The Dennis Miller Era of Monday Night Football.

Episode 661 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jeff Cameron, the director and producer of the HBO Original Documentary and NFL Films Production, Miller Night Football, which chronicles comedian Dennis Miller’s time in the “Monday Night Football”broadcast booth in 2000 and 2001 alongside Al Michaels and Dan Fouts. In this podcast, Cameron discusses how the project came to conception; why Miller decided to talk for the doc; what Miller thinks of his time on air; how 9/11 impacted the broadcast; the criticism ABC faced on the decision; Miller's incredible esoteric lines on-air including, "I haven't seen that much fabric used since Christo wrapped the Pont-Neuf in Paris"; how ideas get conceived at NFL Films; which NFL subjects that would be great for exploration; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.