Former basketball player and current ESPN star JJ Redick joins the podcast to discuss his media career. He talks about how and why he started his podcast, Old Man and Three, and the rise of athlete-driven media. Redick talks about his time on ESPN’s “First Shot” and some of the viral moments it created. Redick talks about his time at Duke and how he dealt with obnoxious fans at John Ourand’s alma mater, Maryland.
SBJ released this week’s list of the most influential executives in sports business, the first subject of this week’s show. Hosts Andrew Marchand and Ourand also hit out at the NFL’s Sunday Ticket controversy, Major League Soccer’s deal with Fox, NFL Network’s decision to use Noah Eagle and Nate Burleson for Saturday’s Colts-Vikings game and NBC’s decision to use Maria Taylor in college football .
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