We cover a ton of ground on this week's pod with Andrew Allegretta, the "Voice of the Green Wave" at Tulane University and one of the newest voices in the FBS. This week he joins the show to talk how he's staying fresh during this time without sports, his influence from Bill Roth and what it's like to live in New Orleans and much more! You can follow Andrew on social media, @AAllegretta
Lots to talk about this week as we chat with Kevin Brown, voice of te Baltimore Orioles on the radio as well as college football, college basketball and Major League Baseball for ESPN. We talk the importance of improv on broadcasting, learning from the great Jason Benetti, how he got his start at ESPN, how to better incorporate analysts into the broadcasts and much more! You can follow Kevin on twitter, @kevinnbrown and on instagram, @noblekevin
It's our first non play-by-play broadcaster this week in Episode 17 go the On the Air Podcast as we chat with Kevin Belbey, Vice President of Sports Broadcasting at the Montag Group, about his early aspirations to be a broadcaster, when/why he decided to change career paths to become an agent, where he finds new clients, what he looks for in a broadcaster and much more! You can follow Kevin on twitter, @KevinBelbey
How do you cover a losing team? Just ask the guy that has covered the New York Knicks and Uconn football over the past six years. Mike Crispino has covered sports in New England and across the United States since 1984. In episode 15 of the On the Air Podcast, Aiden talks with Mike about working at the original ESPN, what he likes to hear when listening to another broadcaster and how to cover a team that loses a lot. Follow mike on twitter, @mikecrispinonyk
While the Big Ten, ACC, SEC and many others cancelled their college basketball conference tournaments, Tim Brando called the final game of the college basketball season at the Big East Tournament. Tim has worked at ESPN, CBS and most recently FOX where he now calls college football and basketball as well as a few NFL games. In Episode 14, we chat with Tim about some of the other wacky sporting events he's been a part of in his career and what exactly an audition for Wheel of Fortune entails. You...
It's part two of our interview with Brian Anderson as we talk getting into minor league baseball, the "three spinning plates" and much more! You can follow Brian on twitter and instagram, @BAndersonpxp
In part one of a two part interview, Brian Anderson, voice of the Milwaukee Brewers talks falling in love with baseball, working as a camera operator for a local public access station and calling games into a tape recorder from the stands at local minor league games. You can follow Brian on twitter, @BAndersonPxP
Alex Faust's parents did not want him to go into the broadcasting business when he was younger, but he did. Today, Alex is the voice of the LA Kings and calls college football and basketball for FOX Sports. In episode 11, we talk winning the Jim Nantz Award, given to the top collegiate broadcaster each year, working part time in play by play after college and making it to the NHL as one of the youngest broadcasters in the league. You can follow Alex on twitter, @alex_faust
Mike Couzens has had a meteoric rise in the world of play by play. After graduating from Syracuse University's prestigious Newhouse School, he bounced around minor league baseball until he ended up where he is today, calling a variety of sports at the network level for ESPN. In Episode 10, we talk learning from Jason Benetti when he was with the Syracuse Chiefs, how/when you should contact a broadcasting agent and much more across the world of play by play. You can follow Mike on twitter, @MikeC...
Rich Waltz played college baseball. When it became clear that his career wouldn't go further than that, he decided to try broadcasting. Today, after a stint as the TV voice of the Marlins, Rich does college football and basketball for CBS Sports Network and calls the MLB Game of the Week package on Youtube as well as the MLB Game of the Month package on Facebook. In episode 9, we dive deep into the world of baseball on TV including the importance of storytelling and how to work best with an anal...
Bob Carpenter has been in the industry longer than some people have been alive, but it's his scorebook that may be the most famous thing about him. Broadcasters and fans alike have used Bob's scorebook since he began to distribute it in 1995 and it has become a staple of the industry. In episode 8, Bob talks the importance of versatility in broadcasting, the homer chase between Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa and watching the Nationals mature into a World Championship franchise. Find the scorebook's...
Who could be dubbed by Mike Tirico as "More famous than the governor of Virginia"? Bill Roth. From "The Blue Waters of the Chesapeake Bay to the Hills of Tennessee”, fans of Virginia Tech athletics listened to Bill for over 20 years. After a one year stint at UCLA, Bill now splits his time between calling national games for ESPN and Westwood One, and working at Virginia Tech where he is a professor and spearheads the Sports Media and Analytics major at the university. In episode 7 of the pod, we...
Joel Godett knew that he wanted to be a play by play broadcaster as soon as he attended the Bruce Beck and Ian Eagle Sports Broadcasting Camp in High School. Since then, he has worked just about every sport possible, and worked with a number of notable broadcasters, before finally ending up as the voice of the Ball State University while dabbling in network TV at CBS Sports Network. He also hosts a podcast very similar to this one, "Play by Playcast" ( Available Here ) that currently has over 15...
Travis Demers moved from New York to Oregon for his first job in sports broadcasting. He hasn't left since. After working in a multitude of roles around the state of Oregon, Demers finally landed a fill-in gig with the Portland Trail Blazers, a role that lead him to call the Western Conference Finals this past May before transitioning into the full time job with the Blazers this season. In Episode 5 of the On the Air Podcast, Travis talks growing up listening to WFAN at night, moving to Oregon s...
Dave Sims has done it all. After getting his start at the Daily News as a writer, Sims went on to work for WFAN, Temple, Westwood One and ESPN before eventually ending up as the TV voice of the Seattle Mariners while working college basketball games for Fox Sports in the offseason. Sims talks preparation, calling games for teams he grew up rooting for and being the voice behind two no hitters in the same year in episode 4 of the On the Air Podcast.
Josh Appel was barely out of college when he got his first big job in the sports media field. Since 2016, Josh has been calling games for Sports USA Media, handling play by play of weekly college football and NFL broadcasts. He tells us about his experience winning the Jim Nantz Award, working alongside NFL TV greats such as Ian Eagle and his love for professional wrestling on episode 3 of the podcast. Visit Josh's website, joshappel.com, or follow Josh on twitter, @JoshAppel and on Instagram, @...
Last week, the University of Evansville men's basketball team pulled off the biggest upset of the college basketball season when they defeated #1 Kentucky on the road. On the call for the purple aces that night was their second year play-by-play broadcaster, Jevin Redman, our guest on this week's show. Jevin talks about getting your start as a minor league broadcaster, preparing for and hosting a coaches show, calling a major college basketball upset and much more! You can connect with Jevin on ...
Mike Quick was the face of MSG Varsity for nearly 3 decades. Now, along with his weekly show on ESPN New York 98.7FM, he helps young sports broadcasters get their start in the field. We dive into his experience at MSG Varsity, teaching high school broadcasting students, and much more on the latest episode of the "On the Air Podcast".
Welcome to the first episode of the "On the Air Podcast", a podcast that dives into the tips, Tricks and Advice with some of the Biggest Names in the Sports Media Industry, hosted by teenage play-by-play broadcaster Aiden Blanc. In this "About Me" episode, Aiden introduces listeners to himself, the podcast, how/where to listen and how to interact with the podcast going forward.
