152: INTERVIEW: Bill Woods (Broadcaster/Author - Sports Tonight, Bill and Boz)

The NBL Pocket Podcast

INTERVIEW: Bill Woods (Broadcaster/Author - Sports Tonight, Bill and Boz)
'Underdog. Broadcaster. Writer. Speaker. Maverick.'
Author of: TRIO - The Redemption Code
Twitter:
@nblpocketpod & @bmrwoods
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Topics:

6:12 - Why has the Sports Media industry taken such a hit in recent times?

12:35 - My ‘Crunch Time Sports’ idea

18:20 - Designing and making ‘NBL Challenge’ the board game

27:09 - What made the NBL so popular and commercially successful in the 1990’s? Can it be replicated?

44:56 - What type of NBL show would Bill like to make?

1:02:29 - How do you make basketball in Sydney work?

1:06:00 - Bogut’s retirement and how the Kings blew it

1:08:33 - Player access over time

1:10:11 - Creating NBL PROsumers

1:18:30 - Writing Bill’s book ‘Trio, The Redemption Code’