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High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star Frankie Rodriguez joins us on the show this week to discuss the latest episode of the series, "El Quinceañearo", where his character gets a surprise 15th birthday celebration thrown by his friends, as well as the virtual fan event that took place in honor of the episode's release.

With sports betting becoming legalized in more states in the US, its popularity has never been higher. Trent Attyah, founder and CEO of Bookit Sports, explains how the Bookit Sports app is bringing together sports bettors to one unique social media platform to bring people together through wagering on sports.

Kent Harrington is a writer, the “In the National Interest” columnist at Mediavillage, and a former senior CIA officer and analyst who, among other things, served as National Intelligence Officer for East Asia, CIA’s director of public affairs, and a chief of station in Asia.” In this episode: Americans are drowning in information but when they go to any of the major broadcast and cable media news outlets—and the rising news services on the web—they’ll be lucky to find serious coverage of international news, much less coverage in depth.  From prime-time cable to profit-making news aggregators, a fig leaf of reporting covers wall-to-wall commentary.  Kent talks with award-winning journalist John Walcott on why it should matter to Americans that, when it comes to news about foreign affairs, the cupboard is bare

Broadway and television actor Troy Iwata from the Netflix holiday rom-com Dash & Lily chats with us about his experience filming the show before the  pandemic, and the importance of diversity & representationamong directors, writers and producers.

Known for playing chilling antagonists in telenovelas and thrillers, Alejandro Nones shares the approach to his characters as driven people, his thoughts on why audiences love Spanish thrillers so much and his experience filming both seasons of Netflix's Who Killed Sara? back-to-back.

Eddie Liu from The CW’s Kung Fu joins us this week and shares his early childhood Asian actor inspirations, his experience working with trailblazing producers like Mindy Kaling and Christian M. Kim and what it was like filming the series pilot just before the pandemic, and coming back to complete the first season.

MultiCultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala is joined by stars of stage and screen Stephanie Jae Park (Hamilton), Johnny Wu (NBC's New Amsterdam), Erica Wong (Phantom of the Opera) and TJ Krishnan (FOX's The Resident) for a special Actors Roundtable in honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, sharing their views on stereotypes, meaningful representation in television and film, colorism and the change they hope for in the entertainment industry.

Justin sits down with Mike Janela, the in-stadium host for the New York Mets, and talks about the difficulties they encountered when the pandemic hit its peak and how they became stronger in the end. Mike shares what he was able to do when he wasn't able to work in Citi Field and how it resulted in more opportunities for him now.

Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut from Freeform's hit new drama Cruel Summer joins us on this week's episode and shares her experience tackling the three timelines that span across the series and her wish for increased representation and inclusivity in front of and behind the camera.

With the NHL regular season coming to a close, the Stanley Cup playoffs will be more accessible than ever before with games coming to ESPN. Colin Langan, National Account Executive for New York Interconnect (NYI), speaks with Justin about what this means for advertisers, as well as the New York sports market with the Islanders in a position to compete for a championship, and more.

Stage and screen actor Quincy Chad joins MultiCultural TV Talk host Juan Ayala to talk about his experience working on the hit FX series Snowfall as 'Big Deon' as well as learning to embrace typecasting from fellow actor Jimmi Simpson while on the set of Person Of Interest. 

With sports betting growing rapidly across the country, Audacy has made strides in the space as a programming leader. Matt Volk, the Vice President of Sports at Audacy, shares with Justin what the radio giant is doing to scratch the itch of listeners that are involved with sports betting, as well as how it has handled the NCAA Tournament in a year unlike any other.

Television actress Manni L. Perez joins us this week and chats about her experience working on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in her Imagen award-winning role as Esperanza Morales, pushing for an increase in Latinx and LGBTQ+ representation and how she pursues her career with a "F*** It" attitude.

After the 68-team NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments were canceled last year, they both returned last weekend and the madness is at an all-time high. Justin Paura breaks down what is different about this year's tournament from years past, what went down during the first weekend, and how many people tuned in for the best playoff in all of sports.

On this week’s episode of View From the Grandstand, podcast host Justin Paura sits down with Corey Petruccelli, senior director of national ad sales at New York Interconnect (NYI) to discuss the short and long-term effects of sports viewing on cable television amidst the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Petruccelli provides insight on what the industry was like when the pandemic first started, how sports leagues have adjusted to the new normal, and what both consumers and advertisers can expect in the world of sports broadcasting in the year ahead.

Despite the football season being in the rearview mirror, national sports talk radio shows continue to keep the conversation all about the gridiron. The top three national sports talk radio shows of the year are all dominated by football banter, primarily because of how popular the sport is in the United States no matter what the calendar says. Hear why this is the case and how the numbers support the idea of all football all the time.

On February 11, 2021, following two days of Impeachment trial coverage, the Tucker Carlson Show on Fox News focused on an alleged attack on Fox News and on Carlson -- by Jeff Bezos, The Washington Post and The New York Times. Nothing else in the news was worthy of comment? I admit Carlson’s comments held my attention and in today’s podcast I share what I think about his accusations against the Times and Post. No matter what the outcome of this trial, historians will look back and study the root causes for this challenge to our democratic foundations, and they’ll zero in on media as the root cause. Is Jeff Bezos this generation’s Edward R. Murrow – this generation’s Walter Cronkite? Listen to my 3-minute commentary and think about it. You can reply on twitter @JackMyersBiz

In a pandemic year, the Super Bowl felt mostly normal with the half time theatrics, a victorious Tom Brady, and star-studded commercials. One of the best received ads was a two-minute Jeep spot figuring Bruce Springsteen. But now, the commercial might not see any air-time again, and has been removed from the Jeep YouTube and Instagram accounts. Listen to why the $22 million+ commercial has vanished in this week's "View from the Grandstand".

The year 2020 was monumental in terms of progression for social justice in the sports world. NBA players sat out of protest for Black Lives Matter, NFL players felt much more comfortable kneeling for the national anthem and history is set to be made at the Big Game thanks to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' diverse coaching staff. There is still much more work to be done, but this February, will celebrate all the progress made over the past year and bring up the issues that still need correcting.

In a year unlike anything we’ve seen before, the National Football League is just one game away from pulling off what was thought to be impossible. The biggest game of the year in American sports is set for February 7, not only as a conclusion to the football season, but as a celebration for a job well done by the NFL. And what better way to watch the Super Bowl than to see the 43-year old legend Tom Brady take on his supposed successor, 25-year old Patrick Mahomes. Justin Paura breaks down the NFL's most unique grand finale to date in the debut of "Views from the Grandstand".