Michael Johnson

Not A Country For Old Men?

“You can tell that the Olympics are coming up because Hockey is in the news,” was a comment made by a friend in the past month in Australia. Sadly their words were correct, as every four years on the eve

Podcast #97 – The Role of the Media Manager, Sha’Carri Richardson’s Spot of Bother, and A Missed Opportunity.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Despite so little international sport there is still plenty to discuss, especially with the Olympic Games just around the corner. Following on from one of our topics under discussion (Podcast #96)in this show we catch up with former Springbok Media

Finding Fans the Old Fashioned Way

How many sports are trying to build on unstable foundations? In today’s ultra-competitive sporting world it is not just athletes vying for exposure and their share of the money. It is also sporting clubs and sporting associations vying for exposure

Rio, A Road to Change For Athletics?

There are many who have been disappointed with the start made by Lord Coe as the new President of World athletics body the IAAF. Yet should we be surprised, after all this is a man who served time as a

Searching for a Saviour

It was a victory of good over evil. Or was it Champion over cheat? Usain Bolt’s victory over Justin Gatlin in the 100m final in Beijing was a victory that many said had to happen for the sake of Athletics.