Chris Jones: From Breaking Stories to Running Sport at Channel 7 | #202

In episode 202, Max chats with Channel 7 Director of Sport Chris Jones! Chris shares his journey from landing his first job at Seven, to learning from some of the best in the business, and living with Craig Hutchison. From breaking stories alongside Hutchy in the newsroom, to recognising his strengths and pivoting into the producing side of sport, Chris has built a career at the forefront of Australian sports broadcasting. In this episode, he takes us behind the scenes of the 2017 US Masters at Augusta, explains how major broadcast rights deals are struck, shares his take on the new AFL rights agreement, unpacks Seven’s investment in LIV Golf, and previews a huge summer of cricket - with Stuart Broad joining the Channel 7 team. All this and much more in episode 202 of Sporting Max! www.instagram.com/sportingmax.podcast/