On the Air Podcast

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/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 same time and much more! You can follow Josh on twitter, @joshlewinstuff and on instagram, @playbyplayofanythingatall --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 average Monday night, how many of her storylines actually make it to air and much more! Lisa is on twitter, @saltersl and on instagram, lisa_salters --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 follow him on twitter, @JerryRecco and on instagram, @jerrywfan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 between calling games for a single team vs. a network schedule and much more! You can find Mike on twitter and instagram, @MikeMonaco_ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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, @tomwerme --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 Evan on twitter, @EvanWashburn and on Instagram, evanwashburn29 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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, @SamFarberLive --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 from meeting some of his favorite hockey stars/broadcasters, why is was so difficult to leave the Timberwolves to come to Boston and much more! You can find Sean on Twitter, @SeanGrandePBP --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 twitter, @JoshAppel and Nate, @NateGatter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 can find Tim on twitter, @TimBrando --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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, @MikeCouzens --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 analyst during your broadcast. You can follow rich on twitter, @RichWaltz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 website at www.bcscorebook.com and Bob's twitter, @scorebook_bob --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 talk to Bill about his Hall of Fame class at Syracuse University, what he likes most about the town of Blacksburg, teaching the next generation of sports broadcasters and much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 150 episodes! We talk calling a national championship game at Syracuse, jumping all around minor league baseball, radio vs. TV at Ball State and much more in episode 6 of the On the Air Podcast. You can follow Joel on twitter, @JoelGodett and email him, jgodett@bsu.edu --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 straight out of college to pursue his career, making connections in the Oregon media industry and of course, calling play by play for the Portland Trail Blazers. You can find Travis on twitter, @travisdemers and on instagram as travisdemers --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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, @joshappell. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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 twitter, @Jevin_13, or visit his website, jevinredman.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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". --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app