“Players First: Coaching from the Inside Out,” is John Calipari’s new book, due out in bookstores on Tuesday. And with it Coach Cal is going on the junket of all junkets! (I know, “junket” is a term reserved for film, not books, but you get the idea) Talk about “making the media rounds!”Calipari going to be on TV more than John Clayton and Ellen DeGeneres combined.
Here is John Calipari’s media schedule for the next three days; live TV and radio only. There will be other taped media appearances, including SI Now with Maggie Gray, the O’Reilly Factor with Bill O’Reilly and the Charlie Rose Show PBS-TV.
All times ET below are subject to change.
*only includes live media appearances Monday through Wednesday
MONDAY
8-9 a.m. – CBS This Morning (CBS)
9:30-9:45 a.m. – Dan Patrick Show (Fox Sports Net)
2:22-2:32 p.m. – Rome with Jim Rome (CBS Sports Network)
4:15-4:45 p.m. – Mike Francesa Show (WFAN-AM)
TUESDAY
(all of Tuesday’s appearances are on ESPN’s family of networks, this is what we call “the car wash” in the business. When you get “the works” and “put through the wash” by the whole Evil Empire of Bristol. I don’t know what John Calipari is paying his publicist, but he’s certainly earning his pay)
9 a.m. — Mike and Mike in the Morning
10:20 a.m. – SportsCenter
10:40 a.m. – First Take
11 a.m. – Listen Closely with Linda Cohn
11:20 a.m. – SportsCenter
12:10 p.m. – ESPN.com chat
2:30 p.m. – SVP and Russilllo
3:10 p.m. – Paul Finebaum Show
3:45 p.m. – Sedano and Stink
4 p.m. – Freddie Coleman
WEDNESDAY I’m sure this day will get filled in with many more media opps as we get closer to the day. This list I’m publishing now was sent out at 8:33 Sunday night.
6:30-6:35 a.m. – Morning Joe (MSNBC)
7:40-7:50 a.m. – Squawk Box
What’s the over/under on number of times John Calipari gets asked about leaving for the L.A. Lakers job? Due to the “journalist” skills of famed “reporter” Rex Chapman.
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