New year, same pod! We return for our debut episode of 2022 with John Fanta of FOX Sports. Aiden and John talk managing his schedule during the busiest times of his year, how he rose through the ranks to become a household name within the Big East, the role social media and alternative broadcasts will play in the future of the industry and much more! You can find John on instagram and twitter, @John_Fanta
It's a special episode this week as we play clips from Aiden's favorite episodes of 2021, featuring Wayne Larrivee, Mike Monaco, Sam Levitt, Jerry Recco, Noah Eagle and more! Thanks for listening to the pod all year and we look forward to bringing you more episodes in 2022!
Noah Eagle from the LA Clippers (And a variety of other ventures) drops by for our final episode of the year to talk getting a job in the NBA straight out of college, working basketball on the radio without an analyst, his process for game critique and much more! You can find Noah on twitter and instagram, @NoahEagle15
Mark Boyle is a staple of Indiana basketball and the NBA. The vet joins us this week to talk walking across the entire state of Indiana, the impact his parents had on him at the start of his career, how often he listens to his own work and what he listens to and much more! You can follow Mark on twitter, @Mark_J_Boyle
Neil Price is currently in his fourth season as his voice of the Mississippi State Bulldogs football and mens basketball teams, having spent time in Kentucky prior to that. We chat with Neil this week about growing up listening to the great John Ward, how to have a conversational call with basketball and football, his growth in his role with the bulldogs and much more! Neil isn't on social media, but you can hear his broadcasts at hailstate.com and on the Varsity Network App.
Josh Lewin is one of the busiest men in broadcasting. Stops in his career have included the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, San Diego (At the time) Chargers, MLB on FOX and his current venture with UCLA, calling football and mens basketball. While en route to a UCLA basketball practice, Josh joins the pod to talk his start in the industry, the start of Major League Baseball on FOX, how he managed prep for three teams in two different sports at the s...
Lisa Salters joins us this week as our first female guest on the pod! Salters started her career in news at ABC and moved over to ESPN where she covers Monday Night Football and the NBA. Today, she is one of the most respected journalists within the industry and had worked with the likes of Al Michaels, Mike Tirico, Mike Been and the current MNF team of Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick. Lisa joins us this week to talk making the move from news to sports, what her prep looks like for an...
Kevin Fitzgerald is one of the rising stars in the industry. A recipient of the 2014 Jim Nantz Award, Kevin spends Saturdays in the fall calling college football before moving over to ESPN for hoops in the winter. Fitz chats with us this week about the importance of solid preparation for a game, why he loves the art of interviewing on a podcast, his move form minor league baseball to network play-by-play and much more! You can find Kevin on twitter, @KevinTFitz and on Instagram, @kevintfitz...
If you live in New York and listen to WFAN, you've probably heard Jerry Recco. The New Jersey native who spends his Sundays with the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network, and his winters as the play-by-play voice of Rutgers mens basketball, joins us this week to talk his college closing during his junior year, his rise through the ranks at WFAN, involving a color analyst when calling play-by-play and much more! You can listen to Jerry every weekday morning during the Boomer and Gio show on WFAN, and fol...
Brendan Burke is one of the brightest young broadcasters in pro hockey, and he's still only in his mid-30's. The newest voice of the NHL on TNT's debut season joins us this week to talk calling olympic rowing, how he ended up between John Sterling and Michael Kay at a Yankees-Red Sox game, how he changes his call when on a national game and much more! You can find Brendan on twitter and instagram, @brendanmburke
Bob Socci enters his 9th season with the New England Patriots on Sunday, but before he brings you the dazzling moves of Mac Jones, we sit down with the play-by-play vet to talk the importance of building strong connections in the industry, over two decades of experience in Minor League Baseball, why recording the "Perfect demo" is the wrong idea and much more! You can follow Bob on twitter, @BobSocci and on instagram, @bob.socci
We're getting a head start on college football season with the voice of the Wisconsin Badgers, Matt Lepay. Matt talks about getting a D1 college basketball job at just 26, his favorite badger games over the years, how he got a job with the Brewers TV crew with little baseball experience and much more! You can find Matt on twitter, @MattLepay
What is a Sod Poodle? Sam Levitt might know, given that he's the voice of Amarillo's favorite Minor League Baseball club. "Tik Tok's Sportscaster" sits down with us this week to talk Cape Cod Baseball, life with the Sod Poodles, how to grow your influence on social media and much more! You can find Sam on twitter, @SammyLev, on instagram, sammylev and on Tik Tok (Yes, Tik Tok), @sammylevitt
Dan D'Uva will forever be the first radio voice in the history of NHL Hockey in Las Vegas. The New Jersey native hops on the show to talk about his experience calling games remotely, how he takes notes on different broadcasters, the differences between calling hockey on TV vs. radio and much more! You can find Dan on twitter, @Dan_DUva
Mike Monaco's career has skyrocketed over the past few years. After graduating from Notre Dame, Mike called minor league baseball and college sports for the Big Ten Network. Flash forward a few short years and he's the number two TV broadcaster for the Boston Red Sox and one of the top talent at ESPN and the ACC Network. Mike sat down to talk calling games remotely this past year, progressing through the minor leagues (And how those contacts have come in handy over the years), differences betwee...
Glenn Geffner has bounced around with three different teams across Major League Baseball. Today, he resides in South Florida where he calls games for the Miami Marlins on the radio. Glenn talks calling games where he grew up, starting his career in public relations before transitioning to play-by-play, how he prepares each night and much more! You can follow Glenn on twitter, @GlennGeffner and on instagram, @glenn_geffner
Tom Werme is one of the most versatile sports broadcasters you’ll ever find. From local news to golf on the radio, the biggest games in the ACC and even some acting, Tom’s voice has become well known across the industry. Tom sat down with us to chat making the career jump from local news to play by play, calling the PGA tour on the radio, how he ended up as the voice of Syracuse’s team stream at the final four in 2016 and much more. You can follow Tom on twitter, @twerme and on Instagram, @tomwe...
It’s super bowl week in the NFL, and on the crew for the second time in his career is Evan Washburn. The former lacrosse star had to retire after college and ended up in the sports broadcasting business. Eventually, he worked his way up to CBS where he covers college basketball, lacrosse and, you guessed it, the NFL. Evan sat down to discuss his start in the industry, which storylines actually make it to air during a broadcast, his tips for a successful sideline hit and much more. You can follow...
Sam Farber is one of a number of first year broadcasters across the NBA in 2021. After spending time in minor league baseball and calling high school football and basketball in Los Angeles, Farber was hires as the radio voice of the Charolette Hornets over the summer. Sam talks the advantages of working in the LA market, challenges that can occur when calling high school sports, how he can match a story with a specific member of his broadcast crew and much more! You can follow Sam on twitter, @S...
Wayne Larrivee was hired to call games for the Kansas City Chiefs just one year out of college. Since then, he's called two Super Bowls for two different teams, seen the brilliance of the Michael Jordan Bulls and been the voice of countless big moments in the NBA, NHL, NFL, college basketball and more. Larrivee talks his rise through the business, two decades with three teams in Chicago and even hits on his hallmark "There's your dagger!" You can follow Wayne on twitter, @waynelarrivee
First college broadcaster in a while this week! We sit down with John Walters to chat about wanting to be a broadcaster since high school, working as a local TV sports director while calling play by play for Drake and his pxp philosophies at Iowa State. You can follow John on twitter, @JWcyclonestv
Three months ago, Bram Weinstein was a talk show host at ESPN Radio. Today, he is the newest play by play voice in the NFL, calling games for his childhood team, the Washington Football Team. Bram chats with us this week about his hiring, how he got the job with little to no experience and the future of sports media. You can follow Bram on twitter, @RealBramW
Scott Franzke was in the major leagues just a few years after college. He left that job to pursue a career in play-by-play, working in the minor leagues for many years. Now, he's back in Major League Baseball as the radio voice of the Phillies. We chat about the start of the MLB season, how he ended up with the Rangers out of college, his decision to leave and pursue play by play and what he's learned in his tenure with the Phillies.
A very special episode comes your way this week as Aiden sits down with Zoe Alter, Eddie Kalegi and Rahil Jaiswal to reminisce about their 2019 Little League World Series Kidscast, the one year anniversary of which is today! The kids talk getting the call to go on ESPN, stories from their week in Williamsport, life after the LLWS and much more! Follow Eddie on twitter, @EddieKalegi Follow Zoe on twitter, @zoealter1 Follow Rahil on twitter, @JaiswalRahill
A legend in the world of baseball on the radio is in the house. Joe Castiglione, entering his 38th year as the radio voice of the Boston Red Sox, joins us this week to talk his love for Mel Allen from an early age, his fascination with the Negro Leagues and how to relax on the air in today's age of broadcasting. Joe isn't on social media, so the only place to get advice from him is on this week's episode!
Vince Cotroneo, the radio voice of the Oakland Athletics since 2006, joins us this week from the Coliseum to talk broadcasting during the shortened MLB season, going to a school not known for journalism, the art of interviewing and much more! You can follow Vince on twitter, @vincebaseball
We're back after a short hiatus with the longtime radio voice of the Texas Rangers, Eric Nadel. We chat with Eric about his experience of MLB in 2020, his long journey through minor league hockey (Including getting a job over Doc Emrick),getting his first baseball job in MLB, winning the Ford C. Frick Award and much more! You Can follow Eric on twitter, @nadeler
We're back after a week off with the radio voice of the Boston Celtics, Sean Grande! Sean was, at one time, the youngest voice in the NBA as the TV broadcaster for the Minnesota Timberwolves. After a number of years of calling college football on ABC, the frozen four on CBS Radio and a stint with the Boston Red Sox, Sean now serves as the radio voice of the Boston Celtics. We sit down with Sean this week and chat about how he plans to adapt as the NBA resumes late next month in Orlando, tales fr...
Last week, Scotty Gange, a senior at Arizona State, was recognized with the Jim Nantz Award, given to the nation's most outstanding collegiate broadcaster. This week, he chatted with Aiden about his decision to attend ASU, what it was like being announced as the Jim Nantz Award winner on live TV, what his plans are for after college and much more! You can connect with Scotty via twitter, @Scotty_G6
Later today, the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA) will name the top 20 collegiate sportscasters in the nation, with the top ranked student receiving the 12th Annual Jim Nantz Award. This week, we sat down with two past award winners, Josh Appel (USF) and Nate Gatter (Missouri) to talk everything Jim Nantz Award. We talk how they found the award, what they put into their applications and how they approached the judging process as judges for this year's award. You can follow Josh on t...
