SayTheDamnScore Original Podcast

My Conversation with Josh Appel who covers the NFL for the Sports USA Network. Topics of discussion include:

• Knowing he wanted to go into sportscasting as a 6th grader.
• Learning the nuts and bolts of play-by-play as a high schooler.
• Choosing South Florida as his college of choice.
• Overcoming shyness to become a great relationship builder.

In this episode I visit with Matt Cundill. Matt is a former major market radio PD, a radio consultant, and host of the Sound Off Podcast. Topics of discussion include:

His brief play-by-play stint doing hockey in Canada.

The path he took to become a program director.

Why he still owns an actual radio, even though he doesn’t use it.

In this episode I chat with Quint Kessenich of ESPN. Topics of discussion include:

He explains how despite being an elite athlete, he fell backwards into his sportscasting career.

Why lacrosse is growing so rapidly in popularity.

Deciding when to cater to hardcore fans while still educating viewers who are less familiar with the game.

This episode features my conversation with Corbu Stathes, the women’s basketball voice of the University of Minnesota. Topics of discussion include:

How many ways people have butchered his name.

Wanting to be a comic book artist before finding his way into sportscasting.

How play-by-play is an artistic pursuit.

How a lack of knowledge early on helped him come up with unique descriptors for basketball.

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.

For episode 100 it is my pleasure to share my conversation with Verne Lundquist of CBS! Topics of discussion include:

How often does he get recognized as the guy who says “Who the hell is Happy Gilmore?”

Other stories from the filming of Happy Gilmore.

His reaction when his varsity basketball coach suggested he become a cheerleader.

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.

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.

This episode features my conversation with Matt Park, the voice of the Syracuse Orange. Topics of discussion include:

• When he knew broadcasting was in his future.
• Do you have to know what you’re doing as a high schooler to go to Newhouse?
• Early jobs with the Piedmont Boll Weevils and the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx.
• The important balance of classroom learning vs getting experience.