This weeks guest is Geoff Arnold. He does both radio and TV for the Baltimore Orioles. Topics of discussion include:
- Picking a college without a broadcast program.
- How working with a judge led to changing his career course from studying law to broadcasting.
- Getting his foot in the door at IMG College with a group of future stars.
- His path through the minors.
- Learning how to physically and mentally handle the grind of a baseball season.
- What it’s like traveling MLB style.
- Proper protocols on MLB planes and busses.
- How learning what you’re not can help you learn what you are as a broadcaster.
- How we worked on improving his vocal delivery.
- Getting the call up to the big leagues during Covid shutdown.
- Keeping an audience engaged when the team you cover isn’t very good.
- Nailing calls during difficult moments for your team.
- Knowing the right time to be critical of a team or performance.
- Getting used to new MLB rules and how the pitch clock changes storytelling opportunities.
- Working as an umpire and the unexpected ways it helped his broadcasts.
- Odd rules situations that have happened in games he’s covered.
- Passport issues traveling to Canada for games.
- Identifying players on Jackie Robinson Day broadcasts when everyone wears #42.
- Winning the Maryland Broadcaster of the Year award.
- His broadcast horror stories.
- Broadcasters he likes to listen to on days off.
- What does growth mean to him in his career.
- Working smarter with his game prep.
- His preparation process and what info he includes in his notes and boards.
- Prepping on short turnaround.
- When is the time to get zany in a broadcast.
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