"Warren Shaw: Building 19 Media Group & The Baseline NBA Podcast"

Journalist. Podcaster. Network founder. Warren Shaw joins Kevin L. Warren to explain how 19 Media Group and The Baseline NBA Podcast were actually built — cold calls, credential hustles, and a COVID-era decision that changed everything. 🎙️

Kevin L. Warren hosts Warren Shaw — Co-Founder of 19 Media Group, host of Dope Interviews, and co-host of The Baseline NBA Podcast — for a wide-ranging conversation on breaking into NBA journalism, launching a media network from frustration into something authentic, and why he still measures success by integrity, not metrics.

📋 ON THIS EPISODE:

🤝 A PodFest friendship that turned into a business partnership

✍️ Breaking into journalism through cold outreach and rejection

🏀 The Orlando Magic credential grind that taught him the business

📡 Why 19 Media Group was born out of frustration during COVID

🎯 How he lands big-name guests for Dope Interviews

📈 What's next for Baseline's milestone 15th season

⚡ A lightning round on fandoms, artists, and dream guests

⏱️ CHAPTERS:

0:00 Meet Warren Shaw