We are ready for the start of the NBA Finals between Denver and Miami and likewise, the Stanley Cup Final with Las Vegas and Florida. And, likewise, we're ready to go over the conclusion of the HBO hit drama "Succession" as well on the newest "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast.

Host T.J. Rives returns to give some insight, but also facilitate the discussion with his guests on these subjects. First, we go to Denver, Colorado, where the Nuggets are ready to host the Heat (off their Monday game 7 win in Boston) in the first two games of the NBA Finals. Nate Lundy of MileHighSports.com and more in the Denver area comes aboard to give his takes on the Nuggets finally ruling the roost in the West and going for an NBA championship. Plus, what's it already been like with coaches Sean Payton joining the Broncos and Deion Sanders coming to Colorado University?

Then, the show turns to "Succession" and the concluding episode his past Sunday, as the HBO drama has played out over four years with the culmination of whether the fictional children of the now deceased Billionaire Mogul "Logan Roy" will end up running the empire or faltering and selling?

T.J. welcomes "sports guys" Ken Fang of Awful Announcing and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers V.P. of communications, Jonathan Grella, to go over it all with the dramatics of the final show and also, whether it ties into the 1920 World Series or not?

Checkout all the takes on these subjects and more on the "Last Word on Sports Media" podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!

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Ryan Chiaverni isn’t your ordinary TV Sportscaster. For ten years he hosted an immensely popular daytime show in Chicago called, “Windy City Live” which was canceled in 2011 after a ten year run. Chiaverni was picked out of 50 finial sets, a list that included, are you ready for this?…the bombastic Stephen A. Smith, now of ESPN a fame. But they’re plenty of sports in Chiaverni’s family. His brother played in the NFL, was an assistant coach at Colorado and now is a head coach at a community college in Calfornia. And a fellow named Tony Chiaverini once fought Sugar Ray Leonard. He was Ryan’s father’s’ cousin.

Chiaverni also had to deal with the suicide of his 20 year old brother, a very traumatic experience in the life of this effervescent personality.

Chiverini is still doing some sportscasts on ABC 7 Chicago but he has a bigger fish to fry. “I recently did a Lifetime movie called “Switched Before Birth” where I played an attorney.” What Chiaverini would really like to do is act in a major motion picture. 

For now is more about the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sox and Blackhawks for Chiaverini but watch out, He could wind up on a big screen near you.

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Ryan Chiaverni isn’t your ordinary TV Sportscaster. For ten years he hosted an immensely popular daytime show in Chicago called, “Windy City Live” which was canceled in 2011 after a ten year run. Chiaverni was picked out of 50 finial sets, a list that included, are you ready for this?…the bombastic Stephen A. Smith, now of ESPN a fame. But they’re plenty of sports in Chiaverni’s family. His brother played in the NFL, was an assistant coach at Colorado and now is a head coach at a community college in Calfornia. And a fellow named Tony Chiaverini once fought Sugar Ray Leonard. He was Ryan’s father’s’ cousin.

Chiaverni also had to deal with the suicide of his 20 year old brother, a very traumatic experience in the life of this effervescent personality.

Chiaverni recently had a role in a Lifetime TV movie but has aspirations to appear in a major motion picture. For now is more about the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, Sox and Blackhawks for Chiaverini but watch out, He could wind up on a big screen near you.

Hear Ryan's story coming Tuesday!

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It's a brand new edition of the show as the NBA and Stanley Cup Playoffs are almost down to their championship matchups, the NFL has approved flexing OUT of bad Thursday night games at the very end of the season and we even get some Boxing, Golf and INDY 500 talk, too. It's all part of the newest "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast"

Host T.J. Rives is back going over all of those topics and more with guest TC Martin of the five day a week TC Martin show in Vegas. What does TC think about the local story Golden Knights about to be playing for the Stanley Cup for a second time in franchise history? TC also has insight on the world lightweight title fight in his city this past weekend and whether ESPN's Joe Tessitore is TOO over-the-top with all his yelling during boxing play by play assignments?

Then, it's some "Love it or Leave it?" on the latest running of the greatest spectacle in racing the INDY 500 and what about the start to the WNBA season with the Las Vegas Aces being the defending champs?!

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Not many baseball announcers have lasted 48 years but Rick Rizzs has and is still loving every minute of it. Why not? The Mariners have a pretty good team. The. Again, Rizzs has been behind the mike for many Seattle stars from Randy Johnson to Ken Griffey Junior to Ichiro and now Julio Rodriguez.

Rizzs is a baseball junky who, like yours truly, grew up In Chicago and also attended Southern Illinois University where both of us did play by play. But Rizzs pursued his passion. There was 8 years in the minors, 9 years in Seattle, 3 in Detroit and the last 27 in the Emerald city. Rizzs, who loves to use the phrase “Holy Smokes” on big plays said the toughest time in his career was the 3 years he spent calling the Tigers. That’s because he had to replace the legendary and immensely popular Ernie Harwell who was fired. But when Harwell made a triumphant return, Rizzs was lucky to get his old job back in Seattle where he’s been ever since.

Rizzs and I have several things in common. We will turn 70 late in the year, both grew up in Chicago and met at Southern Illinois University in 1974. Rizzs was already the voice of SIU football, basketball and baseball. And in the fall of that year I became student sports director and actually became his boss! We also revered the legendary baseball coach Richard “Itchy” Jones who took the school to three College World.Series. “I loved him the first day I met him.”

Rizzs is not on social media but became a hit there when a video of him calling Cal Raleigh’s dramatic homerun that vaulted the Mariners into the playoffs went viral

Rizzs loves the pitch clock deducing how it’s save players some 23 games a year in playing time. Now there’s a stat for you.

Funny thing. During our interview for “Tell me a story I don’t know” we never discussed his retirement. That’s because I sense Rizzs has some very good years left.

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Not many baseball announcers have lasted 48 years but Rick Rizzs has and is still loving every minute of it. Why not? The Mariners have a pretty good team. The. Again, Rizzs has been behind the mike for many Seattle stars from Randy Johnson to Ken Griffey Junior to Ichiro and now Julio Rodriguez.

Rizzs is a baseball junky who, like yours truly, grew up In Chicago and also attended Southern Illinois University where both of us did play by play. But Rizzs pursued his passion. There was 8 years in the minors, 9 years in Seattle, 3 in Detroit and the last 27 in the Emerald city. Rizzs, who loves to use the phrase “Holy Smokes” on big plays said the toughest time in his career was the 3 years he spent calling the Tigers. That’s because he had to replace the legendary and immensely popular Ernie Harwell who was fired. But when Harwell made a triumphant return, Rizzs was lucky to get his old job back in Seattle where he’s been ever since.

Hear the full show coming Tuesday!

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This week on Episode 49 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin once again cover a ton of ground diving into all the latest happenings across the announcer world.  The two hosts discuss TNT returning with Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller and Stan Van Gundy again for the conference finals as well as a look into the other series in both the NBA and NHL. A trio of walk-off calls in Major League Baseball as well as an abundance of programming and announcer assignments ahead with the PGA Championship, The Preakness, the start of the WNBA season, NCAA Softball Regionals and college baseball.

Throughout the show, a multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:

*** Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Stan Van Gundy and Allie LaForce on Eastern Conference Finals

*** "Jimmy Freakin' Butler"

*** TNT pbp trio of Harlan, Anderson and Eagle

*** ESPN Radio plans for conference finals 

*** Mike Breen and company on Western Conference Finals

*** Keith Jones, now the President of the Flyers, on Stanley Cup Playoffs

*** Sports USA Radio coverage of NHL

*** TNT with rights for Stanley Cup Finals

*** Walk-offs for Mets, Blue Jays and Astros

*** the emergence of Todd Kalas in Houston

*** NFL Preseason announcer teams continue to roll out

*** PGA Championship coverage on ESPN, ABC

*** Preakness coverage on NBC

*** WNBA Opening Weekend 

*** NCAA Softball Regionals coverage on ESPN

*** College Baseball at Fenway Park

*** Exciting times in Auto Racing

Hear it all on the newest "Announcer Schedules Podcast" as part of the Last Word on Sports Media feed. And, make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!

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The NFL has sold out, literally, for HUGE dollars to a streaming partner for a January playoff game. The NBA and Stanley Cup Playoffs are down to their final four teams. It's the second golf major championship of the year and more on the newest "Last Word On Sports Media Podcast"

Host T.J. Rives returns with Jay Betsill of DFWSportsOnline.com to go over the latest from soaring NBA early round ratings, the Dallas Stars making the Western Conference Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights and what about the NFL going with Peacock TV streaming for an upcoming Wildcard playoff matchup.

Jay also has insight on the world of golf having covered last weekend's PGA tour stop in Dallas for the Byron Nelson Championship won by Australian star Jason Day. Now it's the PGA Championship, the second major of the year at Oak Hill Country Club in New York. What kind of controversy with the LIV golfers like Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and others create? The PGA Tour will also come back to Jay's home area of Ft. Worth, TX and he gives great insight into covering that event.

T.J. concludes with "Love it or Leave it?" with Stanley Cup Playoff coverage, LIV Golf's ongoing disaster of TV deal with CW Network and finally, the Tampa Bay Rays are getting corresponding love for their MLB leading torrid start by the national coverage.

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How can you follow up such an interesting interview with former Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen? With a second part, of course. And in this one Ozzie explains why he ripped into a certain player while jousting with former Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Jay Mariotti whom he called a Fag and was disciplined for it.

Ozzie also takes previous time to discuss how his praise of long time Cuban dictator Fidel Castro got him fired after one year of managing the Florida Marlins.

Guillen speaks his mind, always declaring he’s honest which why he’s so endeared by Sox fans who wanted him to be manager again after Tony LaRussa stepped down following a disappointing 2022 season. He interviewed for the job hoping to get it. “I think they know they had the manager before I walked into the interview. The night before some media member called me and said Pedro Grifol got the job three days ago and I said who the F___ is Pedro Grifol?”

But there’s also a touching moment regarding Guillen becoming a citizen of the United States while also rummaging through his original hiring as manager in 2004 and another interview for the job in 2022 after Tony LaRussa stepped down.

Nothing stops this outspoken character who in recent years has been a TV commentator on the White Sox pre and post game show. It’s a must watch as is part two is a must listen!

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How can you follow up such an interesting interview with former Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen? With a second part, of course. And in this one Ozzie explains why he ripped into a certain player while jousting with former Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Jay Mariotti whom he called a Fag and was disciplined for it.

Ozzie also takes previous time to discuss how his praise of long time Cuban dictator Fidel Castro got him fired after one year of managing the Florida Marlins.

But there’s also a touching moment regarding Guillen becoming a citizen of the United States while also rummaging through his original hiring as manager in 2004 and another interview for the job in 2022 after Tony LaRussa stepped down.

Nothing stops this outspoken character who in recent years has been a TV commentator on the White Sox pre and post game show. It’s a must watch as is part two is a must listen!

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This week on Episode 48 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome Mark Jones of ESPN to the show and once again dive into all the latest happenings across the announcer world. Jones, a top play-by-play announcer for the NBA and college football on ESPN, discusses his experience announcing last year's NBA Finals, the opportunity to call a game with his daughter, and his roots in the NBA dating back to the the NBA Today studio show in the 1990s, as well as other topics.

The two hosts also discuss TNT's options for the conference finals as well as the upcoming announcer pairings in the NBA, NHL and MLB. 

After the conversation, Mark and Doris Burke of ESPN worked the Celtics win in Game Six of the Eatern Conference playoffs over the Sixers that has force a Game 7.

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This week on Episode 48 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome Mark Jones of ESPN to the show and once again dive into all the latest happenings across the announcer world. Jones, a top play-by-play announcer for the NBA and college football on ESPN, discusses his experience announcing last year's NBA Finals, the opportunity to call a game with his daughter, and his roots in the NBA dating back to the the NBA Today studio show in the 1990s, as well as other topics.

The two hosts also discuss TNT's options for the conference finals as well as the upcoming announcer pairings in the NBA, NHL and MLB. 

Throughout the show, a multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:

*** A compelling conversation with Mark Jones of ESPN

*** Four deep at TNT with Harlan, Anderson, Eagle and Dedes

*** Options for TNT for the Western Conference Champs

*** Brian Curtis story on NBA play-by-play excellence 

*** Upcoming NBA assignments

*** JJ Redick interviews for Raptors head coaching job

**** Keith Jones goes from booth to President of Flyers

*** Upcoming NHL assignments 

*** Kentucky Derby call by Larry Collmus 

*** Jake Eisenberg's MLB regular-season TV debut with Royals

*** Upcoming MLB assignments 

*** NFL Schedule release 

*** Rest in Peace Lance Blanks 

*** Excitement in the booth at BBC Radio Nottingham

*** 3,000 games called in Spanish by Jose Paneda of Miami Heat 

Hear it all on the newest "Announcer Schedules Podcast" as part of the Last Word on Sports Media Podcast feed. And make sure to follow/subscribe for more great content on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! 

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It's a jammed packed edition of the latest show, as host T.J. Rives returns with guests to cover many subjects far and wide from the Kentucky Derby coverage, LeBron James' Son deciding on a California college home, Seattle becoming a big hockey market and more on the "Last Word On Sports Media Podcast."

First up Matt Zemek of USC Trojaswire.com jumps aboard to talk Bronny James agreeing to play at least one season of college hoops at Southern Cal. When the announcement came Saturday, how did Matt half to swing into action for his site and his staff, even in May??? Also, he and T.J. discuss the anniversary this past weekend of the EPIC upset loss for the Seattle Sonics in the 1994 NBA Playoffs to Denver with a losing record and T.J. relates a tremendous story/joke at the expense of a colleague from his early sports radio days about his topic?

Next, George Ofman of the "Tell Me A Story I Don't Know" podcast series is back on the show to discuss the start up of his eighth season of guests with former White Sox World Series winning manager Ozzie Guillen. He's so outspoken and often gets himself in trouble and now he's on the air on White Sox pre game and post game TV discussing it all. George has a 20 year relationship with the controversial Guillen and sheds his light on it all. The guys also go over ESPN's bungling of the NHL Draft Lottery coverage on Monday night.

Finally, some more insight from another part of the country as Mark Ennis of Louisville afternoon drive sportstalk is back and ready to talk the passing of legendary Cards hoop coach Denny Crum Tuesday morning and how his station handled it/covered it. T.J. also tells a media story about being in Louisville in March of 2001 for the firing of Crum that led to the hiring of Rick Pitino. The guys also discuss whether the maligning of the Kentucky Derby by a lot of national media is fair and just how vast is NBC's number of people and amount of equipment to cover the Derby???

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Ozzie Guillen is never at a loss for words. That’s a good thing when you’re honest but can also get you in a bit of hot water. Such has been the life of this talkative and extremely popular native of Venezuela who first wowed Chicago White Sox fans with his ability at short stop. He was named American League rookie of the year in 1985 and 20 years later managed the Sox to their first World Series title in 88 years!

Now a days, Guillen remains as popular as ever delivering his thoughts during the pre and post game of Sox telecasts as an analyst.

Think Charles Barkley. That’s what Guillen is only his honestly comes with some repercussions most notably when he praised Cuban leader Fidel Castro while managing the Florida Marlins. He was fired after one year in 2012 and as not managed since.

 “I don’t know why people always second guess me when I always pay my taxes, I never beat my wife, I never do anything wrong, I sent my kids through college," tells us.

But he’s found success in the TV business and with it an enduring popularity.

There’s so much more in part one of this episode and take my word for it, even more in part two!

“Tell me a story I don’t know” begins its 8th season partnering with Last Word on Sports Media Podcast and is proudly sponsored by Mr.Duct. Find them at mrductcleaning.com.

And this is just part one!

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Ozzie Guillen is never at a loss for words. That’s a good thing when you’re honest but can also get you in a bit of hot water. Such has been the life of this talkative and extremely popular native of Venezuela who first wowed Chicago White Sox fans with his ability at short stop. He was named American League rookie of the year in 1985 and 20 years later managed the Sox to their first World Series title in 88 years!

Now a days, Guillen remains as popular as ever delivering his thoughts during the pre and post game of Sox telecasts as an analyst.

Think Charles Barkley. That’s what Guillen is only his honestly comes with some repercussions most notably when he praised Cuban leader Fidel Castro while managing the Florida Marlins. He was fired after one year in 2012 and as not managed since.

You'll hear his story starting Tuesday!

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This week on Episode 47 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin once again dive into all the latest happening across the announcer world. The two hosts recap last week's conversation with ESPN's Steve Levy and discuss the recent report of Fowler moving into the secondary Monday Night Football role at ESPN. The show includes all the latest from the NBA Playoffs, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Major League Baseball plus previews of the Kentucky Derby, a 30-for-30 starring Bill Walton and the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championships.

Throughout the show, a multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:

*** Steve Levy's deep roots with the NHL

*** Levy's football journey at ESPN

*** Report of Chris Fowler calling MNF games

*** Kevin Harlan on Celtics-Sixers

*** Upcoming NBA assignments

*** Bob Wischusen shining on NHL Playoffs

*** Upcoming NHL assignments 

*** Joe Davis and Dontrelle Willis pairing in LA

*** Upcoming MLB action  

*** Kentucky Derby preview 

*** Race caller Larry Collmus and his epic Rich Strike call 

*** Upcoming 30-for-30s on Bill Walton and Reggie White 

*** 30th Anniversary at ESPN for Karl Ravech

*** Roxy Bernstein named top Cal Top 100 list

*** NCAA Beach Volleyball elevated on ESPN 

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The NFL Draft is in the books, Aaron Rodgers is officially introduced to the NewYork media and just how good is the final season of HBO's "Succession?" We go over it all on the latest "Last Word On Sports Media Podcast."

Host T.J. Rives is back and is joined by his friend and top public relations/communications personality, Jonathan Grella. Jonathan has not only worked for years in D.C. politics, but also formerly ran the communications for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

He and T.J. go over the NFL Draft, especially the tactics used by the Houston Texans to get their QB at #2 overall and still leap back into the 3rd spot to get another player. Jonathan has insight on teams philosophies vs. media perception. What's it like dealing with the "war room" for an NFL team and how much access do you get as the V.P. of communications and dealing with the press? Jonathan has great insight on all of it.

Then, the guys spend a few minutes discussing the massively popular final season of the HBO original drama "Succession" and just how good the show is now that the key character "Logan Roy" played by famed British actor Brian Cox has died on the show and his dysfunctional children battle clumsily and comically for control of the billion dollar empire.

T.J. concludes with some "Love it or Leave it?" on the NBA playoff ratings, the Kentucky Derby running this week, some boxing this weekend with Canelo Alvarez fighting in his home country of Mexico for the first time in over a decade and more.

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The best of season 7 part two of “Tell me a story I don’t know” features some fascinating guests. Take Joe Maddon for example, the first man the to mange the Chicago Cubs to a World Series title since 1908. But Maddon still harbors bitterness he was let go after the 2019 season. “I will defend the fact that we should have been left together longer. There’s was more chicken on the bone.” Maddon along with Tom Verducci authored a book last year entitled “The Book of Joe.”

Darren Pang is a premier analyst in the NHL and one of the shortest goalies in league history. But how he managed to get by at 135 pounds despite being listed at 155 is a hoot. “I cheated. I got drafted in major junior A and they did the first weigh-in. I weighed 128 pounds so I went down to the locker room. I put sand weights into long underwear and also put them around my ankle and I weighted 148 pounds!”

Not only does Howard Griffith of the Big Ten Network have two Super Bowl rings but he also shares the record for most touchdowns in a college football game. He scored 8 for the university of Illinois in 1990! He scored 4 in the 4th quarter. “I end up breaking the record (previously held by the iconic Jim Brown) and it was an amazing time. It was a special time, a special moment.”

Also featured in part 2 is Fox and Chicago White Sox play by play announcer Jason Benetti who discusses how he’s navigated life with Cerebral Palsy. Also featured, Don Levin, the owner of the minor league Chicago Wolves hockey team who muses about his life as an entrepreneur.

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Part two of the "best of" seven season of “Tell me a story I don’t know” features five more wonderful guests. Actually, four, since we feature Jason Benetti again, this time discussing how he’s dealt with Cerebral Palsy. NHL analyst Darren Pang offers a revealing story how he made it as the second smallest goalie in NHL history and how he fudged some very important numbers.

Then there’s Joe Maddon, the one time manager of the Chicago Cubs, who led them to their first World Series Title in 108 years. Maddon recalls the days after winning it all and his disappointment in being let go. 

Howard Griffith has no problems remembering how he broken Jim Brown’s record of eight touchdowns in a single college football game and Don Levin, owner of the Minor league Chicago Wolves hockey teams discusses his paper company which produces rolling papers. Yes, those rolling papers!

Hear more from them all on Tuesday!

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One of ESPN's most versatile stars, Steve Levy, is the special guest for this bonus edition of the "Announcer Schedules Podcast."

Host Mike Gill talks with Levy about the ongoing Stanley Cup Playoffs for 2023 that include the wild New York Rangers/New Jersey Devils opening round series he's calling game six on ABC this Saturday night.

Levy has also been a SportsCenter anchor mainstay for over 25 years on ESPN and was recently the play by play voice of Monday Night Football on ESPN (2020-21) with Brian Griese and Louis Riddick.

Hear the entire conversation with Mike and Steve Levy of ESPN on "Announcer Schedules Podcast," as part of the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" Feed. And make sure to follow/subscribe for more great content like this on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!

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