Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

One of the up and coming network TV broadcasters, NBC's Noah Eagle, was our guest on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" this week. Host T.J. Rives and the 26 year old Eagle have a great conversation on all things Notre Dame-Ohio State frantic finish last Saturday night, getting to work some NBA games later this season for his hoops "love", the Brooklyn Nets and what about Chips N'Salsa too? T...

This week on Episode 67 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin reflect on the Miami Dolphins' 70-point performance called by Kevin Harlan, while discussing Taylor Swift's impact on televised NFL games. Last week's college football ratings and pairings were reviewed with some surprising results. Also, deep dives into all the announcer pairings for NFL, College Football...

College and NFL football continue to rule the attention and ratings and we've got one of the top young broadcasters in TV play by play with us to discuss more on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns and has thoughts and ratings info on Colorado being drubbed by Oregon on ABC and then, Ohio State making a great comeback in the final seconds to beat Notre Dame on N...

For over a decade now Mike Mulligan has been co-hosting a popular sports talk morning show on WSCR 670 The Score, first with fellow writer Brian Hanley and then another fellow scribe, David Haugh. The shows overcame the ratings lead of Mike and Mike, then the highly successful show on ESPN pitting Mike Greenberg with Mike Golic. But “Mully,” as he’s best known, had been doing radio since the late...

For over a decade now Mike Mulligan has been co-hosting a popular sports talk morning show on WSCR 670 The Score, first with fellow writer Brian Hanley and then another fellow scribe, David Haugh. The shows overcame the ratings lead of Mike and Mike, then the highly successful show on ESPN pitting Mike Greenberg with Mike Golic. But “Mully,” as he’s best known, had been doing radio since the late...

This week on Episode 66 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss how ABC handled the Nick Chubb injury on Monday Night Football and the continued impact that Coach Deion Sanders is having on college football. A deep look at all the announcer pairings for both NFL and college football plus the MLB and WNBA. Also, the latest from the announcer transactions wire. A...

Lots of football subjects to cover, inclduing how much is too much of "Coach Prime" and Colorado? You'll give the opinions of several on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with a roundtable of guests that include LWOS College Football editor Tony Siracusa, Mike Gill of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" and host in Atlantic City five days a week on ESPN 97.9 FM...

Jim Deshaies, better known as JD, once went on a campaign to get one vote for the Hall of Fame. It was all for fun and yes, he did that one vote! Deshaies spent 12 seasons pitching in the big leagues, half of them with the Houston Astros who were then in the National League. Shortly after he retired, JD found himself in the Astros TV booth as an analyst and 16 years later, found himself in the sam...

Jim Deshaies, better known as JD, once went on a campaign to get one vote for the Hall of Fame. It was all for fun and yes, he did that one vote! Deshaies spent 12 seasons pitching in the big leagues, half of them with the Houston Astros who were then in the National League. Shortly after he retired, JD found himself in the Astros TV booth as an analyst and 16 years later, found himself in the sam...

This week on Episode 65 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin dig deep into the first week of the NFL, including the record-breaking Jets-Bills Monday Night Football game. Week Two of the NFL is previewed as well, along with the latest from Deion Sanders, Colorado and the college football landscape. The show also hits on the latest MLB announcing news as well as a lo...

We're back with another edition of the "Last Word On Sports Media Podcast" as host T.J. Rives gives insight/analysis on the first week of the NFL regular season, more massive audience for.....Colorado Football in college and a special guest. That's Bryan Curtis of the Ringer and the "Press Box Podcast." Bryan has great insight on the ESPN Monday Night Football team of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, as...

Cheryl Raye Stout as been covering Chicago Sports on radio for over 40 years. She’s a pioneer who battled her way through sexism to eventually be heralded as one of the most relentless and respected reporters in town. During the hey days of the Bears in the 80s, she was yelled at by the team for entering their locker room. “The practice was in Lake Forest and we were at the old Halas Hall which wa...

Cheryl Raye Stout as been covering Chicago Sports on radio for over 40 years. She’s a pioneer who battled her way through sexism to eventually be heralded as one of the most relentless and respected reporters in town. During the hey days of the Bears in the 80s, she was yelled at by the team for entering their locker room. But then quarterback Jim Harbaugh eventually paved the way for her acceptan...

This week on Episode 64 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin help kick off the NFL season with a deep look at all the announcer pairings. College Football, the US Open, MLB are discussed along with the ESPN/Spectrum situation. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an array of topics discussed including :*** NFL Week O...

Off the Labor Day Holiday there's no shortage of subject matter from College Football to the loss of ESPN for a major cable communications company to the defending WNBA champs visiting the Whtie House and we're ready to tackle it all on the "Last Word On Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with guests for the insight. First, he talks the impressive, but massively overhyped debut of coac...

Tom Waddle figured he might be headed to Wall Street after graduating from Boston College despite being one of its all time leading receivers. But he managed to hook on with the Chicago Bears, became one of its most popular players which led to his second career in radio and TV and he remains one of Chicago’s most popular players albeit, behind a microphone. He’s spent the last 16 years partnering...

Tom Waddle figured he might be headed to Wall Street after graduating from Boston College despite being one of its all time leading receivers. But he managed to hook on with the Chicago Bears, became one of its most popular players which led to his second career in radio and TV and he remains one of Chicago’s most popular players albeit, behind a microphone. He’s spent the last 16 years partnering...

This week on Episode 63 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, guest host Jason Powers and Phil de Montmollin take a deep dive into the start of the college football season, while also discussing the misguided claims of announcer bias by fans. A look ahead to week one of the NFL along with tributes to legendary announcers Tony Roberts and Rick Jeanneret. A multitude of announcers from past and presen...

On the newest edition of the show, host T.J. Rives is back to discuss the latest in Sports Media coverage, including the conclusion of something he doesn't watch- the Little League World Series and he explains why. Plus, why Turner and their NHL coverage got a good free agent acquisition and a special guest is also aboard on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" First up, George Ofman, host of...

Tom Waddle says he never takes for granted who he was as a player with the Chicago Bears. He wasn’t their best wide receiver but he overcame size and speed to become one their most effective and popular players. Now 56, Waddle has turned that popularity into a very successful career in the media culminating with his longtime partnership with Marc Silverman on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. But getting here...

Tom Waddle says he never takes for granted who he was as a player with the Chicago Bears. He wasn’t their best wide receiver but he overcame size and speed to become one their most effective and popular players. Now 56, Waddle has turned that popularity into a very successful career in the media culminating with his longtime partnership with Marc Silverman on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. But getting here...

Tom Waddle says he never takes for granted who he was as a player with the Chicago Bears. He wasn’t their best wide receiver but he overcame size and speed to become one their most effective and popular players. Now 56, Waddle has turned that popularity into a very successful career in the media culminating with his longtime partnership with Marc Silverman on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. But getting here...

This week on Episode 62 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin take a look at the national NFL Preseason games scheduled for the weekend along with the start of College Football. Chris Fowler's new deal with ESPN is explored, along with the latest from MLB, the Little League World Series, Lionel Messi and more. A multitude of announcers from past and present are menti...

It's another Summer edition of the show with football looming and it's a great opportunity to catch up with a prominent Fox Sports NFL announcer in Chris Myers on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns with thoughts on the dismal ratings for Fox on the conclusion of the Women's World Cup in Soccer that was without the U.S. for the final three rounds. He also gives thoughts...

The best of season eight part two offered a deli style menu. A taste of some talk show hosts, a slice of former major league players, a few ounces of a big league team market guru and a heaping portion of a college football coach. Our guests include, among others, Bret Bielema, the head man at Illinois who remembered his time with Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Brooks Boyer, a former...