Lamestream Sports

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Spencer Hall of Everyday Should Be Saturday fame. How did our college football system get to this point? Has it changed too quickly? Who is to be blamed? Where will we find charm. And how he is keeping the soul of the game alive with comedy, philanthropy and more. Steve and Braden also break down the top 20 mos...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Jeremy K. Gover of AP.com Radio. His long and winding path to get to media and hockey from California to Nashville to the Preds Radio Network to the Super Bowl. One of the nicest guys in the business talks hockey, Nashville media and Preds fans. Steve and Braden talk Georgia-Alabama in the SEC title game, a mas...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business with TheAthletic.com Joe Rexrode. How Mike Vrabel has evolved? Hot Seat's impact on coaching comms Accessibility of Ran Carthon National vs. Local NFL media New stadium's impact on team Lady Vols, Vols men's hoops Covering non-NFL Nashville sports Lamestream Sports is BTYB Jasper's on West End. Be sure to subscribe to the 44...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is SplitZoneDuo.com host and creator Steven Godfrey. SZD's inception Pivot to subscription model Move to Substack Audio into video Catering to the hardcores Finding the RIGHT partners Cultivating audience loyalty Digital media history Future of audience interaction Coaching search commandments Lamestream Sports is...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. First, Braden and Steve vent about the end of the Nashville SC season. Our guest is Kim Baldwin, Digital Editor of the Nashville Scene. Getting into digital strategy 10 years of changes Weekly promotion of print Catering your message by platform Social-driven traffic metric Unexpected reactions What's the next best thing? N...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. We are joined by Wes Boling of the Club & Country podcast to talk Nashville SC playoffs, evolving fan base, pressure on Gary Smith, his use of social media as a marketing director and much, much more. Lamestream Sports is BTYB Jasper's on West End. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page and turn on those notifications...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is drummer Ben Dumas of The Wild Feathers. Florida-Georgia Week! Life as a Dawgs fan Why Athens is such cultural epicenter Celebrating their 10th anniversary Process of producing a new album How technology has changed promotion The art of building a set list When does a band know it has a new hit Best to...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is comedian, writer, actor and generally funny human Josh Mancuso. Getting into entertainment Learning how platforms function SEC mascots Knowing his audience Writing, editing short films Acting in Indie films The South's unique story Steve and Braden also talk about taking kids to college football games...

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is GoVols247.com Wes Rucker. Getting his start in Chattanooga Living inside Vol Twitter Newspaper background Seeing the value of twitter long ago The value of Vols football Growth of the brand Landing the GoVols name legally Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page and turn on those notifications.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is 102.5 The Game's Jared Stillman. Response to Bobo rivalry Blogs vs. Radio Preds partnership How has Preds coverage evolved Have the Preds captured audience? Aggregation's impact on coverage Big picture topics rule the medium Hammering the top level Being a fan, familiar with the market Will audience e...

Adam Vingan and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. How has Preds coverage changed More educated fans and reporters? Introduction of analytics Deeper group of former players 102.5 vs. 104.5 business model Smaller outlets financial incentives Jared Stillman vs. The Bobos Digital coverage leads the pack Major outlets approach to Preds What can Preds and media do better How a new G...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Samaria Terry from WKRN. Going from physics to journalism Learning about the news side Getting fired from first job Quitting the Falcons Moving to smaller markets Working in Memphis Her move to Nashville Expectations of Titans fans Nashville-Memphis rivalry Telling athletes personal stories...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Austin Huff. Growing up in Nashville Deciding to get into radio Going to Mizzou Comedic approach Launching Korked Bats National content grounded in Nashville Working with Steve Gorman Souring on sports talk radio Moving into music in Chicago Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page and t...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is AtoZSports.com Titans reporter Sam Phalen. Journey to Nashville Growing up in Chicago Becoming a beat reporter Using his youth to his advantage Developing sources Trying to break news Making sure you've got it right Steve and Braden break down Titans TV ratings versus Tennessee Vols TV ratin...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Axios' reporter Nate Rau. Latest in the Titans stadium Details about surrounding development Impact on Mayoral election Titans stadium impact on baseball Why Nashville DOES make sense for MLB Nashville being leveraged by other teams Expansion vs. Relocations Steps needed to get baseball No a...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Chris Lee from VandySports.com and Southeastern14.com Why false narratives persist Stadium indicative of larger issues Messaging their successes How message boards have evolved Covering James Franklin Humanity of Vandy coaches Reasonable expectations for Clark Lea Jerry Stackhouse's maturity...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Paul Kuharsky from PaulKuharsky.com Tracking down the Treylon Burks injury Hassan Haskins, NPF communications Kevin Byard contract situation How is Ran Carthon different? Avoiding preseason narratives Current state of the Titans press corp What content matters in camp? Steve and Braden also...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Tennessean.com Titans beat writer Nick Suss. Doing 5th grade sports report New York family in Georgia NFL vs. college football Covering the Yankees Moving to Mississippi Passion of southern college football Lane Kiffin vs. Mike Vrabel Access at the SEC vs. access in the NFL Oxford's influenc...

On 440's Nashville news show Pod Bless Nashville, Braden Gall and Jamie Hollin break down what happened on Election Night. Who ran the best campaign, who will be the next Mayor, what are the implications and much more. If you like what you hear, go subscribe to PBN on its feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you get your pods.

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is 104.5 The Zone's Lucas Panzica. Italian and Brazilian Growing up in a soccer home Moving from Nashville to B'Ham Learning about SEC football Calling soccer in Chattanooga Play-by-play vs. TV studios Moving onto the Nashville SC broadcast How calling soccer is unique Teaching soccer...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest today is Nashville Sports Council president Scott Ramsey SEC Media Days value to Nashville Building the Nashville event brand Permanent SEC football event in Nashville? Growth of the Music City Bowl Hosting College Football Playoff games How do events figure into the new stadium How fast can Ni...

Braden Gall sits down with 10-time Emmy winner Craig Silver of SEC on CBS. What makes CBS' broadcast special The BCS' role in growing the SEC Almost 30 years of SEC memories How can a truck change the game Weekly prep for catching every detail How has TV broadcasting changed What makes a great cameraman His top three moments Lamestream Sports is BTYB Jasper's on West End. Be sure to subscribe to t...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Chris Harris, the sports anchor for WSMV Channel 4. Growing up on Nashville media Deciding to get into broadcasting Going to Mizzou Professional nature of Mizzou J-School Covering scandals in Waco Dothan, Ala. Covering Nick Saban coming to Bama BCS national title games Moving back...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is News Channel 5's Jon Burton. Coming to sports media Upstate New York upbringing Syracuse rivalry Moving to Pittsburgh Playing pro rugby Moving to Nashville Authentic on-air persona Steve and Braden recap Nashville's hosting of the NHL Draft, the big news surrounding Tennessee State...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. First, 440 Media has an announcement! Our guest this week is Alex and Brother Love from Them Vibes, a Nashville-based band. Putting out an indie record in 2023 Pressing, promoting, producing yourself Creating an album front to back Defining rock and roll in 2023 Defining their sound as a band Putting mus...