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 243 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

John Shrader hosts Watch the Media with John Shrader, a sports show with 243 episodes published.

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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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  Episode #242

  WATCH THE MEDIA with guest Jake Bartecki, Huskers Reporter & PxP, News Channel Nebraska & KWBE Radio

  Mar 4, 202629 minS12

  JAKE BARTECKI , a Chicago native and graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Journalism and Mass Communications, has been calling games and covering newsand sports in Nebraska for five years. He’s the Sports Director of KWBE Radio in Beatrice, where he calls games for Beatrice High School, as well as other schools in the area and calls a Doane College game here and there. Jake also covers the Huskers sports programs and news for News Channel Nebraska. We talk here about covering the Huskers, the state basketball tournaments, about developing a relationship with the audience in a small market and much more. Recorded March 2, 2026 WATCH THE MEDIA 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. 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 #241

  WATCH THE MEDIA with guest Joseph Reina MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE

  Feb 12, 202642 minS12

  JOSEPH REINA is the host and producer of Soccer Signal on MASL TV, a program produced by the Major Arena Soccer League. Joseph is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications. He is a writer and analyst for the league, based in his hometown of Milwaukee. In this conversation we talk about the league, the game of indoor soccer, his work as a writer and host, and his work with J.P. Dellacamera , one of the legends of American soccer who works closely with MASL. 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. 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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