Musings

I hope everybody reading this had a very happy holiday season. For the first time since the move to Minnesota I was able to travel home to Nebraska, and it was great being around family and friends. One evening sitting around the table, my father’s Facebook memories on his phone showed an old post talking about my top five in-person sports moments,  and he asked me if they had changed.

Since I moved to the Twin Cities, I’ve paid close attention to the broadcast schedules of broadcasters who have come through the area to play one of our local teams. I try to take advantage of being in a market with four major pro sports teams and a power five college team by meeting as many fellow broadcasters as I can as they come through town.… Read More

Let’s pretend for a moment that I invested in a pile of lumber, a state-of-the-art set of tools, and an expert craftsman to guide me through my project. If I then left the lumber under a tarp, the tools in the garage, and never followed up with the craftsman, whose fault is it if I never build anything?… Read More

In last week’s post, I shared reflections of my three years writing about my career on SayTheDamnScore.com. After looking back at the past, this week I’m happy to share an exciting development for my future. I’ve accepted a full-time radio position with Townsquare Media in Faribault, Minnesota; a town 35 minutes South of Burnsville, where I currently live.… Read More

November 23rd marked the three year anniversary of the first post ever on SayTheDamnScore.com. The first podcast episode came a day later. Since then, it’s been a roller coaster ride in both my career and personal life. I’ve never completely understood why arbitrary dates like anniversaries lead to feeling nostalgic, but it’s as good a time as any to look back and reflect on the past, learn from mistakes, and appreciate the positive breaks and awesome people I’ve met along the way.… Read More

Two Saturdays ago, I worked my first broadcast for Learfield Sports. For those of you who may not know (I’m sure most of you do), Learfield is one of two companies that hold the broadcast rights to numerous NCAA DI programs across the country. My goal is to one day be the voice of such an institution, so when this opportunity became available, I was obviously extremely excited.… Read More

I spend a lot of time and energy trying to overcome the challenges and difficulties of pursuing a play-by-play career, and there are plenty of them. On the other hand, there are many great perks to the job. Here are a few of my personal favorite perks to being a sportscaster.

Getting Paid To Watch Games: The most obvious perk is the fact that we actually get paid to watch games.… Read More

For  this years scary Halloween edition, I’m guest posting at SportsBroadcastJournal.com. I’ve transcribed a few of my favorite sportscasting horror stories told by broadcasters on my podcast into a quick and easy read. Check out this, and the rest of the great content at SportsBroadcastJournal.com!

Halloween scare for sports announcers; from the low minor leagues to the Olympics

Dear Audio,

I was recently driving up the road from Burnsville to St. Paul and was thinking about how long and fruitful our relationship has been. While flipping through the dial I stumbled on a station that was playing nothing but old hip-hop songs from the 1990’s and early 2000’s. My head involuntarily started bobbing as Dr.… Read More

On Friday I was driving home from my Friday night football game in a sour mood. I was extremely disappointed for putting out what was certainly my worst broadcast of the year. I had just called my wife to meet me at a nearby bar for a postgame drink when the song “The Best Day” by local hip-hop group Atmosphere came on the radio, and as music often does, it helped to put everything in perspective.… Read More