In this episode we chat with Jesse Goldberg-Strassler. He’s the MiLB voice of the Lansing Lugnuts and the author of the Baseball and Football Thesaurus. Topics of discussion include:
- The station and broadcaster that was on in his house as a kid that helped him fall in love with the craft.
- His passion for baseball stories at an early age.
- Choosing Ithaca over the other broadcast school in upstate New York.
- The importance of early broadcast reps and having the opportunity to fail.
- Developing his own style and why learning to be authentic is never natural.
- How using his hands helps to connect his brain and mouth.
- What he had to unlearn from being a theater kid to broadcast well.
- Living with the groundskeeper with no lights or door lock to get a foot in the door in Minor League Baseball.
- The importance of knowing the behind the scenes skills in broadcasting.
- Rewards and challenges of working in independent baseball.
- Getting to know your audience and making them feel like they’re in the park.
- Getting hired by the Lansing Lugnuts at the baseball Winter Meetings.
- Standing out at the Winter Meetings.
- Turning his terminology list into an actual book.
- The process of writing the Baseball Thesaurus and Football Thesaurus.
- How he implements creative language into his broadcasts.
- Being recognized as the MiLB Broadcaster of the Year in 2013.
- Getting called up to fill in for an Oakland A’s game at Fenway Park.
- Doing an old school recreation broadcast as an homage to historic broadcasters.
- How he created his sound effects for his game recreation.
- Creating his “Crafting the Call” YouTube series.
- What making it means to him and how he measures success.
- His broadcast horror story involving a mysterious lineup change…or not.
- His favorite broadcasters to listen to on an off day.
And much more!
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