The starting lineup
As established sports media has become painfully aware, growth in women’s sports audience and investment hasn’t always resulted in the amplification of those sports’ most thoughtful or knowledgeable voices.
Troberman noted that the WSAN programming lineup grew out of the efforts of executive producer and former A&E, Bleacher Report and Billboard Audio leader Jessie Katz and ESPN host Sarah Spain, who will also host WSAN’s Good Game w/ Sarah Spain podcast—which launches July 17.
“Women’s sports have no shortage of show-stopping moments to unpack, and that’s especially true this summer–from the ongoing NWSL and WNBA seasons to the excitement at the upcoming Paris Olympic games,” Spain said. “I’m looking forward to breaking it all down on Good Game with elite athletes and expert voices across a range of sports.”
Hosts of podcasts joining Spain’s Good Game among WSAN’s first shows are:
● Basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes, a four-time WNBA champion, three-time Olympic gold medalist, Hall-of-Famer and first woman with a signature Nike shoe.
● Pro golfer and media personality Tisha Alyn.
● Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) all-star Madison Packer and her wife and former pro hockey player Anya Packer.
● Deep Blue Athlete Advisory Council member and six-time tennis doubles Grand Slam winner Rennae Stubbs and Racquet magazine co-founder Caitlin Thompson