Asking Jaxson Dart questions about Trump; TNT Sports's coverage of the French Open and tennis talk

About this episode

The episode discusses Jaxson Dart's introduction of Donald Trump at a rally and its implications in sports media, alongside insights on TNT Sports's coverage of the French Open.

Episode 625 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Wertheim, who does features and player interviews for TNT Sports's live coverage of the French Open and also works as a "60 Minutes" correspondent, a Tennis Channel analyst, and a Sports Illustrated Senior Enterprise Writer. In this podcast we discuss Jaxson Dart introducing President Donald Trump at a rally on behalf of Representative Mike Lawler which caused an eruption on social media and the greater sports media ecosystem; whether that act opens up Dart for journalistic inquiry about the decision; whether it is fair to ask teammates about it; why it's fair to make the same inquiries of all athletes who delve into podcasts, from LeBron to Steve Kerr; the French Open draws and why the women's tournament is more interesting this year; the access that tennis journalists get; what TNT Sports is doing differently with tennis; Andre Agassi as a broadcaster; Dana White and politics; Wertheim's work on "60 Minutes" and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.

People in this episode

Guest: Jon Wertheim

Topics covered

• Jaxson Dart
• Donald Trump
• French Open
• Tennis coverage
• Sports media
• Athlete inquiries

Keywords

• Jaxson Dart
• Donald Trump
• French Open
• TNT Sports
• sports media
• athlete inquiries
• Jon Wertheim
• tennis coverage
• 60 Minutes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TNT Sports, 60 Minutes, Tennis Channel, Sports Illustrated

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