Arizona Sports Business Report is a weekly radio show on THE FAN AM 1060 that focuses on the issues and people directly impacting the world of sports business and marketing. This one of a kind show is hosted each week by Mike Muraco, President of On Air Sports Marketing and Co-host of Calling All Sports with Roc and Manuch and Mike Grose co-host of Calling All Sports Saturday. Jon Schmieder, President of the Phoenix Regional Sports Commission contributes weekly.
The show focuses on an insider’s perspective within professional and collegiate sports organizations, executives, administrators, owners. Also included is a unique perspective with agents, sports apparel companies, ad agencies and media executive.
Arizona Sports Business Report Report focuses on the affects of the sports business dollar in Arizona. The show does include national sports business topics and guests and ties the content back to the Arizona market.
Marketing partnerships will focus on a limited number of companies with ties to area sporting events/teams, as well as organizations with ties to the business community. It is the intent of the Arizona Sports Business Report Report is to strengthen the brand of a limited number of marketing partners rather than expose a large number of companies with minimal strategic alignment.
The long term goal of Arizona Sports Business Report Report is to be licensed to other networks both locally and nationally including stations with business content formats as well as sports content formats.
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Show Hosts:
Mike Muraco (‘Roc’)
mike@onairsportsmarketing.com
Roc, brings over 20 years experience in the sports industry, specializing in sports marketing, media and public relations. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Sports Industry and Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University. Roc has worked in professional and collegiate capacities with stints with the Arizona Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Fall League, Phoenix Firebirds, Oakland A’s and the University of Pennsylvania. Muraco has been a committee member for over 12 years for the Fiesta Bowl and Insight Bowl, on the advisory board of National Football Foundation Valley of the Sun Chapter and active with the 100 Club of Arizona. He is President and Vice President, respectively for ON-AIR Sports Marketing and The Labrador Group. Muraco is also the co-host of Calling All Sports with Roc and Manuch weekdays 3pm-6pm on THE FAN AM 1060.
Mike Grose
MikeGrose@thefan1060.com
Mike Grose is the host of the highly rated Calling All Sports Saturday on The Fan AM 1060 He first started out as a producer of then AZGameday. When the show aired on KMVP 860, but quickly jumped up to the show’s number one fill-in on Saturdays. Mike is a former Sports Information Director who grew up in the friendly confines of Detroit, Michigan. He earned Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration and Political Science and as well his MBA. His “Day Job” is a manager for a large financial services firm here in the Valley. He is a proud resident of “The Westside” with his wife Karen. He has two children; Julia and Meg.
Jon Schmieder
jon@phoenixsports.org
A thirteen-year veteran in the sports industry, Jon Schmieder was hired to lead the Phoenix Regional Sports Commission in June 2008. Schmieder has held leadership positions with the Denver & Tulsa Sports Commissions, a well as Senior Olympics, Pop Warner and the UA Alumni Association. Schmieder has worked on events ranging from college football to NCAA and Olympic Championships to the US Open. He currently serves as the Director of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame and the Chairman of the National Board of Trustees for the National Association of Sports Commissions. www.phoenixsports.org.
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ARCHIVE PODCASTS:
Week 38: Whole Show
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The latest on the Cubs in Mesa, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts discusses the Cubs and Prop 4:20 in Mesa
Week 37: Whole Show
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The Latest on the Phoenix Coyotes, Conferences in the Pac 12, Mike Sunnucks from the Phoenix Business Journal talks about The Coyotes sale.
Week 36 Whole Show
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: Good news comes down for the Phoenix Coyotes, Coyotes COO Mike Nealy talks about the sale of the team and the fan experience at the games
Week 35:
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Roc and Grose discuss the latest with the Coyotes, Mayor Scott Smith from Mesa discusses the Cubs staying in Mesa.
Week 34:
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Roc and Grose discuss Blackouts in the NFL and The Fan Experience. Sports Marketing Experiential Branding expert, Cory Schearer, VP Experiential Branding, Erwin-Penland, a Hill Holiday company joins the guys and discusses more about the fan experience.
Week 33:
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Grose and Roc discuss ticket sales and black outs in the NFL with D. William Sutton, also the guys discuss the NCAA and profiting off of student athletes.
Week 32:
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Mike Grose and Jon Schmieder discuss the latest news pertaining to the Coyotes and a possible Lock Out in the NFL. NYU Sports Business Professor Robert Boland dicusses a possible Lock Out in the NFL.
Week 31:
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– Mike Sunnucks from the Phoenix Business Journal discusses the Coyotes and Kevin Ray discusses the Economics of High School Football
Week 30:
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: When did athletes become mega stars worthy of endorsements and such. Author Michael Weinreb discusses his new book “Bigger Than the Game: Bo, Boz, the Punky QB, and How the ’80s Created the Modern Athlete”
Week 29:
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: Jon and Grose discuss movements in College Football and catch up with Ron Matejko from MVP Magazine about the 30 Power Brokers in the Valley
Week 28 Whole Show: Rick Horrow talks about the World Cup and the Epic match at Wimbleton, Jon Schmieder talks about trying to bring a world cup back to the US
Week 27:
Segment 1: What is going on in the sports biz world right now
Segment 2: The latest on the City of Glendale
Segment 3: Ron Matejko from MVP Magazine talks about Politics and Sports as they effect the Phoenix area
Segment 4: Jon Schmieder the President of the Phoenix Regional Sports Commission talks about Glendale trying to get in on a US World Cup Bid
Week 28: Whole Show: Show content included: ASU Basketball Schedule and just how good it is, Coyotes President Doug Moss talks about new season ticket plans, Randy L. Buhr Associate Director of Championships for the NCAA talks about the NCAA regionals in Baseball, Jon Schmieder talks about the Golden Ticket promotion
Week 27:
Segment 1: SB 1070 just wont go away, now L.A. is speaking up
Segment 2: How will SB 1070 effect the All Star game next week
Segment 3: Mike Sunnucks from the Phoenix Business Journal talks about the 3rd Bidder for the Coyotes
Segment 4: How is Prop 100 Great for Local Sports, New Nets owner thinking about changing name of team?
Week 26:
Segment 1: Roc and Grose discuss the Role of SB 1070 on The Sports Business Scene
Segment 2: The Top Sports Business stories of the week including the Goldwater Institute trying to stop the City of Glendale form saving the Coyotes
Segment 3: CBS Sports National College Football Writer Dennis Dodd talks about the business side of a NCAA Conference Realignment
Segment 4: Az Sports Commission’s Jon Schmeider talks about the Golden Ticket Promotion and how Prop 100 will effect the Valley
Week 25:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about SB 1070 and how it relates to the Sports Biz Scene
Segment 3: The Guys wrap up the show
Week 24:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk with Lou Weisbach talking about Sports Mortgages
Segment 3: Roc and Jon talk about sports facilities with Chris Nations
Week 23:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about the Coyotes
Segment 3: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 22:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys Continue the show
Segment 3: Roc and Jon speak with David Vinturella about the Business of March Madness
Week 21:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys speak with Ron Matejko about Digital Media
Segment 3: The Guys wrap up the show
Week 20:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about Parks and Rec in Phx
Segment 3: Roc and Jon finish up the show
Week 19:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon talk about the Cubs in Mesa
Segment 2: The Guys talk about Rojo Hospitality
Segment 3: Roc and Jon finish out the show
Week 18:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys discuss Rojo Hospitality and the Cubs in Mesa
Segment 3: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 17:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys continue the show
Segment 3: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 16:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the Show
Segment 2: The Guys discuss the Cubs in Mesa with Aaron Muth from the Mesa Convention Center
Segment 3: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 15:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys continue to discuss
Segment 3: Roc and Jon finsh up the show talking Sports Business
Week 14:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys catch up with David Downs Former Univsion President of Sports now Executive Director of the US Bid Committee for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup
Segment 3: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 13:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show, and talk about Local Sports Business Stories
Segment 2: Former Nike Senior Strategist, Advisor to Senior Management and Project Manager Vada Manager joins Roc and Jon to talk Sports Buiness
Segment 3: The Guys finish up the show talking the latest in the Sports Business World.
Week 12:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon go over the top 5 National Sports Biz Stories of the Year
Segment 2: The Guys go over the top 10 Local Sports Biz Stories of the Year
Segment 3: Roc and Jon go over the top 5 Local Sports Biz Stories of the Decade
Week 11:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about the top Sports Business Stories
Segment 3: Roc and Jon speak with Fiesta Bowl President John Junker
Segment 4: The Guys catch up with Tournament of Roses CEO Mitch Dorger
Week 10:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about the local sports biz stories
Segment 3: Roc and Jon catch up with The Sports Professor Rick Horrow
Segment 4: The Guys close out the show
Week 9:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon Start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about Sports Gambling
Segment 3: The Guys are joined by Jay Kornegay, Race and Sports Director from the LV Hilton Super Book
Segment 4: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 8:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon open up the show
Segment 2: The Guys go over the local business topics of the day
Segment 3: Roc and Jon are joined by Scott Roun from PIR
Segment 4: The Guys talk more Sports business and close the show
Week 7:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon open up the show
Segment 2: The Guys discuss the local stories in the Sports Business World
Segment 3: Roc and Jon are joined by John Saboor VP of Special Events for the WWE
Segment 4: The Guys talk about the biz of College Basketball Midnight Madness
Segment 5: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 6:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show with the Fantasy Football Theme
Segment 2: The Guys discuss the week’s latest Sports Biz News
Segment 3: Roc and Jon talk about the Biz of Fantasy Sports
Segment 4: The Guys catch up with Clay Walker from The Fantasy Sports Network
Segment 5: Roc and Jon close out the show
Week 5:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys discuss local Sports Business stories
Segment 3: Roc and Jon speak with U of A AD Jim Livengood
Segment 4: The Guys are joined by ASU VP of Athletics Lisa Love
Segment 5: Roc and Jon wrap up the show
Week 4:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon start the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about the local Golf Business scene
Segment 3: Roc and Jon are joined by Frys.com Open Tournament Director Scott Reid
Segment 4: The Guys are joined by Ping Director of Communications Peter Samuel
Segment 5: Roc and Jon close the show
Week 3:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon open the show
Segment 2: The Guys talk about the local Sports Biz news
Segment 3: Roc and Jon are joined by Suns President Rick Welts
Segment 4: The Guys are joined by the Executive Director of the Fall League Steve Cobb
Segment 5: Roc and Jon close the show
Week 2:
Segment 1: Roc and Jon open up the show
Segment 2: The Guys discuss the Coyotes and Other Local Sports Business Stories
Segment 3: Roc and Jon are joined by Arena Football 1 Commissioner Jerry Kurz
Segment 4: Roc and Jon are joined by Mesa Mayor Scott Smith
Segment 5: The Guys close out the show
Debut Show: Friday, September 25: NBC Sunday Night Football Producer Fred Gaudelli and USOC Board of Director and Atlanta Braves Executive VP of Business Operations Mike Plant.