[We Need to Talk] might star 12 women, but it is discussing many of the topics germane in the sports world at large, including Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston’s off-field troubles, Kobe Bryant’s return from injury, and Major League Baseball’s playoffs. And it has done it without much yelling back-and-forth that typifies so many sports talk shows now.
There are challenges to making the show stick: a weekly format in a world of daily takes makes it harder to stay fresh and illuminating, and CBS Sports Network is still somewhat obscure, lesser known than giants like ESPN and possibly even more apt competitors like NBC Sports Network. And women’s voices remain an anomaly in the sports commentary world—90 percent of the sports journalism industry is white and male, according to a Women’s Media Center study.
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