{"id":387429,"date":"2026-09-01T18:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387429\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T18:52:11","slug":"barstool-sports-is-coming-to-st-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387429\/","title":{"rendered":"Barstool Sports is coming to St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ScreengrabScreengrab from Jon Gruden\u2019s \u201cThe Pro Football Football Show\u201d on Barstool Sports. Credit: Barstool Sports\/YouTube<\/p>\n

Barstool Sports, a media empire spanning everything from guys in baseball caps shouting about football<\/a> to guys in baseball caps shouting about Sydney Sweeney\u2019s new lingerie line<\/a>, has selected St. Petersburg as the permanent home for a new NFL show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The media company will utilize a 5,600-square-foot production space at St. Pete\u2019s Shear Media Studios, which is located near Top Golf and was founded by lingerie mogul and \u2018Space Balls\u2019 actress Rhonda Shear.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not a lot of details about the project are available, but according to Shear Media, Barstool plans to use the space for a \u201cweekly professional football show,\u201d says a press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, if we had to place a bet, which we know the Barstool fanbase clearly loves to do, it\u2019s more than likely a show centered around Jon Gruden, since the former Tampa Bay Bucs head coach and Hooters line cook<\/a> still lives in Tampa, and is already a contributor <\/a>with Barstool on a show called \u201cThe Pro Football Football Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

But while the focus of the show is anyone\u2019s guess, Shear Media\u2019s press release seems to hint that Barstool is indeed looking to turn low quality podcasts into full blown shows. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Barstool Sports production highlights a larger shift in media and content creation. Sports shows, podcasts, creator-led series, livestreams, branded content, and recurring productions are increasingly moving into full production environments that offer more space, infrastructure, consistency, and technical support than a traditional studio rental or podcast room can provide,\u201d reads the release. <\/p>\n

Bartsool is no stranger to Tampa Bay. In 2024, founder Dave Portnoy, who currently has a house in the Florida Keys<\/a>, toured over 20 local pizza joints for his \u201cOne Bite Pizza Reviews<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This article appears in August 27 \u2013 September 02, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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