Dokoupil, Part Deux, and the Death of a Newspaper. Plus, ESPN’s Joe Buck. from The Press Box

Dokoupil, Part Deux, and the Death of a Newspaper. Plus, ESPN’s Joe Buck.

1 hour 29 minutes Posted Jan 9, 2026 at 2:18 am.

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel start the show with Part 2 of their analysis of Tony Dokoupil’s first week as the CBS Evening News host

They dive into the technical difficulties, the quality of the writing, and one thing Bryan and Joel think he did well this week. Next, the guys discuss the death of a Pittsburgh newspaper, and what this means for local news

After that, Bryan and Joel have a conversation about how to be a successful sports columnist in today’s media age

The show ends with an interview with ESPN’s Joe Buck, where he talks about his black eye

his father Jack Buck

announcing with Troy Aikman

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and Joel start the show with Part 2 of their analysis of Tony Dokoupil’s first week as the CBS Evening News host (01:02). They dive into the technical difficulties, the quality of the writing, and one thing Bryan and Joel think he did well this week. Next, the guys discuss the death of a Pittsburgh newspaper, and what this means for local news (25:49). After that, Bryan and Joel have a conversation about how to be a successful sports columnist in today’s media age (33:09). The show ends with an interview with ESPN’s Joe Buck, where he talks about his black eye (46:00), his father Jack Buck (49:36), announcing with Troy Aikman (1:00:04), and so much more, here on the Press Box.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson

Guest: Joe Buck

Producer: Bruce Baldwin

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