Bruce Bernstein - Pure Hoops Media
Chief Content Officer of Pure Hoops Media, ESPN producer for 36 years.
Chief Content Officer of Pure Hoops Media, ESPN producer for 36 years.
This week on The Wormcast it's Episode 39 and a full year into this show. My guest is long time ESPN production veteran Bruce Bernstein, who is now the Co-Founder and Chief Content Officer for Pure Hoops Media. They have a roster of informative basketball podcasts with an eclectic cast of hosts covering the NBA, college and the women's game. Bruce and I go way back to the early 80's and ESPN's formative days and then we dive into many NBA stories and issues. Enjoy!
Topics discussed: 2:20 Bruce's early days at ESPN 8:15 Working with the late great Tom Mees 11:20 Bruce working the first ESPY's - Jim Valvano's Speech 19:30 NBA Today with Mark Jones 23:30 Bruce's relationship with David Stern 29:30 The fallout and cultural turn of the NBA after Malace at The Palace 34:20 ESPN's NBA studio shows 40:20 Fallout from the NYT - Rachel Nichols situation 53:30 Bruce founding Pure Hoops Media 1:04:30 The NBA after LeBron 1:09:00 80's NBA v 2021 NBA - style and entertainment 1:12:30 NBA Finals 1:14:30 How do you fix the NBA schedule for all stakeholders?
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