Sports Business Radio Podcast

Mark Emmert - new NCAA President stops by for a visit and discusses topics ranging from cracking down on agents, penalizing the proper perpetrators and postseason Division I college football. You'll also get a sense of Emmert's management style as well as what he likes to do in his free time during the conversation. Listen to this conversation as well as some of the best conversations over the years on Sports Business Radio at http://sportsbusinessradio.com/audio/interviews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rand Getlin, President and Founder of Synrgy Sports joins us to discuss the confession by longtime sports agent Josh Luchs in Sports Illustrated that he paid 30 college athletes. We also discuss the staggering amounts of money the NFL will lose if they don't have a new collective bargaining agreement in place by March. And we break down Nike's new uniform and apparel deal with the NFL that goes into effect in 2012. Finally, we give you the TV ratings for the MLB playoffs thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Geoff Petrie - Sacramento Kings President of Basketball Operations joins us to discuss his efforts to rebuild the NBA team into a playoff contender. Petrie also shares his thoughts on a new arena for the Kings. Paul Westhead, the only coach to win an NBA and WNBA title stops by to visit. Westhead, now the head women's basketball coach at the University of Oregon, was the head men's basketball coach at Loyola Marymount when the team advanced to the Great Eight of the NCAA Tournament following the death of LMU star Hank Gathers in 1990. We also discuss the business of the MLB playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Rich, Hollywood screenwriter, joins us to discuss his latest movie, Disney's "Secretariat", about the 1973 Triple Crown winner and the horse's owner, Penny Chennery Tweedy, played by star Diane Lane. Rich, who has brought us movies such as "Finding Forrester", "The Rookie" and "Radio", takes us behind the scenes into the world of movie making during an in-depth conversation. "Secretariat" opens October 8th in theaters everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Windhorst, who has covered LeBron James since James was in high-school joins us to discuss James' offseason decisions that led to his departure from Cleveland to Miami. We also discuss the future of the Cleveland Cavs without LeBron James. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal joins us to discuss the record-setting ratings for the NFL on TV so far this season and some of the factors that may be contributing to the enormous viewership. We also catch up with social media expert Chris Mike who tells us which athletes and sports leagues are making the best use of social media to enhance their brands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We examine several expensive cuts for NFL teams. We also catch up with sports marketing expert and Sports Business Radio blogger Jared Melzer, who joins us from Madrid, Spain to discuss ideas for how to activate sports marketing sponsorships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL 2010 season preview with Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Best of Sports Business Radio with New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis, Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian and San Diego Chargers GM AJ Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take an in-depth look at the difficult and thankless job of an NCAA compliance officer and discuss how athletic departments are trying to protect themselves from NCAA sanctions with Rand Getlin, Founder of Synrgy Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices