Debating role of women in sports media; Marino's balancing act; more

Debating role of women in sports media (cont.)5k. Earlier this month I wrote about SportsCenter using celebrities and non-traditional choices as anchors

Andrea Kremer and Michelle Beadle feel women sports journalists are criticized in ways men are not / SI

Debating role of women in sports media (cont.)

Michele Tafoya has demonstrated the influence sideline reporters have on Sunday Night Football :: Ric Tapia/Icon SMI

Jim Rome has given women opportunities to be opinion-makers, says journalist Amy K. Nelson :: Matthew Emmons/US Presswire

CBS wants Dan Marino to share some of what he learns as part of a new group assessing the Dolphins :: Scott Halleran/Getty Images

5k. Earlier this month I wrote about SportsCenter using celebrities and non-traditional choices as anchors and how viewers should look for such one-time assignments to continue given the ratings boost. Last Tuesday six-time NASCAR sprint champion Jimmie Johnson become the first athlete ever to guest host the show. The result? The Tuesday 6 p.m. ET show drew 931,021 viewers, up 22 percent from the average (760,448) so far this fall for the time slot.