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Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk SEC Media Days growth, evolution and general purpose. How do small rooms work? Do players get to talk? What was Nick Saban doing? What's the real value of the event? Do commissioners have to answer any tough questions? How is the SEC different from other leagues? Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Please take a few minutes to answer some questions about local sports. So we can better serve you the content you want! Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey here.

Braden Gall is in Dallas for SEC Media Days and sits down with Daniel Bramlette. He is the producer for The Paul Finebaum Show and for the SEC Network. Dealing with controversial callers, how the show moved from local to national, the TV broadcast, what people don't know about Paul Finebaum and his love of the MLS and Charlotte FC. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Alex Silverman. He is the NHL reporter for the Sports Business Journal and he joins us to break down the Nashville Predators television future. What is the latest with Bally Sports bankruptcy case, what are the other options for the franchise and how does the NHL get involved? Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Sign up to Lower Broad Hockey.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is The Athletic's Mitch Light. We break down Tennessee's recent national title, the growth the sport, The Athletic's growing coverage, the SEC's dominance, the in-state rivalry, a controversial coaching decision and much more. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. We visit with Zach Lyons of StackingTheInbox.com and The Football and Other F-Words podcast. Why being authentic is critical to his success. How his childhood prepared him for a life of commentary. The launch of F-Words. Making the Titans fans smarter. Shifting to live radio. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk WNBA exploding interest, Caitlin Clark and the Olympics as well as Women's Pro sports future in Nashville. Our guest is Turron Davenport from ESPN. He's covering an entirely new Tennessee Titans organization, so how is he approaching all of the new? What did he learn during the summer? How should folks react to summer football stories? Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Matt Brown, the owner and operator of college sports business newsletter Extra Points. Shifting from sports to business, why the business side is so important to college fans and the much-anticipated release of EA Sports College Football video game this summer. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Brad Willis, the Executive Director of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. The selection process, the scope of his job, telling inductees they've been selected, moving to the new stadium, combing history with modern technology and more. Buy your tickets for the 2024 Induction Ceremony here. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Tim Sullivan, editor of ClubCountryUSA.com and host of Club & Country podcast. Why did Nashville SC fire Gary Smith mid-season and not before? What type of coaching search should fans expect? How to evaluate General Manager Mike Jacobs. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is editor and writer from Athlon Sports Steven Lassan. How much harder is it to put together a preseason magazine in 2024? How does editorial focus change without as much information or space? How do people consume the product and what impacts sales? Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest host for 104.5 The Zone Mickey Ryan. His long and fascinating path to Nashville radio, working at Arkansas State, taking over for Clay Travis, authenticity, Gus Malzahn and more. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Executive Producer of the Titans Radio Network Rhett Bryan. His start in radio, "the KDF days," learning how to build a big board, NFL Draft production work, growth and benefit of complex content and more. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Nashville Business Journal reporter Adam Sichko. His most recent cover story is about Clay Travis and OutKick. The business of outrage is booming and Travis has been extremely successful. But writing about his rise, evolution and business is filled with complicated media decisions. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Nashville Predators TV play-by-play voice Willy Daunic. His two sports careers rarely overlap but they did in Medicine Hat! Learning under George Plaster, launching 104.5 The Zone, learning about hockey, moving to 102.5, growing the hockey audience and much more. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is the voice of the Lady Vols Brian Rice. Getting into play-by-play the old-school way, growth of women's sports, softball's origin story, Final Four TV ratings, the history of UT broadcasters, Lady Vols failed rebranding and new coach Kim Crawford. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is The Tennessean Vanderbilt reporter Aria Gerson. Vandy's recent media kerfuffle, her alma mater's championship, pros and cons of smaller beats, which Vandy programs are marketing themselves well, a coaching search and The Vandy Boys' media dominance. Steve and Braden also talk about the Washington Post's Kim Mulkey story as well. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Nashville Predators in-game PA announcer Paul McCann. His nightclub and DJ background. Getting started with the Preds through his kids' hockey team. Preparation, scripts, biggest mistakes, most memorable moments and the Preds current hot streak. Steve and Braden also talk about Vanderbilt having a reporter arrested. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

A bonus Braden Gall and Steve Cavendish crossover episode of Lamestream Sports and PBN. Nashville media landscape, donor-content tension, opinion versus reporting, the future of TikTok and much more in this media conversation. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Richard Johnson of SplitZoneDuo.com. The SEC's power is growing but is it ruling in a benevolent way? How has off-season coverage evolved? Is the chaos and unknown good for the game? How does he evaluate coaches? The North vs. South rivalry and complicated nature of the South. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.

Steve Cavendish and Braden Gall talk Nashville sports, media and business. Our guest is Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean.com covering the Nashville Predators. What was missing in the market covering the Preds and how Alex convinced the biggest paper in the city to evolve its coverage. Diversifying the delivery and simplifying the content can work anywhere. Experience and roots help too. Brought to you by: 8th and Roast Coffee Co. The beans are better. Be sure to subscribe to the 440 YouTube page.