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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 50 MIN

The state of pro sports in Music City

from This Is Nashville · host WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

Is Major League Baseball on the horizon? Women's basketball? Nascar?Today we check in on the professional sports eco-system in Nashville: baseball, football, soccer, how far hockey has come — and the $2 billion dome going up for a team that’s coming off one of its worst seasons to date.This episode was produced by Mary Mancini.Guests: Emma May-Bradley, Co-founder, Playmakers; sports marketing professional David Boclair, Veteran Nashville sports reporter, host of First & Tenn pod and Digital Producer for Nashville Banner Will General, Director of Marketing, Music City Baseball Johari Matthews, Vice President & Executive Director of ONE Community & Titans Foundation, Board of Directors,  Playmakers Nate Rau, Axios Nashville Erin Ryder, Professor of Practice, Department of Sport Administration, Belmont University; Co-founder,  Playmakers

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