The end of the Washington Post sports section coincides with one of the great sports months in history
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 • 757 Ratings
🗓️ 7 February 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Episode 589 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Sports Media Watch editor and founder Jon Lewis and Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn. In this episode, we discuss The Washington Post owner and publisher laying off or reassigning all the reporters and editors in its sports section days before the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics; this year's interest in the Super Bowl; NBC's approach to the Super Bowl; what we think the game will draw; whether the Milan-Cortina Games can continue the Olympic momentum from Paris; ESPN plans for its Super Bowl and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.
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| 1:06.2 | Welcome to the sports media podcast. |
| 1:07.9 | I'm your host, Richard Dodge. |
| 1:08.7 | My producer Patrick Antonetti. |
| 1:10.4 | This is a sports media roundtable with some regulars. |
| 1:13.6 | John Lewis is the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. |
| 1:16.9 | Chad Finn is the Boston Globe Sports Media Rider. |
| 1:21.0 | We are talking to Chad. |
| 1:21.9 | He is currently at the Super Bowl covering the Patriots and the Seahawks. |
| 1:29.0 | John, I believe, is in his usual Midwest home. |
| 1:32.8 | And we will get into a lot of different topics. |
| 1:34.5 | Welcome, guys. |
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