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In the 35-minute sports media podcast, Traug Keller — who ran ABC Radio Networks, ESPN Radio, ESPN’s Talent Department & ESPN Deportes — talks about managing Paul Harvey, Sean Hannity, Colin Cowherd, Stephen A. Smith, Scott Van Pelt, Mike Tirico and many others through the years. Keller explains where the media business was and where it is going.
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The RUNDOWN …
* What changed the most in Keller’s more than two decades at ESPN
* Why everyone is now their own program director
* The unbelievable job a current New York radio executive has done
* Why Joe Rogan and Stephen A. Smith are the Paul Harveys of today
* What has changed about new hosts on the air in the current climate
* The advice that Keller gave to ESPN that helped lead to Colin Cowherd’s discovery
* The power of YouTube
* Stephen A’s quality for success
* Tirico could have been a big hit on another medium
* The insecurity of talent
* How Cowherd and Smith were different
* Why Paul Harvey was the GOAT
* Harvey had the ear of presidents
* Stephen A.’s preparation
* Working with Mitch Dolan on Hannity national launch and dealing with Roger Ailes
* Why Keller left ABC Radio Networks for ESPN Radio in 2004
* What was it like reporting directly into a young Mark Shapiro
* Keller’s assessment of Shapiro’s potential
* Why did ESPN New York never go fully local to compete with WFAN
* Keller’s thoughts on the longevity of “The Michael Kay Show”
* The Larry David story on Marchand’s job
* ESPN New York vs. Mike Francesa
* Rush Limbaugh struggled when he first started
* Radio and podcasting need patience
* The reason Keller wanted clean radio
* What happened at the end with Mike Greenberg & Mike Golic
* What Keller is most proud of in his career
* Freddy Rolon, Patrick Polking, Sean Breen, Tim McCarthy and Amanda Gifford and the “We, not an I” approach
* How Scott Van Pelt’s radio impacted his SportsCenter rise
* Why Keller would put Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo back together
* The PTSD of running the Talent Office
* How Nick Khan changed the ESPN game
* What was running ESPN Deportes like
* The Justin Connolly and Rolon connections
* Keller retired and thought he was going to retire, but America Magazine called
* Keller loved it, but now has fully retired
* Ourand’s jealousy
* Off The Record with MLS Commissioner Don Garber Sign-Up on Thursday, April 23rd
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* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel

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In the 41-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel grade the announcers from Ian Eagle to Charles Barkley to Nate Burleson and all the teams. Plus, what is hanging over all the networks, who is a big name to watch for NFL studio, Netflix gets Barry Bonds, Laura Rutledge says goodbye to SEC Nation and Zlatan says hello to Fox.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* Why the NCAA Tournament is the hardest and best assignment
* Grading all 8 CBS & TNT Sports announce teams on Clicker Rating System
* The No. 1 team was …
* The lowest score went to …
* Candace Parker was on Friday, but not Sunday, why?
* Why put together three-person teams on short notice
* Jason Benetti filling in for Brian Anderson and reaction
* Who will analyze a Final Four one day who is not right now
* Who is a “poor man’s Ian Eagle”
* Why one analyst could be a little more positive
* The team that Marchand & Meterparel were divided on
* Which duo could be a riser
* Nate Burleson or Adam Zucker, who ya got
* Which sideline reporter asked good, concise questions
* How the NFL opt-out negotiations hangs over everything
* Emerging big name NFL TV free agent to watch
* Mike Tomlin’s status
* Is Barry Bonds an inspiring choice for Netflix
* Zlatan to Fox and who else it thought about for the World Cup
* Laura Rutledge’s move to leave SEC Nation
* The fallout from the Rutledge move
* The WBC’s big numbers, which we went deep on last week
* What’s Up & What’s down (at the beginning)
* What’s Up: Howie Rose & Steve Lappas
* What’s Down: Tom Brady & Charles Barkley
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* On Deck: Traug Keller is The Main Event

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One of the biggest characters in all of college basketball is CBS’ Jon Rothstein. On the 42-minute podcast, Rothstein explains his passion for college hoops, his willingness to miss family and friends’ weddings for basketball, the amount of games he watches, where all his sayings come from and how he climbed the ladder of NCAA media.
Rothstein is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”
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THE RUNDOWN …
* The incredible amount of college hoops Rothstein watches
* How does wife and child deal with his obsession
* How did his passion for college hoops begin
* The greatness of Christian Laettner’s college hoops career
* The surreal story of being on TV for the first time
* Trying to sell his own advertising for his show and being told to take a hike
* His pride of never having any help from family or connections to break in
* The big decision to turn down a full-time ESPN LA radio show
* While others friends were going on vacation, Rothstein saved up his money to go around the country to visit coaches and college teams
* He finished Ithaca College in three years
* Why he always wore a suit
* His connection building through hand-written notes
* He grew up reading Ian O’Connor and Frank Isola and learned …
* Jim Calhoun, Jay Wright & John Calipari were very accessible for Rothstein early
* World events happened and Rothstein has a tweet about some random college hoops matchup, what is that about
* What is up with all of Rothstein’s sayings …
* Why he has such a good memory for college hoops
* His politics and college basketball bubble saying …
* Who has the best pizza …
* Would he miss his brother’s wedding if it were on Final Four Saturday
* What he told his then girlfriend, now wife, about hoops …
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In the 32-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel say why and potentially how MLB could grow the WBC as a TV event.
The duo decides if the recent Netflix, NBC and MLB Networks hires were strong, what to think of Thanksgiving Eve NFL, a potential March Madness “What’s Up,” a comparison of Pat McAfee’s free agency frenzy numbers, a Double Eagle and more.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* In the WBC, MLB has a spectacle that it can sell for more TV money
* Do you want more money or not?
* What do we make of Matt Vasgersian being hired by everyone
* Barry Bonds not agreeing to work for Netflix, a win or a loss?
* Netflix looked into hiring …
* The Brendan Burke, Noah Eagle examples and should MLB broadcasters take a shot at younger broadcasters?
* Does Netflix need to hire a versatile full-time play-by-player?
* Bob Costas picking a convenient time to say local announcers should do national MLB playoff games
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* Is the NFL Thanksgiving Eve game idea a good one or gluttonous
* Pat McAfee’s NFL TV free agent frenzy dissected
* On TV, ESPN’s NFL special and NFL Live outrated McAfee’s free agent shows … McAfee’s show is also on YouTube
* The college hoop team to watch on the NCAA TV coverage that could be a what’s up
* How Grant Hill has improved with Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery
* Grant Hill used to have Rudy Martzke review his games
* The Double Eagle for the SGA Wilt Chamberlain record
* The great families of sportscasting …
* Eddy Cue’s ridiculous comments
* The emotional Chris Carrino story that Marchand wrote in The Athletic
* Consider Marty Glickman’s mantra
* Honoring a legend of statistics
* What’s Up, What’s Down (at the start)
* Eric Hosmer going to MLB TV is a good deal
* NBC’s Smylie Kaufman is on the rise
* The Dread Glitch Award goes to Prime Video’s mic issue on NBA
* NBA media jumping on Bam Adebayo’s accomplishment
* On Deck: Jon Rothstein is The Main Event
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In the 33-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Puck’s John Ourand go deep into if there is a breaking point for networks with the NFL looking to strike new, even more expensive deals for this upcoming season, despite the fact the league’s opt-outs are not until the end of the decade.
Why Paramount will go first, the potential billions in play, the extra bidders involved, the FCC angle, the network budget factor, does the NFL ask for double, the setting the market angle, Sunday Night as the pressure point, YouTube lurking, Amazon maybe wanting more, NFL creating leverage, the minimum networks could spend, how it impacts other leagues’ deals, examining the MLB local streaming dreams, NHL’s position and the biggest story from CBS-TNT Sports confab.
It’s The Monthly, Marchand & Ourand.
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