{"id":96683,"date":"2021-06-09T21:28:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T02:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=96683"},"modified":"2021-06-09T21:28:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T02:28:28","slug":"medill-newsmakers-how-covid-19-changed-sports-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/medill-newsmakers-how-covid-19-changed-sports-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Medill Newsmakers: How COVID-19 changed sports television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brandon Schaff<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Medill Newsmakers is a series of broadcasts dedicated to taking an in-depth look at a single topic. 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