While studying there, he worked on the school's student newspaper, The Spectrum, which fostered in him a love of journalism.
He began his career in 1997 at Sports Illustrated, fulfilling a childhood aspiration sparked by his mother giving him a subscription to the magazine as a 7-year-old growing up in Wantagh, New York.
[1] On February 22, 2018, it was announced that Deitsch would join CJCL, Sportsnet 590 The Fan, as a regular co-host for its drive-time show Prime Time Sports, beginning the week of March 5.
[4] He remained in that role until Prime Time Sports ended in October 2019, before moving on to the newly created afternoon show Writers Bloc.
[5] It is also the subject of his weekly podcast, Sports Media with Richard Deitsch, launched March 30, 2018.