In this episode I chat with Tim Healey, the radio voice of the Arizona State Sun Devils in football, basketball, and baseball. Topics of discussion include:
- What he’s doing to stay sharp as a play-by-play broadcaster during the pandemic.
- Why he walks 4.2 miles on his regular walks to honor former Sun Devil Pat Tillman.
- How a daydream as an 8th grader inspired him to become a sportscaster.
- The one thing he regrets about his career path.
- Not doing play-by-play until he was in his 40’s.
- The influence of legendary broadcaster Ray Scott on his career.
- The unusual path of starting as a play-by-play broadcaster on TV before going into radio.
- Why moving from TV to radio didn’t require a pay cut.
- The anatomy of his famous “Jael Marry” call.
- Calling a walk off balk.
- His view of a famous CWS game being different than mine.
- Suffering through a scary bout with temporary amnesia.
- The memorable things that have been hiding behind ASU’s famous curtain of distraction and how he incorporates it into his broadcasts.
- Getting confused for other Tim Healey’s in the media.
- His broadcast horror stories.
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