Sports Media Watch Podcast

Welcome to the podcast network home of Jon Lewis' SportsMediaWatch.com website. This feed includes episodes of the Sports Media Watch Podcast with host T.J. Rives and Jon (aka "Paulsen"). They tackle the most interesting topics in U.S. Sports Media, including what everyone is (or isn't) watching in the ratings.

Get all the latest news and insight on everything from ESPN, to the over the air networks like: NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC. Critiquing of the shows, the personalities and production of it all is found right here.

You'll also hear other sports media themed podcasts appearing on this same SMW feed, including George Ofman's "Tell me a story I don't know" series based on interviews with sports media members tied to Chicago and beyond.

So, make sure to follow/subscribe to the "Sports Media Watch Podcast" feed where ever you hear your podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker, Google, etc.!!

Episodes

Full Ep: NBA/NHL Wind Down, NFL Announcers, Indy 500 etc.! | Sports Media Watch

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Full Ep: Former Fox Sports Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Part II | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know

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Clip: Former Fox Sports Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Part II Tease | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know

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Full Ep: NBC Dumps Drew Brees, NBA/Stanley Cup Playoffs Heat Up & Will Tom Brennaman Return? 5 18 22

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Former Fox Sports Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Part I | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know

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Former Fox Sports Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Part I Tease | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know

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Tom Brady to Fox Sports, Kentucky Derby Ratings and George Ofman! | Sports Media Watch Podcast

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Former Bulls Basketball Champ/Now Broadcaster Bill Wennington | Tell Me A Story I Don't Know

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Clip: Welcome George Ofman's "Tell Me A Story I Don't Know" 5 9 22

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Clip: Former Bulls Basketball Champ/Now Broadcaster Bill Wennington 5 9 22

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Full Ep: NFL Draft Recap/Ratings, NBA Continues TV increase, Sage Steele Sues ESPN, etc. 5 4 22

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Full: Best of Season Four Episode II 5 1 22

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Clip: Best of Season Four Episode II Tease 5 1 22

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Full Ep: NFL Draft Upcoming, NBA Playoffs Ratings, Gus Johnson, etc.! 4 26 22

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Full Ep: Best of Season Four- Part One 4 25 22

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Clip: Best of Season Four- Part One Tease 4 24 22

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Full Ep: NBA Playoff Ratings Rise, USFL debuts and Gymnastics?! 4 19 22

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Full Ep: Fred Mitchell- Longtime Chicago Tribune Sportswriter 4-19 22

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Clip: Fred Mitchell- Longtime Chicago Tribune Sportswriter tease 4 18 22

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Full Ep: Masters Ratings, NBA Play-in games, Costas on TBS P X P, + USFL re-boot! 4 12 22

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Full Ep: Darrin Jackson- Former White Sox Player/Now Broadcaster 4 12 22

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Clip: Darrin Jackson- Former White Sox Player/Now Broadcaster tease 4 11 22

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Full Ep: Kansas Wins It All, Fox To Promote Joe Davis and Tiger Returns at Masters 4 6 22

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Full Ep: NHL Star/Former Broadcaster Jeremy Roenick 4 4 22

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Clip: NHL Star/Former Broadcaster Jeremy Roenick Tease 4 3 22

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Full Ep: Will Smith's "Oscar Slap" March Madness, Kevin Burkhardt and more! 3 29 22

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Full Ep: Pat Cassidy Legendary Chicago Radio Personality 3 28 22

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Clip: Pat Cassidy Legendary Chicago Radio Personality Tease 3 27 22

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Full Ep: March Madness Ratings Joe Buck-Troy Aikman Join ESPN and more! 3 23 22

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Full Ep: Dan Roan WGN TV Sportscasting Legend 3 21 22

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Clip: Dan Roan WGN TV Sportscasting Legend Tease 3 20 22

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Full Ep: Pat Foley Chicago Blackhawks Broadcaster Part II 3 15 22

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Clip: Pat Foley Chicago Blackhawks Broadcaster Part II Tease 3 13 22

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Full Ep: Ratings for Coach K Final Cameron Game, Herbsteit to Amazon Prime, Selection Sunday etc.!! 3 9 22

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Full Ep: Pat Foley Voice of Chicago Blackhawks 3 7 22

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Full Ep: NASCAR ratings, Aikman To Monday Night + Baseball Too Many TV Deals?

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Dave Revsine Big Ten Network Broadcaster 2 28 22

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Clip: Dave Revsine Big Ten Network Broadcaster Tease 2 27 22

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Full Ep: Olympics Conclude, Daytona 500, CFB Playoff Expansion, etc.! 2 22 22

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Full Ep: Hub Arkush "Pro Football Weekly" 2 21 22

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Clip: Hub Arkush "Pro Football Weekly" 2 20 22

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Full Ep: Super Bowl Broadcast Recap, Ratings analysis, Olympics & Charles Barkley too!

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Full Ep: Kevin Harlan CBS/Turner Broadcaster Part II 2 15 21

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Clip: Kevin Harlan CBS/Turner Broadcaster Part II tease 2 14 21

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Full Ep: Super Bowl LVI Preview Olympics Ratings disaster, etc.! 2 8 22

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Full Ep: Kevin Harlan CBS/Turner Broadcaster Part I 2 8 21

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Clip: Westwood One Radio/CBS Broadcaster Kevin Harlan gets ready to call Super Bowl LVI 2 7 22

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Clip: Kevin Harlan CBS/Turner Broadcaster Part I tease 2 7 21

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Full Ep: Tom Brady Retires, NFL Playoffs Score Huge Ratings, Olympics, etc.! 2 1 22

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Full Ep: Dave Eanet Northwestern Football Broadcaster 2 1 22

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Clip: Dave Eanet Northwestern Football Broadcaster Tease 1 31 22

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Full Ep: NFL massively rated Divisional Playoffs, Get Well Dickie V & more! 1 22 22

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Full Ep: Part II Chicago Sports radio legend Mike North 1 24 22

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Clip: Part II Chicago Sports radio legend Mike North Tease 1 23 22

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Full Ep: Mike North- Chicago sports radio legend Part One 1 18 22

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Full Ep: NFL Playoffs Blowouts affect ratings? And, NBA items too! 1 18 22

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Full Ep: Les Grobstein Tribute with David Schuster 1 17 22

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Clip: CBS' Charles Davis on Working Wildcard NE at BUF game w/Ian Eagle, etc.! 1 14 22

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Full Ep: CFB Playoff Title Game Ratings, NFL Playoffs Begin, etc.! 1 12 22

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Full Ep: College Football Playoff, NFL concluding, & "A-Rod-cast?" 1 5 22

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Full Ep: Passing of NFL TV Personality John Madden 12 29 21

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Full Ep: "Best of 2021" Year End Episode 12 22 21

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Clip: "Best of 2021" episodes tease 12 20 21

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Full Ep: Army-Navy Ratings, NFL Crazy Finishes, F1, MLS & Heisman! 12 14 21

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Full Ep: Best of Season 3 Part I 12 14 21

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Clip: Best of Season Three Part 1 Tease 12 13 21

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Full Ep: College Football Playoff Heisman Trophy NBA Flex Scheduling and "Die Hard" 12 8 21

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Full Ep: Stacey King- Chicago Bulls Great/TV Broadcaster Part II 12 7 21

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Clip: Stacey King- Bulls Great/TV Broadcaster Part II tease 12 6 21

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Full Ep: Cowboys-Raiders Scores for CBS, CFB Dominates Saturday TV, etc.! 11 30 21

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Full Ep: Stacey King Bulls Great/TV Broadcaster Part I 11 30 21

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Clip: Stacey King Bulls Great/TV Broadcaster tease 11 29 21

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Full Ep: NFL Ratings Soar, Ohio-State Michigan on Fox, Lebron "Lightning Rod" etc! 11 23 21

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Full Ep: Gary Fencik Chicago Bears Great 11 23 21

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Clip: Gary Fencik Former Bears Great tease 11 22 21

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Full Ep: Al Michaels-Peyton Manning to MNF? Dickie V returns + some Soccer too! 11 17 21

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Full Ep: Andrew Siciliano NFLNetwork/Directv Red Zone Host 11 15 21

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Clip: Andrew Siciliano NFLNetwork/Directv Red Zone Host tease 11 14 21

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Full Ep: Aaron Rodgers Controversy/Coverage, Ratings for College Football etc.! 11 10 21

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Full Ep: Lou Canellis Fox 32 TV Chicago 11 10 21

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Clip: Lou Canellis Fox 32 TV Chicago 11 9 21

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Full Ep: World Series Ratings/History Perspective, NFL on FOX, etc.! 11 2 21

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Full Ep: John Paxson Chicago Bulls Great 11 1 21

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Clip: John Paxson Chicago Bulls Great 10 31 21

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Full Ep: Tom Brady on "Manning-cast", World Series Ratings analysis, etc.! 10 26 21

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Full Ep: Mike "Doc" Emerick Hockey Broadcasting Legend 10 26 21

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Clip: Mike "Doc" Emerick Hockey Broadcasting Legend Tease 10 25 21

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Full Ep: NBA Begins, MLB Playoffs/Ratings Bonanza etc.!! 10 19 21

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Full Ep: Adam Amin- Chicago Bulls TV and Fox Sports part II 10 19 21

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Clip: Adam Amin- Chicago Bulls TV and Fox Sports Part II Tease 10 18 21

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Full Ep: NHL Re-debuts on ESPN, CFB vs. MLB Playoffs, Gruden controversy etc! 10 13 21

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Full Ep: Adam Amin- Chicago Bulls TV and Fox Sports part I 10 12 21

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Clip: Adam Amin- Chicago Bulls TV And Fox Sports Tease 10 11 21

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Full Ep: MLB Final Reg Season Day, Brady delivers for NBC, etc.! 10 5 21

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Full: Laura Okmin Fox Sports NFL Coverage 10 5 21

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Clip: Laura Okmin Fox Sports NFL Coverage 10 4 21

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Full Ep: ESPN "Manning-cast" Soars, Notre Dame Football, WNBA, etc.! 9 28 21

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Full Ep: Dan McNeil Chicago Sports Radio legend- Part II 9 28 21

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Clip: Dan McNeil Chicago Sports Radio legend- Part II tease 9 28 21

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Full Ep: Strong NFL Ratings, More On "Manning-casts," ESPN/NBA, etc 9 21 21

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Full Ep: Dan McNeil Chicago Sports Radio legend- Part I 9 21 21

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Clip: Dan McNeil Chicago Sports Radio legend- Part 1 tease 9 20 21

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Full Ep: NFL is Back, "Mannings-cast" on ESPN2, & MLB Playoffs talk! 9 14 21

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Full Ep: Jeff Joniak Voice of Chicago Bears, Part II 9 14 21

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Ciip: Jeff Joniak, Bears Broadcaster, Part II Tease 9 13 21

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Full Ep: College Football Scores in Early Ratings and NFL is Back! 9 7 21

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Full Ep: Jeff Joniak Voice of Chicago Bears 9 7 21

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Clip: Jeff Joniak Voice of Chicago Bears- Tease 9 6 21

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Full Ep: Rachel Nichols out at ESPN, MNF new Manning show & more! 8 31 21

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Full Ep: Best of Season Two Show Two 8 31 21

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Clip: Best of Season Two Part II Tease 8 30 21

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Full Ep: Bob Costas To Turner? ESPN Changes & more! 8 25 21

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Full Ep: Alan Schwartz- Hall of Fame Tennis Executive 8 24 21

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Clip: Alan Schwartz, Hall of Fame Tennis Executive Tease 8 23 21

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Full Ep: Fox Baseball "Field Of Dreams" & more! 8 17 21

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Full Ep: Best of Season Two 8 17 21

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Clip: Best of Season Two Tease 8 16 21

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Full Ep: NBC Olympics ratings disaster, ESPN NBA studio reboot, Barstool and MLB, etc.! 8 10 21

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Full Ep: Jarrett Payton, Son of Hall of Famer "Sweetness" 8 10 21

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Clip: Jarrett Payton, Son of Hall of Famer "Sweetness" 8 9 21

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Full Ep: Rick Telander Legendary Chicago and SI writer 8 3 21

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Full Ep: Olympics, NBA on ESPN & more! 8 2 21

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Clip: Rick Telander Legendary Chicago and SI writer Tease 8 2 21

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Full Ep: Tom Thayer Chicago Bears great/radio analyst 7 27 21

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Clip: Tom Thayer Former Bears great/radio analyst tease 7 26 21

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Full Ep: Dan Plesac MLB Network analyst 7 20 21

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Clip: Dan Plesac MLB Network Analyst Tease 7 19 21

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Full Ep: Dan Bellino, MLB Umpire 7 13 21

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Clip: Dan Bellino, MLB Umpire 7 12 21

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Full Ep: Ron Kittle, Former White Sox star 7 6 21

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Clip: Ron Kittle, former White Sox star 7 5 21

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Full Ep: Charley Steiner, Former ESPN Sportscenter anchor, Dodgers Broadcaster 6 29 21

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Clip: Charlie Steiner, Former ESPN anchor, Dodgers announcer tease 6 28 21

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Full Ep: Ron Coomer, Cubs radio analyst 6 22 21

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Clip: Ron Coomer, Cubs radio analyst tease 6 21 21

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Full Ep: Gene Honda legendary P.A. announcer 6 15 21

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Clip: Gene Honda legendary P.A. announcer tease 6 14 21

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Full Ep: Chip Caray MLB Broadcaster, Full Show 6 8 21

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Clip: Chip Caray MLB Broadcaster Tease 6 7 21

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Full Ep: Peggy Kusinski, Chicago Sportscasting Pioneer 6 1 21

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Clip: Peggy Kusinski, Chicago sportscasting pioneer tease 5 31 21

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Full Ep: Marv Albert legendary NBA broadcaster 5 25 21

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Clip: Marv Albert NBA broadcasting legend tease 5 24 21

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Full Ep: Keith Olbermann National Sportscaster 5 18 21

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Clip: Keith Olbermann National Sportscaster Tease 5 17 21

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Full Ep: Best of Season One Show Two 5 11 21

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Full Ep: Best of Season One Show One 5 4 21

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Clip: Best of Show One coming Tuesday 5 3 21

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Full Ep: Dave Wannstedt Former Bears Coach/Braodcaster 4 27 21

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Clip: Dave Wannstedt Former Bears Coach/Broadcaster 4 26 21

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Full Ep: Sarah Kustok Brooklyn Nets TV analyst 4 20 21

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Clip: Sarah Kustok Brooklyn Nets TV Analyst 4 19 21

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Full Ep: Kenny McReynolds Chicago Sportscasting Legend 4 13 21

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Clip: Kenny McReynolds Chicago Sportscasting legend 4 12 21

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Full Ep: Pat Hughes Chicago Cubs broadcaster 4 6 21

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Clip: Pat Hughes Chicago Cubs Broadcaster Tease 4 5 21

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Full Ep: Steve Stone White Sox TV/MLB Pitching Star 3 30 21

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Clip: Steve Stone White Sox TV/MLB Pitching Star 3 29 21

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Full Ep: Mark Giangreco Chicago Sportscasting Legend 3 22 21

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Full Ep: David Kaplan ESPN 1000 Part II 3 16 21

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Clip: David Kaplan Chicago Radio/TV host Part 2 Tease

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Full Ep: David Kaplan ESPN 1000 Part I 3 9 21

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Clip: David Kaplan Chicago Radio/TV host Part 1 Tease

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Full Ep: Chuck Swirsky radio voice of Chicago Bulls 3 2 21

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Clip: Chuck Swirsky radio voice of Chicago Bulls 3 1 21

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Mike Greenberg of ESPN TV/Radio 2 23 21

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Clip: Preview of upcoming show with ESPN's Mike Greenberg 2 20 21

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Full Ep: Former Cubs/New White Sox announcer Len Kasper 2 16 21

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Clip: Preview of upcoming show with Len Kasper 2 12 21

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Full Ep: Emmy Award Winning Broadcaster Bob Costas 2 9 21

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Clip: Preview of upcoming show with Bob Costas 2 5 21

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Full Ep: NBC Sports/Chicago Blackhawks analyst Eddie Olcyzk 2 2 21

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Clip: Preview of conversation with NBC Sports' Eddie Olczyk

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Full Ep: Debut episode- ESPN"s Michael Wilbon 1 26 21

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Clip: Intro to "Tell Me A Story I Don't Know"

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