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?
- Winning the Jim Nantz Award and meeting Jim Nantz.
- How he got good material to submit for the award.
- Rooming with Nantz Award runner up John Nolan.
- Moving to Boston to be in a major market.
- Our shared experience of working at Home Depot to support our sportscasting habit.
- Being a goofball on Citrus TV as a Syracuse student.
- Getting his first foot in the door at Harvard.
- Networking inside of a major market.
- How covering Japanese baseball and Russian hockey games helped him to get involved with the coverage of the Rio Olympics.
- Covering sports from a monitor.
- Preparing for a sport you’re unfamiliar with.
- Preparing to cover athletes with a language barrier.
- Organizing preparation for sports with huge numbers of participants.
- Surviving as a freelancer.
- Balancing work and family life.
- Handling finances and tax time as a freelancer.
- His broadcast horror stories.
- His favorite broadcasters to listen to on an off night.
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