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          TV MONITOR: Last night, the 11:00pm edition of "Fox
     Sports News Primetime" (FSN Detroit), led with the Red Sox-
     Yankees, followed with an update of the Orioles-Angels. 
     ESPN's "SportsCenter" led its 11:00pm ET edition with a
     Blazers-Jazz update, followed with the Stars-Avalanche. 
     CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with the Red Sox-Yankees,
     followed by the Tigers-White Sox (THE DAILY).     
          OTHER NOTES: Jazz F Karl Malone thinks basketball
     reporter Peter Vecsey holds a grudge against the team for
     his "long-standing feud" with former coach Frank Layden. 
     Vecsey has been critical of Malone's style of play, and
     Malone said, "What amazes me is this guy can sit on TV and
     say whatever he wants" (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 5/28)....In
     Chicago, Len Ziehm reports that Saturday's first place
     matchup between the MLS Fire and United won't be on national
     TV.  MLS Commissioner Doug Logan "blamed" the league's
     broadcast partners -- ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and Univision: "I'm a
     little flabbergasted.  This is a premier matchup and will be
     one heck of a game" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 5/28)...The Blazers
     put last night's Game Six against the Jazz on KGW, as fans
     did not have to pay $15.95 to watch the game on BlazerVision
     (OREGONIAN, 5/27)....Ted Marchibroda has been added to the
     Colts' radio broadcast crew (STAR-NEWS, 5/28).
     ...BROADCASTING & CABLE selected www.nhl.com as its Site of
     the Week.  The site has 23 employees and generates between
     150,000-200,000 hits daily (BROADCASTING & CABLE, 5/22).
     ....A Daily Racing Form-sponsored feature which offers
     insight on how to read the publication's past performance
     information, called "Daily Racing Form Running Line," will
     air during the "NTRA Champions on Fox" tomorrow (NTRA). 

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 Morning Buzzcast: May 7, 2024

The PWHL playoffs set to begin after record-breaking inaugural season; Smith Entertainment Group announces plans for Utah hockey franchise HQ; new title sponsors for the PGA Tour event in Charlotte and college football bowl game in Arizona.

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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