Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

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...

This week on Episode 78 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin break down the Al Michaels/NBC story as well as the upcoming NFL and College Football bowl assignments. Amanda Gifford, Vice President of Production for ESPN, joins the show to discuss her role overseeing college football production for the network which includes the scheduling of announcer pairings each w...

On the latest edition of the show, we have news on legendary NFL play by play man, Al Michaels getting further demoted off NBC, the NBA In-Seaon Tourney concludes, the Heisman Trophy is handed out and a guest from the NYC is aboard to talk the surging Giants and Jets??? It's all part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" Host T.J. Rives is back with his takes on the subjects above and he's jo...

I had to consider who would interview me for the final episodes of “Tell me a story I don’t know.” I didn’t consider it for long. TJ Rives (@bucsidelineguy on Twitter) was a no brainer. TJ has been a vital part of this podcast for over three years. He’s heard every podcast so he knew the drill: get me to tell stories you’ve never heard before. I did from childhood to free-lancing to podcasting to...

I had to consider who would interview me for the final episodes of “Tell me a story I don’t know.” I didn’t consider it for long. TJ Rives (@bucsidelineguy on Twitter) was a no brainer. TJ has been a vital part of this podcast for over three years. He’s heard every podcast so he knew the drill: get me to tell stories you’ve never heard before. I did from childhood to free-lancing to podcasting to...

In a special edition of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast," Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin are joined by radio play-by-play voices Rich DeMarco (Army) and Pete Medhurst prior to the 124th edition of the Army-Navy game. With this year's game playing for the first time at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., the two announcers go inside what it is like to call the Army-Navy game and to be the voi...

This week on Episode 77 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin reflect on the conclusion of the SEC on CBS, while also previewing the upcoming NFL slate and the final rounds of the NBA In-Season Tournament. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an array of topics discussed including: *** NFL Week 14 Preview *** Conclusi...

It's our latest ediition of the show and host T.J. Rives returns to go over the College Football Playoff selection committee and their robbery of FSU. Was it ESPN directed? What's the precedence previously for "snubs?" And, will it matter anyway is a big subject? T.J. is joined by Jonathan Grella, former NFL and LIV Golf Tour Communications official, who now runs his own media/marketing company ou...

The best of nearly 100 interviews in “Tell me a story I don’t know” is really a personal choice. I’ve featured so many guests in best of 9 seasons but in this finale I thought it might be worthy to have you listen to some thought provoking, funny and poignant moments. And not the least of them came from two people who left us. Dave Wills, the ever popular voice of the Tampa Rays and a Chicago nati...

The best of “Tell me a story I don't know” is a conglomeration of ten stories the author of this podcast enjoyed for various reasons. It includes a clip with his inspiration, one with a local reporter, who broke TWO Michael Jordan stories, along with a writer who conveyed a humorous one about the GOAT and a golf game. There are also parts of conversations with two wonderful people, who left us ear...

This week on Episode 76 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss NFL announcers taking games off following Thanksgiving, the Amazon Prime Black Friday game and the NBA In-Season Tournament while looking ahead to the weekend college and pro football action. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an array of topics d...

A jam packed show for the final week of November, as host T.J. Rives is back with his Sports Media takes and info and his special guests on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." First, T.J. gives his opinions about the end of the college football season and "Championship Saturday" coming this weekend. The CFB Playoff hangs in the balance for four teams and of course, the looming controversy wit...

We all have inspirations. Mine is Brent Musburger, one of this country’s most celebrated and successful sportscasters. As a 14 year old growing up in Chicago I was mesmerized watching him on local TV. I wanted to be him. Turns out I have fashioned a career spanning a half century. Musburger loves the fact that young people he’s come across feel the same about him as I do. Now 84 and host of “Count...

We all have inspirations. Mine is Brent Musburger, one of this country’s most celebrated and successful sportscasters. As a 14 year old growing up in Chicago I was mesmerized watching him on local TV. I wanted to be him. Turns out I have fashioned a career spanning a half century. Musburger loves the fact that young people he’s come across feel the same about him as I do. Now 84 and host of “Count...

From our latest edition of the show, host T.J. Rives has an extended conversation with former NY Giants football great and now CBS TV/WFAN host Tiki Barber. Tiki discusses having worked with T.J. on national radio and the differences on an NFL TV broadast. Plus, he has new partners with Andrew Catalon p x p and former Falcons QB Matt Ryan, as a three man booth. They will work the Jacksonville at H...

This week on Episode 75 of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast," Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin preview the big Thanksgiving weekend NFL and college football slates, while discussing the history of Thanksgiving football and some of the best calls of the past week. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an array of topics discussed including: *** Wild...

We are ready for the Thanksgiving holiday, but first, some interesting conversation and takes on sports media is forthcoming with CBS NFL TV analyst Tiki Barber as a guest and other sports media news and takes. It's all happening on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back and has his thoughts on the mess that Charissa Thompson of Fox Sports/Amazon NFL coverage created for...

Imagine the countless stories Brent Musburger can tell. In an absolutely enthralling two part episode this iconic sportscaster recall several and in part one, the back stories behind the famous Doug Flutie “Hail Mary pass, the historic game six of the 1976 NBA finals and the marathon MLB playoff game between the Mets and Astros. But Musburger also delves into his relationship with the late Bob Kni...

Imagine the countless stories Brent Musburger can tell. In an absolutely enthralling two part episode this iconic sportscaster recall several and in part one, the back stories behind the famous Doug Flutie “Hail Mary pass, the historic game six of the 1976 NBA finals and the marathon MLB playoff game between the Mets and Astros. But Musburger also delves into his relationship with the late Bob Kni...

This week on Episode 74 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss the firestorm following Charissa Thompson's comments regarding sideline reporting. A look at all the latest in the NFL, College Football, NHL, NBA and MLB, plus a tribute to NASCAR broadcasting pioneer Ken Squier. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show wit...

Lots to discuss and go over in a busy November of TV, radio and online coverage and we're ready to do that with a roundtable of guests on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns and welcomes Matt Zemek of the USC themed Trojanswire.com website, Jason Powers of the "Powers on Sports Podcast" and Ari Russell of the "College Basketball Coast to Coast" show/podcast. The guys h...

Mary Wise is in the midst of her 33 year as head volleyball coach at Florida where she’s established numerous records not the least of which is winning 25 SEC titles and appearing in 8 final fours. She credits the university for giving her the resources to help recruit the best athletes in the country while also crediting her staff. And to think back in 1981 Wise became the youngest ever coach in...

Mary Wise is in the midst of her 33 year as head volleyball coach at Florida where she’s established numerous records not the least of which is winning 25 SEC titles and appearing in 8 final fours. She credits the university for giving her the resources to help recruit the best athletes in the country while also crediting her staff. But Wise began making a name for herself in 1981 when, at the age...

From this week's edition of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" it's a converstion that Mike Gill And Phil de Montmollin had with CBS/Turner Sports/WestWoodOne play by play man, Kevin Harlan! Kevin is a two-time National Sportscaster of the Year, while broadcasting the NFL and college basketball on CBS. Plus, he handles the NBA for TNT . [ 2023 is his 39th consecutive season doing NFL play by play,a...

From this week's "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast," here's an in-depth conversation with one of the premeir basketball writers in America, The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy, as we talk the passing/legacy of Indiana National Championship coach Bob Knight. Mike has thoughts on the long running feud with the school that began in 2000 with Knight's controversial firing, but remained as a dark cloud o...