One streak is over and another begins.
In the fourth annual SSSWS Penn State Football Media Survey, fans say Lions247 is their go-to place for Penn State football coverage while Audrey Snyder has once again been voted as the fan-favorite beat writer.
Lions247 overtook Blue-White Illustrated for the top spot after it held the No. 1 spot for two consecutive years.
The very scientific survey garnered most responses ever to understand what Penn State fans were reading and listening to.
Here are this year’s results.
TV
Favorite Network
- NBC – 46%
- CBS – 34%
- Fox – 11%
- BTN – 9%
Podcast
Seventy-seven percent of those surveyed say they listen to Penn State-related podcasts.
Top 5
- The Nittany Dispatch (with Jon Sauber and Audrey Snyder)
- Lions247
- Blue-White Illustrated
- Behind the Wall with Landon Tengwall
- The Obligatory PSU Podcast
Publications
Of those who responded to the survey, 57 percent said they pay for at least one subscription to get their Penn State news.
In terms of the places Penn State fans read the most, Lions247 took the top spot.
Top 5 Publications
Top 5 Favorite Beat Writers
Feedback for the Beat
- Film breakdowns are lacking on the beat which is why Tengwall and Codutti are great. Love that Landon called out Franklin for not knowing ball this spring. …Scarcella, Wogenrich, Rudel, Brennan -those guys are all so solid. When they were turning on Franklin after UCLA, we knew it was over.”
- Support student media
- It seems apparent that James Franklin and some of the former football/university athletics communication staff made the beats jobs difficult for even the most mundane and menial asks/tasks reporters and writers would need to do in order to access a team.
- In general, the beat was very soft with Franklin. Be tough with Campbell.
- There is such a wide variety of content. I can spend hours watching and reading.
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