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This episode features Chris King, the radio voice of Washington State football and mens basketball. Topics of discussion include:

• Calling his first games as a 15 year old and what he did with the VHS tape evidence of those games.
• Choosing the Murrow School of Communications at Washington State University.
• The internship that solidified his decision to pursue sports over news.

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.

In this episode I talk with Tony Castricone, the radio voice of the Washington Huskies. This is his second time on the show, so if you want to hear about how he came up in the business and details from earlier in his career, click the link below:

http://www.saythedamnscore.com/ep-018-tony-castricone-clemson-university-mbb-img-network-manager/… Read More

• How being an overnight success took a long time.
• How teaching helped him survive the pandemic shutdown.
• Using the pandemic shutdown to get in touch with broadcasting decision makers.
• The players choosing to boycott during his first college football game.
• Dealing with the pressure of an audition game.

In this episode I visit with Travis Justice the long time TV, radio, and podcast personality in Omaha, NE & Des Moines, IA. Topics of discussion include:

• Filling the broadcast void as a freelancer despite retiring from the business full time.
• Working remotely before it was popular.
• Why he chose to go to Grand View College in Des Moines instead of enlisting in the military.

In this episode we visit with Jake Marsh of Barstool Sports. Topics of discussion include:

• Getting his start with the school newspaper is Weston Florida.
• Going through the admission process to be accepted at Syracuse
• Building experience through ACC Network Plus as a student.
• The friendly competitive process at Syracuse.
• Taking the mens bball job at the University of Vermont immediately after college.

James Westling is back! James was our guest in episode 68 five years ago and since then his career has taken off. Topics of discussion include:

How a gig calling Central Arkansas led to his big break.

The dinner that got him in touch with the Mothership Network.

Adding a building block every year.

The value of investing in talent coaching.… Read More

This episode features my conversation with Troy Clardy. He’s the voice of Stanford University and a national radio announcer for Compass Media and Westwood One. Topics of discussion include:

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I want to be a great sportscaster.  I’m not.  As I’ve been reflecting on my career’s successes and failures, one of the things I’ve come to believe can be found right in front of our noses by watching the improvement of the athletes we cover.

Some athletes have an abundance of God-given ability that makes them great and the same can be said for announcers.   … Read More