Last night I recorded the next SayTheDamnScore Podcast with Nate Gatter (to be released 6/8/17) , a junior broadcasting student from Missouri. He isn’t old enough to buy a beer yet, but he is already the lead voice of a minor league baseball team. He recently received the Jim Nantz Award as the best collegiate sportscaster in the country, so he’s obviously exceptional.… Read More
This episode features my conversation with Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball broadcaster Gary Dolphin.… Read More
I received a message from a friend of mine in the industry who follows this blog. He recently read negative reviews about his broadcast on an online fan message board. He asked this question:
“Do you check fan based message forums after broadcasts to see if there are comments about your call? If so how does it affect you when you see really negative comments about your work?”… Read More
Note: This is not a sponsored piece by the NSMA. This is purely my opinion on what a great event it is.
The National Sports Media Association Awards Weekend is June 25th and 26th in Winston-Salem, NC. It’s about a month away and unfortunately this year, for the first time in three years, I won’t be attending.… Read More
Conversation with the voice of they Ohio State Buckeyes.… Read More
Spring has sprung! In most parts of the country that means mild weather with sporadic rain showers. In South Dakota, we’ve gotten three inches of snow, torrential rain, and today it’s 85 with 25 mile-per-hour wind gusts. The old saying is if you don’t like the weather here, wait ten minutes and it will change.
This time of year is my down time.… Read More
Last week I wrote a tribute to Dr. Mark Heistad, my college communications professor who passed away after a long bout with cancer. He had been one of my early mentors who set me on the path toward a sportscasting career. Since then, I’ve been thinking about all the people who have helped me along the way and realizing how much value even the minor mentors have had in my progress.… Read More