Tom Rinaldi on Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. and Zak Keefer on Andrew Luck

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

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4.3 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Episode 222 of the Sports Media Podcast features two guests. First up is Fox Sports reporter and producer Tom Rinaldi, who served as an executive producer, writer, and host of an eight-part podcast series titled “Wesley.” The series examines the heartbreaking story of Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr., who was murdered in-season during the height of his MLB career. Rinaldi is followed by Zak Keefer, a senior writer who covers the Colts for The Athletic and is the host of a six-part series from on the rise and surprising retirement of Andrew Luck. In this podcast, Rinadi talks about “Wesley” and why he wanted to re-examine the story of Bostock Jr.; why this story has haunted him for years; the what ifs of Bostock’s life; what happened on Sept. 23,1978 in Gary, Indiana; on Bostock being a .311 hitter in four major league seasons; the trial of his killer; the 30+ interviews he did for the podcast; how he will judge success; being on the sidelines with a mostly new NFL group (Kevin Burkhart, Greg Olsen and Erin Andrews); when he was informed that Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were leaving; discovering Tom Brady was hired by Fox Sports; the bigness of the NFL; the advantages of covering college football for an NFL job, and more. Keefer explores a fundamental question: How did one of the greatest quarterback prospects of all-time end up walking away from the game before he turned 30 years old; why Luck decided not to participate in the podcast; how to tell the story of a football career via audio; the takeaway on Luck’s career; why teams still contact Luck to play and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	That chance encounter and its immediate aftermath would result in a car pulling up alongside Lyman,
0:10.8	his uncle, and two women who were in the car.
0:15.1	The car beside them, the driver's side window lowers, a shotgun is aimed directly into the backseat, and Lyman Bostock is killed.
0:34.3	Hey, everybody. This is Richard Ditch, and welcome to the sports media podcast. My producer is Patrick Antonetti. Two guests this week. The theme of this week's podcast is serialized audio podcasts done by others. The first guest is Tom Rinaldi, the Fox Sports Reporter and producer. He serves as an
0:55.8	executive producer, writer, and host on an eight-part podcast series that debuted this week. It's
1:00.7	titled Wesley. And the series examines the story of Lyman Wesley Bostock Jr. He's a major
1:07.2	league player who was murdered in season during the height of his major league
1:11.4	career. Four seasons in major league baseball hit 311. Many people thought he was going to be a
1:17.4	Hall of Famer. And then he is murdered on September 23rd, 1978. And Tom Rinaldi and his group
1:24.4	have put together a true crime podcast that you will hear about on this episode. Tom Rinaldi and his group have put together a true crime podcast that you will hear about
1:29.2	on this episode.
1:31.1	Tom Rinaldi is followed by Zach Kiefer.
1:32.7	He's a senior writer who covers the cult of the athletic.
1:34.9	He is the host of a new six-part series on the rise and retirement of Andrew Luck.
1:41.9	So Zach goes very deep on the Andrew Luck story and exploring the fundamental
1:48.0	question of how to one of the great quarterback prospects of all time end up walking away from
1:52.4	the game before he turned 30. So Tom Rinaldi will be first. Zach Kiefer will be second.
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2:03.3	wherever you get your podcast.
2:04.5	That's how this podcast continues.
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