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The Business & Politics of Sports contains over 100 of Evan Weiner’s columns written between 1998 and 2005 that describe the power plays, players, media and political (federal, state and local) connections, which rule the 19 billion dollar a year business of sports. At the heart of Evan Weiner’s writing lies his belief that “it’s great to watch a game and report on it, but democracy deserves more than a box score when it comes to scrutinizing the business of sports.”
He contends that the mindset of newspaper and magazine editors, along with radio and TV programmers, is that sports are merely games, the toy store of life. He disagrees, “More than ever sports is a multi-billion dollar business with global implications. General Electric is spending billions of dollars so that its NBC-TV network can broadcast the 2010 and 2012 Olympics. Communities all over America have created special tax districts, raised hotel, motel rent-a-car, restaurant, cigarette and beer taxes to fund stadiums and arenas. Congress may take up discrimination legislation against men-only member golf courses, change tax exemption laws as they apply to companies that are Olympic sponsors, and legislate the boxing industry. The House Committee on Government Reform has held hearings on sports leagues drug testing, specifically testing for anabolic steroids. Those issues aren’t found in the sandbox or the playground.”
“The public,” Mr. Weiner suggests, “needs to be aware of the relationship between politics, government, the media and sports ownership. Americans generally view sports as fans and do not realize how many hundreds of millions of their tax dollars go to big sports.” He calls upon editors and TV programmers to look at sports as more than an entertainment forum and opines that journalists also need to examine the sports industry because, “in the end, just about every American citizen has some money directly or indirectly invested in the sports industry.”
In The Business & Politics of Sports Mr. Weiner’s columns are divided into ten thematic chapters entitled Business, Colleges, Endorsement/Sponsorship, Labor, Events, Politics, Media, Stadiums, Olympics, and Fans and the Public. Laid out in an easy to read format, they progress in chronological order from 1998 to the present, showing the fascinating evolution of sports business.
About the Author
Evan Weiner is a contributing columnist for New York Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Metro Philadelphia, Metro New York, The Washington Examiner and msnbc.com, and is a re-occurring guest on “Politics Live” with Sam Donaldson. His radio commentary “The Business of Sports” has aired nationally on a daily basis since June 1999. He is a participant in several Long Distance Learning and electronic blackboard university classes.
From locker rooms to boardrooms to hearing rooms, Mr. Weiner has covered the gritty, pragmatic, dollar driven sports industry since 1971 by asking consistently probing, difficult and controversial questions. Along the way he has won two Associated Press awards for News Coverage. As the worlds of sports, politics and business rapidly change and coalesce, Mr. Weiner, on a daily basis, speaks with the owners, players, lawyers and broadcasters responsible for this steamroller synergy.
At a time when the public’s opinion of the media is at an all time low, Evan Weiner believes, “One by one, we as journalists have to rebuild the industry piece by piece. We have such a bad reputation now, we have to get out there and reassure people we are not all the Washington media.” A persistent reporter with a prodigious memory, Evan calls the shots as he sees them and describes the power plays, players and connections which rule the business of sports.
He has spoken at sports management programs including those at Central Michigan University, San Francisco State, Ithaca, SUNY at Courtland, Temple University, and Georgia State and has also been a long distance learning instructor for Oregon State University, University of the Pacific, and Eastern Oregon University. He received a Distinguished Journalist Award from the United States Sports Academy. A graduate of Ramapo College, Mr. Weiner resides with his wife Brenda in Mount Vernon, New York. They are the parents of two grown children.
What People Are Saying About Evan Weiner’s Writing
“You always come up with a new angle that no one seems to hit upon.”
—Ron Varrial, Sports Editor, Metro, New York
“Evan Weiner is a uniquely talented writer with an amazing ability to pull everything together for the reader. With his astonishing knowledge of and insight into the sports marketplace, he is able to investigate and simplify complex story lines through his award winning journalism. He is a strong voice and an expert in his field.”
—Thomas P. Rosandich Ph.D., President & CEO, United States Sports Academy
“We broadcast “The Business of Sports” as a feature in our local newscast as a good segue from our caller-driven talk show to our 6 PM sports talk show.”
—Charles Geer, Program Director, WGNU, St. Louis
“Your stuff is good. What you need is for someone in a position of power with TV to take a shot with you and stand behind you. That person for Cosell was Roone Arledge. But there are no Arledge’s on the scene in television these days. Keep plugging and maybe that person will come along.”
—Shelby Whitfield, author, broadcast executive and sports consultant.
“Evan Weiner presented a one credit mini-course. The material presented was provocative given that Mr. Weiner provides social, business and political commentary on the business of sports that is not typical of what is found in the mainstream media. Students indicated a high degree of learning.”
—Joel Maxcy, Graduate Program Chair, Dept. of Sport Management & Media, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York
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