Podcast appearances and mentions of Turner Field

Today is another historic day for the show, as Trump announced his pick for vice president and we waved goodbye to our mobile broadcast vehicle. Trump announced Ohio Senator JD Vance as his VP pick; then he received thunderous applause as he attended the Republican National Convention. The mainstream media continues to struggle with the miraculous survival of the former president. We break it all down, then wave goodbye to the legendary "Mobile Assault Broadcast Vehicle." It was our studio on wheels for many remote broadcasts across the country, from Turner Field to Turkey Toss. The huge truck entered the Rick & Bubba Hall of Fame today, as we donated the huge truck to a church. Don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is another historic day for the show, as Trump announced his pick for vice president and we waved goodbye to our mobile broadcast vehicle. Trump announced Ohio Senator JD Vance as his VP pick; then he received thunderous applause as he attended the Republican National Convention. The mainstream media continues to struggle with the miraculous survival of the former president. We break it all down, then wave goodbye to the legendary "Mobile Assault Broadcast Vehicle." It was our studio on wheels for many remote broadcasts across the country, from Turner Field to Turkey Toss. The huge truck entered the Rick & Bubba Hall of Fame today, as we donated the huge truck to a church. Don't miss it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Size doesn't matter, but this one is long. Don't be gross. HGP 172 presented by Midtown Sports Grill! FIRST HALF: Travis records with Clint and Paxton on Tybee Island at the From Behind The Barcast studio for the stars. The boys talk Georgia vs. Florida this weekend, the sign stealing scandal at Michigan football & lots more! Second half (35:30) with Georgia Southern's most known online hater, Ben Moore from 247Sports ( www.247sports.com/college/georgia-state ). Ben and Travis preview GS vs. GSU on Thursday night (ESPN2) and talk about history and future of 'Modern Day Hate,' the Sun Belt as a whole, why GS fans hate Ben, why he's okay with that, the status of the stadium formerly known as Turner Field and predictions! ** SPONSORS: Midtown Sports Grill, John Carr Realtor, The Lady & Sons Restaurant, Savannah Baseball Performance Academy **

Atlanta, Ga — Dawn M. Belisle of  Delights by Dawn is an attorney turned baker. Dawn left her career as a fulltime local criminal attorney where she had been practicing for over 20 years in 2014, to pursue the dream of owning her own baking business. She began baking years ago selling her alcohol infused cakes. As a result of the cupcake craze, she added infused cupcakes, “Toxycakes”, in 2013 and the enthusiasm for them took on a life of its own.  She decided to make it an official business in 2014 when she landed her first major contract with the Georgia Dome to sell them at all Falcons games and concerts. After her first season at the Dome the cupcakes were then sold at Phillips Arena, Atlanta Motor speedway(NASCAR), Braves at Turner Field. She spent three seasons with the Falcons.In 2014 with her debut at the Falcons games, she was a mentioned on the Keith Olbermann show on ESPN2 and had mentions in the Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, USA Today Sports, Fox Sports South just to name a few. Fans eagerly sought out these tasty treats when attending the games. She has appeared on Atlanta & Company on 11 Alive, 11 Alive news and Good Day Atlanta with Paul Milliken. She made her National debut by appearing on the National Cooking Show, Cupcake Showdown on The Cooking Channel on December 27, 2016. Dawn embarked on a new journey in 2020 moving to the South of France to attended Pastry School where she earned her certificate as a Pastry Chef.Delights by Dawn is an online baking company. Specializing in infused cupcake flavors, infused cakes and other infused desserts available on her website with seasonal flavors throughout the year. She consistently works to add new flavors and to introduce new infused products. Her desserts are available and perfect for all events: corporate events, celebrations, birthdays, weddings, tailgating or just to satisfy a sweet tooth fix. She can be found at  local events, festivals, pop ups and online at www.delightsbydawn.com.                                                                                                                                              _Delights by Dawn can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest @delightsbydawn. For information, call (678) 852-0627 or visit www.delightsbydawn.com. # # ## # #For more information on Delights by Dawn, or more information on Dawn Belisle, please contact her email: dawn@delightsbydawn.comSupport the show

Max Fine started doing stand-up in Atlanta, a few minutes from Turner Field, so he had to be a Braves fan. He started doing stand-up in Atlanta and worked the road before moving to New York. He's been all over the country, working out the material for his debut album, "I Like His Style," which comes out on Oct. 13. The pre-orders begin on Sept. 22, though, so get your copy. He's a hilarious comedian and has a podcast with his childhood best fried, Michael Rowland, called In the Minivan.Follow Max Fine: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxfine_/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/maxfine_ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maxfinecomedy Website: https://finecomedy.com/ Support the show

 Thomas Layne on this clip from the episode describes what all happened when he got the call to his first major league game at Turner Field. Meghan Layne (Faster Way Fitness and Health) @meghanlayne https://linktr.ee/meghanlayne Support Triple Play https://www.buzzsprout.com/2112944/support Get some Swag Gear at https://www.tripleplaylife.com Resource One Advisors https:// www.RS1A.com CS Design https://csdesign.online Support the show

Bret Boone and Dale Murphy talk about the Atlanta Braves move from Turner Field to Truist Park, Dale's transition from catching to the outfield, what playing for Joe Torre was like and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Buffalo victory's breakdown and a look ahead to Georgia State! Did TD reestablish himself as CCU football trivia king? Is Info Joe sleepy?

Jennifer Oddo is a long-time Braves fan living in the Atlanta area. We discuss her love of Chipper Jones and how she has seen nearly all of his career milestones in person. We also get into the Braves' 2021 World Series Championship, how the move from Turner Field to Truist Park was received by fans, and, what it is like to attend a Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cooperstown. Find Jen Online: Instagram: @jnoddoBaseball Bucket List: @jnoddoFind Baseball Bucket List Online:Twitter: @BaseballBucketFacebook: @BaseballBucketListInstagram: @Baseball.Bucket.ListWebsite: baseballbucketlist.comThis podcast is part of the Curved Brim Media Network:Twitter: @CurvedBrimWebsite: curvedbrimmedia.com

The Braves-Mets series is here! The Battery is already going crazy. Dimino might be a little bit of a diva. Somehow the conversation breaks out into old school wrestling.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Braves-Mets series is here! The Battery is already going crazy. Dimino might be a little bit of a diva. Somehow the conversation breaks out into old school wrestling.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donna opens the show with both a shoutout to Olivia for her birthday this week and by reminiscing on kids getting older, not having as much time for mom, and just in general the circle that is life. It goes by in a flash and everyone should enjoy every second of it – especially with your babies. Casey Motter has been the voice of the Braves at Turner Field and now Truist Park for the last 15 years. Tragically, he passed away in his sleep last week. Caddy and Donna talk about what he meant to so many Georgians and his amazing road to the microphone. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Speaking of baseball…if you are a Braves fan, you probably caught some of Freddie Freeman's return to Atlanta and all the tears that came with it. Now we come to find out, that some of those tears may have had to do with the news that Freddie did NOT receive information from his agent on the final offer from the Braves. What?! All that and more on today's jam packed episode! Teaser: On the next episode, we are going to talk about what's going on with the aviation industry. They're paying people thousands of dollars to book different flights…who is not taking that money?! Ever been offered money by an airline to rebook? How much? Did you take it? Let us know! Call or text 770-464-6024.

David Moody is the owner of CD Moody, one of Atlanta's Top 25 Commercial Contractors. If you live in or visited Georgia, you've been impacted by some of the projects he's been involved with. Projects include the Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta History Center Cyclorama, and Turner Field just to name a few. After going to school to be an architect, he later decided that he didn't want to just sit and draw all day, and he wanted to be outside in the field and putting the project together. So he decided to be a builder instead! He is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Since being open and sharing his story with others, he has been an advocate for sexually abused children. He continues speaking up and being there for others who are survivors. He is an incredible person and we were honored to chat with him for a little while!   Make sure you check back in on July 24th for our special with Barbie the Welder!   Related Links CD Moody Construction David on LinkedIn Atlanta History Center Cyclorama Mercedes Benz Stadium   Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!       Like us on LinkedIn!       Like us on Facebook!     Follow us on Instagram! Eddie's LinkedIn       Tyler's LinkedIn       (Our day job) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jalen Miller grew up going to Turner Field as an Atlanta kid, now he plays for the organization after being selected in the Rule 5 draft in 2020. We talk about his journey and this 2021 M-Braves team.

Ralph, Joseph, and Nathan Miranda share memories of and review MLB stadiums they've visited in the National League, including Shea Stadium (2:54), Turner Field (22:23), Oracle Park (41:36), and Dodger Stadium (55:45).

Steve Denker, most recently Vice President of Marketing and Digital for Turner Classic Movies, chats with Rob at the virtual 2021 South by Southwest. In this interview, he gives his perspective on what he looks for when “working with agencies.”  In the mid-90s, Steve worked for Aramark at Fulton County Stadium/Turner Field, managing relationships with the brands and products that were part of that stadium experience. He observed how fans interacted with Coca-Cola and highlighted opportunities for Coke to increase sales and strengthen the link between the experience and the product. Coca-Cola liked his approach and brought him onboard to develop the experiential look and feel of Coca-Cola in a wide variety of venues.  After a while, Steve understood that Coca-Cola was large enough that it would be a long time before he would have the opportunity to manage people, explore the emerging field of digital marketing, and gain product sales experience.  He took a position with RentPath, leading the marketing and advertising outreach for apartment guide publications at Apartment.com. From 2001 to 2008, Steve worked directly with companies that “touched” the rental process . . . selling digital advertising to utilities, renters' insurance companies, and movers and helping people find the right place to live. “Moving is an incredibly stressful time,” Steve says. In 2011, Steve joined Relocation.com, doing lead generation and business development out of New York. He connected with an individual who owned the Beach.com domain. Together, they planned to build the world's largest and most comprehensive database of beach and beach destination information. When heavy competition from Travelocity and Expedia prevented Beach.com from getting the desired level of traffic and sales, Steve decided it was time to move again. He values his involvement in this “failed venture.” “I can't tell you the lessons learned from that experience I have taken through everything else I've done, both personally and professionally.” All that “good stuff” found its place when Steve joined a consulting firm in Atlanta. (Steve's Beach.com partner still manages the reimagined site.) In 2016, an old buddy from his Coca-Cola days invited him to build a marketing department at Turner Classic Movies. Steve was at TCM for 4-1/2 years. Outsiders may think large organizations have such a wealth of internal resources that they don't need help from agencies. Far from the truth, Steve says. Agencies are important for their unique talents, expertise, efficiencies, and ability to help “execute the vision.” Steve describes what he looks for in agencies. Once agencies get past the first cut of “Do they have the ability to do what we need them to do?”, he needs to know that they “either already understand our business and who our customers are or have the capacity to understand that in a very short period of time.” He thinks organizational leaders need to have a laser focus on what they are trying to accomplish and understand both functional and emotional business priorities. Steve recently started thefasttimes.net, a weekly culture e-zine for Gen-Xers and wannabes, and reaching out on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter. Transcript Follows: ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast. I'm your host, Rob Kischuk, and continuing in our South by Southwest series, I am speaking today with a friend, a friend of the podcast, and not an agency owner but a marketer with a tremendous history that I think we will all benefit greatly from. My guest is Steve Denker. Steve was most recently Vice President of Marketing and Digital for Turner Classic Movies. He's based in Atlanta like me, but we are still in COVID quarantine, talking online. Welcome to the podcast, Steve. STEVE: Thank you, Rob. Thanks for having me. It's been great running into you at local marketing and industry events over the past probably 8+ years, and at South by. Hopefully I'll have a chance to work with Converge and/or Bellwood Labs in the future. ROB: I appreciate that. I think I met you one fine day when you wandered into the Flashpoint Startup Accelerator here in Atlanta in the season of Beach.com. At least, that's a memorable moment in your career. But you've done a great deal of things. Why don't you start off by running through your journey and path in marketing, to give us an idea of the context you come to us from? STEVE: Sure, thank you. And I do remember that day when we met downtown. I started out – I'll back the train up a couple of stops. I grew up in Philadelphia and went to school in New York and came down to Atlanta in the mid-90s for a company called Aramark that was responsible for the concessions, the merchandise, and general operations at stadiums and arenas around the country, among some other businesses that they're in. I started working at Fulton County Stadium and eventually what became the new Turner Field. My position really was more in an operations role, but I was responsible for the relationships with all of the brands and products that were part of that stadium experience. I was working with the Budweisers and Starbucks and Bluebell Ice Cream, Coca-Colas of the world. Any product that was looking to get in front of those fans. It's interesting how I eventually used that relationship to transition to a role at Coca-Cola because I was watching the fans and seeing what they were doing at every game. I had the opportunity to watch their behaviors and see their traffic paths and their buying habits and so forth. So when Coca-Cola brought a team down once or twice a season to take a look at their assets, I had the opportunity not just to nod my head and say, “Yeah, the umbrellas are faded” or “We need new menu boards,” but really share with them what was going on and how the fans were interacting with Coca-Cola and how it was part of the experience to watch a Braves game. By putting together some plans and sharing with them where I thought they could not only accelerate sales, but also make the brand more part of the experience, I caught the attention of a few folks within that sports and marketing group, at the time called Presence Marketing. Not long after the Olympics, I transitioned over to that group at Coca-Cola and was then part of that experiential look and feel of Coca-Cola at stadiums and arenas, Disney, Universal, and so forth, in a creative capacity. It was a terrific move. The group was run by Steve Koonin, who is just Atlanta royalty and the CEO of the Hawks and State Farm Arena. He really was bringing so many innovations to this group and to the way that Coke was marketed. I was really fortunate to be part of that team and that group. From there, a couple of years later, I had an opportunity to go to a company most recently called RentPath. At the time it was called PriMedia. Also here in Buckhead. What was missing at Coke at that time when I left – I think there were three things I was really looking for that were going to take a while. I was looking to manage people and learn how to do that. I felt that was a good next step for my career. That would've taken a while within that multinational structure. Digital was something that, in the early 2000s, was really the forefront of what the next part of marketing was. Coke wasn't paying as much attention to it as other companies were. Then finally, I was looking for something that would give me real sales experience, not just internally and working with other groups, but actually selling products. Again, I thought that would be something at the early stage of my career that I would learn and use for the rest of my days in terms of working in any capacity. So RentPath offered those and more, and I went over and led the marketing and advertising for the apartment guide publications at Apartment.com. This was early on lead gen and getting folks into and around their apartments, their living situations. It was really interesting, because it was working directly with any company that has to do with that process, whether it's your utilities and your phone, renter's insurance, physically moving – anything like that were opportunities for myself and my team to sell advertising to. These were the early days of digital advertising, if you can imagine: banner ads with CPMs of $60-75 and relatively no accountability. Not even serving accountability. Forget about click-through rates; did you actually serve the ads I just paid for? That was even, at the time, a little murky. Companies just wanted to be part of it. As long as they went onto the website and saw their ad, they said, “Keep serving it.” It was really interesting to see the growth of the industry from, again, banner ads and text ads to what it is today – particularly at that time of 2001 through 2008, when it really exploded into the framework of what we see today with data and analytics and accountability. It was exciting to see that grow. I left for a company called Relocation.com, which was lead generation and business development out of New York. I'd spend a week a month in New York and then back to Atlanta again. I connected with someone in New York who owned the Beach.com domain, and we had plans to build the world's largest database of beach information. Not just every beach in the world, but hotels, vacation rentals, restaurants, activities, local information, local concierge services – really anything that would have to do with a beach destination or vacation, and build out this massive portal. At the time in 2011, this is when people really were using Travelocity and Expedia. There was heavy competition from these other sites. We went ahead and raised some money, built a plan, and it just didn't take off. It didn't get to the level in terms of traffic and converting users into revenue and sales that we had hoped for. All shook hands a few years later, back in 2013, and the site is still live right now. My partner at the time is still running it with a couple of different objectives. But I can't tell you the amount lessons learned from that experience I have taken through everything else I've done, both personally and professionally. I look back at that and have no regrets on taking that business risk. I think if we had done a couple of things differently – many things differently – we would've had a different outcome. But again, we pivoted. A lot of key learnings from that that I've been fortunate enough to share with other folks. That's what I did after that at a consulting firm here in Atlanta and had some great client relationships with companies like PDS and a company called AGRO Merchants Group, a healthcare company, we did some work with Blackstone. Eventually, one of my earliest relationships from Coca-Cola, a woman named Jennifer Dorian, who is a mentor and a friend and could not be a bigger rock star – she's now the CEO over at Atlanta Public Broadcasting & Radio. She was on Steve Koonin's team as well. I worked with her in the Coca-Cola days and had stayed in touch with her really for 20 years. We were having coffee or lunch once or twice a year just to catch up and so forth. She at the time was general manager of Turner Classic Movies and gave me a call and said, “Hey, we're looking to build a marketing department and expand what we've been doing.” This was in late 2016. She said, “Would you like to come over and interview with a bunch of people?” I did that, and a couple of months later I had moved over to Turner and had an amazing four and a half years there. ROB: It's quite a journey. I think it's interesting to point out that all the way through Beach.com, and probably a little bit after that as well, you were in early on the customer journey. Moving, to an extent, is kind of the ultimate customer journey. You combined that in the digital space. You mentioned the high CPM, but the customer lifetime value is also quite high if you can get somebody into an apartment for a couple of years. STEVE: Absolutely. That's a great point. Not only is it part of that initial customer journey – wherever that came from and whatever company claimed to own that verbiage and so forth, it was the beginning of that – but it was also, I think, a very critical time when working with customers. I was working in industries where you really can't screw it up. In other words, moving is an incredibly stressful time. If someone doesn't find the right apartment, if you haven't given them all the information – and again, we were the connector. We weren't the apartment complex, but we were certainly helping them find that right place. But if they didn't move into the right place, if they found out it was an hour commute from where they worked and they didn't realize that, or if they moved into a place in Alpharetta and their friends were all in Buckhead and they didn't realize it was a 45-minute drive, not 10 – all of these different things, they looked back and they were upset with us and the recommendations we made. And on the moving side, same thing. Again, it's very stressful. If that moving truck doesn't show up on time – think about all the things physically connected to moving your stuff. You're trying to time everything out on a particular moving day. It could be hooking up utilities or having to be out of one place and into another. If something isn't right and you realize that all of your possessions are now on an 18-foot U-Haul and that is broken down on the side of a road, it's not good. So I think it's understanding how important it is to take care of the customer and really understand what it is emotionally they're going through when they're finding a place to live, when they're physically moving. At Beach.com, it was your vacation. Most people have two weeks a year, and that vacation is very important for them to recharge and connect with family or friends. It's an important part of your life. If somehow I was part of an organization that screwed that up, it was on me, and it was something that I took very seriously. ROB: Definitely a lot at stake there. Steve, one thing I think you can shed particularly interesting light on is maybe your time at TCM. You have a unique perspective for a guest on this podcast. You're kind of on the other side of the table from the marketing agency, so I think it would be interesting to explore TCM through the lens of what that brand–agency relationship can look like. STEVE: Sure. Absolutely, I'd love to do that. At TCM, we really looked at ourselves as part of the larger Warner Media portfolio. I think every brand looks at themselves as their own business, and we were certainly no different in that we had a very clear set of objectives and goals in terms of growing our brand to the audience, making sure that people not only tuned in and watched, but also couple participate in other ways if they didn't have TCM on cable. Now there's HBO Max and ways to watch, but also, there are a lot of other events and other enterprise businesses that TCM was a part of. Running all these events, I think some people from the outside may look at a company like Warner Media, AT&T being the parent, and say, “Oh, there's got to be so many resources within the company that there wouldn't be a need to tap into agencies.” That couldn't be further from the reality. I've worked with agencies for a very long time; they bring unique talent to a company like Warner Media and particularly TCM. We would work with agencies for their expertise, for their efficiencies, and for them to help us execute the vision. They were a very important part of what we did. We had a couple of different ways we could structure relationships. Certainly, there were some contractors or freelancers that could come in for some very small projects or very specific projects that maybe had to do with production or one part of a creative execution. But for the most part, working with agencies was something that we did, and we worked with a couple of Atlanta agencies that really knocked it out of the park for us. On the TCM side, early on when I started, we had a product called FilmStruck, which was this amazing streaming service of independent, foreign, and arthouse films. It was the first streaming service that Turner had launched, and eventually it was shut down to make way for HBO Max. But as we launched it, we worked with Nebo here in Atlanta. This team really dove into that customer journey and what the needs were, really end-to-end, of generating subscriptions and long-term value from those users, and ways to distribute and share what we were offering and get it out there. Again, these were not things that internally we had access to. I think a lot of us had pieces of the puzzle in our backgrounds and we had some very good folks internally that had acquisition experience, subscription acquisition experience even. But tying it all together – if you think about every customer touchpoint from copy for the website, both the frontend and the backend, things like thank you emails, things like the weekly newsletters and drip campaigns to get people excited about new content and new programming coming, ways to reengage folks, knowing how much time they're spending on the service and ways to get them excited about spending more time, sharing with friends, seasonal deals like “Hey, get this for someone for Mother's or Father's Day or a holiday subscription” – all of these different occasions to buy and reasons to stay are things that they helped us with in terms of those campaigns. ROB: How did you think about the agency selection process? Did you have a bake-off of some sort? Did you know what direction you were leaning? Because knowing the Turner/Warner Media ecosystem – I know local shops who have built web games for Falling Skies; I know global agencies on the PR side who've done analytics work for TBS and TNT. So you could really run the spectrum. How did you approach that selection process? STEVE: Right now – and this wasn't available for a couple of years while I was there, but has come on – there's now a database within Warner Media. Folks that work with agencies all around the country or international ones put in – it's not a scoring process and you look for the 90s or above, but it's more or less, “Hey, I had an experiential agency work on a large outdoor event with us. They did an amazing job. Here's the contact information, here's what they did, here are some pictures.” That exists now. So that's certainly a tool that I think some folks at Warner Media are using. When we selected Nebo – and more recently 9Rooftops, which has a great office here in Atlanta, that did some great work for us as well – so much of it is word of mouth and being in the Atlanta community, being part of AMA. That's exactly what I did. I reached out to a good friend of mine, Joe Koufman, at a company called Setup, and said to Joe, “Listen, I'm looking for an agency. This is what we need them to do. This is an outline of the project. What do you recommend?” He came back with three or four really strong recommendations, and that's where I started. Then from that, we sat down with the agencies – and I'm not a fan of having agencies do work for free. I don't think that's right. I don't think that's a way to start the relationship. So we didn't ask any agency to produce work; we really just had conversations with them to share ideas. We said, “Here's what we're looking to do. Come with some ideas.” Each of them got a time slot, and we, again, just had a conversation with them. For Turner Classic Movies – and I imagine this is the case with a lot of either networks or other brands – the number one thing that I look for in an agency is that they either already understand our business and who our customers are or have the capacity to understand that in a very short period of time. Certainly the agencies that I spoke with all got it. They came to the table with ideas around that. Now, they don't know all of our business, and that's completely to be expected. We didn't expect anyone to understand some of the internal ways that we connect with our audience. Those are things that as soon as we awarded the business, very early on we sat down and shared that. It may have even been at a late stage pitch that we shared it. But we're looking for an understanding of what we do and why we do it. If an agency gets that – because every agency we're talking to already has the technical capabilities. There's no doubt. There's a ton of talent. But it's a matter of, do you understand what we're trying to do? And then really understanding the logistics of who's going to be working on this and your process, the best way to establish how we communicate together, how we discuss the deliverables together, and who leads that on each side. ROB: That's a great client-side perspective. The empathy required, the value of reputation, the value of community engagement. It's so interesting. I'm in this mode now where people we're talking about working with – people still want to get together for lunch. In spite of, and maybe especially because we've all been in our houses for the most part for the past year, people are like “Let's catch lunch outdoors.” That's in bounds for me right now; some people are holed up. But geography, it seems, is still going to matter quite a lot. At least people will say, “I want a company with a local presence.” Nobody really even knows what that means sometimes, but it's what we want. STEVE: Again, there's so much talent in Atlanta. I think looking outside of Atlanta in most cases is really not necessary. The talent is here. It is really nice to have face-to-face meetings. We all know they'll be coming back. Even now, I've had several meetings outside at large picnic tables at a park or a restaurant with folks. That's really how you get to connect with people you're working with, especially on these types of relationships where it's really important that everyone understands what the objectives are together. I'm just a believer in face-to-face when it comes to things like that. I know certainly working remote right now has worked for many people, and even if agencies are local, they may have folks on your account that are in other cities. We worked with a company and that was the case; someone happened to be very talented on the digital team that worked out of South Carolina. And that worked out fine as well, but it was still nice to be able to have some reviews together in person. Again, I'm such a believer in Atlanta being this epicenter of culture and talent and tech, and that's who I want to work with. ROB: That's something for us all to think about as we start to emerge. Steve, you had some thoughts on some key lessons you've learned along your journey as a leader, as a marketer, as an executive. What would you reflect on if you could talk to your younger self about what to think about as you develop? STEVE: [laughs] I don't know where I'd start. That's funny. I think looking back, Rob – and it's such a great thing to do every once in a while, even if you're not talking about it to other people, but just to reflect on things you've learned. I can think of several in particular, and a lot of them are coming out of the Beach.com experience I had, but I think some of these apply throughout my career. Certainly engaging with customers to understand what it is they want, how they want to receive your information, when they want to receive it – you remember the beginning of that whole integrated marketing push? That's what people said integrated was. I think there's a through-line to everything we do now. There are so many different ways to receive information, so many platforms. But at the end of the day, if you don't understand what your customer wants and how they're going to react to what you're sharing with them, what that call to action is, then I think there's always going to be a miss. That's something I've learned that I took with me from those days on throughout the consulting and throughout my time understanding our audience at Turner Classic Movies and HBO Max. Next, I would say having someone that has either domain or IP expertise on your team or advising your team is so critical because again, that's the type of experience – when I was at Beach, we really would've benefited from having someone in the travel and hospitality business being a close advisor to us. I think we all thought because we were customers, we knew what other customers wanted, but we weren't seeing the big picture. I was just seeing it at the time for myself, married and two young kids, “This is how I vacation so everyone probably vacations like this. This is how we plan,” not knowing that that's a very small segment of how it's done. So I think having that advisor or having someone baked into the company that really understands – that domain expertise is critical. I would say probably the most important thing I've learned over time is just having a laser focus on what it is you're working on and really understanding both the functional and the emotional priorities of the business. And that focus isn't just for entrepreneurs; I think it's just as important in mid-size and large multinational companies. It's a challenge when you manage high-achieving and creative people. They always want to bring new ideas and new innovations to the table, and that's a great thing. That's what you look for as a leader. But I can't tell you how many times I said to my manager at Turner, “Look, this is only going to take 5 minutes” when nothing takes 5 minutes. What a lot of people don't realize, and it took a while for me to learn, is that it doesn't just take time away from what you're currently working on; there's an opportunity cost as well when you try to veer off the course – even to do something that wasn't necessarily in your plans, but eleventh hour, something popped up and you thought to yourself, “We should add this in.” Sometimes you need to make concessions and figure out a way to make it work, but I would say most of the time, all it's going to do is create a distraction. It's easy for that to happen. You could have marketing plans and then something like Clubhouse pops up and you're like, “We need to be on Clubhouse. We should create a room and get some experts to join us and talk about our product or service.” That might be a great part of the strategy, but if that's not what you were initially planning to do, then 9 times out of 10, it's better to continue to focus on what it is you were doing and then work that in as your next objective. I think that focus – I had on a whiteboard in my office at Turner the word “focus” for all 4 years before we got shut down and everyone worked from home. The word “focus” was in my office, and I saw that word every single day. Of everything that was written and erased and written and erased on the whiteboard, that was the one consistent thing. Never erased it. That was my constant reminder that nothing takes 5 minutes and that you've got to really keep driving those clear objectives and deliverables and not create unnecessary distractions. ROB: Right. It's such a good practice to, number one, not do something that's going to blow up in your face, and number two, not discard the thing you've already been very intentional about putting together. Steve, we normally wrap these conversations with a couple of different questions. I think they tie together for you. Number one is typically “Where should people connect with you?”; number two is “What are you excited about that's coming up marketing-wise?” I think you have those things linked together where we can get a much bigger dive into your mind and connect with you as well. STEVE: Sure. Again, this has been such a fun conversation. I would say in terms of the future and what I see, I don't think marketers should be thinking about things ever going back to normal. I think how we play and consume media, entertainment, food, healthcare, all of this, this whole sense of community is being redefined in front of our eyes. It's a generational opportunity that's going to impact customer behaviors from now on. It's not a trend; it's really a seismic shift that's going to resonate across the culture and economy and all of our personal and professional relationships. It opens up an opportunity to be more creative and more innovative than ever before, and I think there's going to be some things we've done in the past that we're going to have to decide to let go. Other things we're going to hold on to. Those are some of the things that excite me right now. I do think as a society, we need to get a little bit higher up right now. I think we need to work on making people feel less isolated and part of a community. I don't think that's going to go away when people can start gathering in small groups. The pandemic has exposed a real ripple in people feeling alone, and that's something that I think marketing can play a big role in: really helping people find their community or communities. Personally, I've had a lot of meaningful conversations since I left TCM and Warner Media, exploring high growth in entrepreneurial opportunities, looking to where I can create long-term value at scale and really do good. So that's what's on the horizon for me in terms of what I'm looking for. And then on the side, I started something really fun with my wife and some good friends of ours. We started an e-zine called The Fast Times. We always talk about how Generation X, which I'm a part of, sometimes gets the short end of the stick. We weren't born with a cellphone in our hands, and we certainly didn't save the world like the Greatest Generation. We just listened to really cool music and watched really fun movies and were latchkeys and came home to an empty house and made the microwave dinners and so forth. So we thought, what could we do to really have some fun with Gen X and the fringe on each side of younger Boomers or older Millennials? So we created this e-zine. We're sending it out once a week, and then a special edition on Mondays. It's taking a look at culture and how it intersects with both nostalgia from the '80s and early '90s and having this modern lens on things that are happening today. It's kind of with this smart snark, I would call it. It's the fun voice of the '80s, voice of that Gen X. Lots of sections in it like “We Got the Beat” and “Channel Z” and “Parents Just Don't Understand,” all very brand-driven throughout it. Ultimately, this may be a vehicle for sponsors and advertisers as our subscription base grows. But right now, we're doing it – I love reading. I read probably at least an hour a day and love writing, and it's a fun way to stay sharp and create something. Again, we'll see where it goes. ROB: Congratulations on that launch. Where do we go to find that? STEVE: You can sign up for that at thefasttimes.net. Even the address is nostalgic, the .net. Go ahead and sign up and give it a shot. We also are having a little bit of fun on social platforms, on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter. We hope you like it. ROB: That's excellent. Steve, thank you for coming on the podcast. Thank you for sharing. I certainly look forward to connecting back in person. I look forward to seeing what else you take on next. It seems like it'll be a natural continuation of a really good story, so thank you for sharing with us. STEVE: Thanks again, Rob, for having me. As I said, I really believe you're the epitome of this. Everything that people are reading about in terms of the surge in Atlanta, in the tech space, in the companies interested in coming to Atlanta, you're the epitome of this. You started Converge bringing in outside investment and then growing it here in Atlanta and being part of the innovative labs and teams here. This is exactly what it's all about and what everyone is hoping this unwritten story of Atlanta is, and you are a very early author of it. Thanks for having me. ROB: I appreciate that. You're very kind. There is a lot of good stuff going on here in Atlanta, and we'll keep on sharing it. Thanks so much for coming on, Steve. STEVE: Thank you. ROB: Take care. Bye. STEVE: Bye. ROB: Thank you for listening. The Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast is presented by Converge. Converge helps digital marketing agencies and brands automate their reporting so they can be more profitable, accurate, and responsive. To learn more about how Converge can automate your marketing reporting, email info@convergehq.com, or visit us on the web at convergehq.com.

On this bonus episode we have Washington Post National Baseball Writer Chelsea Janes. We discuss why she got booed at Turner Field, surprise teams of the 2021 season, how much of a big J journalist she is, Her time at Yale, and MUCH MORE! 

In this episode we welcome singer songwriter Levi Lowrey. Levi wrote the #1 hit Colder Weather for Zac Brown Band. Growing up in Dacula, GA, Levi honed his performing skills at a place called the Chicken House every Friday night growing up. He has been writing with two of country's biggest stars Darius Rucker and Luke Combs and his been invited to produce a song for one of the biggest pop stars in world. Levi has always been a Braves fan and had a pretty incredible interaction with legendary Braves skipper Bobby Cox after he played God Bless America at Turner Field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we welcome singer songwriter Levi Lowrey. Levi wrote the #1 hit Colder Weather for Zac Brown Band. Growing up in Dacula, GA, Levi honed his performing skills at a place called the Chicken House every Friday night growing up. He has been writing with two of country's biggest stars Darius Rucker and Luke Combs and his been invited to produce a song for one of the biggest pop stars in world. Levi has always been a Braves fan and had a pretty incredible interaction with legendary Braves skipper Bobby Cox after he played God Bless America at Turner Field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you dream about your work making an impact not only in your organization but in your industry and beyond?   Janet Marie Smith, an Executive with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has 100% done this throughout her career! Don’t miss the latest episode of Game of Her Own and listen in as Janet Marie drops some wisdom as she shares her journey in sports.    Highlight reel of our conversation:  -Why she kept calling the CEO of the Orioles until she got a meeting -How confidence played a critical role in her getting her first job in baseball  -Why every day is an education for her  -Why collaboration is critical to run successful projects  -The incredible work she’s done in some of America’s most beloved sporting venues including Camden Yards, Fenway Park, and Dodger Stadium  -How she pulled “double duty” for teams  -How she balanced always living in Baltimore even when she was working for the Red Sox and Dodgers!   Are you enjoying Game of Her Own?  Help me spread the word by sharing it with other women in sports so they don’t have to go at it alone!    Links: HOK: https://www.hok.com/ Larry Lucchino: https://www.mlb.com/redsox/team/front-office/larry-lucchino Stan Kasten: https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/team/front-office/stan-kasten   Connect with Janet Marie:  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smithjanetmarie/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmithJanetmarie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smith.janetmarie/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janet.m.smith.1426    Renowned architect and urban planner Janet Marie Smith is the Los Angeles Dodgers’ senior vice president of planning and development.    Since 2012, she has overseen the large-scale improvement and expansion projects at Dodger Stadium and Campo Las Palmas (the club’s home in the Dominican Republic).  From modernizing the stadium to incorporating the club’s rich history into the ballpark experience, Smith’s fan-friendly touches have helped keep Dodger Stadium - the third-oldest ballpark in baseball - as one of the premier venues in all of sports. Her latest project, a $100 million renovation of centerfield and completed new circulation around Dodger Stadium was completed for the 2020 season and will be the focal point of the MLB All-Star Game slated to be held in Los Angeles in 2022.    She is also working on the design and construction of Polar Park in Worcester, MA which will be the home of the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox in 2021.   Smith is best known in the baseball world for her work on the influential Oriole Park at Camden Yards, saving Fenway Park and the renovations at Dodger Stadium.     Smith worked for the Orioles from 1989-94 as vice president of planning and development during the design and construction of the park. Opening in 1992, Camden Yards immediately became the standard-bearer for a new wave of traditional baseball parks that have been built in subsequent years. Smith played an instrumental role in the design of the ballpark, creating a state-of-the-art unique facility that blends with the urban context of downtown Baltimore while taking inspiration from baseball parks built in the early 20th century.  Its success spawned over 20 MLB parks to move into urban centers and created a new formula for fan-friendly areas in sports venues and establishing new thinking for how sports fit into cities and elevate design.   Smith served as senior vice president of planning and development for the Boston Red Sox from 2002-2009.  Smith oversaw the preservation of historic Fenway Park and led the program that placed this significant ballpark on the National Historic Register.  Her work at Fenway Park earned her a Special Achievement Award from the Boston Baseball Writers’ Association in 2012.  Additionally, the Boston Preservation Alliance nominated Fenway Park for the 2008 Sports Business Awards’ Sports Venue of the Year and awarded the ballpark a Special Commendation for Outstanding Stewardship at the 2005 Preservation Awards, recognizing the cultural and historic significance of the building, as well as the honorific nature of its renovations including the popular addition of seats on top of Fenway Park’s iconic “Green Monster.” Before joining the Dodgers, Smith had a second tour with the Orioles as vice president of planning and development from September 2009-August 2012.    In that role, Smith directed renovations and expansion of the Orioles’ new spring training facility in Sarasota, Florida, as well as upgrades and enhancements to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to celebrate the park’s 20th anniversary including the popular roof deck on top of the batters eye in centerfield.     From 1994-2000, Smith held the position of president of Turner Sports and Entertainment Development, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, and was the vice president of Planning and Development for the Atlanta Braves. Her work in Atlanta transformed the 1996 Olympic Stadium into Turner Field, home of the Braves, and she also oversaw the development of the Philips Arena, home of the NBA Atlanta Hawks and NHL Atlanta Thrashers. Smith has worked on urban development projects, including Battery Park City in New York City, where she served as coordinator of Architecture and Design, and Pershing Square—Downtown Los Angeles’s oldest park.   Smith worked as senior advisor of planning and design with Baltimore-based Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse on many of their development and rehab projects in the city of Baltimore, from Tide Point to Bond Street Wharf.   She was responsible for concept planning for the Indianapolis basketball arena and the renovation of the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, Calif. She was also part of the THINK team, one of the final two teams in the competition for the World Trade Center site in New York City in 2002.  Smith’s work has been published extensively and she has spoken at the “Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture” and the NINE conference in Arizona on several occasions. She gave the keynote address at both conferences in 2014, the same year that she was selected as a recipient of a Women of Inspiration Award from the LA chapter of Women in Sports & Events (WISE).  In 2016, Smith was recognized by Maryland Daily Record’s Top 100 Circle of Excellence and was named Sports Business Journal’s “Power Player for Design and Development.”   Sports Business Journal also honored Smith in 2011 in their inaugural class of “Game Changers: Women in Sports Business” and in their 2017 Class of Champions.  In 2019, Smith was nominated for the Baseball Reliquary’s Shrine of the Eternals and SABR’s Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Baseball. Smith delivered the commencement speech for Mississippi State University, her alma mater, in 2013 and University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology in 2018.  She was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.     Smith was the Edward P. Bass Visiting Professor at Yale University School of Architecture in 2017.     Smith holds a master’s degree in Urban Planning from City College of New York and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Mississippi State University.  She is an associate member of the Urban Land Institute, American Institute of Architects, and the American Planning Association. She serves on the advisory board for the University of Michigan Sports Management Program and is a former member of the board of directors of the engineering firm of Syska & Hennessy and the Berklee College of Music in Boston.    She has served on the Board of Directors for Port Discovery, the Maryland Science Center, and the College of Notre Dame.   Smith lives in Baltimore, MD with her husband, Bart Harvey and their home serves as a revolving door for their 3 children and friends.     Connect with Jahaan:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahaanblake/ Email: jblake@jahaanblake.com Website: https://jahaanblake.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahaanblake/

Today on Political Rewind: On the eve of today's runoff election, President-elect Joe Biden urged Georgians gathered at the old Turner Field to turn out today for Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump warned his supporters in Dalton of the dangers of not voting. Many analysts say the Republican Party needs massive turnout today to counter a lead built by Democratic early voters. Our panel weighs in on this crucial election. Panelists: Tamar Hallerman - Senior Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dr. Audrey Haynes - Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia Tia Mitchell - Washington Correspondent, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dr. Karen Owen - Professor of Political Science, University of West Georgia

EPISODE # 19 ...Charlie Cobb, Director of Athletics, Georgia State UniversityToday’s guest is Charlie Cobb. Charlie serves as the Director of Athletics at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. Cobb was hired in August of 2014 to build a winning program “the right way” per President Mark Becker. Since his hire, multiple new facilities have opened, while student-athletes maintained above a 3.0 Grade Point Average for the 12th-straight year, including a record 3.40 GPA in spring 2020. Georgia State has also received the Sun Belt's Institutional Graduation Award twice under his tenure. Among Cobb’s biggest projects has been participating in the acquisition, purchase, and re-purposing of Turner Field, transforming the former Major League Baseball home of the Atlanta Braves into the home of Georgia State football. Through the implementation of the department's strategic plan, Cobb is focused on building a Culture of Success at Georgia State based on five themes: Academic Achievement, Competitive Greatness, Ethical Behavior, Social Responsibility, and Community Engagement. Get ready to take notes and learn from another great leader as we settle in and get to know Mr. Charlie Cobb. 1:30- Introduction7:37- Implementing a Strategic Plan into Your Athletic Department12:52- Fundraising for Capital Projects17:38- Building the Facilities at Georgia State20:51- Importance of the Locker Room24:36- Learning from Coach Bill Curry’s time at Georgia State28:59- State of the Program Statement: Informative, Detailed, Emotional34:03- Being an Active Athletic Department on Social Media39:52- Keys to the Hiring Process49:34- Finding Courage through Adversity50:55- “The Dream is Free. The Hustle is Sold Separately.”54:05- 2 Minute Drill You can follow Charlie Cobb on Twitter @CCobbGaStateAD About Hangin With The AD Podcast…. Hangin with the AD is an interview style podcast where Don Baker, Cobb County School District Director of Athletics, partners with Josh Mathews, Pope High School (GA) Athletic Director, to discuss hot topics and lessons learned with leaders in the world of athletics. These leaders include high school athletic directors at the district and local school levels; college athletic administrators; leaders in spaces that connect to athletics such as nutrition, wellness, recruiting, student-athlete recognition; current and former athletes; and others, who can help athletic administrators develop themselves and their programs for a better daily experience for their athletic communities. We hope you enjoy the time we spend with these special guests. Please leave us a review or rating to help us know how you were benefited from this podcast or how we can improve it. Thank you for listening. And until next time, thank you for spending your time, Hangin with the AD. Don Baker.... Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District in Georgia. @CCSD_AD (twitter & instagram)Josh Mathews...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) @jwmathews14 (twitter & instagram)

I'm joined by special guest Janet Smith, the SVP of Planning and Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers. We chat through her 30 years of experience across MLB organizations, including leading a major renovation of the historic Fenway Park and the transformation of Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Stadium into Turner Field, longtime home of the Braves. Enjoy!

Georgia State Athletic Director Charlie Cobb joins the Higher Ed Athletics podcast to discuss the complete transformation of Turner Field into Georgia State's football stadium and plans for an athletics neighborhood in downtown Atlanta, the new naming rights deal and what that means for the university and athletic department amidst the pandemic, President Mark Becker's recently announced retirement and how Becker helped shape intercollegiate athletics at GSU, carrying over a blueprint of success from one institution to the next and how Cobb balances representing the entire Sun Belt conference as a member of the NCAA DI Council.   1:16 – As a part of the acquisition, purchase and repurposing of Turner Field, how did the idea unfold and what were the steps in getting this project approved? 6:03 – Walk us through the naming rights process for Georgia State Stadium and how will this help GSU coming out of the pandemic? 11:38 – With President Mark Becker announcing his retirement, what has it been like working with him and how has he impacted athletics during your tenure? 13:48 – What does it take to have a strong relationship between a college president and his or her athletic director? 16:37 – What was the key to the successes at Appalachian State when you were there and how can someone bring that similar blueprint from one institution to an entirely new university? 22:23 – As the Sun Belt's representative on the DI Council, is it challenging representing not only GSU at those meetings but also representing every school in the Sun Belt and how does one balance that responsibility?

It's Labor Day Weekend and SMWSM kicks off the celebration with two classic summertime stories involving the late, great Maurice Parnell McGrath. Then, Lutz-Yelton staple Matt Webb helps us travel down nostalgia lane with some favorite stories from yesteryear, including midnight racquetball, parking at Turner Field, and yes, a certain well known April Fool's prank. And afterwards, former law school faculty member Elliot Engstrom joins the program to talk about deciding to move to Shelby, favorite stories from his days as a law student, and his new professional ventures.This Week's Menu:Cavalcade of Sound (0:01-1:47)Opening Monologue (1:48-15:15) -Table Setting and Market Shoutouts -A Celebration of Summertime Through the Lens of Maurice McGrath *Have a Drink! *Didn't Get to Call the Ambulance -Guest PreviewsMatt Webb Interview (15:16-49:16) -Warmup Sound Clip: Keith Hernandez Wants Jerry to Help him Move -Guest Intro -Midnight Racquetball Firsthand Account -GWU Upsets Kentucky in 2007 -Matt's Trip to New York City to Watch GWU at Madison Square Garden -His Famous Phone Call to Woody the Janitor -More Woody the Janitor Stories -Fireworks for Operation Send-Off -Parking at Turner Field -The April Fool's Gold Standard: Planted Oregano -Gallon Challenges -Helping Jason Tice Move to Woodstock, GAElliot Engstrom Interview (49:17-1:20:45) -Warmup Sound Clip: The Paper Chase Introduces the Socratic Method -Guest Intro -Ranking his Media Appearances -Attending Wake Forest Football Games During College -Deciding to Become a Lawyer -Visiting Athens, GA for the First Time -Attending Georgia Football Games During Law School -Memories from his First Year of Law School -Socratic Method Memories: Getting Called on in Class -Internships During Law School -Living in Phoenix for a Summer -Teaching at Elon Law -Deciding Against Continuing in Academia -Thoughts on Legal Education -Thoughts on the Bar Exam -Moving to Shelby to Work in the County Attorney's Office -Favorite Restaurants in Shelby -Spending Time in Boiling Springs & Going to the Broad River Greenway -Making Friends for Life in Shelby -His New Ventures *Legal Director at American Juris Link *Relaunching his Law Firm -The Best BBQ Restaurant in North CarolinaThe Perils of Drinking Tiger Beer on a Short Flight with Limited Bathroom Access (1:20:46-1:21:38)

I have something special for Phillies fans to begin the show. I discuss the frustration I had with the Braves, last week. Ian Anderson's amazing first career start, plus more baseball chat. I remember actor Chadwick Boseman and play an audio clip of him discussing his role as Jackie Robinson. I'm then joined by Jeff, from the Two Strike Noise podcast. We talk about his time working at Turner Field and some of the interactions he had with the players, plus we discuss a lot more about our love for the history of baseball. Twitter-@High_And_Inside

The Squad Talks Renaming of Turner Field & NBA Bubble Action! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/earhustlin404/support

David Moody is the owner of CD Moody, one of Atlanta’s Top 25 Commercial Contractors. If you live in or visited Georgia, you’ve been impacted by some of the projects he's been involved with. Projects include the Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta History Center Cyclorama, and Turner Field just to name a few. After going to school to be an architect, he later decided that he didn’t want to just sit and draw all day, and he wanted to be outside in the field and putting the project together. So he decided to be a builder instead! He is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Since being open and sharing his story with others, he has been an advocate for sexually abused children. He continues speaking up and being there for others who are survivors. He is an incredible person and we were honored to chat with him for a little while! Make sure you check back in on July 24th for our special with Barbie the Welder! Related Links CD Moody Construction David on LinkedIn Atlanta History Center Cyclorama Mercedes Benz Stadium Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE! Like us on LinkedIn! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Instagram! Eddie's LinkedIn Tyler's LinkedIn (Our day job)

In this edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recounts the story of the greatest birthday gift he ever received: a trip to see his first Braves game in Atlanta, which included a special pre-game ceremony in which the team retired the number 10 of his favorite player of all time: Chipper Jones. While in Atlanta with his father-in-law, they also toured the Coca-Cola factory, saw some of the grounds used for the 1996 Olympic Games, and more!

Peggy Still Johnson is a film composer, music supervisor, music casting agent, creative and business coach and founded Pendulum Music Productions specializing in music, sound design, and special effects for film, television, animation, trailers and digital media. She has performed all over the world as a solo vocalist and keyboard player and in bands and has sung the National Anthem at Turner Field, SunTrust Park and Phillips Arena. Vice President of External Affairs for GO Media Productions, Peggy is helping GO Media Productions invest $150 million into Georgia's film business that will provide/keep those important post-production jobs like music, film-editing, sound design and special effects in Georgia.

Sitting just below the interchange between the Downtown Connector and Interstate 20, the neighborhood of Summerhill holds a storied past. Over the decades, the area faced segregation, being gutted by expressways and housing two major stadiums at once. Business boomed on Georgia Avenue in the '40s and '50s, but by the 1970s the area saw more concentrated poverty and riots. When the Olympics came to Atlanta in 1996, Summerhill housed the opening ceremonies at Centennial Olympic Stadium, which would eventually become Turner Field and then later the Georgia State Stadium.

The boys recap their game day experience at the Legends' home opener from tailgating, to returning to Turner Field for the first time since the 2016 Braves season, and how the Legends struggled during a 28-12 loss to the Iron.

Halfway Crooks, Bold Monks, and a Schoolhouse coming soon to the Georgia beer scene Recently, we sat down at the 15th Annual Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting and talked with a few of the folks behind some of Georgia's upcoming breweries.  This is our 3rd year at the festival and it's become a tradition to catch up with some of our upcoming breweries.  We also talk with festival organizer Owen Ogletree about cask ales and the changes he's seen hosting the festival over the years.  As a bonus, we're joined for a quick chat with UK beer writer Rob Macardle, editors of CAMRA's Leicester Drinker. Halfway Crooks Beer founders Shawn Bainbridge and Joran Van Ginderachter pose with their furry friend at their brewery in Atlanta's Summerhill neighborhood.  They are targeting a Spring 2019 opening.[/caption] Brewery Guests The Bold Monk | John "JR" Roberts is currently building The Bold Monk in Atlanta's hot Westside neighborhood.  In addition to the new venture, JR also owns Max Lager's brewpub in downtown Atlanta.  The area is also home to the recently opened Steady Hand Beer Co. and the recently announced second location for Scofflaw Brewing Co. The Bold Monk Stained Rose, a barrel-aged Wild Saison with grapes and cherries, took 1st Place for Specialty Beer at the event. Schoolhouse Beer | Thomas Monti and Justin Waller are the masterminds behind Schoolhouse.  The schoolhouse theme is inspired by their background as teachers.  The brewery is a "graduation" of sorts, the duo currently owns Schoolhouse Beer & Brewing in Marietta which sells packaged beer, growlers, and homebrew supplies.  For those lamenting the closure of a local homebrew shop don't worry, the brewery will also have a homebrew shop inside. Halfway Crooks Beer | One of Georgia's most anticipated breweries, Halfway Crooks Beer is building out in a new development coming to Atlanta's Summerhill neighborhood, just next door to the former Turner Field.  Owner Joran van Ginderachter and Shawn Bainbridge weren't able to join us at ACAT, so we took a trip down to check out their space and hear what's coming up. Listen to past Atlanta Cask Ale Tasting episodes: ACAT 2018 with Line Creek Brewing (Open), Split Batch Brewery (Planning) and Banyan Roots (Under construction as Best End Brewing Co.) ACAT 2017 with New Realm Brewing Co., Variant Brewing, and Good Word Brewing (All open)    

Guest Bio:Dale Murphy was chosen by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 1974 Major League Draft. Over the next few years, he worked his way through the Braves minor league system and made his major league debut in 1976.Although he began his career as a catcher, he spent a short time at first base and finally ended up in the outfield where he became the youngest player in history to win back-to-back MVP awards (1982 and 1983), was named to the National League All-Star team seven times, earned four Silver Slugger awards and five Gold Gloves. During his 1983 MVP season, he became the only player in history to compile a .300+ batting average, 30+ home runs, 120+ runs batted in, 130+ runs scored, 90+ bases on balls, and 30+ stolen bases in one season. During the decade spanning 1981-1990, he led the major leagues in home runs and RBIs. He also led the National League in games, at-bats, runs, hits, extra base hits, runs created, total bases, and plate appearances during that same period of time. With 7,960 at-bats, he retired in 1993 after a long and successful career with the Atlanta Braves (1974-1991), the Philadelphia Phillies (1991-1993), and the Colorado Rockies (1993.)Dale was one of the most beloved athletes to ever play in Atlanta. His number (#3) was only the fifth in Braves history to be retired joining those of baseball greats Hank Aaron, Eddie Matthews, Warran Spahn, and Phil Niekro and hangs today in Turner Field.Known as one of the true gentlemen of the game, Dale has always led by example, giving his time and lending his name to numerous charities throughout the years. In 1987, he was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the “Sportsmen and Sportswomen of the Year,” representing baseball as the athlete “Who Cares the Most” and was honored as such by President Ronald Reagan at the White House.Dale received other humanitarian-related awards during his career including The Lou Gehrig Award (given to the player who best fits the image and character of Lou Gehrig on and off the field), The Roberto Clemente Award (given annually to one major league player in recognition of his character and charitable contributions) and the Bart Giamatti Award. After his retirement, Dale was inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame.​Dale has also written two books: “The Scouting Report: Professional Athletics” and “The Scouting Report: Youth Athletics”Dale is a sought-after business and motivational speaker and divides his time between charity work, church work, and his family. He and his wife, Nancy, are the parents of eight children (seven sons and one daughter) and nine grandchildren.

Janet Marie Smith’s imprint on the sport of baseball is seen by millions of people each year. As the architect/planner behind the Camden Yards ballpark, Turner Field, and renovations of Fenway Park and Dodger Stadium, she brought that intimate feel back to the ballpark experience. Her entrance into the sport was part luck, part persistence. […] The post Leveling The Playing Field: Janet Marie Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers’ Senior VP Of Planning & Development appeared first on Radio Influence.

It was a HUGE Saturday for App State sports! App State defeats Georgia State in their gulag version of Turner Field for the fourth year in a row. Then Jim Fox and App State basketball took down Fox' previous employer and arch rival Davison in the Holmes Center.

本集邀請到運動視界棒球寫手、資深馬林魚球迷張尤金，來和大家來聊成為馬林魚球迷的緣起(02:44)、Giancarlo Stanton 大爆發的原因(06:25)、其合約未來的走向(18:13)、馬林魚球團轉售的來龍去脈(39:09)，以及未來的戰力前景(48:32)。球場單元來到前勇士主場 Turner Field(52:14)，數據單元則討論 Joey Gallo 的罕見打擊數字(59:06)。

The guys discuss Adam's experience at Sun Trust Park and how it compares with Turner Field. We dive into the Braves' hot streak, preview the Hawks playoff series, get a little agitated with some other local shows that are objectively much better than ours, and interview some random guy about his Masters experience.

Which team is under the most pressure to win in 2017? Rose and Sean Casey discuss. Heidi Watney joins the show for another edition of "Heidi's Headlines." Plus, with SunTrust Park nearing completion, we revisit the best of Turner Field on Kevin's Highlights.

Jeremy "The Impact" York brings you his unique take on all things Georgia State Panthers football of the Sun Belt Conference in the NCAA! Tonight he reviews the loss last Thursday to the Arkansas State Red Wolves, previews this week's match up versus UL-Monroe AND shares his take on the latest development with the Turner Field move! It's GSU PantherZone, presented by Impact Media!

Coach and I are back, and ready for the best time of year! Out of the Box, reflections from the WBC Qualifier in Brooklyn (1:00) and special praise for Team Israel! We preview the MLB Postseason, starting with the NL (10:12), with sadness about the Pirates' season (17:55). AL Preview (18:12), Papi's storybook ending, and the missing out on Trout (25:52). Coming into Home, the Cubs and the Apocalypse (38:00), proper farewells to Vin, Turner Field, and the soul of Jose Fernandez (42:23).

As the Braves put a bow on their season and their time at Turner Field, it's time to look ahead to 2017. MLB.com's Tim McMaster and Braves reporter Mark Bowman reflect on their season, spotlight Dansby Swanson's September, and what they'll address heading into next season.

We share the highs and lows of the Ted. Freddie's hit streak and what it means for next season. The Snitkometer. Shots in the Dark and the 2016 Season Awards.

Brad rolls solo to discuss the end of the 2016 season and the farewell to Turner Field. In addition, Jim Johnson's contract extension and the managerial search are topics of conversation. *Music by longzijun: longzijun.wordpress.com/music/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We bask in the glory of the Falcons win, Look ahead to Saturday's matches and look back on our favorite moments from Turner Field. The Boy's are back to get your weekend started right!!!

We'll preview Georgia's game against Tennessee with comets from Head Coach Kirby Smart, Georgia Tech's game against Miami with comments from Head Coach Paul Johnson, and the Atlanta Falcons game against Carolina with comments from the NFC Player Of The Month, Quarterback Matt Ryan.  We'll discuss the Atlanta Braves final homestand of the season and at Turner Field.

Gio Gonzalez struggled on the mound in Turner Field as the Washington Nationals dropped their third game to the Atlanta Braves in 18 contests this season. Trea Turner continued to hit, however, homering twice and collecting a single in the losing effort after a four-hit game last night in Hotlanta. The loss left the Nationals 88-60 on the year heading into the final game with the Braves this season tomorrow afternoon. Joe Ross returns to the mound in the majors in the series finale. 

After Brian and Roger debated over whether or not anybody will get the references to Wilmer Flores' favorite show 'Friends', they talked Tim Tebow, how the Mets have become unstoppable, and whom to blame for Michael Conforto not being his old amazing self this season. Then they welcomed MetsBlog founder Matthew Cerrone. Him and Brian admitted they thought the season was over two weeks ago before Matt went into how the Mets are employing the rope-a-dope strategy, the origins of MetsBlog, why he's writing a book during a pennant race, dealing with someone with the same name as you, and of course, #Tebow. Then Roger and Brian said goodbye to Turner Field, the worst place in the known universe, before feeling sorry for Matt Reynolds (again) and dipping into the mailbag.

Annie Heilbrunn, Bill Center and Bob Scanlan discuss Turner Field and the Wild Card standings

A half-inning after the Washington Nationals blew a 6-3 lead in the eighth, Clint Robinson come through with a two-out single in the ninth to beat the Atlanta Braves, 7-6 final. Mark Melancon came on to close it out and got the job done and the Nats beat their NL East rivals for the 10th time in 11 games this season, improving to 72-49 overall on the with their second straight win in Turner Field. Two more with the Braves to come this weekend...

Reynaldo Lopez struck out 11 batters in seven innings as the Washington Nationals improved to 9-1 against the Atlanta Braves this season with an 8-2 win tonight in Turner Field. It was closer than it seemed in the end, with a late-game blow-up by the Braves' bullpen padding the Nats' lead. Washington improved to 71-49 on the year with the win and Lopez earned his second straight win over the Nationals' NL East rivals from Atlanta. Three more to come in Turner Field...

Only 6,000 fans attended the final Brooklyn Dodgers game at Ebbets Field. Just more than 11,000 New York Giants fans said goodbye to the historic Polo Grounds. Neil deMause of Field of Schemes has chronicled the strange swan songs of ballparks of yesteryear.  Including how the White Sox started the trend of marketing stadium goodbyes.  Later, we take a nostalgic ride in from the bullpen in the long forgotten bullpen car.  Writer Paul Lukas looks back on the trend that saw relief pitchers hitching a ride to the mound and how some teams are looking to bring bullpen cars back.  Our Talking Shop segment examines expansion and renovation at the Pro Football Hall of Fame; how Southwest Airlines is flying against a Raiders stadium in Las Vegas; and a new plan to keep the Houston Astrodome alive.

This week, Roger and Brian briefly get into which Met would succeed on Game of Thrones before getting into the great work the bullpen has done thus far, the satisfying sweep at Turner Field, poor Neil Walker constantly getting compared to whatshisname, and the correct pronunciation of Verrett. Thanks to MLB.com for the photo, and to Prince for the music. Taped early April 27, 2016.

Episode #003: Yes Gummo This week's episode of The Whole Hog Podcast features Mark & Ruckus talking about Stupid Millennials, Buffet Brawls, UGA G-Day, Atlanta Braves, disgusting ballpark food outside of Turner Field, Mark is old and can't drink anymore, and how Women + Technology spells disaster. We review Gummo (finally), and the first 3 episodes of Fuller House. This week's movies assignment is Swimming with Sharks, and the first 3 episodes of The Ranch. Subscribe to us on iTunes, and follow us on Twitter @TheWholeHogCast

We discuss the good and bad spots from opening week, whether Fredi is using the best lineup, and how much we will miss Turner Field.

Stephen Strasburg put together a solid start against the Atlanta Braves and Matt den Dekker came up with the big hit for the Washington Nationals in what ended up a 3-1 win in Turner Field. Jonathan Papelbon made it interesting, but earned his second save in two games in the 9th. Nationals now 2-0 under new skipper Dusty Baker. Up next, the home opener in D.C. tomorrow afternoon...

The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves traded home runs early and leads late as the bullpens struggled in what ended up a 4-3 win for the Nats when Daniel Murphy drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the tenth inning in Turner Field. Nationals take the season opener from the Braves, 1-0 on the year. And of course Bryce Harper homered in his first at bat of the year..

Nats Nightly is back! With a new logo! And tonight we are previewing the Washington Nationals' 2016 campaign with (hopefully) some guests and friends of the show with whom we'll discuss all things Nats as we prepare for the season opener Monday afternoon in Atlanta where Max Scherzer and the Nationals take on the Braves in Turner Field at 4:05 PM EDT. Are your ready for Opening Day?

Want to sell your home? Get a FREE home value reportWant to buy a home? Search all homes for saleSpring has sprung! There are a few seasonal activities happening soon, and you definitely don’t want to miss out on the fun.First, we have the 134th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade! That’s on Saturday, March 12th from noon to 1:30 p.m. The parade will run from Midtown from 15th to 5th street. However, participation isn’t just an Irish thing. It’s for the entire family! The parade attracts different kinds of acts from all over town, including clowns, bands, dancers, drill teams, and more. Primarily, the event aims to celebrate the diversity among children and families in the Atlanta area. For more information, visit AtlantaStPats.com!Next, there’s the 78th annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park from April 8th to 10th. Every year, the festival fills the park with live music, arts and crafts, food, and other family-friendly activities. Admission is free. For more information, visit Dogwood.org.Last, don’t miss the first pitch of the season at Turner Field! This is the last season the Atlanta Braves will play in Atlanta before relocating to Cobb County. First pitch will be at 1:05 on Friday, April 1st. The Braves will play against the Tampa Bay Rays. Visit Atlanta.Braves.MLB.com for ticket information, schedules, and other details. Go Braves!As always, if you’re interested in buying or selling a home in the Atlanta area, reach out to us! We’d be happy to help and serve your real estate needs in the surrounding area. Call or email us!

In this session we continue with the Sports Doctor Jim Dubose where he continues to discuss the future of the UGA football team and the various vacancies in quarterback throughout the NCAA schools, and what are they going to do with Turner Field. Devin gets into the APP King Segment where we discuss the amazing App "Ted" Listen to this session to find out more about this great app!

Muneesh and Anthony continue their special 30-part series breaking down every ballpark in America. This week, Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves. This episode was recorded in Muneesh's apartment in NYC. Please head on over to bergino.com for some truly one-of-a-kind baseball merchandise.

(ATR) One of the men responsible for bringing the Olympics to Atlanta has mixed feelings about Turner Field's future.

Muneesh and Anthony CONCLUDE their journey to check off the final parks on Anthony's 30-stadium list. Parks 29 and 30 in Miami and Atlanta. This episode was recorded in the stands of Marlins Park, Turner Field and inside their rental car. No guest this week. Please head on over to bergino.com for some truly one-of-a-kind baseball merchandise.

Stephen Strasburg threw six scoreless frames for the Washington Nationals, working with a 1-0 lead over the Atlanta Braves and the Nats added two runs late, setting left-handed reliever Felipe Rivero up for a two-inning outing out of the bullpen with which he earned his first major league save. 3-0 Nationals final in Turner Field. It was another strong start for Strasburg, who finished his 2015 campaign strong after a slow, injury-hampered start.

The Washington Nationals dropped the series opener with the Atlanta Braves 2-1 tonight in Turner Field, but if you're they type that's into silver linings, Trea Turner did hit his first major league home run tonight, taking Braves' righty Matt Wisler deep for a solo shot to left field that accounted for the Nats' only run of the game. Congrats, Trea. And let's agree not to talk about that bunt in the ninth...okay? Thanks.

Debate on the evolving issue of fan and player safety, in the wake of the tragic fan death at Turner Field in Atlanta.

Atlanta Braves' outfielder Cameron Maybin hit a chopper over third to break up a 1-1 tie with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth as the Braves took two of three in Turner Field from the Washington Nationals. 2-1 final tonight. 

The Washington Nationals scored four runs on Atlanta Braves' starter Shelby Miller in the first and cruised to a 6-1 win in the series opener in Turner Field. Jordan Zimmermann put together a dominant outings for the second time in a week against the Nats' NL East rivals. 

A podcast about the New York Mets and about Star Wars 00:00 Jason was at the Heston no-hitter 07:15 Live from the Banner Day line 07:52 Citi Field and The Bridge Culture 13:25 Is 1st Place without Stars any fun? 15:00 Terry Collins 20:30 Banner Day Parade recap 22:00 Marvel Star Wars #6 theories on Han's wife 24:00 Marvel vs. Dark Horse 26:00 Jersey Snobs on The Bridge 33:30 Talking with Ryan the Braves Fan 35:30 Turner Field has all (most) your history 37:00 How are the Braves fans feeling?

The lovely Maggie Bridges won the coveted title of Miss Georgia last June and went on to compete at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, NJ in September 2014.   Throughout her reign as Miss Georgia, Maggie has been committed to her personal platform of “Impacting Others Through Volunteerism” statewide. Maggie has given over 800 hours of volunteer service to a wide variety of worthwhile causes. She is also a Team Developer for the Hands On Network, a national organization headquartered in Atlanta, which connects people to volunteer opportunities in their communities. Maggie uses her speaking engagements, media interviews and personal appearances as Miss Georgia encouraging others to volunteer. She is also a statewide ambassador for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the Miss America Organization's national charitable partner.  A scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology, at the conclusion of her year of service as Miss Georgia, she will complete her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with a minor in Information Technology. Maggie then plans to earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and open her own pharmacy. Maggie is a popular vocalist who enjoys performing at events and in churches throughout the state. A personal highlight was singing the National Anthem at Turner Field before an Atlanta Braves game.  For more information about the Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant, visit www.missga.org

On Monday, November 11th, we talked sports form Atlanta and around the country with my guests, Marcelle English of Jersey Girl Sports and Tommy Palmer of Palmer Media Group.  We discussed the Atlanta Braves move from Turner Field to the Northwest Suburbs of Atlanta, previewed the start of Georgia State High School Playoff Action, recapped the Atlanta Falcons game against the Seattle Seahawks, previewed Georgia Tech's upcoming football game against Clemson, Georgia's football game against Auburn, Georgia State Football and Basketball, as well as, the Atlanta Hawks. 

Join me as I Tomahawk Chop my way to Turner Field in Atlanta. In today's podcast I chat with a couple of young Braves fans in their late teens and early twenties. Turner Field was an incredibly fun place to watch a baseball game from start to finish. There was not a dull moment from the drum-line before first pitch to the fireworks show after the final out and everything in between. This is the seventh stop on my 30-stadium tour.

Matthew Kaminski is a jazz organist with an interesting day job -- he plays the organ for the Atlanta Braves. Kaminski's debut album is Taking My Time (Chicken Coup Records, 2010). In this interview, recorded in the press box at Turner Field, Kaminski talks about the fun and fascinating world of playing organ for the Braves; the family of jazz organists; how he got his start playing organ and who turned him on to jazz. Learn more at matthewkaminski.com and follow him on Twitter at @bravesorganist.

Matthew Kaminski is a jazz organist with an interesting day job -- he plays the organ for the Atlanta Braves. Kaminski's debut album is Taking My Time (Chicken Coup Records, 2010). In this interview, recorded in the press box at Turner Field, Kaminski talks about the fun and fascinating world of playing organ for the Braves; the family of jazz organists; how he got his start playing organ and who turned him on to jazz. Learn more at matthewkaminski.com and follow him on Twitter at @bravesorganist.

Gene explores the role of sports in building identity, community, and development for the city. Gene welcomes as guests Mr. Bill Bartholomay, Chairman Emeritus of the Atlanta Braves who was responsible for first bringing the Braves from Milwaukee to Atlanta. Jim Irwin of Green Street Properties and the man behind one of the truly unique and transformational new baseball stadiums. Cheryl Levick, the Director of Athletics for Georgia State University who oversaw the formation of GSUs new football team. And artist Chris Fennel who used 800 baseball bats to create a truly incredible sculptural arch at the entrance of Southside Park.

Across the street from Turner Field, the Atlanta Braves home field, there is another game; it's a game of life. This story was an Edward R. Murrow regional award winner in 2007. It also won the GA Broadcasters Award for best feature and a Green Eyeshade Award. The Sisters and Bobby Dews are still on top of their games - with a new group of baseball fan patients.

Baseball is a game filled with tradition – like singing along when the organ plays “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” But in many major league ballparks, technology has replaced tradition - the organist is gone, and fans sing to a recording. At Atlanta’s Turner Field - home of the Braves - live organ music is making a comeback - with a 21st Century twist. Previously aired on WABE and NPR (Weekend Edition, Saturday): July 2010

This edition of the Sports Buffet, hosted by ‘Chef' Tim Dix and Rich Tate, featured discussion on the Braves, MARTA cutting the shuttle to Turner Field, the Falcons, Tony Gonzalez's air scare, replacing the Georgia Dome, the Hawks, Michael Gearon's fine, the NBA Finals, the Thrashers, the Stanley Cup, Tech baseball, another National Title for the Bulldogs, the Indy 500, the Coca-Cola 600, UFC 114, and more. The program is a presentation of Georgia Wrestling History's GWH Radio Network.

The Braves have a big 3 game series at Turner Field against the New York Yankees. I talk about the upcoming NBA Draft and previous draft busts through out the years. The Clippers are expected to take Blake Griffin.

2008 Winner Edward R. Murrow Award, Region 13 2008 Winner Green Eyeshade Award, Society for Professional Journalists Atlanta’s Turner Field is a lively place. It’s the home of the Atlanta Braves, where thousands cheer young men playing baseball. But less than a fly ball away from home plate sits another kind of home, a hospice for cancer patients, where much older men and women play out the game of life. Philip Graitcer has this story about two men whose lives were touched when they crossed the street that separates the hospice and the stadium. Originally appeared on Georgia Gazette 8/31/07, NPR Weekend Edition-Saturday, 9/15/07