97.9 The Hill’s Dr. Deborah Stroman and Brighton McConnell discuss on Friday, Jan. 30 a pair of major ESPN reports recently published. The first: Don Van Natta Jr. and Seth Wickersham’s sourced story on Bill Belichick not earning enough votes to be inducted as a first-ballot Hall of Famer, with Stroman and McConnell discussing interesting aspects of the reasoning and response. The second: a profile on how and why the NFL stuck with its selection of Bad Bunny for the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, bucking a recent trend of businesses and groups curtailing to pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration.

Dr. Deborah Stroman — who is a consulting professor for UNC and Virginia, sports businesswoman, former basketball player, and columnist — chats with 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell each week about headlines from the world of sports. Covering both local and national stories, Stroman specializes in connecting the on-field product to the impact of sports on business, culture and society. Listen to their past conversations on Chapelboro, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.

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