Episode 74 features a conversation with Traug Keller, a Senior Vice President at ESPN.… Read More
Spending seven years in the state of South Dakota meant paying several visits to one of the most famous landmarks in the country, Mt. Rushmore. Each year during long road trips, coaches would stop the bus to allow players from around the country to see the carved stone faces they’ve seen for so many years in movies and pictures.… Read More
Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows that I take my sportscasting career very seriously. But let’s not forget that sports are supposed to be fun! My version of fun in life often includes playing to my dry sense of humor and enjoying silly inside jokes and pranks. Not surprisingly, this comes out at times in my broadcasts.… Read More
This episode features Alan Horton, the voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves.… Read More
Last week I wrote about how everything went wrong when I was supposed to call my first games as a Minnesota resident. I’m happy to say that take two went much better. My first broadcast was on Thursday where I did color for Augsburg College volleyball. On Friday night, I did play-by-play for an area high school football game of the week.… Read More
It’s been a little over six months since Sarah and I made the decision to move to a major market so I could pursue higher level sportscasting work. Since then, we’ve traveled the world, spent a month homeless staying on the couches of friends and family members, and bought a town home in the Minneapolis suburbs.… Read More
In this episode we talk with Katie Emmer, a recent graduate of St.… Read More
This Thursday, I’ll be making my play-by-play debut for the season. I’m calling an area high school football season opener for a web streaming company here in the Twin Cities. In many ways, it’s no big deal! After all, I’ve done this for over a decade. However, after a roller coaster summer, it feels good to be getting back to work and to celebrate a small win!… Read More
When I was in college, social media was in its infancy. Tom from MySpace was in my top eight friends, and Facebook was just for college students with school emails. Since then, social media has developed into a tool that is a great way to engage with listeners and fans, but as most of us know, it also has a dark side.… Read More
Episode 71 features the voice of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Greg Sharpe.… Read More