http://www.thebiglead.com Sports, Media, Entertainment Thu, 23 May 2013 04:15:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1Sports, Media, Entertainment Big Lead Sports no Sports, Media, Entertainment http://www.thebiglead.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/category/media-interviews/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/04/sean-farnham-espn-college-basketball-analyst-is-moving-up-the-only-way-he-knows-how/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/04/sean-farnham-espn-college-basketball-analyst-is-moving-up-the-only-way-he-knows-how/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:23:20 +0000 Jason Lisk http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=253174
A day with ESPN's fast rising college basketball analyst Sean Farnham.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/03/04/sean-farnham-espn-college-basketball-analyst-is-moving-up-the-only-way-he-knows-how/feed/ 47 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/01/q-a-with-darren-rovell-sports-business-reporter-at-espn/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/01/q-a-with-darren-rovell-sports-business-reporter-at-espn/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:02:04 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=242877
Besides twitter, Rovell ranked the most popular sports in America, talked about life at ESPN, and contraction in sports.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/01/q-a-with-darren-rovell-sports-business-reporter-at-espn/feed/ 137 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/18/qa-with-espn-investigative-reporter-don-van-natta-jr/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/18/qa-with-espn-investigative-reporter-don-van-natta-jr/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:45:21 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=238652
He was hired in 2012 from the NYT.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/18/qa-with-espn-investigative-reporter-don-van-natta-jr/feed/ 51 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/04/does-anyone-have-the-balls-to-be-different-from-espn-a-qa-with-jason-whitlock-of-fox-sports/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/04/does-anyone-have-the-balls-to-be-different-from-espn-a-qa-with-jason-whitlock-of-fox-sports/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:30:14 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=234735
No, we did not ask about the Wire. Or Ball State.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/04/does-anyone-have-the-balls-to-be-different-from-espn-a-qa-with-jason-whitlock-of-fox-sports/feed/ 147 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/06/big-lead-sports-chat-with-greg-bedard-nfl-writer-at-the-boston-globe/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/06/big-lead-sports-chat-with-greg-bedard-nfl-writer-at-the-boston-globe/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:00:33 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=227898
Fire away]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/06/big-lead-sports-chat-with-greg-bedard-nfl-writer-at-the-boston-globe/feed/ 173 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/30/q-a-with-tracy-wolfson-cbs-sideline-reporter/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/30/q-a-with-tracy-wolfson-cbs-sideline-reporter/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:35:16 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=225793
Among the topics: Cammy Cam Juice, paying college football players, and opportunities for ugly women in TV.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/30/q-a-with-tracy-wolfson-cbs-sideline-reporter/feed/ 78 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:50:35 +0000 Alexis Schulman http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764
He talks about his beard.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/feed/ 155 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/30/qa-with-inside-the-nbas-ernie-johnson-jr/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/30/qa-with-inside-the-nbas-ernie-johnson-jr/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:30:29 +0000 Michael Shamburger http://thebiglead.com/?p=192883
He's a Sports Emmy winner and has covered MLB games, PGA Tour events, college football, and the NBA. He didn't feel like talking about ESPN.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/30/qa-with-inside-the-nbas-ernie-johnson-jr/feed/ 5 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/17/an-interview-with-howard-beck-of-the-new-york-times/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/17/an-interview-with-howard-beck-of-the-new-york-times/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:47:59 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=190248
A California native, previously covered the Lakers for the Daily News.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/17/an-interview-with-howard-beck-of-the-new-york-times/feed/ 3 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/15/sportscentre-with-an-re-recalls-old-school-sportscenter-with-an-er/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/15/sportscentre-with-an-re-recalls-old-school-sportscenter-with-an-er/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:23:35 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=189885 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/15/sportscentre-with-an-re-recalls-old-school-sportscenter-with-an-er/feed/ 23 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/11/qa-with-ted-geltner-on-his-jim-murray-biography-last-king-of-the-sports-page/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/11/qa-with-ted-geltner-on-his-jim-murray-biography-last-king-of-the-sports-page/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:43:50 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=187529
Even if you don’t know the name Jim Murray you may be able to recite a line he wrote.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/06/11/qa-with-ted-geltner-on-his-jim-murray-biography-last-king-of-the-sports-page/feed/ 9 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/13/this-might-be-michelle-beadles-last-interview-as-an-espn-employee/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/13/this-might-be-michelle-beadles-last-interview-as-an-espn-employee/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:59:37 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=175066
Will she stay or will she go?]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/04/13/this-might-be-michelle-beadles-last-interview-as-an-espn-employee/feed/ 30 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/22/seven-questions-with-former-arizona-star-miles-simon/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/22/seven-questions-with-former-arizona-star-miles-simon/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:25:38 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=169263
With a fun story about the time Doug Gottlieb got eaten up by Scott Brooks, the current OKC coach.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/22/seven-questions-with-former-arizona-star-miles-simon/feed/ 33 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/24/an-interview-with-tim-brown-of-yahoo-sports/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/24/an-interview-with-tim-brown-of-yahoo-sports/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:15:53 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=162362
Tim Brown, who broke the Pujols and Fielder signings recently, talks about his career, breaking news, and Hall of Fame voting.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/24/an-interview-with-tim-brown-of-yahoo-sports/feed/ 32 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/yahoo-sirius-revive-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/yahoo-sirius-revive-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:19:07 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=160192
A triumphant story.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/02/14/yahoo-sirius-revive-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon/feed/ 41 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/16/q-a-with-sports-illustrateds-andy-glockner/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/16/q-a-with-sports-illustrateds-andy-glockner/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:00:01 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=145523
Glockner has a sports background: He walked onto the football team at Pennsylvania as the kicker. Years later, he started an Ivy League basketball blog with a buddy.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/12/16/q-a-with-sports-illustrateds-andy-glockner/feed/ 17 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/02/lsu-vs-alabama-a-qa-with-former-tigers-qb-josh-booty/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/02/lsu-vs-alabama-a-qa-with-former-tigers-qb-josh-booty/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:29:16 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=134029
Josh Booty quarterbacked LSU in 1999 and 2000 - after a stint in the Florida Marlins organization - and his coach as a junior was Nick Saban. ]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/02/lsu-vs-alabama-a-qa-with-former-tigers-qb-josh-booty/feed/ 37 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/a-qa-with-spencer-hawes-that-was-conducted-on-twitter/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/a-qa-with-spencer-hawes-that-was-conducted-on-twitter/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:45:53 +0000 Jason McIntyre http://thebiglead.com/?p=131136
NBA center Spencer Hawes is an interesting, smart, engaging fellow. So I interviewed him. Did you know he went to high school with Amanda Knox?]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/20/a-qa-with-spencer-hawes-that-was-conducted-on-twitter/feed/ 11 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/minus-fox-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon-hits-repeat/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/minus-fox-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon-hits-repeat/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:17:44 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=130227
Vernon is the local shop around the corner in Memphis. The big chain has moved in and is trying to put a squeeze on the little guy. Fight the good fight, Chris.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/17/minus-fox-memphis-sports-talk-host-chris-vernon-hits-repeat/feed/ 17 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/21/qa-with-dave-zirin-about-his-book-the-john-carlos-story/ http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/21/qa-with-dave-zirin-about-his-book-the-john-carlos-story/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:00:40 +0000 Sam Eifling http://thebiglead.com/?p=123258
We talked about John Carlos, regrettable Brent Musburger quotes and what he believes is a resurgence of politics in sport.]]> http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/09/21/qa-with-dave-zirin-about-his-book-the-john-carlos-story/feed/ 84