Watch the Media with John Shrader

An inside look at the media business, with interviews and analysis from a college professor and long time radio and TV broadcaster.

Watch the Media with John Shrader is a sports podcast hosted by John Shrader, with 248 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

John Shrader hosts Watch the Media with John Shrader, a sports show with 248 episodes published.

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  Episode #250

  WATCH THE MEDIA with guest Gary Sharp, Director of Digital Sports Content for the Omaha World Herald

  Sep 25, 202642 minS12

  GARY SHARP is a former talk show host at 1620 The Zone in Omaha. He’s the voice of Omaha men’s basketball and has anumber of other play-by-play gigs as well. In this conversation we talk about this new phase of his professionallife, the sports talk business and covering Huskers sports. Recorded September 25, 2026 THE SHOW: Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska. John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years. John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast . For more information and inquiries aboutJohn's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com .

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  Episode #249

  WATCH THE MEDIA with guest Austin Oerman, 93.7 The Ticket Radio

  Sep 18, 202633 minS12

  AUSTIN OERMAN is in his fourth year at 93.7 The Ticket in Lincoln, the city's only all-sports radio outlet. Austin co-hosts “Old School” with Jay Foreman 9-Noon weekdays. He’s a Lincoln native and UNL graduate who does a number of other things at the radio station as well. We talk about what he does, how and why, and of course coverage of the Huskers and other sports of interest. Recorded September 16, 2026 THE SHOW: Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska. John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years. John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast . For more information and inquiries about John's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

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  Episode #246

  WATCH THE MEDIA with guest GEOFF EXSTROM, Omaha Supernovas Dir of Comms, Media and Broadcasting

  Aug 17, 202626 minS12

  GEOFF EXSTROM is the Director of Communications, Media and Broadcasting for the Major League Volleyball (MLV)team Omaha Supernovas . The team, which plays in the CHI Health Center, is a former MLV champion and has been in the finals twice in its three-year existence. In this conversation we talk about John Cook, one of the team’s owners and its general manager, the new coach Chris McGown, Omaha’s status as a two-team pro volleyball city, and much more. Recorded August 14, 2026 THE SHOW: Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska. John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years. John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast . For more information and inquiries about John's free-lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

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  Episode #245

  WATCH THE MEDIA with guest NATE ROHR, voice of Nebraska Softball

  May 13, 202631 minS12

  NATE ROHR is the voice of the Nebraska softball team, which opens the NCAA tournament as the fourth seed and, according to the coaches poll, the Number One ranked team in the country. Nate has called the games for more than two decades; he is also the stadium Public Address announcer for Nebraska football. He’s a native Nebraskan and UNL college of journalism grad. His work can be heard on Huskers.com, the Huskers app and for the tournament on radio at B-107.3 FM. Recorded May 13, 2026 THE SHOW: Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska. John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sportsbroadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. He was the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years. John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast . For more information and inquiries about John's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

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  Episode #244

  WATCH THE MEDIA with guest Matt McMaster, 1620 The Zone sports radio Omaha

  May 7, 202641 minS12

  MATT McMASTER is the midday host at sports radio station 1620 The Zone in Omaha, Nebraska. He’s a Chicago native who earned a sports media and broadcasting degree fromthe University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Matt says he has wanted to be a sports radio host since he was about ten years old. He got his start in Omaha working on the morning show with Gary Sharp. Recorded May 4, 2026 THE SHOW: Features interviews with sports media people from around the country, regionally and in Nebraska. John Shrader is an Emmy-award winning sports broadcaster and journalist who teaches Sports Media and Broadcasting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His career includes more than 30 years in San Francisco, 15 years at KNBR Radio, the home of the Giants and the 49ers. Hewas the voice of the San Jose Earthquakes on radio and TV for 15 years; and spent about a decade as voice of San Jose State football and basketball. He was the primary 49ers reporter for KNBR for most of those 15 years. John is a free-lance writer for Soccer America and hosts and produces the weekly Soccer Media Podcast . For more information and inquiries about John's free lance work, go to www.ShraderMedia.com.

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