The making of a sports reporter
WFUV and Sports Phone: sports reporter farm systems
Electronic media enters the world of sports reporting
Are beat reporters becoming obsolete?
1986 Mets: Decadence and power
The demise of network radio
Sports talk radio takes over the airwaves
Pre- and postgame shows take center stage
Is play-by-play announcing becoming a lost art?
The role of media relations and team ownership
Recreational vs. performance drug culture
Subway series: the media takes sides
9/11: the world would never be the same
Bobby Valentine and Rex Ryan: unfair media coverage
Team and league ownership of networks change the game
The "Los Mets" era: stereotypical sports reporting
Fantasy sports and sabermetrics enter the mainstream
The 140-character world: social media and the Internet
Covering the resurgence of the Mets
The top 15 sports columnists
My favorite athletes to interview
A game plan for aspiring journalists
Where do we go from here?