January 2020

My conversation with John Forslund, the TV voice of the Carolina Hurricanes. Topics of discussion include:

How a famous Bobby Orr goal on Mother’s Day led to him falling in love with the craft of sportscasting.

Becoming a hockey nut despite growing up in the home town of the Basketball Hall of Fame.

My Conversation with Dan Shulman who works for ESPN and Sportsnet where he covers the Toronto Bluejays:

Why having a Canadian accent was never an issue in his broadcasting career in America.

Being a late bloomer in sportscasting after going to school for actuarial science.

Realizing that being an actuary wasn’t for him and taking the leap into broadcasting.

Since diving into working as an independent contractor and running a streaming platform for a local high school, I’ve had several people reach out to me with questions on how to do the same thing themselves. The answer… it depends. 

With that in mind, I’m going to start a series of posts detailing what I’ve learned over the last eight months running a streaming platform.… Read More

My conversation with Pat Hughes, the radio voice of the Chicago Cubs. Topics of discussion include:

The influence of legendary Bay Area broadcasters Lon Simmons, Bill King, and Russ Hodges influenced his desire to dive into sportscasting.

How he learns from other broadcasters without copying what they do.

What he still does to get better.

His style of working unique storytelling elements into his broadcasts.