Big Ten Network’s Chris Malcolm joins us to talk digital media, sports, the fading newspaper business, the identity of Bagboy and the respective power of facial hair and a bad haircut. Also this week: A new Bumble Brief, fresh DickPicks (and a DP Hall of Famer) Chris Malcolm is the director of digital content for the Big Ten Network, the premier television network dedicated to Big Ten college sports, seen in over 60 million homes. He also oversees content for BTN.com. He wrote for, edited and helped develop the Chicago Tribune’s popular RedEye and previously contributed to FoxSports.com and ChicagoSports.com, the Tribune’s original web site dedicated to the city’s sports news. Chris is a graduate of the University of Illinois and a rabid Chicago Blackhawks fan. Over 38,000 people follow Chris’ alter ego on Twitter, where he writes as Coach Q's Mustache, giving voice to the hair on the upper lip of Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville. www.BTN.com www.twitter.com/CoachQsMustache MIDDLEGROUND: The Podcast – Midlife. Midwest. Middle of Everything. Chris & Chris are a couple guys trying to sort shit out and find some balance. Subscribe to MIDDLEGROUND on iTunes facebook.com/middlegroundthepodcast twitter.com/MGthepodcast instagram.com/middleground_the_podcast chrisandchrismg@gmail.com

Brian Sterling, lead TV anchor in Grand Rapids, Michigan defends the value of local TV news, the media’s coverage of Trump, and **bonus** does the Humpty Dance. Now that we're back from a mid-summer break, we've got DickPicks and are putting The Tinder Update out of its misery, replaced by a promising young upstart. This week's guest is a good friend of the podcast. Brian Sterling, is the primary news anchor and investigative reporter for NBC affiliate WOOD TV 8. He’s served as a regional correspondent for the Associated Press, NBC News and LIN Media and covered the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2015 US Supreme Court hearings on gay marriage, and Pope Francis's visit to Philadelphia last fall. His work has been recognized by the Associated Press and Michigan Association of Broadcasters for breaking news and reporting. A Detroit-area native, Brian is a graduate of James Madison College at Michigan State University. He started his career as a radio news anchor and sports anchor for the Michigan News Network and was the chief political reporter for WILX-TV in Lansing, Mich. Watch Brian on WOOD-TV, Channel 8 in Grand Rapids or catch him at: www.woodtv.com twitter.com/bristerling MIDDLEGROUND: The Podcast – Midlife. Midwest. Middle of Everything. Chris & Chris are a couple guys trying to sort shit out and find some balance. Subscribe to MIDDLEGROUND on iTunes. facebook.com/middlegroundthepodcast twitter.com/MGthepodcast IG: middleground_the_podcast chrisandchrismg@gmail.com