Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

This week on Episode 73 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin are joined by one of the absolute best in the business - Kevin Harlan of CBS, TNT and Westwood One. Harlan provides incredible insight, including the revelation that he wants to call games for another 15 years. The latest in the NFL, College Football, NBA, College Basketball and the NHL are also discussed...

We're back with another edition of the podcast that gives great insight and variety on sports media every with the "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast. Host T.J. Rives returns with special guests to go over some relevant subjects in the news recently. Frist up is college basketball hall of fame writer Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News and the Big Ten TV Network. Mike has tremendous experience on...

Chris Collins was on the hot seat. If his team didn’t vastly improve from the year before, he could be out as head basketball coach at Northwestern. Instead, he guided them to their second trip to the NCAA Tournament and was named coach of the year! But Northwestern isn’t Duke where Jon Scheyer is the head coach. Scheyer broke Collins’ scoring record at Glenbrook North High School in suburban Chic...

Chris Collins was on the hot seat. If his team didn’t vastly improve from the year before, he could be out as head basketball coach at Northwestern. Instead, he guided them to their second trip to the NCAA Tournament and was named coach of the year! But Northwestern isn’t Duke where Jon Scheyer is the head coach. Scheyer broke Collins’ scoring record at Glenbrook North High School in suburban Chic...

This week on Episode 73 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss the busy stretch for Kevin Harlan of CBS, TNT and Westwood One, while previewing week nine of the NFL season and the upcoming college football weekend. The hectic schedules of several announcers are dissected along with a a review of the World Series including a special story for Rangers radio. The...

The "Fall Classic" is a ratings disaster, but the NFL, despite some woeful offensive games, remains strongest. And, we're ready to discuss that and more on the latest "Last Word On Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with his insight on MLB's issues with Texas playing Arizona in World Series action and why it isn't resonating all over the country, etc.? Then, he welcomes Jonathan Grella...

After finally getting Northwestern into its first NCAA Basketball Tournament, Chris Collins ran into problems. The Wildcats couldn’t produce winning seasons. His job security was tenuous, at best. But last March, Collins’ team not only made the big dance, he was named coach of the year! Collins admits the pressure has been on him since childhood. Remember, his father is Doug Collins, renowned NBA...

The college basketball season is fast approaching for the run to Phoenix and the 2024 Final Four and on a recent edition of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, hosts Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin were joined by basketball announcer/host John Fanta of Fox Sports and the Big East. The guys talk with John about the upcoming season and the usual favorites like defending champ UConn, Duke, Kentucky, Ka...

After finally getting Northwestern into its first NCAA Basketball Tournament, Chris Collins ran into problems. The Wildcats couldn’t produce winning seasons. His job security was tenuous, at best. But last March, Collins’ team not only made the big dance, he was named coach of the year! Collins admits the pressure has been on him since childhood. Remember, his father is Doug Collins, renowned NBA...

This week on Episode 71 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin preview week eight of the NFL season and the upcoming college football weekend. The hectic schedules of several announcers are dissected along with a weekend at home for Kevin Burkhardt of FOX. The regular-season debut for the new number one NBA team on ESPN is discussed along with the other happening duri...

The World Series is here, the NFL is king, still and we've got a LWOS media roundtable on the newest edition of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns and welcomes guests Ken Fang of AwfulAnnouncing.com and Jay Betsill of DFW Sports Online and WBAP radio to discuss it all. What abou the "Wildcard World Series" coming with the Texas Rangers hosting the fellow upstart Arizo...

Sam Smith was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 yet he’s still writing about the Chicago Bulls and the NBA. He’s 75 and recoils when you mention the word retirement. But Smith’s career hasn’t all been about basketball. He was a news reporter in his earlier days regaling about his very first day with a wire service in Washington, D.C.. he was assigned to interview Henry Kis...

Sam Smith was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012 yet he’s still writing about the Chicago Bulls and the NBA. He’s 75 and recoils when you mention the word retirement. But Smith’s career hasn’t all been about basketball. He was a news reporter in his earlier days regaling about his very first day with a wire service in Washington, D.C.. he was assigned to interview Henry Kis...

John Fanta Conversation, NFL Week 7 Preview, Wild Finish for Brando and Tillman, Boeheim to the Booth, MLB, NBA and More This week on Episode 70 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome John Fanta of FOX Sports for a compelling conversation with the fast-rising announcer who has developed a niche as an authority of BIG EAST Basketball Also, deep dives into the N...

It's a jammed packed edition of newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" as we cover everything from a thrilling "Hail Mary" college football call to the ongoing collapse of Bally's Sports and the demise of iconic Showtime Championship Boxing. Host T.J. Rives returns with three different guests: Hear first from Joshua Jackson, the radio of voice of Edward Waters University of Jacksonville out th...

Sam Smith has witnessed just about every Chicago Bulls game since 1987. As a beat reporter for the Chicago Tribune and now covering the team for its website, Smith has chronicled the exploits of Michael Jordan, Derrick Rose and some of their big names in the game. He’s also written 5 books including three on Jordan. As for having remarkably close contact for the magical 90s Bulls? “On every flight...

Sam Smith has witnessed just about every Chicago Bulls game since 1987. As a beat reporter for the Chicago Tribune and now covering the team for its website, Smith has chronicled the exploits of Michael Jordan, Derrick Rose and some of their big names in the game. He’s also written 5 books including three on Jordan. One of them, “The Jordan Rules” made the New York Times best seller list. Smith is...

This week on Episode 69 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss preview week six of the NFL season, while diving deep into college football including the Miami debacle as called by Wes Durham and Tim Hasselbeck on the ACC Network Also, a look into the MLB Postseason coverage thus far, including a wild night in Atlanta as well as the NHL, NBA and WNBA news. A mu...

It was one of the craziest finishes in college football in a long, long time, as Miami inexplicably botched the end of their apparent win agains Georgia Tech. And, the man who was on the TV play by play call is our guest on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives welcomes Wes Durham to discuss the unreal actions of the Miami head coach Mario Cristobal not choosing to have his offe...

How many of us wind up doing what we want in life. Judd sirott is. The Chicago native is about to begin his 8th season as the radio voice of the Boston Bruins and while his goal was to do the same for his hometown Blackhawks, doing by play of hockey is something Sirott wanted to do as a youngster. He called 12 seasons of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL and was also the pre and post game host for the...

How many of us wind up doing what we want in life. Judd sirott is. The Chicago native is about to begin his 8th season as the radio voice of the Boston Bruins and while his goal was to do the same for his hometown Blackhawks, doing by play of hockey is something Sirott wanted to do as a youngster. He called 12 seasons of the Chicago Wolves of the AHL and was also the pre and post game host for the...

This week on Episode 68 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss the juggling of NFL schedules for several announcers with their other assignments. Also, deep dives into the MLB Postseason coverage thus far as well as the upcoming announcer pairings for NFL, College Football, MLB, NBA and NHL. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned through...

It's a new month and a new edition of the "Last Word On Sports Media Podcast," as host T.J. Rives returns to go over the latest in coverage, TV ratings, and more. This week T.J. also welcomes Carmen Vitali of FoxSports.com's coverage of the NFL and specifially the NFC North. How and why are the Bears so bad on the field and just as dysfunctionally bad off it? Carmen has more on that, on Jordan Lov...

Most people might remember Ned Colletti as the General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. But this most accomplished veteran was also a PR director and contract negotiator for the Chicago Cubs, Assistant General Manager of the San Francisco Giants, analyst on Dodgers’ TV, New Times best selling author, instructor at Pepperdine university and oh, did I mention a scout for the San Jose Sharks? Yes,...

When interviewing Ned Colletti for my podcast I asked him what he hasn’t done. The man has been part of management of three Major League teams, an NHL franchise, been a TV analyst, wrote a best selling book and teaches classes at Pepperdine University. All of this while Colletti tries to balance a a family including grandchildren while traveling from San Jose to Los Angeles and Phoenix. But what C...