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Back to EpisodesProducing the Ohio State-Notre Dame college football national championship game
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Episode 466 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Bill Bonnell, an executive producer for ESPN and the lead college football producer at the company. Bonnell will produce the College Football Playoff National Championship Game next Monday from Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In this podcast, Bonnell discusses what having a 12-team playoff has meant for ESPN; his schedule this week; how Notre Dame’s history will play on the broadcast; the access given by Ohio State and Notre Dame; the philosophy of crowd shots for a college football game; ESPN facing criticism for not airing the pregame national anthem at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame; viewership prospects and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
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