EP 054 Adam Amin ESPN
In this episode I chat with one of my personal favorite broadcasters, Adam Amin of ESPN. Topics we discuss include:
- How a basketball game in college helped him to fall in love with the business.
- I jokingly make him feel guilty for beating me out for his first job in Spirit Lake, IA.
- The difficulty of following a beloved broadcaster who had recently passed away.
- Only getting to experience one of the best summer towns in Iowa during the winter.
- Calling minor league baseball and commuting 75 miles to cover freelance play-by-play before his big break.
- How he met an cultivated a relationship with Ian Eagle which eventually set events in motion that led to his opportunity with ESPN.
- Literally running into Urban Meyer on his first day on the job at ESPN.
- The importance of being ready for your opportunity when it appears.
- The ability to blend his humor and personality into a broadcast.
- Learning to broadcast sports with little or no practical experience.
- How his relationship with Joe Davis, and Wayne Randazzo helped push all three broadcasters to early success.
- Lifting the curtain of what life is like on ESPN’s campus.
- His favorite fast food joint in the nation.
- Why Boise and El Paso are two of his favorite cities to visit.
- Misidentifying former Jacksonville Jaguar Fred Taylor in the stands at a high school football game.
- His preparation process.
- His favorite broadcasters to listen to on his days off.
- Why he didn’t like his call of the famous “kick six” play in the Iron Bowl.
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