Thanks to Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and Keith Thibault of Sports Media Journal for having me on the 103rd edition of their Sports Media Weekly podcast.

Both guys do a great job breaking down the latest in sports media each week and always have interesting guests. It was nice of them to think of me.

I also appreciate getting top billing for the podcast since their second guest is Michelle Beadle. Considering she is the hottest thing in sports media right now, it sort of felt like a marquee that had Tom Dressen’s name over Frank Sinatra’s.

Listening to Beadle, you can see why she resonates with viewers. Besides having opinions, she’s entertaining and doesn’t take herself too seriously.

Beadle had this response to all the Internet speculation about her future:

I read the Internet every day. It’s very bizarre to be reading about yourself. I wanted to correct people (with wrong information), but I couldn’t. I had to be silent. Every once in a while, I’m thinking, ‘Who are they talking about?’

Beadle said she chose to leave ESPN because NBC offers her multiple platforms for her talents. They include a new sports show on the NBC Sports Network. She said it would be “an opinion-based show.”

She said, “I want to have opinions on sports.”