Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

This week on Episode 87 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin provide a postscript to the 2023 NFL season and look ahead to what's next for the NFL announcing scene in 2024. The recent news of Jac Collinsworth and Eli Gold out at Notre Dame and Alabama respectively, along with the multiple roles of JJ Redick at ESPN are discussed. Also, all the latest from the MLB, N...

The NBA All Star Game is floundering. Can it be saved? The Daytona 500, NASCAR's "Super Bowl," ran with a prominent racer now in the Fox Sports booth and we're ready to talk on those subjects and more on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back iwth his takes and guest Tyler Jones joins him with more. Tyler hosts his own "Jones Report" podcast and is part of the NASCAR them...

This week on Episode 86 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin provide a full breakdown of the Super Bowl from the broadcasting perspective with clips of the game-winning calls from several announcers. The news of JJ Redick joining the number one NBA team for ESPN is also discussed along with the announcing plans for the NBA All-Star Weekend. The latest from college h...

The Super Bowl is in the books with the Chiefs winning dramatically over the 49ers in OT and we're here to assess how CBS did broadcasting the game and more on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back and welcomes Ken Fang of Awful Announcing to go over the "highs and lows" of the biggest game of the football season. How did the team of Jim Nantz and Tony Romo do wit...

It's a special conversation from "Radio Row" at Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. This, as Mike Gill talks with Fox Sports NFL Rules analyst Dean Blandino about the upcoming game and more on the "Announcer Schedules Podcast." Blandino is the former head of officiating for the league and he discusses the level of competency and the challenges for the officials in the present NFL. And, most importantly, t...

On our Super Bowl preview edition of the show, host T.J. Rives is joined by Richard Deitsch, sports media critic and podcast host for the Athletic. Richard recently spent extended time in person with Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson of CBS, who will call Super Bowl LVIII coming Sunday in Las Vegas. Deitsch has thoughts on that experienced crew, whether Romo criticism is fair or not on him no...

This week on Episode 85 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill is live from Super Bowl Radio Row in Las Vegas and joined by Phil de Montmollin to preview the big event. The show also dives into Nick Saban joining ESPN along with the latest announcer happenings in the NBA, NHL and college basketball. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an ar...

It's the largest event in North American Sports and we're ready to talk the media coverage, analyze the mayhem and even, get nostalgic about the Super Bowl on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is ready to discuss the Chiefs-49ers invading Las Vegas with guests talking the scene and the the announcers. First, Richard Deitsch of The Athletic and his own Sports Media Podcast is...

This week on Episode 84 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin break down the television futures of Tom Brady, Greg Olsen and Bill Belichick. A look ahead to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas along with a look back at the conference championship games. The latest from the NBA, MLB, NHl and college basketball is also discussed along with a happy birthday celebration of Bob U...

The Chief and the 49ers have made the Super Bowl, we have a college basketball interview innovation to discuss and World Wrestling Entertainment just got HOW MUCH for thier Monday night live TV show? It's all part of the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back to go over it all, including the massive audience on both CBS and FOX for the AFC and the NFC championship game...

This week on Episode 83 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin break down the big news of Doc Rivers leaving ESPN after just three months to coach the Milwaukee Bucks, dig into the NFL announcing crews for Championship Sunday, and discuss the new hire for the Chicago White Sox TV voice. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show...

Doc Rivers has already aborted his second tenure with ESPN/ABC for their NBA coverage to go back and coach the Milwaukee Bucks. The NFL scored massively with their ratings last week, which bodes extremely well for the conference championship games this weekend. And, we have a national football writer for many years and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter in Jason Cole with us. It's all on the "Last Wo...

This week on Episode 82 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin review the NFL's Super Wild Card Weekend and look ahead to the Divisional Rounds. The recent impact of weather on announcers is discussed along with a look at the latest from the NBA, NHL and MLB. Finally, recent award winners and a Hall of Fame induction for Beano Cook are highlighted. A multitude of anno...

We're back with another editon of the insightful and informative look at the world of Sports Media, as part of the "Last Word on Sports Media' podcast feed. Host T.J. Rives returns with thoughts on the NFL "Super Wild Card Weekend" results and the humungous TV numbers for the games, even with NBC using the Peacock app to stream the Chiefs and the Dolphins. Still, even though they and the NFL are t...

This week on Episode 81 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss whether broadcasting is in the future for Nick Saban, Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll, while previewing the upcoming NFL Super Wild Card Weekend from an announcers' perspective. The storylines of the 2023 NFL regular season are discussed, including further analysis of the Al Michaels/NBC story. NBA...

He's one of the premier national sports radio hosts still cranking out great shows year after year after year and he's a big part of this newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives welcomes Ben Maller, overnight host Sunday through Thursday for the last 20 years on Fox Sports Radio and Iheart radio stations, etc. Ben does a fantastic job with his humor and insight at bringing high...

This week on Episode 80 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin ring in the new year with a preview of the final week of the NFL regular season. A look back at the exciting CFP semifinals and a look-ahead at the Michigan-Washington champ game. NBA, College Hoops and NHL action is previewed as well. The show closes with a special "In Memoriam" looking back at the announ...

The new year is underway and we're back to talk a ton of football being broadcast on TV and more on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with an extended conversation with Ken Fang of Awful Announcing to go over it all. First, the guys discuss the two massive and dramatic playoff games in the Rose Bowl with Michigan and Alabama and the Sugar Bowl with Washington and Tex...

On a special "best of" type edition of the Announcer Schedules Podcast to close out the 2023 year, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin has some very compelling sports p x p personalities join them. And, we're ready to hear from three of them in review! Hear parts of the conversations that the guys had with ESPN Sportscenter, Football and NHL play by play man, Steve Levy. Levy talks the challenges of...

We've come to the end of 2023 and on newest edition of the show, we're ready to go over the top sports media stories of the year on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. is back, once more, and his panel includes Tyler Jones of Chat Sports, Jason Powers of the "Powers on Sports Podcast" and Jay Betsill of DFWSportsOnline.com The guys discuss as top topics: The NFL's massive appeal sti...

From our latest edition of the" Last Word on Sports Media Podcast," host T.J. Rives was joined by Bryan Curtis of TheRinger.com and his own "Press Box Podcast." In addtion to being a tremendous writer and host on sports, Bryan is also an alum of the Texas Longhorns and a huge college football fan. So, it seems natural to discuss the controversies around the final four team playoff for 2023 that wi...

On this week's edition of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" Mike Gill and Phil De Montmollin caught up with Brian Estridge of the TCU Horned Frogs Radio broadcasts and also, the newly formed "Bowl Season Radio." The guys discuss with Brian his tenure with TCU in Ft. Worth, TX, which began in 1998 and a year ago saw him calling the College Football Playoff Championship Game with the Froggies eventu...

This week on Episode 79 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin preview the busy Christmas holiday as the NFL and NBA go head-to-head plus a deep dive as well into the college bowls and a tribute to Eric Montross. Additionally, Brian Estridge, founder of Bowl Season Radio and voice of the TCU Horned Frogs joins the show. A multitude of announcers from past and present...

Time running down in 2023 but we're still here talking all things pertinent on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns and has Bryan Curtis of the The Ringer and their "Press Box Podcast" to go over lots and lots of football and more. Bryan gives his thoughts on the College Football Playoff, including Texas and Alabama making the playoff while FSU did not. Is there...

If not for you I’m not sure where this thing would have gone. I had never heard of TJ Rives until he appeared on my cell phone offering his help in guiding 143 podcasts over three years. Well done younger man. There’s no sense of melancholy here though I wish I had more guests to interview. Some declined, others never bothered to respond but the nearly 100 I corralled managed to turn this project...