Producing the Paris Paralympics

Episode 423 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Alexa Pritting, a supervising producer at NBC Sports who oversees coverage of the Paralympic Games. In this podcast, Pritting discusses producing the Paris Paralympics, which runs from Aug. 28 through Sept. 8; the biggest challenge producing the Paralympics; whether the momentum from the Paris Olympics carry over to the Paris Paralympics as far as viewership; how on-air talent for the Paralympics get chosen; the debut of Gold Zone for the Paralympics; why the Paralympics in LA will be one of the most significant events in Olympic history; producing the daytime Olympics gymnastics in Paris and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.