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He called Jim McMahon “Numb-nuts”, professes his love for Mike Ditka and is incredibly proud of both the ‘85 Super Bowl Bears and ‘79 Arkansas Razorbacks named greatest teams of all time. Dan Hampton played on both in what has been a career and life of ups and downs, mostly ups. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002 after failing in previous attempts. A 12 year veteran, all wi...

He called Jim McMahon “Numb-nuts”, professes his love for Mike Ditka and is incredibly proud of both the ‘85 Super Bowl Bears and ‘79 Arkansas Razorbacks named greatest teams of all time. Dan Hampton played on both in what has been a career and life of ups and downs, mostly ups. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002 after failing in previous attempts. A 12 year veteran, all wi...

In a special conversation for our show, hear from top NFL analyst for CBS Sports, Charles Davis. He just worked the Patriots win at Pittsburgh and has thoughts on that game. But, bigger. What about Charles' versatility that has led to his rise as one of the top football voices in the booth every weekend? Plus, he details when is it possibly "too much preparation" for a broadcast? And, Charles tell...

This week on Episode 16 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Andrew Catalon to discuss his career that today finds the Syracuse University alum calling the NFL on CBS, March Madness and PGA Golf including The Masters. Catalon, who was recently selected as a Hall of Famer for the Syracuse radio station WAER, discusses his tim...

It's another edition of our show, where we discuss the latest in sports media, t.v. ratings and more. And, we're also joined by one of the premier analysts on television every Sunday on CBS Sports in Charles Davis! Host T.J. Rives and Jon Lewis of SportsMediaWatch.com return and first go over the weekend of college and NFL games an ratings numbers. Jon also has thoughts on whether Kirk Herbstreit...

It's a special conversation edition of the "SportsMediaWatch.com" Podcast, as T.J. and Jon welcome Ryan Ruocco of the YES Network in New York and ESPN/ABC's coverage of the WNBA. Ruocco has been part of YES and their coverage of the New York Yankees since 2015. He also does fill-in work for the Yankees games on WFAN/Yankees Radio. During the conversation Ryan discusses those roles and the current...

Laurence Holmes climb to media star in Chicago actually began in High school where Homewood-Floosmoor Community had both a radio and TV station. Holmes actually got his FCC license at 16. By age 22 he became a member of WSCR “The Score”, Chicago’s first all sports radio station and he’s been there ever since. He currently co-hosts the midday show with another long time host, Dan Bernstein. A noted...

Laurence Holmes climb to media star in Chicago actually began in High school where Homewood-Floosmoor Community had both a radio and TV station. Holmes actually got his FCC license at 16. By age 22 he became a member of WSCR “The Score”, Chicago’s first all sports radio station and he’s been there ever since. He currently co-hosts the midday show with another long time host, Dan Bernstein. A noted...

From this week's episode of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcomed Tom McCarthy of CBS, Westwood One and the Philadelphia Phillies to talk about his compelling career as one of nation’s highest regarded play-by-play announcers. Highlights from the conversation include McCarthy’s origin story; how he juggles football, baseball and basketball schedules; the succes...

This week on Episode 15 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome Tom McCarthy of CBS, Westwood One and the Philadelphia Phillies to talk about his compelling career as one of nation’s highest regarded play-by-play announcers. Highlights from the conversation include McCarthy’s origin story; how he juggles football, baseball and basketball schedules; the success...

Football is back in a big way on the field and with the t.v. numbers. We'll have the latest from Bama-Texas to a dramatic first Sunday in the NFL , too. Plus, we've got a special interview with a documentary filmmaker on the origins and funding of the "Premier Lacrosse League" all as part of the latest "SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with Jon Lewis of Sports Media watch to...

A hall of fame influencer who happens to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame! Dan Pompei’s distinguished career was recognized in 2013 when his peers selected him with what was then known as The Dick McCann award. Not bad for a guy who had just turned 51. He is on the senior hall of fame selection committee making cases for players to be consider for enshrinement. Pompei continues to churn out imp...

A hall of fame influencer who happens to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame! Dan Pompei’s distinguished career was recognized in 2013 when his peers selected him with what was then known as The Dick McCann award. Not bad for a guy who had just turned 51. He is on the senior hall of fame selection committee making cases for players to be consider for enshrinement. Pompei continues to churn out imp...

We are ready for Week One of the NFL this weekend in full and we're bringing you a special guest for a conversation, as Scott Hanson of "NFL RedZone" joins us, as part of the "SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch get the chance to go over some of the behind the scenes parts that make the viewing experience on Sunday's on that channel for millions of fa...

This week from Episode 14 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins of Showtime to talk about his illustrious career that includes some of the biggest moments in boxing history, a part in Rocky IV and big-time college basketball, amongst a plethora of other assignments. Highlights from the conversation with the four-time Emmy winner i...

This week on Episode 14 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins of Showtime to talk about his illustrious career that includes some of the biggest moments in boxing history, a part in Rocky IV and big-time college basketball, amongst a plethora of other assignments. Highlights from the conversation with the four-time Emmy winner inc...

A good bye to one of tennis' all time greats...or is it? Plus, College Football comes out of gates blazing and the NFL is up next to start. And we're ready to discuss it all from a Sports Media perspective on the "SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast" Host T.J. Rives and Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch return to go over the elimination of Serena Williams from the 2022 U.S. Open tourney in New York. What k...

The last thing you can say about Greg Gumbel is he’s a wallflower. One of the elder statesmen of sports broadcasting isn’t shy when comes to offering an opinion whether it’s on his industry or The Rolling Stones. Yes, the Stones whom Gumbel argues is the best band ever, even better than the Beatles. I beg to differ. But Gumbel is best known for his versatility. He’s been a play by play voice for m...

The last thing you can say about Greg Gumbel is he’s a wallflower. One of the elder statesmen of sports broadcasting isn’t shy when comes to offering an opinion whether it’s on his industry or The Rolling Stones. Yes, the Stones whom Gumbel argues is the best band ever, even better than the Beatles. I beg to differ. But Gumbel is best known for his versatility. He’s been a play by play voice for m...

From our latest show, T.J. and Jon have a great conversation with Bret Beherns, Sports Director of WCIA-TV CBS 3, in Champaign, IL. Bret has been the sports director of that station since 2015 and discusses the philosophy and challenges of doing smaller market local sports in the 2020s. However, just as big is Bret's personal story of triumph over a near death work accident as a college student in...

This week on Episode 13 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin help kick off the 2022 football season with a deep dive into the start of the college football season. On the NFL side, the debut of Amazon Prime’s Thursday Night package is analyzed from an announcer standpoint. Throughout the show, a podcast-record 104 different announcers from past and present are menti...

It's our final show for the month of August and we are definitely "ready for some football" coming shortly. There's NFL and college games upcoming and we're ready to discuss the TV/media parts of it and more on the latest "SportsMediaWatch.com Podcast" Host T.J. Rives returns with Jon Lewis, aka "Paulsen" of the site to give their insight, opinions and predictions on what's upcoming ratings, as we...

What a way to start a season! Pat Fitzgerald’s Northwestern Wildcats upset Nebraska in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. Now it’s back to the home turf in Evanston, Illinois where the long time head coach continues his 17th season but how he got here is just a glimpse of this intriguing part two episode. The death of former head coach Randy Walker vaulted Fitzgerald the top job at the tender age of 31...

What a way to start a season! Pat Fitzgerald’s Northwestern Wildcats upset Nebraska in Dublin, Ireland. Now it’s back to the home turf in Evanston, Illinois where the long time head coach continues his 17th season but how he got here is just a glimpse of this intriguing part two episode. The death of Randy Walker vaulted Fitzgerald to head coach at the tender age of 31 and he had to learn on the j...

It's a special conversation edition of the show, as host T.J. Rives and Jon Lewis of SportsMediaWatch.com are joined by the radio play by play voice of the Boston Celtics, Sean Grande. Hear Sean's story of ascending through the Boston radio ranks to do play by play, but eventually ending up being a TV announcer of the Minnesota Timberwolves before returning to Beantown. What's his preparation like...