DraftKings set to relaunch “The GM Shuffle” podcast with new co-host Femi Abebefe
Michael Lombardi and DraftKings will air the podcast on DraftKings and VSiN YouTube Channels
DraftKings announced on March 30, 2022, that it will be relaunching “The GM Shuffle” a podcast hosted by Michael Lombardi. It also announced that Femi Abebefe will be joining the panel as the co-host of the podcast.
The two have worked together as hosts on VSiN, The Sports Betting Network, and will cover pro football topics on the relaunched podcast. A video version of The GM Shuffle will be introduced on March 31, 2022. The video will be hosted on DraftKings and VSiN’s YouTube channel.
Stacie McCollum, Vice President of Programming at DraftKings, said: “We are thrilled to enhance our DraftKings programming by adding an established and successful podcast that provides fans with an inside look at front office operations.”
Lombardi had a 30-year career in the NFL, working as an NFL executive with the San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, and Oakland Raiders.
Lombardi said, “I’m extremely excited for the return of The GM Shuffle and that it will be under the DraftKings and VSiN
umbrella. “It’s been great working with Femi at VSiN, and I can’t wait to team up for the podcast, where we will argue, laugh, debate, and give informed, unfiltered views on the happenings in the NFL each and every week.”
Abebefe hosts multiple shows on the VSiN network, after joining the network from KOMO TV in Seattle. He spent his first seven and a half years in sports media as an anchor for multiple Pacific Northwest markets.
The first episode of the podcast will air on March 31, 2022. From there a new episode will air each Thursday through the
NFL off-season and two episodes will be released each week, on Mondays and Thursdays, during the NFL season.
DraftKings is headquartered in Boston and was launched in 2012 by Jason Robins, Matt Kalish, and Paul Liberman.
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