Richard Deitsch
@richarddeitsch.bsky.social
Father of twins; fan of Toronto, NYC and Buffalo; host of Sports Media Podcast; Alum: SI, The Athletic, Sportsnet; part of two countries 🇨🇦🇺🇸
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If looking for something a little different, head to
NBC Sports right now for the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials.
Jordan Stolz will be skating soon — someone who is very likely less than two months away from being a household sports name.
Skating at 5:37 PM ET.
NBC Sports right now for the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials.
Jordan Stolz will be skating soon — someone who is very likely less than two months away from being a household sports name.
Skating at 5:37 PM ET.
January 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
If looking for something a little different, head to
NBC Sports right now for the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials.
Jordan Stolz will be skating soon — someone who is very likely less than two months away from being a household sports name.
Skating at 5:37 PM ET.
NBC Sports right now for the U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials.
Jordan Stolz will be skating soon — someone who is very likely less than two months away from being a household sports name.
Skating at 5:37 PM ET.
This is truly fascinating signing by the Blue Jays. So curious to see how it plays out.
Prescient scouting report from Ben Clemens in Fangraphs’ Top 50 Free Agents breakdown:
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This is truly fascinating signing by the Blue Jays. So curious to see how it plays out.
This is why I will be checking out the following today:
1. Guests who appear on cable news near-daily
2. Billionaires who post repeatedly on X.
3. ESPN and FS1
1. Guests who appear on cable news near-daily
2. Billionaires who post repeatedly on X.
3. ESPN and FS1
This might be an antiquated thought but when significant global news occurs, I seek out people who have spent years studying the region, who offer nuance over bombast and who do not reflexively predict a longterm outcome based on tribalism.
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This is why I will be checking out the following today:
1. Guests who appear on cable news near-daily
2. Billionaires who post repeatedly on X.
3. ESPN and FS1
1. Guests who appear on cable news near-daily
2. Billionaires who post repeatedly on X.
3. ESPN and FS1
This might be an antiquated thought but when significant global news occurs, I seek out people who have spent years studying the region, who offer nuance over bombast and who do not reflexively predict a longterm outcome based on tribalism.
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This might be an antiquated thought but when significant global news occurs, I seek out people who have spent years studying the region, who offer nuance over bombast and who do not reflexively predict a longterm outcome based on tribalism.
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S Sportsperson Of The Year for 2025 is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED'S Sportsperson Of The Year for 2025 is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Reposted by Richard Deitsch
Cold yoga tomorrow for Lane Kiffin.
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Cold yoga tomorrow for Lane Kiffin.
This has been a very fun college football game to watch for someone who has absolutely zero connection to Georgia or Ole Miss.
January 2, 2026 at 4:19 AM
This has been a very fun college football game to watch for someone who has absolutely zero connection to Georgia or Ole Miss.
I'm now convinced:
Saban is running for governor of Indiana.
Saban is running for governor of Indiana.
Nick Saban keeps suggesting Bama may be taking Indiana lightly. Is he coaching, or does he mean it?
January 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I'm now convinced:
Saban is running for governor of Indiana.
Saban is running for governor of Indiana.
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NEW PODCAST: What's it like to be sports podcast producer?
The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
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The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
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January 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
NEW PODCAST: What's it like to be sports podcast producer?
The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
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The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
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NEW PODCAST: What's it like to be sports podcast producer?
The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
NEW PODCAST: What's it like to be sports podcast producer?
The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
The guest is Patrick Antonetti, longtime audio producer and the producer of the Sports Media Podcast.
TO LISTEN/SUBSCRIBE:
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
The NFL's three game average on Christmas was 22.9 million viewers.
The NBA is never going to touch the NFL again on Christmas in my lifetime.
But.....
The NBA should still go all-in on Christmas Day. A great publicity vehicle for them and they have a clear audience that will watch.
The NBA is never going to touch the NFL again on Christmas in my lifetime.
But.....
The NBA should still go all-in on Christmas Day. A great publicity vehicle for them and they have a clear audience that will watch.
The NBA had a very good Christmas Day given the NFL comp. The five games averaged 5.5M viewers, up 4% from 2024.
Spurs-Thunder averaged 6.7M viewers in in the 2:30 p.m. ET window and peaked at 7.4M
That's ESPN’s most-watched NBA Christmas game in the time slot since 2017.
Spurs-Thunder averaged 6.7M viewers in in the 2:30 p.m. ET window and peaked at 7.4M
That's ESPN’s most-watched NBA Christmas game in the time slot since 2017.
December 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The NFL's three game average on Christmas was 22.9 million viewers.
The NBA is never going to touch the NFL again on Christmas in my lifetime.
But.....
The NBA should still go all-in on Christmas Day. A great publicity vehicle for them and they have a clear audience that will watch.
The NBA is never going to touch the NFL again on Christmas in my lifetime.
But.....
The NBA should still go all-in on Christmas Day. A great publicity vehicle for them and they have a clear audience that will watch.
One of the things I think about often is that everyone under the age of 25 has grown up in a world where the craziest shit from the White House is like your average Wednesday. What will be the impact of that?
(Yes, I know the answer.)
(Yes, I know the answer.)
December 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
One of the things I think about often is that everyone under the age of 25 has grown up in a world where the craziest shit from the White House is like your average Wednesday. What will be the impact of that?
(Yes, I know the answer.)
(Yes, I know the answer.)
The NBA had a very good Christmas Day given the NFL comp. The five games averaged 5.5M viewers, up 4% from 2024.
Spurs-Thunder averaged 6.7M viewers in in the 2:30 p.m. ET window and peaked at 7.4M
That's ESPN’s most-watched NBA Christmas game in the time slot since 2017.
Spurs-Thunder averaged 6.7M viewers in in the 2:30 p.m. ET window and peaked at 7.4M
That's ESPN’s most-watched NBA Christmas game in the time slot since 2017.
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The NBA had a very good Christmas Day given the NFL comp. The five games averaged 5.5M viewers, up 4% from 2024.
Spurs-Thunder averaged 6.7M viewers in in the 2:30 p.m. ET window and peaked at 7.4M
That's ESPN’s most-watched NBA Christmas game in the time slot since 2017.
Spurs-Thunder averaged 6.7M viewers in in the 2:30 p.m. ET window and peaked at 7.4M
That's ESPN’s most-watched NBA Christmas game in the time slot since 2017.
NEW: Here are Sports Media Predictions for 2026, led by the World Cup being the most-watched in US TV history and women's sports podcasts exploding.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
Sports media predictions for 2026: World Cup, Olympics and pundit Aaron Rodgers
What should viewers expect in sports media in 2026? For starters, a massive audience for the World Cup next summer.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
NEW: Here are Sports Media Predictions for 2026, led by the World Cup being the most-watched in US TV history and women's sports podcasts exploding.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...
SOME PROFESSIONAL NEWS:
December 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
SOME PROFESSIONAL NEWS:
Reposted by Richard Deitsch
NEW: From Ernie Johnson to James Brown to Rebecca Lowe:
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
As the first quarter of the 21st century comes to a close, here are the top sports TV studio hosts of the last 25 years.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEW: From Ernie Johnson to James Brown to Rebecca Lowe:
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
This is a really well done profile.
An Indianapolis Colts season that started with deep grief soon crescendoed into joy.
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
December 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a really well done profile.
I've said this for many years and believe it more than ever today:
Women's college volleyball is a content play that is really going to grow in the next 5-10 years. If I was running a content place, I'd hire someone to cover this now.
Women's college volleyball is a content play that is really going to grow in the next 5-10 years. If I was running a content place, I'd hire someone to cover this now.
December 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I've said this for many years and believe it more than ever today:
Women's college volleyball is a content play that is really going to grow in the next 5-10 years. If I was running a content place, I'd hire someone to cover this now.
Women's college volleyball is a content play that is really going to grow in the next 5-10 years. If I was running a content place, I'd hire someone to cover this now.
NEW: From Ernie Johnson to James Brown to Rebecca Lowe:
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
As the first quarter of the 21st century comes to a close, here are the top sports TV studio hosts of the last 25 years.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEW: From Ernie Johnson to James Brown to Rebecca Lowe:
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
The most impactful sports TV studio hosts of the 21st century
www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...
Reposted by Richard Deitsch
NEW PODCAST: @austinkarp.bsky.social and @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social join me for 2026 Sports Media Predictions including how we think the World Cup and Winter Olympics will play out for the public.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEW PODCAST: @austinkarp.bsky.social and @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social join me for 2026 Sports Media Predictions including how we think the World Cup and Winter Olympics will play out for the public.
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
NEW PODCAST: @austinkarp.bsky.social and @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social join me for 2026 Sports Media Predictions including how we think the World Cup and Winter Olympics will play out for the public.
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
swap.fm
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NEW PODCAST: @austinkarp.bsky.social and @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social join me for 2026 Sports Media Predictions including how we think the World Cup and Winter Olympics will play out for the public.
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
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Hogan: The nWo wants to see WCW succeed.
Trump: "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange but President Putin was very generous in his feeling toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
December 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hogan: The nWo wants to see WCW succeed.
If interested in sports media conservations, recent guests on the Sports Media Podcast include:
• Jon Miller, President of Acquisitions for NBC Sports
• SI's Jimmy Traina
• Former NYT sportswriter Harvey Araton
• NBC Sports president Rick Cordella
• Troy Aikman
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• Jon Miller, President of Acquisitions for NBC Sports
• SI's Jimmy Traina
• Former NYT sportswriter Harvey Araton
• NBC Sports president Rick Cordella
• Troy Aikman
TO SUB:
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December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If interested in sports media conservations, recent guests on the Sports Media Podcast include:
• Jon Miller, President of Acquisitions for NBC Sports
• SI's Jimmy Traina
• Former NYT sportswriter Harvey Araton
• NBC Sports president Rick Cordella
• Troy Aikman
TO SUB:
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
• Jon Miller, President of Acquisitions for NBC Sports
• SI's Jimmy Traina
• Former NYT sportswriter Harvey Araton
• NBC Sports president Rick Cordella
• Troy Aikman
TO SUB:
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
NEW PODCAST:
What's it like to negotiate multibillion dollar media rights deals?
The guest is Jon Miller, President, Acquisitions & Partnership for NBC Sports.
If you're into sports biz or fascinated by the Premier League deal in the U.S., this is a good one.
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
What's it like to negotiate multibillion dollar media rights deals?
The guest is Jon Miller, President, Acquisitions & Partnership for NBC Sports.
If you're into sports biz or fascinated by the Premier League deal in the U.S., this is a good one.
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
swap.fm
December 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEW PODCAST:
What's it like to negotiate multibillion dollar media rights deals?
The guest is Jon Miller, President, Acquisitions & Partnership for NBC Sports.
If you're into sports biz or fascinated by the Premier League deal in the U.S., this is a good one.
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...
What's it like to negotiate multibillion dollar media rights deals?
The guest is Jon Miller, President, Acquisitions & Partnership for NBC Sports.
If you're into sports biz or fascinated by the Premier League deal in the U.S., this is a good one.
swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...