Sports Business Update

A look back at the biggest and best in radio sports hosted by Jim Bohannon

September 04, 2020 George McNeilly Season 1 Episode 12
Sports Business Update
A look back at the biggest and best in radio sports hosted by Jim Bohannon
Show Notes

Am still searching for an interview we did with Tom Seaver upon his induction into Cooperstown and came across a sales demo we produced during my time with Westwood One. Here's some background for those who don’t follow media closely.  In the late 80’s, then a mostly music driven programming distributor, WW1 acquired the venerable Mutual Radio Network, longtime home of Notre Dame Football as well as radio talk shows hosted by Larry King and Jim Bohannon.   Soon after being signed by NBC to broadcast from my first Summer Olympics, WW1 would acquire the iconic NBC Radio Network, relocate it from New York to the suburbs of Washington, DC and in doing so create the world’s leading radio sports portfolio of platforms.  I really enjoyed starting my career there and thought I’d take you behind the scenes to hear how great it was.  If you listen closely, you will hear me doing some live coverage from the Olympics, Super Bowl and Daytona 500 among others before moving on to an executive role with ESPN.