Discussing the legacy of Howard Stern and the five best play by play broadcasters today
About this episode
Richard Deitsch and Jimmy Traina discuss Howard Stern's media legacy and the top play by play broadcasters today.
Episode 641 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Illustrated podcaster and writer Jimmy Traina. In this podcast, Traina and Deitsch discuss Howard Stern's media legacy; the impact of Stern going to one live show per week; Stern morphing from an iconoclast to the establishment; why Stern remains relevant; MLB’s Home Run Derby drawing its lowest audience since 2003, how Netflix does sports; the use of celebrity in a sporting event; the five best working play by play people today; why Traina had Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, Joe Buck, Sean McDonough and Mike Tirico on his list; why certain sports would not produce someone on the list; the fraud allegations against ESPN's Matt Miller and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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