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Going Off The Grid: Sports Radio Edition With Gottlieb, Pabst, Gifford, Cohen

A weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, insights into the world of sports radio:

  • CBS Sports Radio host Doug Gottlieb 
    – "Treetop" pop-culture knowledge; a little bit about a lot of topics.
  • "Dan Patrick Show" Exec Producer Paul Pabst 
    – Working in sports is a great excuse not to watch the Kardashians.
  • ESPN Radio Senior Dir of Daytime Programming Amanda Gifford
    – With 1-year-old and 4-year-old kids, no time to keep up with pop culture.
  • SiriusXM Senior VP/Sports Programming Steve Cohen
    – Believes pop culture in sports talk engages and entertains a wider audience.

Going Off The Grid
No. 1 rule for good radio Most challenging topics to discuss Avg. prep time per day Dream on-air guest, alive or dead People don't know about working in radio

Gottlieb
Play the hits, have an opinion, rinse & repeat Race, politics, guns, religion The rule is one hour per hour on-air Larry Bird It is a job; radio is for grinders

Pabst
Be self-deprecating, and be passionate about topics  Race, religion, politics All day, anything can be show content Don Rickles You have to paint pictures with your words

Gifford
Be interesting Anything to do with race 3-4 hours Charles Barkley It's hard work

Cohen
Sound like you care about the topic Politics, religion or race No time limit, must be ready when news breaks Paul Newman Unlike TV or print, your voice is truly unfiltered

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an email to adamharris@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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