This episode features my conversation with one of just six women in Minor League Baseball. Jill Gearin is the voice of the Visalia Rawhide. Topics of discussion include:
Writing a note to her school counselor in middle school saying she was going to be the voice of the Red Sox some day.
Episode 99 features my conversation with Kenny Albert. He’s the voice of the New York Rangers, Fox Sports, and many other prestigious assignments. Topics of discussion include:
Why the only sport he’s called that he didn’t feel comfortable with was college wrestling.
The uniqueness of covering boxing.
Why Thanksgiving felt like an all sports radio station with his family.
Fall sports season is here! With respect to my baseball
broadcasting brethren, this is the most exciting time of the year for
broadcasters who specialize in fall and winter sports. It marks the end of
summer break and a long awaited return to the broadcast booth!
This year for me, that brings the beginning of a new phase
of my personal sportscasting career.… Read More
In episode 98 I chat with Bill Roth of ESPN. He is also a sportscasting professor at Virginia Tech, where he previously was the voice of the Hokies for 27 years. Topics of discussion include:
When he gave up on the early childhood dream of being a firefighter and moved onto wanting to get into sportscasting.
My conversation with Andy Masur. He regularly calls play-by-play for the Chicago White Sox and also hosts their pre/post game shows. Topics of discussion include:
Talking into Lincoln Logs pretending they were microphones as a child.
Why he chose to go to Bradley University.
How internships led him into his first full time job in full time top 40 radio.
In sportscasting, and life in general, there are always crossroads
moments where you have to make a decision that will change the trajectory of
your career. Making the right decision in these moments can be the difference
between continuing with the status quo or achieving whatever your career and
life goals may be. But how the heck do you know what the right decision is?… Read More
The most frustrating part of the whole sportscasting career
experience is how little control individuals have over their own destiny. You
are constantly at the mercy of program directors deciding whether or not to respond
to calls and emails. It’s impossible to know when the next freelance assignment
and accompanying paycheck will arrive. It’s enough to drive anyone crazy.… Read More
Driving home after a recent visit to my hometown in Nebraska for a long weekend, my wife and I took the long way back home through South Dakota to visit friends. We cruised by the exit ramp of my old town while listening to classic hits on my old radio station, and it brought back a flood of old memories.… Read More
