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The NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall visit with TitansRadio.com Mike Keith. Super Bowl week emotions Building the Titans brand Retail radio politics in the 90s Knowing when to shut up Different styles of color analysts How to make sponsorships work Toughest part of traveling in 2020 Doing play-by-play with the family Strangest calls of his career Lamestream is BTYB Jasper's on W...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall visit with News2's Emily Proud Cover a UT coaching search Being on the air on Schiano Sunday Vol Twitter Pat Summitt teaching life lessons even in death Dealing with the terrible side of the internet The value of local news Growth of digital TV sports Using youth as an advantage Modern digital TV reel, changing markets Lamestream is powered by Ja...

The Nashville Banner's Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with TheTennessean.com Drake Hills. What drew him to the soccer beat? Calling on your identity Moving to Nashville to cover a new franchise How covid altered coverage of Nashville SC Trying to tell stories through a filter Analog communication push back on digital Franchise paranoia MLS labor dispute: Local vs. National The language of so...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with BannerSociety.com Steven Godfrey The role of media during a coaching search Being transparent about relationships Cover the process, not the name How do you know who is making the decisions? Why boosters can't get out of their own way Assistant coach gossip Fluidity of AD's power Auburn's dysfunction Tennessee's fading

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall visit with AtoZNashville.com Buck Reising. Feeding at the zoom trough The delicate sensibilities of Titans Twitter Balancing information and personality on socials Perception vs. Reality: Malcolm Butler, Derrick Henry Understanding an athlete's voice on social media The Isaiah Wilson anonymous source debate Would he publish that story again? Revisionist Fandom in sp...

Should you call someone "Coach" in a professional setting? Steve and Braden discuss and offer up their recommendations as well. TennesseeLookout.com Holly McCall (10:20) discusses covering the Christmas bombing: What does a news org do when the bomb goes off How to mobilize and plan news coverage Photojournalist getting to the scene The proper use of sourcing Working with other organizations Getti...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall trade media war stories from the beat. MBA recruiting and a judge thrown in jail Doing radio about Joe Paterno The night Princess Diana died The summer of Covid changing a career Going on strike in Detroit The biggest mistakes of their careers Why does a radio show get cancelled? Best Interview:: Pat Martin and Trae Crowder Worst interview: Patton Oswald and Marshal...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall sit down with TennesseeLookout.com Nate Rau. His career covering stadium deals What has taken place up to this point? Who is in charge of MLB coming to Nashville? The MLB vetting process and why they're expanding How close to their financial goals are they? The political climate around financing a stadium Why are celebrities selling this? Is there any substance to t...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with Belmont head coach Casey Alexander. From auto-bid to lockdown Preparing for the season in 2020 Communicating with other programs Covid's impact on player's daily lives Public message when replacing a legend His message when he took the Lipscomb job Using the tournament success to recruit Basketball players getting poached Staying true to The Belmont Model...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with SM-TNSports,.com Maurice Patton. Getting hooked on the prep beat How pro sports changed prep coverage How access changes your coverage Negative stories about high school kids Recruiting Parents Preparing high school athletes for scrutiny Digital media impact on prep coverage Who's covering high school sports the best? How did the state handle the pandemic?...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall visit with 3HL host and ESPN reporter Dawn Davenport. Inside the Clemson-FSU fiasco Sidelines during a pandemic What can you report during a game? Best, Worst halftime interviews Desire to move back into sports, radio Early morning TV lifestyle Career advice for women in sports Awesome social media advice Raising awareness, how good Nashville has been 104.5 The Zone...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with The Athletic's Mitch Light. The Grantland Rice Scholarship at Vandy Launching the Commodore Report in the 90s How the internet impacted Athlon Sports Keeping a print product alive in a digital world The biggest mistakes of his magazine career Life as a sideline reporter for James Franklin His transition to The Athletic How to create premium experiences Bei...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with guest Tony Husband. Calling the thrilling season finale Calling games off monitors His childhood love of sports Getting started with the BBC How to prep for a big moment Studying the opposition Coach-Broadcaster confidentiality MLS vs. EPL Favorite MLS players, teams to watch Preparing for the playoffs Ratings and Recs: Huddle Up, Don't Rock the Inbox

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall visit with Steve Gorman. His childhood love of sports Leaving the Black Crowes for talk radio Pushing back on traditional sports talk Why his love of the game disappeared Why music and sports media are similar His love of soccer What does he consume today The future of rock and roll Steve's rules of social media Writing his memoir The future of sports media

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall issue a verdict in the case of anonymous sources. Then our guest is The Game's Chase McCabe. What is actually happening on Nov. 1 A beginner's guide to gambling Local vs. national shops How to start gambling How the media has covered gambling Who to follow Remaining objective on air Betting on teams you cover Ratings and Recs: NFL caption service and brilliant local...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk with NewsChannel 5 Sports Anchor Steve Layman. How to get a job in TV Squeezing the entire day in three minutes Who is the local news targeting? What are networks doing about cutting the cord? Why being everywhere matters Push back on embrace debate Stand ups and sports casts in a pandemic The visceral nature of video Ratings and Recs: FBRef.com and F1: Drive t...

Paul Kuharsky joins us to explain the process of breaking news through the lens of the recent Titans' Covid workouts at MBA. What is the role of a beat reporter? The different ways to find a story What are the first steps once you get the story? Finding the truth Adding information as the story evolves Issuing a correction Local vs. National reporters How to vet a source Final comments before hitt...

Austin Stanley and Zach Bingham join us to discuss the evolution of A to Z Sports. Where did the idea to go digital come from? What were the challenges in traditional media you wanted to avoid? When was the lightbulb moment around the strength of video? How does being in front of the camera change your content? What advantages does video offer to advertisers and do they understand that value? What...

Jonathan Hutton of Midday 180 (104.5 The Zone) and Titans Radio joins us. How he used Titans Radio to get to Midday 180 Have the Titans ever impacted content on Midday 180? Where is the line that would cross into improper territory? A Mariota Story Where is sports talk radio headed in the future? What it was like to cover Covid story while live on the air? Ratings and Recs: Blade Runner and Sean B...

The sports media landscape has changed dramatically in the last 20 years and is poised to change even more. What does that mean for fans as they consume information about their favorite teams? We'll introduce ourselves, talk a little bit about the influences and media that made us and lay out how we'll help fans understand the evolving information world.