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Podcast: Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
Episode: Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report and CNBC reporter Alex Sherman on ESPN’s future within Disney and whether ESPN will spin-off
Description: Episode 190 of the Sports Media Podcast features Taylor Rooks, a host and reporter for Bleacher Report and Turner Sports and Alex Sherman, who covers technology, media and telecommunications for CNBC. In this podcast Rooks discusses her “Taylor Rooks X vodcast, whose recent interviews include DeMar DeRozan, DK Metcalf and Micah Parsons; the challenges of booking guests and how much of that is relationship-based; reflections on covering the NBA bubble; the dehumanization of athletes and how we are all guilty of that; our shared fondness for Pam Oliver; the challenge of interviewing Kawhi Leonard; navigating wanting to promote your work but...