SI Media With Jimmy Traina

Episode 591 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with ESPN's Malika Andrews.

Andrews talks about whether she's nervous going into her first playoffs and Finals as the host of "NBA Countdown" after taking over this season from Mike Greenburg and reveals the touching message Greenburg sent her after she got the job. She also explains what her concerns are about the upcoming grind of the NBA postseason, what he...

Episode 490 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the new WWE Undisputed Heavyweight champion, Cody Rhodes.
Rhodes talks about "finishing his story" at WrestleMania 40 by beating Roman Reigns for the title, the epic main event which featured appearances by John Cena and The Undertaker and whether he had a moment with Reigns after the match.
Rhodes also discusses the WWE changing the WrestleMania event a...

Episode 489 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features three segments.

First up is author and reporter, Jim Miller, to discuss ESPN parting ways with Senior Vice President, Norby Williamson. Williamson, who was at ESPN for 40 years, has been called out a couple of times by Pat McAfee for being "a rat" and leaking negative stories. Miller explains why ESPN cut ties with Williamson, shares his thoughts on the McAfee-Williamson feu...

Episode 488 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with SiriusXM radio host, "First Take" contributor and Radio Hall of Famer, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo.
Topics discussed with Russo include the Shohei Ohtani gambling story, whether sports is headed for a major gambling scandal, MLB continuing its awful deal with AppleTV+, CBS' impressive depth when it comes to NCAA Tournament broadcasters and AppleTV+'s series on th...

Episode 487 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with The Ringer's Editor-At-Large and host of the "Press Box Podcast," Bryan Curtis about all the latest sports media news.
Among the topics covered with Curtis: Is Stephen A. Smith a $25-million man?; How is Pat McAfee factoring into Stephen A. Smith's desire for a massive pay day?; The ESPN-Aaron Rodgers headache; Excitement for Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery to c...

Episode 486 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with ESPN NFL analyst, Dan Orlovsky.
Orlovsky gives us a break down of his unbelievably busy schedule, talks about how the NFL owns most of the sports calendar and shares his thoughts about the wild free-agency spree that took place this week.
Orlovsky also explains that his ultimate goal is to call top games each week and whether he feels like networks have ...

Episode 485 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast features an interview with legendary ESPN personality, Bob Ley.
Ley shares memories of NFL reporter Chris Mortensen, who passed away last week, and explains why Mort was so special to so many people.
Ley also weighs in on the state of sports media, whether he feels he got out at the right time when he retired in 2019, ESPN's addition of Pat McAfee and how Stephen A. Smit...

Episode 484 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast features an interview with WFAN/CBS Sports Network morning radio host, Gregg Giannotti.
Giannotti, who co-hosts the highly successful "Boomer & Gio" show talks about how he balances doing a radio show for a New York audience and a TV show for a national audience, explains how he formats the show and reveals why Boomer Esiason never knows the opening topic before the sho...

Episode 483 of the "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" podcast is an all-Traina Thoughts post-Super Bowl edition with Sal Licata from WFAN and SNY.Topics discussed include Tony Romo's performance calling the Big Game, the massive confusion about the overtime rules, the halftime show, whether the game should start earlier in the day, the awful injury suffered by the Niners' Dre Greenlaw and whether Kyle Shanahan made the right move by taki...

Episode 482 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the man who will call Super Bowl LVIII for CBS, Jim Nantz.
Nantz, who will be calling his seventh Super Bowl, talks about how he prepares for calling the big game, whether the massive number of viewers affects how he calls the game and whether he ever thought he'd see the day when there would be a Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Nantz also addresses the backlas...

Episode 481 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation about all the latest sports media news with Editor-In-Large from The Ringer, Bryan Curtis.
Is the Tony Romo backlash from viewers warranted? How has Romo performed in the playoffs? How will viewers react to Romo calling this year's Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Niners?
How will things play out at Fox with Tom Brady replacing Greg Olsen as the network's No...

Episode 480 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with "Good Morning Football" host, Kyle Brandt.
Brandt talks about the strong ratings for GMFB, how he feels about the NFL season winding down, the AFC and NFL Championship games, the great story of the Lions and Jared Goff, what a Super Bowl in Las Vegas means for people in sports media, why he doesn't love talking about the Cowboys, why he avoids the social me...

Episode 479 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with Fox's lead NFL broadcast booth, Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen.
Olsen shares his opinion on the Eagles' epic collapse, the Cowboys' decision to retain Mike McCarthy as head coach, the emergence of Packers quarterback Jordan Love and the dominance of Niners running back, Christian McCaffrey.
The duo also talk about calling an unusual amount of blowouts an...

Episode 478 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with author, reporter and journalist, James Andrew Miller.
Miller, who literally wrote the book on ESPN, pulls back the curtain on Pat McAfee's on-air claim that executive Norby Williamson is trying to sabotage his show and leaking information to the press.
Miller also weighs in on the Aaron Rodgers-Jimmy Kimmel feud and the "Pat McAfee Show's" role in the dr...

Episode 477 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an All-Traina Thoughts edition with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.
Topics covered during the podcast include the controversial ending of the Lions-Cowboys game, the ridiculous takes that followed and how the NFL has handled the situation; huge ratings for the Alabama-Michigan college football semifinal and the ridiculous start time for the Washington-Texas semifi...

Episode 476 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is the 4th annual year-in-review extravaganza roundtable with Peter Schrager from "Good Morning Football" and Andrew Perloff from CBS Sports Radio.
The podcast covers and best and worst of 2023 in the world of sports, media and pop culture. What was the biggest NFL story of the year? What was the biggest non-NFL sports story in 2023? Which sports media people stood out over the past ye...

Episode 475 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" is an all-Traina Thoughts mailbag edition with weekly contributor, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York.
Listeners of the podcast has questions about what Fox will do with Greg Olsen next year when Tom Brady joins the network's No. 1 NFL crew, whether Warner Brothers Discovery would pass on reupping with the NBA if it signed a deal with WWE, what the best role for Bill Bel...

Episode 474 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with AEW World Heavyweight Champion, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF.
Friedman talks about his rise in AEW, his heel and face personas, why he stands out in professional wrestling, whether he considers himself a locker room leader and the status of his contact with the company and Cody Rhodes recently saying that he thinks Friedman will one day wind in u...

Episode 473 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina" features an interview with New York Post sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand.
Marchand discusses the news that NBC will not be using Al Michaels to call one of its four NFL playoff game this season, the fallout from MLB Network's Jon Morosi erroneously reporting on Shohei Ohtani flying to Toronto, leading to speculation that he'd sign with the Blue Jays and whether the NBA's In-Seas...