Steve Jones Show – Friday, May 12, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: James Harden and the NBA Playoffs. Guest: Jon Wertheim (Executive Editor, Sports Illustrated) chats with Steve about ESPN plus professional and college rights deals that allow us to watch what we watch.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Hour 2
Guest: Matt Leon (KYW/Philadelphia) has a Phillies report. Topics: Almost Dreaming, ESPN and rights fees.
Steve Jones Show – Monday, May 8, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: Yankees 18-inning win over Cubs conclude series sweep, this day in sports history and how much profit will ESPN generate after the April layoffs.
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Hour 2
Guest: Media Writer John Ourand (Sports Business Journal) talks about the recent layoffs at ESPN and where the network goes from here.
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Hour 2
Guest: NFL Writer Neal Coolong (USA Today) joins Steve to discuss the 2017 NFL Draft. Topics: Our play-by-play call of the day and more details on one of the worst days in ESPN history.
Steve Jones Show – Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Hour 1
Topics: The world of sports journalism is rocked by the list of employee layoffs at ESPN plus Steve goes back in time for another “this day in sports history.”
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Hour 2
Topics: Bob Uecker, ESPN. Guest: Corey Chavous (CBS Sports Network NFL Draft Analyst/Founder of DraftNasty.com).
Steve Jones Show – Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Hour 1
Topic: Sports media and how they cover sports, this day in sports history, the staggering amount ESPN pays in rights fees.
Craig Sager Joins ESPN’s NBA Finals Game 6 Telecast
By Ananth Pandian/CBSSports.com Throughout his award-winning and prestigious career, TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager has never ever worked an NBA Finals game. But that will all change on Thursday. Sager has been battling leukemia and is undergoing aggressive treatment yet has continued to work through it, covering the playoffs for TNT. But since the Finals are on ESPN, Sager’s coverage ended with the Western Conference finals. However, in a rather unique move, ESPN has hired Sager to work Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. Sager said in a statement, “I’d like to…
