A weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, insights into the world of sports radio:
- CBS Sports Radio host Doug Gottlieb
– "Treetop" pop-culture knowledge; a little bit about a lot of topics.
- "Dan Patrick Show" Exec Producer Paul Pabst
– Working in sports is a great excuse not to watch the Kardashians.
- ESPN Radio Senior Dir of Daytime Programming Amanda Gifford
– With 1-year-old and 4-year-old kids, no time to keep up with pop culture.
- SiriusXM Senior VP/Sports Programming Steve Cohen
– Believes pop culture in sports talk engages and entertains a wider audience.
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| No. 1 rule for good radio | Most challenging topics to discuss | Avg. prep time per day | Dream on-air guest, alive or dead | People don't know about working in radio
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 Gottlieb |
Play the hits, have an opinion, rinse & repeat | Race, politics, guns, religion | The rule is one hour per hour on-air | Larry Bird | It is a job; radio is for grinders |
 Pabst |
Be self-deprecating, and be passionate about topics | Race, religion, politics | All day, anything can be show content | Don Rickles | You have to paint pictures with your words |
 Gifford |
Be interesting | Anything to do with race | 3-4 hours | Charles Barkley | It's hard work |
 Cohen |
Sound like you care about the topic | Politics, religion or race | No time limit, must be ready when news breaks | Paul Newman | Unlike TV or print, your voice is truly unfiltered |
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