New England Sports Media Podcast

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

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. 

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

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! 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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! 

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!

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.

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.

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. 

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

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.

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

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.

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. 

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

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. 

Boston Globe Assistant Sports Editor Craig Larson played a big role in our lives during our time at Boston University. Hear what Craig's role at the Globe is like! 

Britni joins the podcast to discuss the life as a freelance journalist and the making of her new book about the National Women's Football League. We also take a deep dive into the writing and response to her 2017 Nellie Bly Award-winning report on racism in the Boston baseball and sports media scene for DigBoston.

Mironko Productions joins the show to talk about the come up as a creator in the Boston area, founding his own media company, and hanging out with Andre Drummond in Miami.

Physical fitness probably isn't the first thing you think of when it comes to baseball beat writers, but Steve Hewitt is breaking that mold. The Boston Herald reporter joins us fresh off of running a customized version of the 2020 Boston Marathon to discuss his unique schedule balancing training with a full-time gig as a Red Sox beat man. 

Deyscha Smith has the Boston Globe, Boston.com, Bleacher Report, and SLAM on her resumé and now she can add the NESM Pod. Deyscha comes on to discuss her relationships with some of the biggest rising stars in basketball, her writing process, and running into Lil Uzi Vert at a game in New Haven. 

One of the best photographers in the Boston area joins the podcast to discuss her process of gaining a following and building relationships within the basketball industry. Annette also shares how LeBron James reacted to mob of photographers at NBA Summer League and her experiences producing content for Adam Silver. 

Our boy Ahmed (known in Portland as XRighty) joins the show to discuss his rise in the Maine hoop mixtape scene. He details his grind from tagging every local hooper he could find in his Instagram videos to being recognized around town. 

A hooper and a filmmaker, high school senior Aaron Cooley is making a name for himself in Boston as the founder of Bio Productions. Aaron (aka Neighborhood Spike) joins the podcast to discuss his love of storytelling and his experiences documenting the lives of local basketball players while earning a spot on the Brown University team himself. 

Conor Ryan has the best Boston accent in sports media and he is here to tell us what it has been like covering the Bruins in the bubble for the Boston Sports Journal. 

Our guy Shawn McFarland has had a wild summer reporting for The Hartford Courant. Tune in for his stories about covering unemployment in Hartford and Black Lives Matter protests in New Haven over the past few months and how his training as a sports reporter helped him enjoy success when his role temporarily changed. 

New Hampshire Union Leader sports reporter Alex Hall hops on to discuss the experience of covering youth sports in the summer of 2020, his time covering the UNH hockey team, and what it was like as a Boston Globe co-op back in the old building on Morrissey Boulevard. 

Kayla Burton of Western Mass News joins the pod to discuss the the TV reporting/content producer life, covering the Patriots through Zoom, and the cutthroat Newhouse student broadcasting experience, 

Nobody has a better understanding of the New England sports media scene than Chad Finn. The sports media columnist for the Boston Globe, Finn is connected with some of the most well-known faces in sports TV and radio both locally and nationally. Chad talks with the NESM crew about how he built his relationships in the industry and tells the stories behind some of the people you see on TV, radio, and social media every day. 

Hosts Greg Levinsky and Liam O'Brien are thrilled to launch The New England Sports Media Podcast in August of 2020. Tune in for interviews, analysis and thoughts on the regional sports media landscape.