Marchand Sports Media

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In the 42-minute sports media podcast, ESPN/Omaha Productions’ Kevin Clark, 37, explains how he quickly made it to the top of the sports media industry and what it is like to work for Bill Simmons, Peyton Manning and ESPN. Plus, his wife has a Pulitzer.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* Clark’s self-effacing stories about how his wife, the Wall Street Journal’s Emily Glazer, has a Pulitzer for her coverage that has included Jeffrey Epstein, Bill Gates & Elon Musk scoops
* The reaction to her WSJ’s stories and Clark’s Kobe Bryant story
* What’s it like when Musk goes after your wife
* How Clark grew up in a newspaper newsroom
* Why sports writing is one of the best jobs in the world
* The Orlando Sentinel featured young writers — Jeff Darlington, Charles Robinson, Jemele Hill, Rick Maese and Joe Schad — which inspired Clark
* Clark met Bill Simmons when he was 16 years old and was more starstruck than seeing Tom Brady or Rodney Harrison
* Simmons made him feel like a million bucks with a simple question
* How he got his big breaks, while in college
* Clark took a semester off from college to cover the Miami Dolphins
* He got hired as a sports writer by the Wall Street Journal at 22
* What editor Sam Walker taught Clark about being different
* A story Clark has never told before about his fear of being fired
* The Andrew Luck complimenting defensive linemen story that got Clark on the national map
* What he learned from Sun Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde about reporting
* He had many offers to leave WSJ before deciding on The Ringer
* Simmons is Clark’s hero
* How his job went from writing to audio and video
* How sports writing can be applied to podcasting
* John Mulaney and “Slow News Day” and the New York Post
* Clark had great chemistry with Phil Simms, and then CBS called
* What it is like to work for Peyton Manning & Omaha Productions
* His advice on where sports media is going
* What Burke Magnus told him about ESPN
* The difference between six-figures and 7-figures in the media
* What content Clark pays for
* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel
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In the 38-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel dissect NBC’s gold medal winning presentation and what is next for Los Angeles ‘28.
Plus, MLB’s streaming ideas, coaches and managers making fools of themselves, the Final Four TV slot that could be up for grabs soon, Adam Schefter-Ian Rapoport as “The Avengers” and the excellence of Kate Scott.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* Rick Cordella, Molly Solomon, Mike Tirico, Amy Rosenfeld and NBC have the Olympic formula down
* Kate Scott shines on Paramount+
* Kenny Albert wins a gold for hockey calls
* UCLA coach Mick Cronin’s embarrassment and good questions
* Broadcasters, stop using the word, “right”
* NBC’s Men’s Hockey coverage hit from pre-to-post
* Olympic Broadcasting productions had some difficulties on game winners
* Behind the scenes at NBC’s facilities
* Is hockey the hardest for play-by-play
* Fox is on the clock for the World Cup
* LA Olympics will be different
* Rob Manfred’s comments on his full streaming plan
* Assessing Ian Rapoport’s “The Avengers” idea, pairing with Adam Schefter
* How Schefter ended up teaming with Chris Mortensen
* The “controversy” over Marchand’s tweet simply stating ESPN will broadcast women’s sports games with Sunday Night Baseball gone
* NBC is putting together a fine team with SNB if you are missing ESPN
* Giants manager Tony Vitello sounded amateurish
* The significance of Nate Burleson filling in for Ernie Johnson on NCAA Men’s Tournament
* The difficulties of working the NCAA tourney
* Sign-up for “Off The Record” on Feb. 26 with YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Kevin Clark is The Main Event
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In the 43-minute sports media podcast, Ian Rapoport joins Andrew Marchand to discuss his future with NFL Network moving to ESPN and his contract being up in May. Plus, what Rapoport thinks about possibly teaming with Adam Schefter. And more.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* Rapoport on how he became a diehard Mets’ fan and 1986
* How many texts per day for Rapoport
* Rapoport went to Columbia and wanted to be a lawyer
* What interning on ESPN’s '“SportsCentury” was like
* A few gutsy moves that led him to football
* The tremendous story how he landed at the Boston Herald
* The unplanned way he ended up at NFL Network and then an insider
* How NFLN helped Rapoport with his lack of experience
* The stories Rapoport broke that he is most proud of
* The stories Rapoport wishes he had a do-over on
* The big scoop this year that friends were asking if he were hacked
* The Manscape suspension was funny, but really a great lesson
* How does Rapoport feel about the ESPN-NFL deal
* Marchand said that he was told that Rapoport’s contract is up in May, which Rapoport confirmed
* How Rapoport thinks he and Schefter could be like ‘The Avengers’
* His relationship with Schefter
* How far along is he in the process in talking with the Jimmy Pitaro and Burke Mangnus-types at ESPN
* What was it like working for Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football
* How did the Pat McAfee relationship happen
* What happened with the Jordan Schultz incident last year at Starbucks
* How Mike Florio had the story right away and how his good buddy, Mike Garafolo, was on the photo
* Have Rapoport and Schultz made up
* Why the insider game is important ….
* Rapoport on where the scoops come from
Some Relate Pods … Adam Schefter … Adrian Wojnarowski…. Peter King … Jay Glazer … Peter Schrager … Adam Schein … Ramona Shelburne… Tyler Dunne
* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel
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In the 40-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel dissect how a streaming Super Bowl will be in the NFL opt-out negotiations, Adam Silver’s comments on the future of watching games, Barry Bonds possibly to Netflix and Sam Darnold’s SportsCenter dreams.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* Why a streaming Super Bowl will be discussed in the NFL opt-out negotiations
* Sam Darnold wanted to be a SportsCenter anchor, but had to settle for winning a Super Bowl
* The Prime Video ABA documentary hit
* Silver’s AI comments sounded like alt-casts
* Meterparel musings mentions John Fanta and not doing radio on TV
* Why the ESPN Super Bowl is monumental
* The conference championships seem like a potential new bargaining chip
* Netflix does well internationally with major boxing matches
* Japan and MLB is a perfect match for the streamers
* What do we think of the Weds kickoff for the NFL season
* How should NBC’s Super Bowl 124.9 million viewers be looked at
* Assessing NBC’s Ilia Malinin’s coverage
* What have we thought of the NBA’s new TV packages at the All-Star Break
* What could eventually be Amazon Prime Video’s No. 1 big name NBA crew
* Meterparel’s Valentine Day or All-Star skills competition and then Marchand’s
* Listening and commenting to Silver’s AI impact on personalization in viewing
* Where could Chris Paul end up in TV and what’s his potential
* What do we make of the possible Barry Bonds and CC Sabathia Netflix hirings
* Will Stephen A. run for president
* Smith could do well on a debate stage, but …
* Next year’s Super Bowl is on Valentine’s Day
* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Ian Rapoport is the Main Event
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In the 45-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and John Ourand project where the NFL TV rights will end up, for how much and how long the deals will be. This is after spending Super Bowl week talking to scores of executives.
They delve into the potential pivotal pressure-point package, Netflix and YouTube’s real interest … and will Amazon Prime Video pick up a Super Bowl and/or a Conference Championship. And what impact will all this have on leagues like MLB, the NHL and others.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* The opening salvo about the cost of the NFL and the fallout
* One prime time package may be the linchpin
* The dilemma of a lame-duck broadcaster for four years
* Their views on if Netflix will want a weekly package
* Why Prime Video seems most likely for a streaming Super Bowl
* The likely length of the new deals
* How many extra Super Bowls will the NFL put out there
* Marchand & Ourand disagree over the significance of an ESPN Super Bowl
* ESPN’s portfolio is at its zenith
* The naivety both Marchand & Ourand felt when they separately found out the new NFL deals probably won’t be longer than the old ones
* What type of money could the NFL pick up
* Looking at ESPN’s cards
* Should ESPN/ABC be in on Sunday Night Football
* Could the same platforms be in, but nights and packages change
* Where is Amazon Prime Video shopping
* The YouTube wild card
* How David Berson is now like the “Benjamins” commercial
* Lachlan Murdoch’s comments saying how Fox will “rebalance” around NFL opt-out negotiations
* How will the current Fox and CBS packages look
* What does NFL Projection 1.0 look like
* Gary Bettman and Brian Rolapp wanted to go early in their negotiations
* The networks have to find money
* Why Marchand still thinks MLB has a potentially good hand for 2029
* The NFL and NHL are not in the same conversation
* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel
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