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Legendary Sportswriter Peter King Talks NFL, MLB & Amazing John Madden Stories

Peter King is a legendary sportswriter and longtime NFL reporter known for his decades of coverage of professional football. His new book, The Game, is out now and traces how football went from being roughly neck-and-neck with baseball in popularity in the mid-1980s to becoming America’s dominant sport. The book includes stories about football superfans Richard Nixon and Johnny Cash, Donald Trump’s failed pre-Jerry Jones attempt to buy the Dallas Cowboys, and King’s coast-to-coast bus trip with John Madden.IN THE NEWS: Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger praise each other over California’s environmental regulations, while new test scores show most California students are struggling with reading and basic math. Plus, the Atlanta Police Department releases a new video to put criminals on notice.GET IT ON!FOR MORE WITH PETER KING:BOOK: “The Game” - OUT NOWFOR MORE WITH RUDY PAVICH:WEBSITE: RudyPavichComedy.comINSTAGRAM: @ Rudy_Pavich PUNCH UP LIVE: https://punchup.live/rudypavichLIVE SHOWS: October 30 - Atlanta, GAOctober 31 - Atlanta, GA (2 Shows)November 1 - Atlanta, GANovember 7 - Bellflower, CA (2 Shows)November 13 - Napa, CAThank you for supporting our sponsors:BetOnlineOreillyauto.com/adamPluto.tvPeople Pleasers See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Duration
1h 47m
Broadcast on
19 Oct 2026
Audio Format
other

Peter King is a legendary sportswriter and longtime NFL reporter known for his decades of coverage of professional football. His new book, The Game, is out now and traces how football went from being roughly neck-and-neck with baseball in popularity in the mid-1980s to becoming America’s dominant sport. The book includes stories about football superfans Richard Nixon and Johnny Cash, Donald Trump’s failed pre-Jerry Jones attempt to buy the Dallas Cowboys, and King’s coast-to-coast bus trip with John Madden.

IN THE NEWS: Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger praise each other over California’s environmental regulations, while new test scores show most California students are struggling with reading and basic math. Plus, the Atlanta Police Department releases a new video to put criminals on notice.

GET IT ON!

FOR MORE WITH PETER KING:

BOOK: “The Game” - OUT NOW

FOR MORE WITH RUDY PAVICH:

WEBSITE: RudyPavichComedy.com

INSTAGRAM: @ Rudy_Pavich 

PUNCH UP LIVE: https://punchup.live/rudypavich

LIVE SHOWS: 

  • October 30 - Atlanta, GA
  • October 31 - Atlanta, GA (2 Shows)
  • November 1 - Atlanta, GA
  • November 7 - Bellflower, CA (2 Shows)
  • November 13 - Napa, CA

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Peter King is a legendary sportswriter and longtime NFL reporter known for his decades of coverage of professional football. His new book, The Game, is out now and traces how football went from being roughly neck-and-neck with baseball in popularity in the mid-1980s to becoming America’s dominant sport. The book includes stories about football superfans Richard Nixon and Johnny Cash, Donald Trump’s failed pre-Jerry Jones attempt to buy the Dallas Cowboys, and King’s coast-to-coast bus trip with John Madden.IN THE NEWS: Gavin Newsom and Arnold Schwarzenegger praise each other over California’s environmental regulations, while new test scores show most California students are struggling with reading and basic math. Plus, the Atlanta Police Department releases a new video to put criminals on notice.GET IT ON!FOR MORE WITH PETER KING:BOOK: “The Game” - OUT NOWFOR MORE WITH RUDY PAVICH:WEBSITE: RudyPavichComedy.comINSTAGRAM: @ Rudy_Pavich PUNCH UP LIVE: https://punchup.live/rudypavichLIVE SHOWS: October 30 - Atlanta, GAOctober 31 - Atlanta, GA (2 Shows)November 1 - Atlanta, GANovember 7 - Bellflower, CA (2 Shows)November 13 - Napa, CAThank you for supporting our sponsors:BetOnlineOreillyauto.com/adamPluto.tvPeople Pleasers See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.