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     In addition to auditioning to be an analyst on Fox's
baseball coverage, former Mariners 2B Harold Reynolds could head
the Diamondbacks' community relations department (ARIZONA
REPUBLIC, 2/29)....The TV industry is expected to announce today
that it will develop a ratings system, similar to one for movies
(WASHINGTON POST, 2/29)....Fox's James Brown will handle play-by-
play duties on five Bullets HTS games starting March 10.  Brown
provided commentary for the team from '78 to '83 (HTS)....TCI
announced it has given the Colorado Special Olympics $50,000 to
co-sponsor the '96 Colorado State Winter Games (TCI)....The
Nashville Network's telecast of the Goodwrench 400 achieved a 5.4
rating, becoming the most-watched NASCAR Winston Cup telecast on
any cable network since TNN began covering the circuit six years
ago (TNN)....Prime Network will run a preview of the NCAA
Division One Women's basketball tournament with the Dial Soap
NCAA Women's Tournament Preview.  The show will be distributed by
Prime on March 13, but air dates and times will differ by region
(Prime).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 10, 2024

Start your morning with Buzzcast with Austin Karp: A very merry NFL Christmas on Netflix? The Braves and F1 deliver for Liberty Media investors; the WNBA heads to Toronto; and Zelle gets in on team sports sponsorship.

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming network upfronts.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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