All Things Sports Media Thread!!

[DCAllAfrican]

Kevin Garnett Is Ready to Talk About Anything | GQ https://www.gq.com/story/kevin-garnett-area-21-interview



Great read

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Lawsuit Claims Chris Berman Left &quot;Racially Disparaging&quot; Voicemail For Jemele Hill [Update]<em></em> https://deadspin.com/lawsuit-claims-chris-berman-left-racially-disparaging-1823527993 via @deadspin

 

[RyGuy45]

ESPN and Fox are reportedly willing to pay Peyton Manning $10 million dollars a year

We have known for some time that ESPN and Fox are interested in bringing aboard Peyton Manning as an NFL game analyst for the 2018 season. A report from Sporting News’ Michael McCarthy on Wednesday indicates just how high that interest is.

Per McCarthy, both ESPN and Fox are willing to offer Manning $10 million a year to call their high-profile packages. Such a contract would make the former quarterback one of the highest paid on-air employees at either network.

At ESPN, Manning would presumably call Monday Night Football, replacing Jon Gruden. Fox reportedly wants him in the booth for the network’s new Thursday Night Football package and in the studio during its playoff coverage.

Verne Lundquist stepping away from college basketball, won’t call NCAA Tournament

According to the New York Post, Lundquist has chosen not to work the tournament because calling four games in a day seemed unmanageable only months after his November back surgery. Brad Nessler, who replaced Lundquist as CBS’ lead college football voice last fall, will slot into the broadcast lineup in his absence, while Ian Eagle will be assigned the regional final Lundquist previously worked.

Lundquist has called NCAA Tournament games for CBS for the better part of 35 years, becoming one of the network’s most recognizable and popular voices. He stepped away from college football in 2017, but has continued to call college basketball and golf for CBS, without announcing plans for a full-on retirement.

Here’s the full list of CBS/Turner broadcast teams:

Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lisa Byington
Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce
Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn
Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // John Schriffen

Jonathan Coachman, Bomani Jones, others named in lawsuit alleging sexual harassment at ESPN

On Monday, Adrienne Lawrence’s lawsuit against ESPN made headlines for the allegation that Chris Berman had once sent a “racially disparaging voicemail” to Jemele Hill (which Hill then swiftly denied). But a further look at the suit shows that the accusation against Berman was only one of several charges Lawrence leveled against prominent current and former ESPNers.

The lawsuit, filed Sunday, contends that anchor Jonathan Coachman (now with WWE) was a serial sexual harasser, TV and radio host Bomani Jones made Lawrence feel uncomfortable by looking her up and down, host Chris Cotter attempted to kiss her against her will and several other producers and executives hit on her under the guise of mentorship. The suit also elaborates on Lawrence’s previous claims about John Buccigross’ misbehavior toward her and suggests the company commonly mistreats pregnant women.

The suit contains specific allegations of sexual harassment against Buccigross. It includes text message exchanges, which were previously published by the Globe, in which Buccigross calls Lawrence “doll” and “dollface” and shares a shirtless photo of himself.

 

[B Sox]

Damn, Bo too.

 

[shogun]

She’s making it sound like everyone wanted her. jemele already called her out for the chris berman thing and said it wasn’t true. If bomani just checked her out then looking isn’t a crime.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

TV and radio host Bomani Jones made Lawrence feel uncomfortable by looking her up and down

She gotta relax

 

[abubakr shaheed]

damn is that why bomani hasnt hit the air with a show or podcast?
used to listen to the right time on every drive home man this sucks

 

[Maximus Meridius]

damn is that why bomani hasnt hit the air with a show or podcast?
used to listen to the right time on every drive home man this sucks

People been saying the set for his new show isn't ready but he shoulda just stayed on Highly Questionable and kept his podcast. Same thing with Mike and Jemele. They had a good thing going now it's gone.

 

[va757va]

damn is that why bomani hasnt hit the air with a show or podcast?
used to listen to the right time on every drive home man this sucks

He was on le betsrds show this morn...

I thought his shows delay was from the studio not being complete yet? same reason Greeneys new corny show ain’t started yet....

 

[RyGuy45]

Either way, this Buccigross with those pics...

 

[abubakr shaheed]

 

[shogun]

I hope greenberg’s lame show gets cancelled after a month. The guy is such a dweeb.

 

[Cashflow]

Bill Simmons just put out an amazing 2 part podcast with Chris Bosh. Great listen!

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Great listen

In-Depth with Jemele Hill: What Now With Arian Foster
Jemele Hill is one of the top sports journalists today and has been at ESPN for over 11 years, she currently hosts ESPN's top program, SportsCenter

Listening to 9. In-Depth with Jemele Hill from Now What? with Arian Foster. http://podbay.fm/show/1291152192/e/1513728000

 

[User 15002]

What is this? ESPN

 

[Maximus Meridius]

What the hell? So the head of ESPN was a coke head got muscled by the cartel.

 

[dman14]

What the hell? So the head of ESPN was a coke head got muscled by the cartel.

it's a cover up. better off to blame these "dealers" than say he got ousted for harassment

 

[jville819]

What the hell? So the head of ESPN was a coke head got muscled by the cartel.

Sounds like more of your usual high end corporate boss weekend type of **** with a rail here, rail there than blowing through 8 balls. But the fact that he got caught up thinking he was so slick . Miller digging at the harassment is interesting cause I hadn't heard anything about that since he resigned (albeit haven't followed very closely). Nice find and thanks for posting that interview.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

96.3 WHUR: Daily Drum with Harold Fisher

Pro Athletes, Politics And Protests http://whur.com/podcasts/daily-drum-insight-segment/pro-athletes-politics-and-protests/

What roles are professional athletes adopting when addressing social justice and politics? Former NBA player Etan Thomas discusses the issue in his new book.

 

[abubakr shaheed]

Lowe with Jackie Mac was great. One of my favorite podcast combos

 

[PabloSanchez]

For the fans of Bo, The Right Time w/ Bomani Jones Podcast returns April 3.

Still no updates on the tv show.

 

[Verde Shuttles]

How was ESPN this incompetent about launching this show, at the time Bo's show ended the studio should have been ready

 

[equality]

Lowe with Jackie Mac was great. One of my favorite podcast combos

Lowe one of the few writers who doesn't care about getting TV shine or attention. Seems like he reallly is just a basketball nerd. His self deprecating humor is awesome too.

 

[PabloSanchez]

Idk how ESPN messed up this studio situation, you would think they had everything finished when Mike n Mike enred & Bo left HQ.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Listening to Michael and Martellus Bennett on LeBron James's Activism, Tom Brady, and Getting Traded (Ep. 342) from The Bill Simmons Podcast. http://podbay.fm/show/1043699613/e/1521657354

Michael and Martellus Bennett on LeBron James's Activism, Tom Brady, and Getting Traded (Ep. 342)

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Michael and Martellus Bennett as they discuss why NBA players are more outspoken than NFL players (10:04), what Tom Brady is like as a teammate (34:32), how it feels to get the sudden call that you're being traded (53:02), what they want their legacies to be (56:57), and how elitism keeps change from happening in the NFL (1:16:51).