I have a conversation with Matt Shepard.… Read More

Referees, umpires, and officials are essential to the games we love to play, watch, and cover. They’re also frequently the most frustrating part of the game. As broadcasters, it’s our job to tell the story of the game and poor officiating is often part of the story. However, being critical and opinionated on subjective officiating mistakes can make you sound like a homer — a whiner — and destroy your credibility.… Read More

In conjunction with the Jim Nantz Awards, Sportscasters Talent Agency of America released their top five broadcasting schools for the year. The top names were pretty predictable: Syracuse, Arizona State, Ball State, Missouri, and Indiana. If you follow broadcasting or journalism in general, you wouldn’t be surprised to see any of these schools near the top of any list.… Read More

Conversation with Nate Gatter, a junior at the University of Missouri, who recently won the Jim Nantz Award as the nations top collegiate sportscaster.… Read More

When I took my job with ESPN Radio 1570 in Yankton, South Dakota, I was fortunate enough to be able to pick up a couple of additional freelance opportunities. The first was covering football for my alma mater, Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. The second was covering the Sioux City Bandits, a member of the Champions Indoor Football league (CIF).… Read More

Last night I recorded the next SayTheDamnScore Podcast with Nate Gatter (to be released 6/8/17) , a junior broadcasting student from Missouri. He isn’t old enough to buy a beer yet, but he is already the lead voice of a minor league baseball team. He recently received the Jim Nantz Award as the best collegiate sportscaster in the country, so he’s obviously exceptional.… Read More

This episode features my conversation with Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball broadcaster Gary Dolphin.… Read More

I received a message from a friend of mine in the industry who follows this blog. He recently read negative reviews about his broadcast on an online fan message board. He asked this question:

“Do you check fan based message forums after broadcasts to see if there are comments about your call? If so how does it affect you when you see really negative comments about your work?”

My answer: I really don’t know.… Read More

Note: This is not a sponsored piece by the NSMA. This is purely my opinion on what a great event it is.

The National Sports Media Association Awards Weekend is June 25^th and 26^th in Winston-Salem, NC. It’s about a month away and unfortunately this year, for the first time in three years, I won’t be attending.… Read More

Conversation with the voice of they Ohio State Buckeyes.… Read More