{"id":2496989,"date":"2026-07-10T19:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2496989"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:53:36","slug":"why-michael-strahans-smac-entertainment-is-getting-into-podcasting-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-michael-strahans-smac-entertainment-is-getting-into-podcasting-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Michael Strahan\u2019s SMAC Entertainment is getting into podcasting now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Strahan, the star of\u00a0<em>Fox NFL Sunday<\/em> and\u00a0<em>Good Morning America<\/em>, is getting into podcasting as both a host and executive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Strahan&#8217;s SMAC Entertainment this week announced a new podcast network called The Intersection, with Sinclair&#8217;s AMP Media as a production partner. The network is slated for launch by early fall, SMAC COO April Guidone told Awful Announcing this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Intersection will feature two video shows at launch. In one, Strahan and business partner Constance Schwartz-Morini will interview &#8220;the world&#8217;s most celebrated icons.&#8221; In the other, Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens (a client of SMAC&#8217;s talent representation division) and comedian Chris Spencer will talk about the latest news in sports and pop culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guidone said other shows are likely in 2027, spanning sports, culture, entertainment and music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Previously, SMAC has helped\u00a0develop podcasts\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:such as;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/fox\/erin-andrews-fathers-horrible-heart-attack-december.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">such as\u00a0<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Calm Down;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/fox\/erin-andrews-fathers-horrible-heart-attack-december.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Calm Down<\/em><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:with Fox's Erin Andrews;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/fox\/erin-andrews-fathers-horrible-heart-attack-december.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> with Fox&#8217;s Erin Andrews<\/a>, a SMAC client. With The Intersection, SMAC will oversee development and production while owning shows. Not all shows on the network will feature SMAC clients, Guidone said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;SMAC has been developing content across different types of platforms for a really long time through SMAC Productions, and while a lot of our productions are sports, we do run the gamut across entertainment as a whole,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So we do see the podcast network as an extension of what we&#8217;ve been doing already.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SMAC has produced numerous documentaries, reality series and digital shows. The company is also a coproducer on the forthcoming\u00a0<em>Madden<\/em> biopic about the famed NFL coach and broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guidone said AMP appealed as a distribution partner because of its scale and &#8220;cross-platform&#8221; reach. AMP, which produces podcasts from sports media stars like Matt Leinart, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Landon Donovan and Tim Howard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/soccer\/landon-donovan-stunned-christian-pulisic-subbed-out-loss-belgium.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Landon Donovan and Tim Howard<\/a>, and Candace Parker, is a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Some AMP podcasts air on Sinclair television affiliates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/college-football\/vince-young-trent-richardson-mike-golic-jr-new-team-focused-college-football-podcasts-sinclair.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Some AMP podcasts air on Sinclair television affiliates<\/a>. Advertisers are often attracted to placements that span multiple platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At a time when many media companies, including several run by current and former athletes, are going to market with video podcasts, The Intersection ultimately must set itself apart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Guidone said audiences will get a different version of Strahan on his show than they might be used to seeing on ABC or Fox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He is on television six days a week. He&#8217;s a journalist and an analyst,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You see little pieces of his personality come out. He is a fun and sometimes playful kind of guy, and I think that he has so many sides to him. He&#8217;s business, he&#8217;s a journalist, he&#8217;s a football player. But he&#8217;s also a real human being.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why Michael Strahan's SMAC Entertainment is getting into podcasting now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/podcasts\/michael-strahan-smac-entertainment-podcasting.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Why Michael Strahan&#8217;s SMAC Entertainment is getting into podcasting now<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Awful Announcing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Awful Announcing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Strahan, the star of\u00a0Fox NFL Sunday and\u00a0Good Morning America, is getting into podcasting as both a host and executive. Strahan&#8217;s SMAC Entertainment this week announced a new podcast network called The Intersection, with Sinclair&#8217;s AMP Media as a production partner. 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