The Press Box

Today on The Press Box, Bryan is joined by The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay to discuss Ted Turner's legacy following his death at the age of 87. They talk about the creation of CNN (8:40), what he meant in the world of sports (19:43), how his legacy will carry on (32:49), and much more.

Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Jason GayProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, and Sarah Reddy
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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David talk about oxpeckers in the media. They talk about the news of James Murdoch being in talks to buy parts of Vox Media and New York Magazine (11:03). Then, they talk about Trump almost giving a press conference in front of a bunch of golf reporters (26:13). They also discuss Adam Mockler vs. Scott Jennings(28:58), Tucker Carlson (32:02), some sports TV updates (37:54), and much more. Later, Bryan is joined by writer Bill Carter to talk about late-night comedy shows. They talk about the end of Stephen Colbert’s show, Jimmy Kimmel fighting cancellation, and more (49:43).

Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline!

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Bill CarterProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Donald LoBianco, and Isaiah Blakely
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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David start with some follow-up stories on the Russini-Vrabel situation before talking more about the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the work reporters and influencers did at the event (13:12). They also discuss a Michigan Senate candidate's old tweets (28:33), another attempt at cancelling Jimmy Kimmel (38:42), and more. Then, Bryan is joined by Katie Baker, who is at the Elon Musk-Sam Altman trial and walks us through her observations of the proceedings (54:06).

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline!

Read Katie Baker’s piece about the trial here.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Katie BakerProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, Jamie Yukich, and Sarah Reddy
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On today’s bonus episode of The Press Box, Bryan is joined by Amanda Dobbins to discuss Anna Wintour and the upcoming movie 'The Devil Wears Prada 2.' Amanda provides a spoiler-free review of the movie. Then, they discuss Wintour’s rise to power in the fashion world (18:23) and what that power looks like today (38:30.

Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Amanda DobbinsProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Donald LoBianco, Isaiah Blakely, and Sarah Reddy
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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel discuss their thoughts about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Then, they are joined by Washington Post reporter Kara Voght who was at the dinner and she talks about what that night was like from her perspective (26:20). Then, they talk about the reviews of the Michael Jackson biopic, Michael’ (47:14), New York Times podcast strategy (54:10), the NFL Draft (1:07:00) and more. Including wrapping up with another edition of J School (1:18:12).

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonGuest: Kara VoghtProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, and Jamie Yukich
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