EXCLUSIVE: With demand persevering with to surge for sports activities podcasts, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions is backing a brand new entry hosted by Golden State Warriors President of Basketball Operations and Common Supervisor Bob Myers.
The brand new podcast, Lead By Instance, will debut on Tuesday with Warriors level guard Stephen Curry because the visitor. The present might be carried on the Omaha Audio Community and have interviews by Myers with a variety of figures from all walks of life. A two-time NBA Govt of the 12 months, Myers has overseen a Warriors crew that has received NBA titles in 4 of the previous eight years.
Myers will invite visitors from sports activities, entrepreneurship, politics, leisure and past to share their experiences and classes they’ve discovered alongside the best way. Confirmed visitors to comply with Curry embrace Disney CEO Bob Iger; NBA Commissioner Adam Silver; California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Las Vegas Aces Head Coach Becky Hammon, former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr and basketball Corridor of Famer Charles Barkley.
The podcast might be introduced by Caesars Sportsbook and be obtainable within the ESPN Podcasts library, which has a number of dozen unique reveals and could be accessed on all podcast distribution platforms. Omaha can even produce full-length video variations of every podcast for ESPN’s YouTube channel. There are important ties between ESPN and Omaha, which produces the “Manningcast,” a preferred various broadcast of Monday Night time Soccer that includes reside commentary by Manning; his brother, Eli; and particular visitors.
Podcasts have diversified as they’ve turn out to be extra common, particularly in sports activities. Up to now couple of years, new entries by lively gamers, together with the Warriors’ personal Draymond Inexperienced or NFL brothers Travis and Jason Kelce, have injected further immediacy to the class. (In that spirit, possibly Myers and Omaha will resolve to spice up the stakes and have Myers host Kerr through the NBA playoffs this spring.)
“I’ve been lucky to have been round so many nice leaders all through my profession seeing first hand the various methods they empower and encourage. Now I’m thrilled to have the ability to share conversations with among the prime leaders of their professions on my new podcast,” mentioned Myers. “I’m excited to crew up with my mates at ESPN and Omaha to share these inspirational journeys.”
All proceeds from the podcast might be donated to the Warriors Group Basis, an training and youth growth charity on whose board of administrators Myers serves.
Omaha Productions, which Peyton Manning launched after his retirement from the NFL in 2016, formally expanded into audio final June. The corporate teamed with ESPN, which has been making unique podcasts since 2005, to launch a sequence of reveals with hosts like Vince Carter, Cameron Heyward, Rachel DeMita and Katie Mox. In subsequent months, Kyle Brandt, Mina Kimes and “Cousin” Sal Iacono’s Mush Media have since additionally joined The Omaha Audio Community.
