”For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* Grading the NFL teams * What can CBS do about the Jim Nantz & Tony Romo problem* The NFL is soaring once again * The Tom Brady dynamic on Colin Cowherd works * The Jacksonville reporter had a nice sentiment, but the wrong setting* Greg Olsen really knows what to say on game broadcasts* The elephant in the room with Al Michaels coming back for another year with Prime Video* Why Michaels should announce his retirement before his final season* The Nantz aspect in the Tony Romo problems* Ian Eagle made J.J. Watt better* Why Brady and Kevin Burkhardt are really good now* The strong producing of Brady …* Mike Tirico & Cris Collinsworth have good momentum to their broadcast* Why the Jacksonville reporter situation lacked a lot of context* Chris Fowler/Kirk Hebrstreit vs. Sean McDonough/Greg McElroy: Who’s better?* Joe Buck appears to do that Vin Scully thing of using 10 percent of his board* The MLB TV moves with David Cone leaving ESPN, while NBC is thinking big on Sunday Night Baseball* Ryan Ruocco is someone who could do national MLB* ESPN’s tennis moves * The RSN mess may be at a tipping point* Papa Clicker Review: The Fight of His Life: Joe Louis’s Battle for Freedom During World War II … 4.5 Clickers* Marchand & Meterparel’s Sugar Ray Robinson stories* Golden Globes review: Best host ever?* On Deck: Chris Oliviero is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 39-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and John Ourand talk about why the NFL should be greedy in their next TV deals, but maybe not too greedy.The NFL should consider the long-term viability of the networks as it balances the streaming era.It is The Monthly, Marchand & Ourand, 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.comThe Rundown …* How greedy should the NFL get in its potential opt-out media deals—or is there a real risk of breaking its traditional partners?* Why Marchand wouldn’t change too much on how the NFL sells its TV packages* The scars of losing the NFL never leave * Ourand makes up a term talking about the NFL creating extra bidders* Marchand & Ourand disagree about how a new elite streaming package would work* Ourand has a “Quarterback package” idea that Marchand can’t comprehend* Ourand thinks it is overrated with MLB, etc., that fans don’t find games* Could the NFL create a very skinny, elite package for streamers* Ourand brings up the NFL playing on Saturdays for some reason* Reaction to Jon Meterparel saying the Patriots-Chargers is the best game of the weekend* Why did Amazon Prime Video receive the top wild card weekend game between the Packers and Bears * Inside how the NFL balances FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN and Prime Video with recent scheduling* The misunderstanding about Peacock’s business* What Peacock needs to do next* Explaining the RSN situation with DAZN and Main Street Sports* What is next in the local sports business with MLB, NBA and NHL* YouTube TV growing with its interface* An argument could be made for MLB to put all its games on YouTube in front of a paywall* With Christian Oestlien & Justin Connolly, YouTube is serious on sports* How Marchand and Ourand is now twice monthly* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 36-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel analyze the dominance of the NFL on the media landscape.Who made the right calls and who didn’t from the booths to the boardrooms. And what is next …For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* NFL’s TV dominance in the top 100 shows of 2025 and a quiz* How do you create a new top NFL package for streamers* A package with the best games for the streamers? Sounds like SNF* Mike Tirico’s big moment * Sean McDonough is college football’s gold standard.* Mark Jones had a rough one * The issues with ESPN’s No. 2 NFL team of Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky and Louis Riddick Jr.* Where does Troy Aikman advising the Dolphins lead * Assessing Matt Ryan’s CBS exit* Where Travis Kelce could fit in TV* Drew Brees update* The broadcast crews that click and some that don’t* What events made the Top 100 shows outside of football* Who did best on the wild card weekend TV schedule* J.J. Watt was breakout star of the regular season* The issue with CBS and Fox’s final Sunday schedules* Props to Daryl Johnston* Grading Tom McCarthy’s Myles Garrett sack record call* Ross Tucker, on the rise* Will there be an NFL coach in the booth ever again* Will Meterparel be invited to the Kelce-Swift wedding* Gary Danielson’s goodbye* What were the four non-sports in the Top 100* Richard Deitsch leaves The Athletic* On Deck: Marchand & Ourand, The Monthly* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comThe New York Post lead sports columnist Mike Vaccaro may be one of the last of the legendary general sports newspaper columnists. From Jimmy Cannon to Dick Young to Mike Lupica, New York has been a sports newspaper town forever, led by the top columnists. Vaccaro has continued that tradition. He’s also a best-selling author with his latest, The Bosses of the Bronx: The Endless Drama of the Yankees Under the House of Steinbrenner out this spring.Vaccaro is the guest on the 52-minute “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* How in the 1970s, Vaccaro first dreamed of being a sports columnist for the New York Post when his dad brought him to Shea Stadium* From Ian O’Connor to Mark Kriegel to Wally Matthews, Vaccaro had big competition * Former New York Post sports editor Greg Gallo told Vaccaro that “sometimes I have to hire a search party to get the point out of your column”* What type of athlete was Vaccaro growing up* How did he get Gallo to hire him at The Post* Jerry Izenberg, Dave Anderson and Steve Serby were all great mentors* How a college-aged Vaccaro wrote Lupica a letter and Lupica wrote back …* Later, the relationship changed * Vacarro said he wasn’t perfect either in the relationship when it was Post vs. News* His relationship with Harvey Araton, Anderson and George Vecsey were better* The great advice he received from Anderson and O’Connor* The St. Bonaventure connection from Adrian Wojnarowski, Chris LaPlaca, Tim Bontemps and more* Assessing Woj as the St. Bonaventure Men’s Basketball GM* What Vaccaro’s first jobs were like* How Vaccaro was fired in Fayetteville* His fight with Frank Broyles over Title IX that led to issues* He would annually call the guy who fired him with a profane message* How a Peter Hamill line stuck with him over the firing* Editor Bill Burr giving him a second chance* Marchand tells how he was almost fired from his first job in Texas* How Vaccaro gives credit to his father for how to act* In the Kansas City Star, Vaccaro had to compete with Joe Posnanski, Jason Whitlock and more in what was an All-Star staff* How he is happy for others, like Steve Politi, when they do award-winning work* His rivalry with Frank Isola …* How Isola should’ve been a 20-year newspaper sports columnist* Why Lou Lamoriello has been the best person to cover * A tremendous Lamoriello/Larry Brooks story* How Lamoriello gave Rick Pitino his break* What Vaccaro has learned in ripping Steve Phillips and Jeff Wilpon* Calling Wilpon, “Paris” as in Hilton* Yelling with Steve Phillips about making his wife cry … and a good line* Isiah Thomas appearing in a clown suit on the back page* His editor at Harper/Collins, Sean Desmond, hatched the idea for the Steinbrenner book* The new book is written in Vaccaro’s columnist’s voice* Steinbrenner calling Vaccaro in the middle of the night* Discussing the Yankee payroll today compared to yesteryear* Vaccaro goes through the process dealing with his leg amputation* How it has impacted his job* Vaccaro fears the Papa Clicker reviewRelated Sports Media Podcasts* New York Times Best Seller Ian O’Connor tells the stories of legends* How Woj became a Hall of Famer* Mike Tyson, Mark Kriegel & the making of the ‘Baddest Man’* How Joel Sherman became a New York baseball institution * Peter King’s legendary stories* How Adam Schefter became the most prolific NFL insider ever* How Chris (Mad Dog) Russo became the greatest sports talk show host of all-time* Frank Isola’s trip from New York sports media institution to the national spotlight* Kobe, Woj & Ramona* How Tyler Dunne made his NFL longform Substack work* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel