Jason Benetti

Episode 348 of the Sports Media Podcast features new Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jason Benetti, who also works as a Fox Sports broadcaster as well as Westwood One Audio. In this podcast, Benetti explains his thinking on moving from the White Sox to Tigers; what it’s been like to be the story; his reaction to the Tigers pursuing him; why he ultimately left the White Sox; his fondness for the city of Detroit;  the tension between someone who has a national job in addition to local; the importance of ownership buying into a broadcast; his partners on Tigers games; working for Fox Sports in college football and elsewhere; getting know Bill Walton; the value of his Wake Forest law degree and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.