SayTheDamnScore Original Podcast

This episode features my conversation with Chris Lewis who is the women’s basketball broadcaster for Boise State, works for the Mountain West Conference Network, and hosts a sports talk show on KTIK in Boise. Topics of discussion include:

• Being present at the moment that inspired the development of this podcast.
• Going to sportscasting camps as a child.

This episode features my conversation with Andy Garcia.… Read More

This episode features my conversation with Westwood One Final Four studio host Jason Horowitz. Topics of discussion include:

• Dealing with Twitter trolls.
• How being on the ESPN reality show “Dream Job” opened career doors.
• Getting his first job in New York City and being immediately under the microscope.
• Learning to reel in his ego early in his career.

New podcast conversation with Ghizal Hasan, the voice of Cal State University Northridge Basketball and Cal Riverside Baseball. Topics of discussion include:

• Being named #9 on the list of the Top 10 Broadcasters in Los Angeles.
• How he feels about being named one of the top broadcasters in the market but not catching a break for one of the glamour jobs yet.

New podcast conversation with Kevin Belbey, Director of Sports Broadcasting for The Montag Group. He’s a sports broadcasting agent who provides great insight into the broadcaster/agent dynamic. Topics of discussion include:

• Going to the Newhouse School at Syracuse and realizing that sportscasting wasn’t going to be his future.
• Why getting an agent isn’t a path to get out of a career rut.

In Episode 87 we chat with Brian Anderson of the Milwaukee Brewers and Turner Sports. Topics of discussion include:

• The keys to covering games in a tournament setting with numerous games each day.
• The book he bought that taught him how to control his voice like an instrument.
• Specific steps he took to develop the sound quality of the voice.

Episode 86 of the podcast features Charley Steiner, the radio voice of the LA Dodgers and long time ESPN Sportscenter anchor. Topics of discussion include:

• How hearing Vin Scully as a seven year old led to falling in love with sportscasting.
• His first reaction when he learned he was going to be working as the Dodger announcer after a lifetime of being a fan.

In this episode I chat with Bill Spaulding, broadcaster for Harvard, the Ivy League Network, and Olympics coverage on NBC. Topics of discussion include:

• The pressure to sound smarter broadcasting to an Ivy League audience.
• When he knew he wanted to be a sportscaster.
• Going to Syracuse and why it was an easy decision.
• How difficult is it to get into the Newhouse School?

Episode 84 features my conversation with Michele Tafoya of NBC Sports. She’s one of the best sideline reporters of all time and a pioneering woman in sportscasting. Topics of discussion include:

• Her experience covering four different Super Bowls and how it’s not like any other game.
• Finding the people she wants to interview on the crowded field after a Super Bowl.

In this episode we visit with John Sadak of Westwood One and CBS Sports.… Read More