Media Monster

Yesterday, I Interviewed Michelle Beadle. Yes, I Asked Her About Her ESPYs Dress.

You shot up about 60 spots on our power grid, and there was clearly an increase in internet buzz surrounding you. Has it been noticeable on a day-to-day basis?

It’s been a bit noticeable as SportsNation is becoming a little bit more well-known. But I want us to be out there for all the right reasons, and sometimes you see other people get some pub for extracurricular stuff, and it makes you go, “ehhh.” I think my job is what I want to be known for, and we are busting our butts here.

When you did Mike and Mike, you mentioned that you previously had a stint on the YES network covering the Nets, and appeared on Michael Kay’s ESPN Radio show. What was tougher to deal with: the Nets constant losing, or Michael Kay?

That’s so funny. He’s such a polarizing guy, isn’t he? I don’t watch or listen to him do the Yankee games on YES, so I never heard the side of him that annoys people, I guess. He was really nice to me, and I can understand why people get irritated, but I have nothing but nice things to say about him, both he and Don Lagreca – I miss Don!

I even had fun covering the Nets, to be honest with you. I traveled with a bunch of people that were really cool, and I was pretty much the only girl there. By the end, I felt like I had gained a bunch of brothers that I didn’t even want in the first place.

Now you host SportsNation with Colin Cowherd. I always wondered about the banter between you guys and the people off camera. Is there literally a group of people shouting at you while you’re hosting?

We have a little bleacher section and we generally want to have a live audience all the time. That can be tough, however, considering we’re all the way out in Bristol, so sometimes it’s tourist groups, sometimes it’s guys who work on the show.

Sometimes it’s literally one guy from SportsNation, just shouting stuff at Colin and I. That can be a little awkward.

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