Last Word On Sports Media Podcast

This week on Episode 109 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin analyze the FOX NFL announcer pairings for the 2024 season headlined by the arrival of Tom Brady.  A deep look at the preseason football local tv crews, a review of the Hall of Fame weekend in Canton plus the latest from the Olympics and MLB. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned t...

There's lots going on with the Olympics in Paris, plus, college football starts soon and more are part of the newest "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast. Host T.J. Rives returns to give his takes and insight and he has guests. First, T.J. has thoughts on the amazing ruling by the civil court judge in California who vacated the jury damages award against the NFL for the "Sunday Ticket" lawsuit. Wha...

What will ultimately happen with the now court battle between Warner Bros./Discovery and their multi-billion dollar lawsuit with the NBA over the league refusing their TV offer? We discussed it on the most recent "LWOS Media Podcast" in great detail. Hear host T.J. Rives and Sports rights/gaming lawyer Dan Wallach of the ConductDetrimental.com website and podcast to give expert analysis. Did WBD a...

This week on Episode 109 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin dive into the abundance of announcers at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including the unlikely threesome of Bob Costas, Al Michaels and Snoop Dogg.  The NFL season kicks off in Canton, Ohio plus the latest announcing schedules for Major League Baseball.  A multitude of announcers from past and present are menti...

We're closing out July with another interesting edition of the show, as everything from the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, NFL Training Camps opening and the legal battle now for Warner Brothers/Discovery suing the NBA over potentially losing their broadcast rights. And, we're covering it all on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with his guests to go over it all,...

This week on Episode 108 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin dive into the potential impact of the NBA's new rights deal with ESPN, NBC and Amazon.  Also, CBS announces its crew for the NFL this  season and some college football announcer news.  Plus the latest front Major League Baseball and the start of the Olympics.  A multitude of announcers from past and prese...

The Summer rolls on but the NFL is nearing, as their training camps open. And, we're ready to go over that, the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris and more on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns and has takes on the WNBA All Star Game, the NBA cashing in on huge media rights deals and why their leverage was so great this time around and has rememberance of a...

This week on Episode 107 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin celebrate the All-Star break with a ton of baseball talk, including the arrival of a new series of Topps baseball cards featuring announcers.  Plus a look at all the announcers getting action in Vegas for the NBA Summer League, a check-in on Nick Saban at SEC Media Days, and thoughts on the Copa America c...

It's a special edition of the show, as host T.J. Rives is away this week, but still covers some relevant sports media news, etc. for the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." He talks recently concluded Big 12 media days with the premier insider of college football information, Brett McMurphy of the ActionNetwork.com. They go over the storylines from Las Vegas for the Big 12, plus is conference re-...

This week on Episode 106 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin drive in to all the latest announcing news and schedules as the Major League Baseball season heads into the  All-Star break.  Big news on the NBA's new rights deals, plus all the latest from USA Basketball, Euro Cup, Copa America, Wimbledon and more.  Finally, a check-in with the transactions wire headlin...

Viva Las Vegas! Wer're ready to roll from "Sin City" on a brand new "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives explains why he is in Las Vegas this week and has guests with him for perspective. Hear T.C. Martin of the T.C. Martin Show, 5 days a week based in Vegas talking about the two time WNBA Champ Las Vegas Aces going for a three peat and looking good right now. T.C. has takes on Cai...

This week on Episode 105 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin take an in-depth look at the first half of 2024 from an announcing standpoint.  The biggest stories from the NFL, College Football, NBA, MLB, NHL, Golf and NASCAR are all discussed as well as a look at what's ahead for the remainder of the year.  A multitude of announcers from past and present are mention...

On a special holiday week edition of the show for July 4th, we still have tons to go over from the Boston Celtics up for sale, to Warner Bros./Turner gathering up multiple rights deals across multiple sports in anticiapation of losing the NBA, the NFL's "Sunday Ticket Mess" and we relieve an incredible, wacky, 9 hour long July 4th MLB game bleeding into the pre-dawn hours of July 5th nearly 40 yea...

This week on Episode 104 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin dive into the potential NBA booths for ESPN with JJ Redick now coaching the Lakers.  A big review of the best calls from the Stanley Cup and the Men's College World Series plus the latest from the MLB announcing world.  Finally, some notables from NBC's announcing roster for the Olympics are revealed. A m...

It's been a busy, crazy and at times surreal first six months in the sports media landscape and we're ready to go over it all on our newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with distinguished guests: Ken Fang of AwfulAnnouncing.com, Matt Zemek of USA Today's Trojanswire.com and Brian Dancel of Compass Media's coverage of the NFL and college football join the show to dis...

This week on Episode 103 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin are back from their recent trips to London for the MLB World Tour and ready to discuss all the latest from the announcing world.  A look at how broadcasters handled the news of Willie Mays' passing, a look ahead to MLB this week including the Rickwood Field game, and a discussion of the potential shakeups...

A busy June weekend sees the NBA Finals wrap up with a Boston Celtics title win, the U.S. Open golf had a dramatic finish late Sunday with American Bryson Dechambeau outdueling Rory McIlroy and we have more to go over on newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with his insight and a guest, Jay Betsill of DFWSportsOnline.com to go back and forth on numerous subjects. Jay...

It's a special editon of the show, as host T.J. Rives reminisces with with friend and colleague, Al Dukes, of WFAN Radio in New York about all that went on 30 years ago with the murders of O.J. Simpson's wife and her friend. And, what ensued is the most controversial trial and acquitall, arguably, in U.S. criminal court history. Before Al's long time current role as the executive producer of the "...

This week on Episode 102 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin preview the upcoming  NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals which includes the return of Mike Breen and debuts for Doris Burke and JJ Redick.  A big weekend ahead for MLB as well with the London Series plus Yankees-Dodgers.   A look at the latest from college softball, college baseball and the French Open as...

Episode 101 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast is dedicated to legendary basketball Hall of Famer and broadcaster Bill Walton. Dave Pasch of ESPN, longtime partner of Walton, joins co-hosts Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin to discuss what it was like to work with Bill behind-the-scenes.  Gill and de Montmollin then discuss Walton''s legacy from many angles. A multitude of announcers from past and...

It's the latest edition of our look at sports media and the overall looming subject is the passing of Bill Walton, NBA playing legend and legendary off beat, humorous TV analyst for hoops for the past four decades. We discuss it with a special guest wtih insight and more on "The Last Word On Sports Media Podcast." Host T.J. Rives has his thoughts on the current events in sports media, including th...

From this week's edition of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" hear host T.J. Rives and co-host Phil de Montmollin of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast" have a great, insightful conversation on the massive race Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend with Joe Castello of "WFO Radio." T.J., Phil and Joe talk the Grand Prix of Monaco, the Indy 500 and the NASCAR Coca Cola 600 all in the same day and tell...

This week on the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin celebrate the 100th episode of the show with T.J. Rives of the Last Word on Sports Media Podcast.  Reaction to the news of Ed Werder departing as well as discussion on the selections for this year's Sports Emmy winner.  A look at the upcoming NBA and NHL conference finals plus a preview of the racing weekend that includ...

A truly sensational and bizarre sports story emerged last Friday in Louisville, KY, as #1 golfer in the world, Scottie Scheffler, was arrested by police officers after a misunderstanding at the front of the Valhalla Golf Club. And, we're ready to discuss what ESPN did amazingly well and what the Golf Channel was pathetically behind on, the entire morning/day.  We ready to discuss that with a speci...

This week on Episode 99 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin discuss the latest announcing news from the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB, while looking back at Kevin Harlan’s call of Timberwolves-Nuggets.  A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an array of topics discussed including: *** ESPN shopping for new rules analyst  ***...