After driving 10.5 hours to Fort Wayne, Indiana, watching my alma mater lose a heartbreaker in the NAIA quarterfinals, and completing the round trip, my football broadcasting season is finished. It’s been an interesting, challenging, and rewarding year. As I’ve written about numerous times, I covered two teams I had very little familiarity with before this season.… Read More
I chat with the voice of the Sioux City Musketeers and owner of Your Sports Show in Sioux City, IA.… Read More
This week’s post is in reply to a reader who sent in the following question:
What do you consciously do while on the air (or getting ready to go on the air) to block out all the extraneous stuff outside the broadcast that might distract you from calling the game?
I ask this because I think I’m going to need a lot of help in this department.… Read More
A major part of why I posted my Blueprint to Broadcasting Success was so it could be helpful to other broadcasters. I also posted it for selfish reasons to hold myself accountable for putting in the extra work to get better. As part of that accountability I’m going to post monthly on how closely I stuck with the plan, the challenges faced, and how/if I’m hearing improvement in my self-critiques.… Read More
This year, I’ve covered more football games than ever before. I’m at 21 and counting with the NAIA playoffs starting on Saturday. I’m not telling you this to sound whiny or to humble brag about my work ethic. Many people have every bit of, if not more, demanding schedules than I do. However, I can’t help but feel a little worn down this late in the season.… Read More
Here is my conversation with Jay Sanderson, the voice of the Montana State Bobcats. Topics include:
*How he almost left the business and what brought him back from the brink.… Read More
Sports never stay static. With coaches innovating, players pushing limits, and governing bodies adjusting rules; the games we love are constantly evolving. As broadcasters, we have to learn to change with the game.
The latest fad in football is the up-tempo, no huddle offense. As far as I can remember, it became popular when Oregon started running roughshod over teams all over the West Coast.… Read More