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1. If you are a sports media junkie, we have a two-fer for you today. The "Sports Illustrated Sports Media Awards" have been released for your reading pleasure. There are 19 categories, including Broadcast Team of the Year, Best Single Game Performance, Biggest Disappointment, Best Podcast, Best Interview and much more.
We also have your listening pleasure covered with the big year-end episode of the SI Media Podcast. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post and John Ourand of Sports Business Journal joined me for a roundtable discussion to recap the biggest sports media stories of 2019 (NFL ratings up, NBA ratings down, FOX Nook Kickoff challenges College GameDay), highlight some rising stars and make predictions for 2020.