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NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Steve Layman from NewsChannel 5. Why is the Big Ten expanding into Los Angeles? How do Big Ten fans feel about the move? What are the economic media calculations and are they correct? The future of college football Why aren't TV people in Nashville petty (like the rest of us)? How...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. How do guests get paid on radio? Paid content vs. free content Why 102.5 The Game can't boost its signal Paul Kuharsky Would Mike Keith ever go to Knoxville? Ranking Nashville's PxP booths? Guest bucket list: Owners/Execs, Retired, Current How does Nashville become a respected NFL market? How do we consu...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Chase McCabe, Program Director of Cromwell Radio.. Defining the role of Program Director Launching The Fan Competeing with themselves? ESPN's reaction What to do with Finebaum? Where did the momentum go around Nascar? Why the Fairgrounds event hasn't materialized Can Nashville run...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Chad Withrow of OutKick 360.. Move back into local radio Convincing advertisers about digital Explaining digital to our dads Growth and how it impacts content Podcast vs. Radio science Fighting against sensationalism Biggest off-air fight they've ever had? Lamestream Sports is BTYB...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Kim Smith of Titans PR.. Her path to the NFL Advice for women getting into the NFL Gameday stats, dealing with media Size of Titans' market Watching Derrick Henry blossom Allowing athletes to tell their stories Who are the most media savvy rookies? The guys talk about why Nashville...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is CEO of the Nashville Convention and Visitor's Corp. How big is CMA Fest? Negotiations like for Titans new stadium Balancing public and private funding The benefits of a new stadium What events are lined up to come to Nashville? The arguments and pushback that is coming FIFA looming...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is College Baseball guru Mike Rooney from ESPN, D1Baseball.com and SiriusXM. How has media coverage of the CWS changed? The old stadium and the new ballpark MLB finally getting out of the way The power of the SEC Is investing in college baseball bad business? Tennessee is great for th...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is National Recruiting editor for TheAthletic.com Ari Wasserman. Covering recruiting from the top down What are recruits talking about in meetings? NIL makes him want to walk off a cliff Chasing a story with no end Could radical transparency work? There are no solutions How collective...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is ESPN golf broadcaster Ned Michaels. Live from The PGA Championship! How many different jobs he's had On course v. hosting v. analyst What makes Southern Hills unique? Being on the green for Phil's win last year Being sushed by Tiger Woods How will Nashville get a PGA tour event? Wh...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest today is the proprietor of ClubCountryUSA.com Tim Sullivan and host of the Club & Country podcast. Hi, Wes! Covering football recruiting and MLS? Difference between Football and Futbol fans How to cover a new sport Niche medium + niche sports Nashville SC's willingness to allow access Collabora...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest today is the great NFL Draft expert for ESPN Mel Kiper. How many hours in the day is he working? What's off-camera during the draft? Coverage of the draft in 1984 Calling Tom Brady His NFL Draft orgination story Vision for the future of the draft in high school Selling hope to everyone How does...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Steven Godfrey of Secret Base and Split Zone Duo Draft misinformation worse than coaching, recruiting misinfo? The line on what's appropriate info on prospects An Oral History of Laremy Tunsil Bong Mask saga Anyone care about NCAA violations, smoking weed in 2022? The Tunsil weed house has b...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. The guys explain the reality behind the most recent Music City Baseball news. And what does the future of live football look like as streaming players Apple and Amazon look to stake a bigger claim in the space. Nashville Predators play-by-play voice and Hall of Famer Pete Weber joins us today. The secret...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. The guys break down Adam Schefter's tweet and new details surrounding the Titans stadium. Jayson Swain of TheSwainEvent.com and WNML.com is our guest. Why he got into the media in the first place Athlete's telling their own stories How branding has changed for athletes Being recruited in 2002 vs. 2022 St...

The NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Keith Parrish from the Fastbreak Breakfast podcast and GrindCityMedia.com What did he have for breakfast? How did the concept come originate? National NBA coverage vs. Memphis NBA coverage Memphis vs. Nashville: Why is it a thing? Are the Grizz trying to market to Nashvillians?...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Nashville SC President Ian Ayre is our guest this week. Core philosophy for building Geodis Park How much did you study other MLS stadiums? The decision to make it 30,000 seats Baking food, music, Nashville into the experience Studying air flow, weather trends and big concourses What are parking conversa...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Preds beat writer and content manager Brooks Bratten. What's it like inside the building during contract negotiations? How does a team manage information at the trade deadline? Balancing journalism vs. public relations Starting his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins Sometimes more...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. ESPN.com Chris Spatola talks about the future of the NCAA tournament What happens if the P5 steals the tourney from the NCAA? Little guy (Belmont) vs. P5 guy (Texas A&M) TV ratings for hoops skyrocketed Should SEC move title game to Saturday? Tweet reporting: Jared Stillman vs. Chad Withrow Compliments t...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Former NBA veteran and Nashville native Brandan Wright joins the pod. How coverage of high school athletes has changed Coming up before social media Weirdest offered during recruiting Duke-North Carolina Why North Carolina? Losing in the NCAA tournament in OT Being ready to handle NBA spotlight Community...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Austin Stanley of AtoZSports.com is our guest. Expansion into five new markets Why the model has worked? How many employees do they have? What makes the livestream successful? Success in Dallas Dividing his time b/t sports and business The saturation of the digital landscape How advertisers have evolved,...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Nate Rau of Axios Nashville joins to talk Titans stadium news. How did the reporting start on the new stadium? Rising costs: What are the structural issues? What does the Titans lease say? Renovation price vs. new stadium price Understanding hospitality in Nashville The value of the big sports events The...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Clearing up this Joe Rogan nonsense Defining cancel culture Big media or open. platforms Understanding freedom of speech Guest: Ben Arthur of The Tennessean.com Growing up in Seattle Getting into journalism in college Moving to Laredo, Texas Coming home to cover The 12th man Seattle fans vs. Nashville fa...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is ESPN Radio and digital host Jason Fitz. Life in music wasn't enough Classically trained... by himself Launching a podcast about football Missing music but not the music business How music industry was hit by the pandemic Learning the science of radio Working locally in Nashville Betting on y...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest this week is Terry Crisp. How hard was his retirement decision? Moving to Nashville two decades ago How have hockey fans changed in Nashville? Differences between Barry Trotz, John Hynes and Lavy Growing up wanting to be a teacher Learning how to become a great coach Preds Players: Best shot, b...

NashvilleBanner.com Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. A quick convo about the Titans-Bengals TV ratings: Lowest rated game of the Mike Vrabel Era Nashville is the 13th strongest NFL market Nationally, it was the least watched playoff game Ad rates for the NFL sky-rocketing Guest today: SI.com John Glennon Clean-out day and how important it is Should Ryan Ta...