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Ed Sullivan?: Classic Sports TV and Media has a history of U.S. Open TV coverage. Yes, Ed Sullivan was part of NBC’s team for the 1959 Open. He was a member of Winged Foot. A big moment for this site in running its first Ed Sullivan picture. Won’t be the last.
Ed Sullivan, part 2: Can you believe he once was on the cover of SI as a golfer? Nice white socks.
Year 2: Ty Duffy of Big Lead does an assessment of Grantland on its second year anniversary.
Ads: Darren Rovell of ESPN.com has a story of how the NBA will allow limited advertising on the court next year. Here’s betting it won’t be limited in a few years.
What gives: Like everyone else, Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News wonders why ESPN is cutting staff.
Endorsers: Richard Deitsch of SI.com examines the issues of TV sports play-by-play and announcers taking on endorsements and the possible implications.
Baseball: Sports Media Watch shows how baseball beats the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals in some markets.
A title please: SI.com asked its writers to file a list of the most worthy players who finally need to win a title in their sport. Athletes include Tony Gonzalez, Jim Thome, Steve Nash, and Vince Carter.
Too many?: ESPN.com’s Kristi Dosh wonders if the NHL risks blowing a good thing by doing too many outdoor games.
Recommended reading: At his site, Jeff Pearlman is very high on a new book, Super Agent, written by Dr. Jerry Argovitz. Writes Pearlman: “It’s the best insight I’ve ever seen into owner-agent and athlete-agent relations, as well as into the multiple ways professional and college sports screw the jocks for all they’re worth.”
Trachs: Pearlman also has an amusing interview with Steve Trachsel, the former Cub pitcher who gave up Mark McGuire’s 62d homer in 1998.
Advice: Michael Bradley of the National Sports Journalism Center offers this sage advice to journalism students: Work! Nothing beats hands-on experience in this profession.
Enterprise: Here is what Bradley is talking about. Students at Columbiasportsjournalism.com profiled former NFL players who are suing the league because of head trauma issues related to their playing careers.
More from future journalists: The class of 2013 has filed the Sports Journalism Institute report. It includes stories on Dan Jenkins and his daughter, Sally. The Institute is sponsored by the Associated Press Sports Editors Association. Here’s hoping all of them find jobs.
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Sports media podcasts
Sports-Casters: Sean McIndoe (Grantland, Down Goes Brown) and Michael Fabiano (NFL Network, NFL.COM).
Sports Media Weekly: Paulsen of Sports Media Watch.
Sullivan was a big golf guy, starting as a kid. Gene Sarazen and Sullivan were childhood buddies. From Sarazen’s bio in the PGA TOUR’s media guide:
“Later worked at Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y., as a 10-year-old, where he and future TV star Ed Sullivan were caddies—Nos. 99 and 98 in the caddie room, respectively.”