S1 E10: Columbus Blue Jackets TV voice Steve Mears joins host Michael Arace to speak on a range of subects, including the dawn of a new sports TV age.

About this episode

Michael Arace interviews Steve Mears about the future of sports broadcasting and the Columbus Blue Jackets on TV.

Michael Arace of thedisrespected.com welcomes Columbus Blue Jackets television voice Steve Mears, who grew up outside Pittsburgh, launched his broadcast career at Bowling Green State University and got his start as a pro in Shreveport, La. Among the subjects covered here: As regional sports networks like FanDuel collapse, what does the future of the Blue Jackets on TV look like?

People in this episode

Host: Michael Arace

Guest: Steve Mears

Topics covered

• sports broadcasting
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• regional sports networks
• future of sports TV
• Steve Mears

Keywords

• Columbus Blue Jackets
• Steve Mears
• sports TV
• regional sports networks
• broadcast career

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbus Blue Jackets, FanDuel, Bowling Green State University

Places: Pittsburgh, Shreveport

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