Episode 86 of the podcast features Charley Steiner, the radio voice of the LA Dodgers and long time ESPN Sportscenter anchor. Topics of discussion include:
- How hearing Vin Scully as a seven year old led to falling in love with sportscasting.
- His first reaction when he learned he was going to be working as the Dodger announcer after a lifetime of being a fan.
- Having Vin Scully call him at the exact moment he’s telling his mother about the move.
- What he learned from working with Vin Scully.
- Going to Bradley University in Peoria Illinois.
- His path from Bradley to ESPN.
- How a liquor store owner named Larry, who he never met, started a sequence of events that led to getting hired by ESPN.
- Working under Donald Trump for the USFL’s New Jersey Generals.
- Developing skills to transition to being in front of a camera.
- How his counter culture reputation helped him advance in the industry.
- Getting in a fight with a British tabloid writer at Wimbledon.
- The experience filming the “This Is Sportscenter” commercials.
- Laughing at his own lines on Sportscenter.
- Working with John Sterling in the New York Yankees booth.
- Why it was an easy decision to leave the Yankees and join the Dodgers booth.
- The difficulty of starting a broadcast in inning four after 3 innings of Vin Scully simulcasting.
- Broadcasting the World Series.
- Why he bluntly says when there is a no hitter going.
- Attending the original Woodstock in 1969.
- Why he describes his life as Gumpian.
- The broadcast horror story that stands out from early in his career.
- Why he rarely listens to other broadcasters.
- Dealing with criticism.
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