Podcasts subreddits can be interesting. The Dan Lebatard Show subreddit is just a steady stream of people longing for the ESPN or 790 The Ticket version of the show, which must be a delight to read for the existing Meadowlark crew.
Something about podcasts and radio that makes listeners feel like they’re friends with the hosts, which manifests into this sense of betrayal on Reddit when a show can’t be the best version of itself for decades on end.
Remember when Dan was this bold contrarian for siding with players and talking about race? Things have changed since he started gasbagging on the airwaves.
A few years back the Bucks hired Lisa Byington to pair with Marques Johnson on local broadcasts. Sometimes she does a studio interview or a guest appearance on a national show. On those occasions I find her to be very pleasant and insightful.
On Bucks broadcasts, she REALLY CRANKS UP THE ENERGY and comes off like a Boom Goes the Dynamite Parody of Breen mixed with Chris Berman. The problem in my opinion is: her voice lacks the jolly resonance of a Suzyn Waldman or Fabulous Sports Babe and therefore...the whole presentation is corny and inauthentic. And Lisa generally knows her stuff.
Voice tonality matters, although I would disagree that the "New York style" is the only way to succeed.
(Doris seems to have mastered the librarian style of broadcasting)
I would argue that what many fans seem to want has been optimized in all these player podcasts: One boring white guy asking questions to an off the rails ex-jock
As to this interview: Yeah, his voice needs to get better. Hopefully it does
I liked Ethan’s tentative take that football FO people might not entirely great at what they do. I think we’re in a pre-moneyball era in football, because stats are harder to calculate than in baseball. Computer vision might eventually solve that, and FOs will turn over to quants instead of people who are willing to work 120 hr weeks for DII college teams for $17k grad student stipends.
The recording and how it's processed, mixed, mastered, and then the speakers the voice recording is played through are subtle yet crucial factors in a voice recording or broadcast. With music, like Led Zeppelin for example, the way Zeppelin's music sounds, particularly on albums, was developed by Jimmy Page in the mix stage. Just a simple microphone change can make a singers voice that much better.
The other thing is the type of mic you're using, which is specifically called a dynamic mic. The Shure SM58 is probably the most popular live music vocal mic. The two most popular mics for broadcasting, radio, podcasts, etc are the Shure SM7b and the Electro-Voice RE20. I think Colin Cowherd uses an RE20.
Podcasts subreddits can be interesting. The Dan Lebatard Show subreddit is just a steady stream of people longing for the ESPN or 790 The Ticket version of the show, which must be a delight to read for the existing Meadowlark crew.
Something about podcasts and radio that makes listeners feel like they’re friends with the hosts, which manifests into this sense of betrayal on Reddit when a show can’t be the best version of itself for decades on end.
Remember when Dan was this bold contrarian for siding with players and talking about race? Things have changed since he started gasbagging on the airwaves.
Imagine Rfk Jr running with Guy, you could combine them for a whole voice. All jokes aside hope it all heals well!
larry Krueger said knbr couldn’t pay him enough to come back…I wonder if knbr/the game would simply liscence larry or guy’s show for rebroadcast
Also, who is left from niners YouTube that hasn’t been on HoS? Just Vish?
A few years back the Bucks hired Lisa Byington to pair with Marques Johnson on local broadcasts. Sometimes she does a studio interview or a guest appearance on a national show. On those occasions I find her to be very pleasant and insightful.
On Bucks broadcasts, she REALLY CRANKS UP THE ENERGY and comes off like a Boom Goes the Dynamite Parody of Breen mixed with Chris Berman. The problem in my opinion is: her voice lacks the jolly resonance of a Suzyn Waldman or Fabulous Sports Babe and therefore...the whole presentation is corny and inauthentic. And Lisa generally knows her stuff.
Voice tonality matters, although I would disagree that the "New York style" is the only way to succeed.
(Doris seems to have mastered the librarian style of broadcasting)
I would argue that what many fans seem to want has been optimized in all these player podcasts: One boring white guy asking questions to an off the rails ex-jock
As to this interview: Yeah, his voice needs to get better. Hopefully it does
I was sorry to see Haberman and Middlekauff break up. That was my go-to Bay sports podcast. Good to see Haberman's hairline remains immaculate though
I liked Ethan’s tentative take that football FO people might not entirely great at what they do. I think we’re in a pre-moneyball era in football, because stats are harder to calculate than in baseball. Computer vision might eventually solve that, and FOs will turn over to quants instead of people who are willing to work 120 hr weeks for DII college teams for $17k grad student stipends.
The recording and how it's processed, mixed, mastered, and then the speakers the voice recording is played through are subtle yet crucial factors in a voice recording or broadcast. With music, like Led Zeppelin for example, the way Zeppelin's music sounds, particularly on albums, was developed by Jimmy Page in the mix stage. Just a simple microphone change can make a singers voice that much better.
The other thing is the type of mic you're using, which is specifically called a dynamic mic. The Shure SM58 is probably the most popular live music vocal mic. The two most popular mics for broadcasting, radio, podcasts, etc are the Shure SM7b and the Electro-Voice RE20. I think Colin Cowherd uses an RE20.
The pipes, the pipes, are calling...