ESPN's Malika Andrews and Chiney Ogwumike
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 • 757 Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Episode 568 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Malika Andrews, the host of ESPN's NBA Countdown, NBA Today, WNBA Countdown and the NBA Draft, and Chiney Ogwumike, an ESPN studio analyst and host for the NBA, WNBA and women’s college basketball. In this podcast, Andrews and Ogwumike discuss why they both signed long term with ESPN; how they describe navigating ESPN as young, on-air talents; their relationship on and off camera; how they see the NBA's new media rights holders outside of ESPN; Andrews return to the sideline reporting; Elle Duncan leaving for Netflix and how that impacts ESPN's women's basketball coverage; who the Dallas Wings should pick at No. 1 in the WNBA Draft; what they expect from their agents and whether young broadcasters should pursue a talent agent; navigating media coverage about yourself and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
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| 0:39.3 | Welcome to the sports media podcast. I'm your host, Richard Dij. |
| 0:40.3 | My producer is Patrick Antonetti. |
| 0:42.4 | Two guests on this episode. |
| 0:45.3 | If you are a viewer of ESPN, and most of you who listen and subscribe to this podcast are, |
| 0:52.4 | these will be two very familiar women to you. |
| 0:54.7 | Malika Andrews is the host of ESPN's NBA countdown. |
| 0:58.2 | NBA today. |
| 0:59.5 | WNBA countdown. |
| 1:01.3 | The NBA draft. |
| 1:03.0 | She also now has a new role as a sideline reporter for the NBA. |
| 1:07.3 | We'll ask her about that. |
| 1:08.8 | Chenea Gumake is a studio analyst for the NBA, the WNBA, and women's college basketball. |
| 1:14.1 | You can find her on NBA today, WNBA countdown. |
| 1:18.1 | Chenaz is going to take forever, as well as get up, first take, and sports center. |
| 1:22.8 | She also hosts the NBA today on select days. |
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