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New England Sports Media Podcast

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Greg Levinsky and Liam O'Brien bring you unique perspectives from members of the New England Sports Media landscape. Tune in for interviews and analysis with industry vets and rising stars.

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United States

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Greg Levinsky and Liam O'Brien bring you unique perspectives from members of the New England Sports Media landscape. Tune in for interviews and analysis with industry vets and rising stars.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Episode 33: Cole McNanna

2/26/2021
Our Boston Globe hawk desk homie Cole McNanna tells us about life at The Sealy News in Texas!

Duration:00:43:01

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Episode 32: Kris Rhim

2/26/2021
Philly's own Kris Rhim chats with us about his upcoming internship at The Boston Globe, pitching stories to The Undefeated, and what it takes to write an interesting piece.

Duration:00:27:13

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Episode 31: Hoop Major John

2/10/2021
Hoop Major John joins us from his offices at 3Step Sports to talk about his journey in the grassroots basketball industry.

Duration:00:27:37

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Episode 30: Jason Baum

2/6/2021
Greg chats with Boston College SID Jason Baum about what the 2020 football season was like, working with new Eagles head coach Jeff Hafley, and more!

Duration:00:27:07

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Episode 29: Michael Holley

1/14/2021
One of the most versatile people in the industry! Michael Holley comes on the show to discuss writing The Big Three, hosting Brother From Another with Michael Smith, teaching, parenting, being a husband, and how he manages to fit all of this in and still sleep a few hours per night.

Duration:00:49:06

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Episode 28: Josh Schafer

1/7/2021
Our former Globe Schools comrade Josh Schafer tells us all about moving to Madison, Wisconsin to cover the Badgers for 247sports.com. Josh explains what it has been like covering the Wisconsin football and basketball teams both in the press box and via Zoom, getting to know Badger football head coach Paul Chryst, and getting comfortable living in Madison.

Duration:00:36:04

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Episode 27: Aaron and Andrew Robinson

1/1/2021
The All Facts Media brothers bring their unique perspective to the show to talk about going from playing college basketball to covering it. We discuss what it's like to create your own outlet, get credentialed to DMV area college hoops games together, and cover the recruiting journeys of the same players these boys played with in college.

Duration:00:43:14

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Episode 26: Jeff and Taylor Mannix

12/28/2020
The Mannix brothers join us from Maine to talk about their Saturday morning radio show on The Big Jab 96.3/92.5 FM in Portland! Jeff and Taylor discuss the importance of highlighting local stories, how they plan out their four hours on air, and what it's like to host a show with your brother.

Duration:00:32:59

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Episode 25: Megan Erbes

12/9/2020
International Tennis Hall of Fame content manager Megan Erbes joins the show to talk about grinding it out as a Division 3 SID, managing the media circus surrounding the UConn women's basketball team while working with the American Athletic Conference, and growing the tennis HOF's social media presence!

Duration:00:27:54

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Episode 24: Nicole Yang

12/2/2020
Boston Globe reporter Nicole Yang joins us to chat about covering the Patriots beat, spending time with the Celtics at a barber shop in Waltham, playing Catan with Grant Williams, and more!

Duration:00:29:12

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Episode 23: John Karalis

11/27/2020
The original "Greek Freak" joins us to talk about building his own brand as a Celtics reporter, playing basketball professionally in Greece, and how he created Red's Army.

Duration:00:36:18

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Episode 22: Brendan Hall

11/26/2020
Our main guy Brendan Hall calls in from his man cave to talk about marketing Hudl to football coaches, his time building the ESPN Boston high school sports brand, and why Thanksgiving football is so important in Massachusetts.

Duration:00:37:28

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Episode 21: Steve Buckley and Jerry Crasnick

11/14/2020
We take a backseat as Steve Buckley and Jerry Crasnick take us on a tour of the Portland Press Herald newsroom back when these two legends started their careers in the industry. Steve also shares what his experience at The Athletic has been like and what it was like auditioning with Keith Olbermann at ESPN.

Duration:00:57:27

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Episode 20: Gabby Lucivero

10/27/2020
Gabby joins us to share what it's like as a sports anchor and multimedia journalist for NBC Connecticut!

Duration:00:28:48

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Episode 19: David Korzeniowski

10/20/2020
Our man David tells us what the graduate program is like at Northwestern's prestigious Medill School of Journalism, his experiences broadcasting baseball games in Cape Cod, and why Mike Tirico is one of his favorite broadcasters.

Duration:00:27:22

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Episode 18: Howard Herman

10/20/2020
Berkshire Eagle sports columnist Howard Herman energizes us with some talk about UMass football, Duncan Robinson, and his daily routine working from home.

Duration:00:30:02

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Episode 17: Julian McWilliams

10/15/2020
Red Sox beat reporter Julian McWilliams comes on to tell some awesome stories about the 2020 Fenway Park media experience, carving out his niche at The Boston Globe, and asking the Oakland Athletics team trainer to examine a quad injury.

Duration:00:43:11

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Episode 16: Pete Nakos

10/14/2020
Pete hops on the podcast to talk about his role covering high school and Dartmouth athletics at the Valley News in the Vermont/New Hampshire Upper Valley, his student experience at Ohio University, and what life is like as a recent college grad living in a small town.

Duration:00:20:42

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Episode 15: Alexa Philippou

10/7/2020
Greg returns to the great state of Connecticut (through Zoom) to chat with Alexa about covering UConn women's basketball and the WNBA.

Duration:00:27:05

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Episode 14: Brendan McGair

10/7/2020
Mr. Rhode Island joins us to talk about covering all things RI sports for the Pawtucket Times and Woonsocket Call. We delve into the Providence College basketball team culture, how Brendan approaches talking to Triple-A players down in Pawtucket, and the methods he has used to get familiar with the high school football coaches of Patriots stars such as Julian Edelman and James White.

Duration:00:32:32