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Maria Taylor tells her story from being a two-sport star, her rise at ESPN, the Rachel Nichols controversy and now with a prestigious NBC Sports hosting portfolio that includes a new teammate, Mike Tomlin. It is a 42-minute “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”
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The Pod Rundown …
* Her sports obsession began with basketball
* How Taylor’s confidence grew as a kid
* Why her older brother was so important in her development
* Her athletic prowess
* The funny reason she chose to play volleyball
* She was recruited for both basketball & volleyball
* The big time schools after her … and a choice
* Being a two-sport athlete in college
* How she chose broadcasting over playing professionally
* The coaching advice that made her decision
* How she got on-air as an intern and Tony Dungy
* The big break of being an analyst
* How an ESPN writer led to another big break
* Her role grew quick at ESPN
* Learning with Steve Ackles, Joe Tessitore & Matt Millen
* How SEC Network was so big in her career
* The All-Star crew of SEC Nation
* Tim Tebow and God
* How did College GameDay happen for Taylor
* How she told John Wildhack and Lee Fitting what she wanted to do
* The great advice for younger sportscasters
* Where does her directness come from
* “Closed mouths don’t get fed”
* She got to GameDay at 30 years old
* Her dream of being there for championships
* Rachel Nichols’ private comments that became public and the NBA Finals’ hosting role
* What is Taylor’s view on what happened
* Imperfection and gratefulness
* The reason she left ESPN for NBC … Prime Video had interest too
* Meeting with Molly Solomon & Fred Gaudelli
* How her contract was up at ESPN, but the ABC Finals was still going on
* She remains friendly with Jimmy Pitaro
* Solomon and the Olympics
* The NBA Finals one day, the Olympics the next day and the craziness of it all
* How her NBC schedule changed and her newborn son
* She was ready to do more again
* How will Mike Tomlin do as an NBC analyst
* What she wants to learn from Tomlin
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Caitlin Clark is on fire in the WNBA, and so are the ratings. Why we are likely in Caitlin RatingsPalooza II.
Plus, plenty of NFL, college football, MLB and tennis talk on a feel-good, 30-minute “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media”
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Full Pod Rundown …
* Why the Caitlin Clark WNBA backlash may ultimately be good for her and its TV popularity
* ESPN’s Jordan Rodgers’ first game reviewed
* ESPN getting rid of the college football ticker: Good or bad?
* Should Al Michaels’ 60th wedding anniversary be a focus of Prime Video’s exhibition game
* Week Zero is weird in college football and may be gone soon
* Going deeper into why we are in Clark, RatingsPalooza II
* Did Pat McAfee get College GameDay producer Jim Gaiero run
* ESPN’s McAfee calculation
* Analyzing the bottom line ticker college football decision
* The Karl Ravech laid-off/goodbye sendoff spectacle
* The advice Meterparel got on his first radio job
* Watching Chris Fowler and John McEnroe
* Joel Klatt vs. Kirk Herbsteit
* Ahmed Fareed’s promotion
* John Fanta’s best skills are …
* Papa Clicker rates A League of His Own: A.G. Spalding and the Business of Baseball by Mark A. Stein
* “Cakes are Baking” Game:” Marchand enters 16-for-45
* Behind the screens of the Maria Taylor Main Event and Riverside issues
* Meterparel goes viral for a tweet
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On Deck: Maria Taylor is The Main Event this week

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One of the largest productions jobs in all of media is overseeing ESPN’s college football coverage. From “College GameDay” to more than 1,000 games, ESPN Sr. Vice President Amanda Gifford leads the network’s presentations.
With a career that has spanned teaching third grade, producing Colin Cowherd’s radio show, a stint in ESPN’s Talent Office and TV production, Gifford explains what ESPN’s tries to accomplish and how she rose from an intern into a top executive with great insight about all the personalities she has managed.
It is a 35-minute “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”
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Pod Rundown
* What is the goal for how ESPN produces college football
* Her Penn State and radio background led her to where she is now
* Why she taught third grade before joining ESPN full-time
* College GameDay and not “screwing it up”
* How ESPN exec Mark Gross was instrumental in Lee Corso’s special sendoff from GameDay
* The way ESPN manages Kirk Herbstreit schedule with his Amazon Prime Video responsibilities
* What are Nick Saban and Pat McAfee like to work with
* The Kicking Contest with McAfee and Herbstreit having to pony up at times
* ESPN will do more than 1,000 college football games, including 45 on the first Saturday
* The UFL TV innovations that have spread to college football
* The idea from the UFL that Gifford would love to bring to college football is …
* The swearing issue at ESPN …
* Going from third grade to working at ESPN Radio
* How she started in radio at 16
* Why radio is a great foundation
* Why the big games are the easy games and …
* Why working on Colin Cowherd’s Show was so vital in learning preparation
* What moving from radio into management was like
* How Cowherd’s brain never shuts off
* What does the Talent Office at ESPN do
* She wanted to stay in the Talent Office, but a top executive called with a new role
* The apprehension with new roles, except for college football
* What’s her next goal for her career
* Does she still root for her alma mater Penn State
Related Podcasts: Colin Cowherd … Adrian Wojnarowski … Shams Charania … Mike Soltys … Chris LaPlaca … Mark Shapiro… Adam Schefter … Ramona Shelburne … Greg Hughes … Traug Keller… Howard Katz … Fred Gaudelli … Laura Rutledge … Pete Radovich, Jr. … Troy Benjamin … Phil Mushnick

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By placing Pat McAfee front and center for its football coverage, ESPN is tying itself to the popular and polarizing figure in a Super Bowl year. Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel go deep on what it means for the network, its other big personalities and its future.
It is a 36-minute “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media” podcast.
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POD RUNDOWN …
* What is the biggest take-away from McAfee adding Monday Night Football Countdown, a potential a Monday Night alt-cast to go along with his daily show, College GameDay as part of his anticipated $60M-65M per year extension
* What to love about the ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, who passed away at 93 last week
* The young Fox Sports play-by-player on the rise
* Why Netflix’s low “Field of Dreams” ratings are bad news for MLB
* Is “Hard Knocks” on the Seahawks good or no …
* What is misunderstood about the ‘Stephen A. vs. McAfee: Who is bigger?’ conversation
* What McAfee is very good at
* ESPN is clearly saying it is OK with some of the poor choices that McAfee has made
* MNF Countdown is Scott Van Pelt’s show, but McAfee likes to lead
* Did ESPN have to put McAfee on MNF Countdown
* ESPN should be known for having the Super Bowl, not any distractions
* Jason Kelce is moving into the No. 2 ESPN NFL booth with Dave Pasch and Kurt Warner, what to think of this trio
* Karl Ravech gets his due as he says goodbye at ESPN
* ESPN is very good on the Little League World Series
* The real story in light of the Tom Pelissero Netflix/Ringer move
* Bill Simmons’ scours the ESPN waiver wire for a hat trick
* Being a human being, a reporter and the tragic Ed Oliver story
* Is Frank Isola a strong choice to succeed Tony Kornheiser on PTI with Michael Wilbon
* The ESPN, NBC, USA Network and the post-soccer World Cup bump
* Two years in, Meterparel vs. Ourand is the modern day Brady vs. Manning debate
* Cakes are Baking Game

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The New York sportscasting legend Howie Rose will retire at end of the Mets’ season. He was rated No. 9 in our all-time MLB broadcasting ratings. From starting a Marv Albert Fan club in Queens to one of the greatest calls in broadcasting history (“Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” in 1994) to the connections with fans, Rose discusses it all.
It is a 40-minute, “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”
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The Pod Rundown
* Why trust, connection and relatability are the goals for a play-by-player
* How his dad introduced him to baseball in 1961 as a seven-year-old
* Why he was a Mets fan
* Moving from the Bronx to Bayside, Queens
* How listening is part of a DNA to become a great announcer
* How Rose got to WFAN
* Rose started a Marv Albert Fan Club as a kid
* How authenticity at WFAN was so important when he started
* How many members were in the Marv Albert Fan Club
* Did Rose want to do talk shows full-time
* His run-ins with Frank Cashen, Al Harazin and the Mets front office
* The pressure when Buddy Harrelson replaced Davey Johnson
* Rose was not made to be a soccer announcer
* Filling-in for Albert and the “singular thrill” of his career
* How he was good luck for the Rangers
* The Islanders TV gig came up and he was almost done with the Mets
* Breaking down the May 27th, 1994 double overtime “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” call that sent the Rangers to the Stanley Cup Final
* Where was Marv for that game and why Howie got to to do it
* The history behind the call that dated back more than a quarter century ago
* The Rangers’ loss that Rose has never gotten over
* What changed everything about the Matteau call
* Why the broadcast perch was important for getting it right
* What is the relationship between baseball radio and fans
* Why radio is more satisfying than TV
* The Mike Piazza post-9/11 call and goosebumps
* Fran Healy defying the bosses
* The Johan Santana Mets’ “no hitter” and a surreal experience
* Saying the “Mets win the pennant” in 2015 considering when his fan experience began
* The call that Rose really liked with the Mets
* How Rose’s signature Mets call of “Put in the books” happened
* Rose should get the Frick Award from the Hall of Fame
* Debating Joe Buck vs. Vin Scully for No. 1 on all-time MLB play-by-play list
Related Podcasts: Kevin Burkhardt … Ian Eagle … Joe Buck … Michael Kay … Jim Nantz … … Jason Benetti … Ryan Ruocco … Boomer Esiason ... Chris Russo … Chris Oliviero … Steve Raab … Pete Macheska … Top 10 All-Time MLB play-by-players