Bob Myers, general manager of the Golden State Warriors, will launch the “Lead By Example” podcast with Omaha Productions and ESPN. $250 million veteran quarterback Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions is supporting a new podcast hosted by Golden State Warriors President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Bob Myers as the demand for sports podcasts continues to rise.
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In contrast to Green, who did so during the NBA Finals last summer, Myers won’t be producing reaction podcasts after the game. He also won’t be making two separate podcast appearances to announce his return, as Andre Iguodala did this year.
Myers will sit down with leaders of all stripes to discuss, well, leadership in his new show. Disney CEO Bob Iger, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Charles Barkley, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Coach K, Becky Hammon, and, unsurprisingly, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr round out his impressive list of attendees. We hope Myers won’t face repercussions for choosing Curry over Iger, who serves as the CEO of Disney and is also in charge of ESPN.
Warriors supporters might be concerned about Myers’ new Endeavour, especially given the fact that he is still unsigned past this season’s conclusion. Owner Joe Lacob stated that he “fully expects” Myers to be with the team next season on a podcast (where else? ), but it’s possible that the dashing Myers is switching from the demanding job of winning championships to a media career.
All we know is that Myers will have plenty of podcasts to choose from to make his announcement when he finally decides what to do with his life.
The Rise of sports podcast in NFL
The post-game experience is a crucial component of the sporting event. In order to find out whether their teams won (made their shots, played defense) or lost (missed their shots, didn’t play defense), fans turn to the internet, television, and radio after the final buzzer.
The number of podcasts hosted by active and former athletes have increased recently. In the past, athletes who desired to speak openly would write a tell-all book, sit down for an interview, or perhaps call into a radio program. If they wanted to work in the media, they would look for a lucrative network position where they could offer knowledgeable commentary or analysis.
The Internet, which enables anyone to voice even the smallest thought, has altered these guidelines. Players have become obsessed with expressing their opinions in real time, in straightforward, unfiltered ways. Retired greats have come to understand that they have an abundance of material—stories, memories, and behind-the-scenes tidbits—that fans lust after.
Podcasting has been the medium where athletes—or at least male athletes—have had the most success as storytellers. Because they contain the rhythms and recurring elements of mainstream sports talk, the more polished shows can seem like prolonged interviews for media jobs.
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