Where ESPN stands in 2022: A podcast with author James Andrew Miller
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 • 757 Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Episode 249 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN, Saturday Night Live, and HBO. In this podcast, Miller discusses the current state of ESPN; ESPN ultimate move from direct to consumer; ESPN’s relationship with sports gambling; where talent salaries stand at the network; the growing power of Stephen A. Smith and talent asking to be on political shows; Chris Fowler’s upcoming contract negotiations; HBO’s House of Dragons and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.
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| 0:28.7 | hey everybody this is richard dutch and welcome to the sports media podcast. My producer is Patrick Antonetti. One guest this week, a familiar guest, has been on this podcast many times. It is author James Andrew Miller, the best-selling writer of books on CAA, ESPN, Saturday Night Live, and HBO. |
| 0:57.7 | You may know Jim from his origins podcast as well. |
| 1:02.4 | And this conversation will, I think it'll primarily focus on ESPN, but we might get a little bit into HBO's House of Dragons as well. |
| 1:09.2 | And pleased to be joined by James Andrew Miller. |
| 1:12.5 | Welcome back to the Sports Media Podcast. |
| 1:14.5 | Good morning. |
| 1:15.5 | Thanks for having me. |
| 1:16.9 | All right. |
| 1:17.3 | I want to play. |
| 1:18.1 | Here's where I want to start. |
| 1:19.3 | I want to play this from episode 39 of the Sports Media podcast. |
| 1:24.0 | That's February 12th, 2019. |
| 1:26.4 | So more than three years ago, we're nearly on, we're nearly on |
| 1:29.9 | 250 episodes. This is Jim Miller from episode 39 of the sports media podcast. All right, Jim, I want to |
| 1:38.5 | start at the beginning. And that is, let's just sort of go generalize what was your reaction to Adnan Verk being fired, |
| 1:46.5 | and how do you look at that situation? |
| 1:50.3 | Well, it made me car sick, and I think, you know, the truth is that we all know that |
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