CBS News Sunday Morning sat down with 1210 WPHT’s Dom Giordano Tuesday, for an interview that will air in September about the political divide in the nation, and the role talk radio plays in it.
Giordano alluded to being dressed up on Tuesday’s show and revealed Wednesday the reason.
“I had a great interview with Jim Axelrod that you see on Sunday Morning. Jane Pauley. Sunday Morning. It’s a big show. Come September 11th, we’ll be featured along with a talk show host to the left (of the political spectrum) talking about talk radio.
“Their September 11th show is gonna be about America divides. All those things out there that are divisive.”
Giordano marveled at the lengths taken to create a three to four-minute piece about the subject.
“I was in there 80 minutes. Maybe even 85, if you can imagine. Even I was getting tired of hearing myself. All for about 3 minutes, maybe. But it’s golden, those 3 minutes.”
He later had high praise for the quality of the program.
“When you’re on that show, it’s much different than being on cable or whatever. It’s a widely respected show.”
Dom Giordano To Be Featured In ‘CBS News Sunday Morning’ Story
NBC Pushing for Big Ten/NFL Primetime Pairing in Media Rights Deal
Big Ten media rights negotiations are getting closer to being completed. The results could mean a minimum of $1.25 billion annual distribution for the conference’s soon-to-be sixteen members. One of the bidders in the process, NBC, has an interesting idea to make the Big Ten the “NFL of college football conferences.”
NBC has reportedly pushed the idea of combining Big Ten broadcasts with its existing Notre Dame coverage and would feature the Big Ten in its primetime window. With CBS, ESPN/ABC also bidding on coverage packages, such a series of deals would make the Big Ten the only college football conference that would be seen across all of the American broadcast networks. Something only few entities have done, like the NFL.
NBC is also pushing the allure of having primetime Big Ten football on Saturday night and primetime coverage of Sunday’s only NFL evening game with Sunday Night Football.
“The Big Ten would have exposure in every TV home,” said one source to Front Office Sports. “It would also be a smart idea to follow the model of the most successful sports league in America.”
The Big Ten’s current media rights deals expire after the 2023 season.
Mark Chernoff: ‘I Didn’t Believe Mad Dog Was Going To Leave WFAN’
Mark Chernoff offered some great stories and insight on the latest episode of The Jason Barrett Podcast. The former program director of WFAN in New York began his appearance by paying tribute to the station’s three soon-to-be Hall of Famers.
He reflected on Jeff Smulyan’s vision in creating sports radio, Suzyn Waldman’s gravitas and versatility as a reporter and talent, and all of the success he shared with Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo.
Russo and his long time radio partner Mike Francesa split up in 2008 after Russo left WFAN for Sirius. Chernoff admitted that even as he was told it was about to happen, he still didn’t believe it.
“You know, I misread a little bit the situation with Mike and Chris,” he admitted. “Mike said ‘Dog’s gonna leave. I know he’s gonna leave.’ He even intimated that he had spoken to Mel [Karmazin, the then-CEO of Sirius], not Mike but Chris, and it was likely he was going to go over to Sirius. And I just couldn’t believe it.”
Mike and the Mad Dog is as dominant a show as local sports radio has ever produced. The duo was together from 1989 until 2008. When they split up, Mark Chernoff says that he took it personally.
“I was sad for a really long time. I was angry too.”
The move hurt his relationship with Russo for a while. The two did not speak for a long time.
He told Barrett that that is over now. They share occasional texts and always hug and catch up when they see each other. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t still some lingering disappointment.
“I wish they hadn’t separated, because it was the most amazing team,” Chernoff said of Mike & the Mad Dog. “But both [Chris] and Mike were certainly successful on their own.”
New episodes of The Jason Barrett Podcast are released each Tuesday morning.
Online Sports Betting Rules and Regulations in the USA: An Overview
Although gambling is legal in most states across the US, online sports betting is still a bit of a grey area. The rules and regulations regarding online sports betting vary from state to state, so it’s important to check with your local authorities before placing any bets on the NFL stats.
In general, however, most states require bettors to be at least 21 years of age and to be physically located within state borders in order to place a bet. Now, let’s explore this topic more closely.
The History of Online Sports Betting in the USA
The history of online sports betting in the USA is a long and complicated one. While there are many different factors that have contributed to the development of online sports betting in the USA. Let’s explore the two most important ones:
– The development of online gambling platforms and the growth of mobile technology: Mobile technology has played a huge role in the growth of online sports betting in the USA. With more people using smartphones and tablets to access the internet, it’s now easier than ever before to place bets on sports from anywhere.
– The legalization of online gambling: While online gambling was technically illegal in the USA for many years, this changed in 2018 when the Supreme Court struck down a federal law that had banned it. This paved the way for individual states to legalize and regulate online gambling within their own borders.
The Legality of Online Sports Betting in Different States in the USA
The legality of online sports betting in different states in the USA is a bit of a gray area. There are no federal laws that specifically address the issue, which means that it is up to each individual state to decide whether or not to allow it.
So far, only four states have legalized online sports betting: Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In these states, you must be physically present in order to place a bet.
The other 46 states have not yet taken any action on the issue. In other words, online sports betting is currently not allowed in most of the country. However, this could change in the future as more and more states start to consider legalization.
Federal and State Laws Governing Online Sports Betting in the USA
There are some states that have laws against online sports betting in the USA, even though there’s no one federal law against it. The most notable state with this type of law in Washington, where online gambling is a felony.
Other states have laws that make online gambling a misdemeanor. These states include Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Oregon.
The only federal law that pertains to online gambling is the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This law prohibits businesses from knowingly accepting payments related to illegal online gambling. It does not make online gambling itself illegal.
Cable News More Biased Than 10 Years Ago, Study Says
A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania has revealed something many could deduce on their own: cable news is more biased today than it was in 2012.
In the study entitled Measuring Dynamic Media Bias, Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC were rated on a bias scale that utilized their guests as the unit of measurement. The study’s researchers combed through each network’s guests who appeared on a channel for more than 10 hours from 2010 through August of 2020.
The study found that CNN moved further left of MSNBC after the 2016 presidential election, with shows like Anderson Cooper 360 and CNN Tonight moving left of The Rachel Maddow Show.
“While Fox News is always to the right of CNN and MSNBC, CNN and MSNBC become more in sync over time. Between 2011 and 2015, CNN was consistently to the right of MSNBC, which is no longer the case after 2015,” the study finds.
Also, the study found more bias comes from prime-time shows like Tucker Carlson Tonight and Maddow’s.
Dana Loesch Recounts Tenure as The View Co-Host
Conservative talker Dana Loesch reflected on her one-time co-hosting “The View” during a segment on her nationally syndicated show Tuesday.
“I remember the first time I guest hosted the show, Barbara Walters was there, and she hated me,” said Loesch. “It was back when Jenny McCarthy was still with them, and McCarthy was just wonderfully sweet.”
Loesch said during the episode, they were playing a video of her shooting a gun when Walters made a snide remark to her.
“Walters asked me if I enjoyed shooting,” Loesch said, inferring her tone was disingenuous. “I just kind of looked at her and gestured toward the screen and said I guess.”
Loesch accused Walters of “marginalizing” her and claimed the entire experience was “weird.”
“It didn’t really work out. But they’re not like that anymore,” Loesch said. “I think they have some new producers; the show is not like it was.”
Loesch added that “The View” was originally created to bring all sorts of different viewpoints together.
“Now the only acceptable Republican is one who is really not,” she added.
Loesch referenced Florida Gov. Ron Desantis who recently opted not to appear on the show citing past negative comments made by some of its hosts.