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Speed Rolls Out New Coverage Features For All-Star Race

Speed is "once again doubling down on its coverage" of Saturday's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The main booth features Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Michael Waltrip. Analysts Larry McReynolds and Jeff Hammond will be in the Hollywood Hotel area in th infield, where they will test out a new touch-screen monitor feature called "Speed Touch." Krista Voda also will be in the Hollywood Hotel. The net also is "pushing a social media campaign" dubbed "Speed Social Tracker," with 20 on-air crew members "answering questions and posting on Twitter and Facebook" (SCENEDAILY.com, 5/18).

NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the network upfronts.

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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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