Sports In The Making

00:00 - Episode 25 introduction00:45 - Introduction to Dave Fanucchi and how he began his career in sports.03:35 - Introduction to Ted Collins and how he began his career in movie producing09:30 - Ted Collins Working with Women of Wrestling (WOW), owned by Jeannie Buss, Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers11:50 - What Women of Wrestling is about in 2022 and future years.13:15 - How Dave Fanucchi got started with the USA Baseball Team as the Director of Communications in 1999, just as professional baseball players were allowed to participate in the Olympic Games.15:00 - Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy Lasorda being introduced as the manager of the team.16:12 - Team USA were underdogs against Korea, Japan and Cuba.17:30 - How the idea for the book happened.19:30 - How Dave was able to pitch the story to a movie producer.22:20 - How Dave met Ted in Tommy Lasorda's office.24:00 - Ted was hooked on the idea of producing this film because of it's underdog element.26:10 - General public doesn't know about how significant Team USA Baseball's accomplishment was.27:50 - What it means to “option” a book in order to make a movie.29:30 - The type of movie Dave, Ted and the players want to make.31:20 - The challenge of making a movie is having enough obstacles and drama to place into the script.32:40 - Stories that didn't make the book that could be part of the movie.34:45 - The stories that Tommy Lasorda would tell while Dave was around him for 6 weeks.36:30 - How that experience for Dave was one of the highlights of his career.36:30 - My personal video clip of Tommy Lasorda talking to NYY outfielder Bernie Williams in the Dominican Republic and how getting any photos or video in the early 2000's was not as easy as today.41:20 - How and who Ted would like to cast for Tommy Lasorda's role.44:00 - How Ted envisions what the film will be in terms of the characters, the decisions that USA Baseball made and the environment at the time.46:00 - How Dave perspective of being behind the doors helped him write the book and how Lasorda made the players believe they were going to win Gold.47:30 - How this film will not be a Disney-type movie.49:30 - Why Ted wants the movie to be called “Tommy Ball.”50:45 - What some of the challenges are in getting a movie green-lit.53:26 - How Ted is navigating the studios in making this movie.54:15 - Who Ted thinks should portray Dave Fanucchi in the movie and if studios are interested in distributing the film.56:20 - How Ted wasn't afraid to approach actors at the 2022 MLB All Star Game.58:00 - How Don and Dave knew each other from the minor league baseball team they worked at in Arizona.Twitter:@davefanucci@grittyfilmproductions@sportsmakingLinkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfanucchi/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ted-collins-2291006/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SportsMaking

 2:28 - How Andy got his start as a sportswriter.4:46 - How he was able to get his articles published when he was blogger and didn’t have a journalism degree.6:42 - How he got his first article published on ESPN.com Page 2 covering “Fistball”.9:13 - Whether he had any insecurities in pitching his next stories to sports digital publications and how relationships can help him get interviews.11:54 - How Andy finds interesting people to interview.16:00 - How Andy looks at doing interviews to find interesting things to talk about.19:27 - What his methods are to help open up the interviewee to talk.23:10 - What his interview with boxing trainer Teddy Atlas was like and some of what he talked about in their conversation.26:21 - How he got a surprise response from Teddy him when talking about Mike Tyson.28:28 - His conversation and thoughts on soccer broadcaster Andres Cantor, known for his "Goooooooool" call.29:48 - His conversation and thoughts on professional basketball legend Julius "Dr. J" Irving.32:07 - His conversation and thoughts on professional golfer Annika Sorenstam.35:53 - His conversation and thoughts on former Oakland Raiders great quarterback Jim Plunkett.38:01 - How Andy comes up with his stories, interviews and what his angle is when writing.41:32 - How he prepares for an interview and how much time he has to spend with those he's interviewing.43:51 - Who some of his sports writing influences have been.46:12 - What advice he has for someone who wants to be a sportswriter.50:05 - An introduction to Andy's new podcast "28 Minutes of Sport"51:27 - Where people can find out more about Andy's articles.Twitter: @sportyfryeInstagram: @sportyfryeGoogle: Andy Frye ForbesLinkedIn: Andy FryeWebsite: andyfrye.com    

1:43 - What Dan Lyle does as Director of Rugby for Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)3:22 - What the differences are between Rugby and American Football and the history of how rugby started.7:11 - What each position does in Rugby Sevens.8:32 - What positions do in Rugby Union.9:43 - Why Dan decided to pursue professional rugby outside of the United States instead of American football with the Minnesota Vikings.14:15 - Was it a culture shock to play rugby overseas.16:25 - What the history of rugby is for the United States and how it fits in with rugby’s origin.20:14 - How women are embracing rugby and why they are passionate about it.22:02 - What the differences of tackling in rugby and American sports and how rugby tackling has been successful for NFL and Collegiate coaches.25:19 - What some of the cultures are in rugby, including the “Haka”25:59 - How there is a culture within the game of rugby.28:44 - How Dan is able to grow help rugby in the U.S. 32:28 - Finding the face of rugby in the US with current cross over players.35:28 - What the future of rugby is like in the US.37:57 - What the challenges are to get new fans excited about rugby.41:04 - How AEG is in the business of creating sports properties42:14 - How Dan became the rugby analyst for NBC Sports.44:35 - What Dan’s recommendation is for someone new to rugby who wants to learn the game.46:59 - Who were some of the best rugby players Dan has seen in his lifetime.50:25 - What Dan’s perspective is on the movie “Invictus,” starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.51:56 - How the movie and real-life events affected Dan and his view on how it affected society.54:03 - What Dan would like people to know about rugby that they might not otherwise know.55:54 - What the best advice Dan has been given working in sports.58:33 - How people can find out more about rugby in the United States.

2:00 - Welcome to Nick Gismondi2:45 - What Nick has been doing since Covid-19 disrupted sports.4:23 - What it’s like working as an announcer for the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the Original Six NHL teams.7:15 - What it’s like as the rink side reporter for the Blackhawks. 7:51 > 8:4511:17 - How he came to love hockey & the NHL and how he got into sports broadcasting.15:25 - How a chance meeting at Los Angeles International Airport changed his broadcasting career.19:43 - How it takes tenacity to work in sports broadcasting as an on-air personality.23:08 - Nick talks about his formula for building relationships.26:33 - How Nick has developed relationships with celebrities, athletes and people in sports.28:18 - What Nick does for World Team Tennis on CBS31:06 - How the WTT show “Up Next with Nick Gismondi” began.33:02 - Future guests on “Up Next with Nick Gismondi.”34:45 - How Nick is able to connect with fans.38:27 - Nick shares an anecdote working with Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen while covering speed skating.40:54 - What Nick’s future is for announcing.41:56 - How Nick prepare to call a sport or event he’s never covered.43:52 - What makes a good sports tv producer.47:49 - Nick is in a military family and he talks about the relationship with sports and the military.50:20 - What Nick would like people to know about what he does that they might not otherwise know.51:43 - What the best advice he’s been given in the sports broadcasting industry.53:20 - What rewards there are working in sports broadcasting.

01:41 - What makes social media so powerful.03:47 - How social media has changed with sports networks in the last 5-7 years.07:24 - How Aaron started in sports social media.10:58 - How NBA on TNT, NBA TV, Bleacher Report and NFL Network handle their social media efforts.15:08 - How getting social media correct is extremely important when publishing.18:46 - How he uses his journalism skills to make social media posts effective.21:38 - What the difference is working for a sports organization and running his own company.23:41 - How important strategy is for brands in growing followers, getting out content and crisis management.  25:57 - Who he works with and how he helps them with social media.29:49 - How to create a strategy in promoting content such as the Sports In The Making podcast.33:15 - What some of the most common mistakes people make when using social media.35:10 - What some of the best social media campaigns Aaron has seen.39:02 - How many professional athletes run their own social media accounts and how lesser known athletes manage theirs.44:27 - What the future possibilities are for social media and how influencers have impacted some platforms.48:10 - What the most important thing anyone using social media should know.50:12 - For more information about Aaron and Eisman Digital, contact @eismandigital

2:30 - How Covid-19 has affected the eSports industry.3:22 - Kris Dahl is Principal at Atomic - What Atomic does and how it affects eSports.4:41 - What Patrick Barthe’s responsibilities are with Atomic5:13 - How Atomic started.6:18 - What eSports is, how it’s grown and the importance of it now.8:13 - How eSports has affected broadcast networks since the pandemic. 10:08 - What some of the challenges are in covering eSports events. 12:44 - How Atomic finds clients and how Atomic puts the productions together.15:49 - How technology for eSports affects the productions.17:35 - What some of the gaming titles are.18:58 - What the viewing numbers tell us on the potential for eSports. 21:04 - How much gamers can earn in competitions.22:43 - How eSports can affect culture.24:53 - What some of the drawbacks eSports can have.26:42 - If eSports could have a future in the Olympics.29:36 - How anti-doping is evident in eSports32:19 - What kinds of innovations Atomic has been a part of and how they work with game developers to cover the events using technology.34:13 - How Atomic makes creative innovations happen.36:23 - What the future for youth is with gaming.39:30 - What the most successful or notable event Atomic has been a part of.42:14 - What they would like sports fans to know about eSports that they may not know.44:45 - How people can find out more about Atomic.

2:15 - Reflecting on the International Olympic Committee’s decision to delay the Games to 20212:48 - How the postponed Games will affect Olympic athletes.4:32 - What challenges Olympic athletes have keeping their mental focus.5:37 -  If he were coaching these athletes, how he would help keep their mental states intact for an additional year.8:17 - Could the Olympics fall back to every four years as it had in the past for both Summer and Winter.9:09 - Ato Boldon’s career accomplishments10:12 - How Ato started as a sprinter.11:45 - If Ato ever thought he would have as many accomplishments as he’s had.13:23 - Other than athletic ability, determination and work ethic, what additional ingredient an Olympic Athlete needs to have.15:15 - How “swagger” or confidence played into Ato’s athletic career.18:48 - What the most memorable Olympic event he ever competed in.19:57 - If he was intimidated running against Michael Johnson in the 200m at the 1996 Atlanta Games.23:08 - The medal Ato is most proud of.24:16 - How Ato shares the story of not giving up to his athletes.25:57 - How he became an aviation pilot, how he still flies and what kinds of planes he flies.29:11 - How Ato got his start in sports broadcasting as a track & field analyst.31:59 - How he was pushed to attend the IAAF World Championships when he was injured and how the BBC gave him a taste of broadcasting.33:45 - How he developed and progressed as an announcer.36:43 - How as an analyst he criticizes or praises athletes while on the air.39:41 - How criticizing athletes when it’s warranted helps with his credibility and how he prides himself on being straight forward with his commentary.41:18 - What methods Ato has when preparing for a broadcast.45:50 - How he became part of the NBC NASCAR production team.46:53 - What the best part of being a broadcast analyst and the worst part.48:44 - How Ato got into coaching with Khalifa St. Fort of Trinidad & Tobago.50:53 - On coaching Olympic hopeful and IAAF Junior World Champion Brianna Williams of Jamaica.52:35 - What Ato’s criteria is for coaching athletes.54:48 - What his approach to coaching is.56:43 - How coaching helps his broadcasting and how broadcasting helps his coaching. 59:58 - How football players aren’t fundamentally sound when they are running.1:02:01 - How he has to find the balance of criticizing an athlete as a broadcaster when he is on-air as an analyst.1:04:28 - What the difference is being an athlete and being a coach when earning accomplishments or having success.1:07:11 - What Ato learned from civil rights activist and 1968 Olympic Bronze Medalist John Carlos when he interviewed him for NBC’s “Bring The Fire” feature story.1:09:55 - How NBC producer Jack Felling utilizes former athletes/broadcasters to interview athletes and why.1:11:13 - What Ato would like sports fans to know about what he does. 

2:34 - What Mary Kate Shea does in her role as Senior Director with John Hancock.3:27 - How she got to John Hancock and what the company’s role is with the Boston Marathon.5:09 - How she was able to make this career and her background on marathons.09:36 - 2013 was the first year she took the reigns of the Boston Marathon’s elite athletes and a treetops view of what her job entails including checking the athletes on race day.10:55 - Meg Keflezhigi checking in and on his bib he honored those that died in the bombing tragedy.13:00 - What the energy was like in 2014, the year after the bombing.15:04 - What makes an event like the Boston Marathon special from other sports and other races.16:27 - How much the Boston Marathon and John Hancock has raised for charity.17:58 - What her process for selecting elite athletes is like leading up to this year’s (2020) Boston Marathon.21:26 - Some elite athletes have amazing stories about what they’ve done with their victories.22:23 - How well she is able to know the elite athletes and how she’s developed relationships.24:16 - How winning the Boston Marathon is a life changing event and one of the memorable gifts she’s received from an elite athlete.25:44 - What the 48 hours before a race is like.28:14 - A question she always asks the elite athletes when checking in on Marathon Monday.28:44 - What happens on the journey to Hopkington, the start of the Boston Marathon.30:39 - After the elite athletes start, what she does to get back to the finish line.32:18 - John Hancock’s training program.33:11 - Her most memorable moments in Boston Marathon history.  Meb’s win, the weather in 2018 and the surprise in the women’s field.35:34 - How she recruited eventual Boston Marathon Champion, Yuki Kawauchi.38:57 - What it meant for her that Meb and Des ended the drought for American runners in the Boston Marathon.41:19 - How she views Push Rim Athlete Tatyana McFadden.42:00 - Tatyana McFadden’s rival, Manuela Schar.42:32 - Men’s Push Rim Athlete Daniel Romanchuck.42:32 - Comparing the Boston Marathon to other marathon races.44:41 - What these words or phrases mean to Mary Kate Shea:HopkingtonScream Tunnel at Wellesley CollegeNewton Fire StationHeartbreak Hill46:41 - How she helps the elite runners scout Heartbreak HillTurning onto Boylston Street toward the finish lineCrossing the Finish LineCelebrating after the race48:59 - What Mary Kate would like people to know about the Boston Marathon that they might not otherwise know.

2:31 - What Heather does as a Sports Athlete Agent3:29 - When she knew being an agent is what she wanted to do.6:13 - What she liked about work with Gold Medal Management.8:19 - How storytelling is important in representing traditional or Olympic athletes rather than mainstream athletes.9:35 - How Heather builds relationships and trust with athletes.11:21 - Expectations athletes should have when working with an agent.13:37 - How Human Interest Group finds brands that looks at an athlete’s qualities for sponsorship.16:30 - How HIG finds its athletes for representation.20:46 - How Pararlympic athletes are getting better opportunities for sponsorships and branding.23:39 - How Olympic Rule #40 affects athletes when they are participating in the Olympic Games.27:35 - What she learned working for Gold Medal Management, Octagon and IMG to help launch her own company, Kinetic Sports Management and how she arrived at Human Interest Group.31:13 - What success Heather has experienced for her clients. 36:13 - How companies are strategizing to find the right athletes to be brand ambassadors.38:22 - What the future of women is for companies wanting to brand.40:22 - What keeps Heather driven to stay in this industry.42:27 - What the craziest experience Heather has had working in this industry.46:48 - How she has worked with women endurance athletes48:05 - What advice Heather has for someone wanting to work in the sports agent industry.50:59 - What sacrifices Heather has to make as an athlete agent.52:20 - Heather explains why she loves being a sports agent.54:19 - Best advice Heather has been given working in this industry.55:36 - Heather explains if many people are interested in being an agent.59:36 - How she was one of the first two women agents in the Olympic space.1:01:09 - How people can find out more about Human Interest Group

3:26 - What Brian does as Manager of Engineers at Game Creek Video.4:20 - What a television truck is made up of.5:33 - How much mobile television trucks cost.6:32 - How trucks are custom built for sports networks.8:08 - How the trucks are planned for which event and how they are integrated. together.10:43 - Planning ESPN’s MegaCast College Football National Championship.12:29 - How much dedication an tv truck engineer puts into a production.13:38 - How working in mobile television is like a brotherhood.14:47 - How much influence with the networks when putting on a major sporting event.16:55 - What a truck engineer’s responsibility entails.18:17 - How they maintain the tv truck when a piece of equipment breaks.19:56 - How he’s able to manage demanding producers and directors.20:38 - How Brian started in the tv business when he was 8 years old.22:15 - How he worked with news networks all over the world as a teenager.23:08 - How Brian started working on major events.24:44 - Brian was hired the same day of an event when another engineer had quit.25:44 - Most challenging event Brian has ever been a part of.29:55 - How engineers can save the show with technical problems.30:32 - How he’s had to literally put out fires on a tv production.32:46 - How Game Creek plans for productions that are not near a big city.34:16 - What events Brian has worked in his career.35:29 - What the differences between sports, political and entertainment events are.36:55 - How many trucks are in Game Creek’s fleet.37:25 - How Game Creek tv trucks are named.38:48 - How each tv truck has a “personality” and how Brian adjusts to it.39:39 - When a “Gremlin” make it difficult to maintain the equipment on a truck.40:20 - What the best thing about what Brian does as a mobile tv truck engineer.41:29 - Best accomplishment of his career.42:06 - What’s it’s like being a truck engineer for anyone who is interested in this industry.44:08 - What qualities an aspiring engineer should have.44:49 - How someone can find out more about Game Creek Video’s apprenticeship program.46:32 - What some of the advantages of being a truck engineer are.47:32 - What the next big event is for Brian and what to keep in mind for that event. (recorded prior to the cancellation of sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic)49:33 - Brian shares a funny story working on auto racing.51:39 - What he would like sports fans to know about the industry he works in.

PART 2:2:09 - How he helped the Pittsburgh Steelers build their baseball PNC park.5:29 - How he was able to get a new arena built for the Penn State hockey program.10:12 - How Ben helped billionaire Terry Pegula buy the NHL Buffalo Sabres team.13:52 - How the media tries to know what goes on in sports franchise deals.15:55 - How negotiations happen between all parties to buy a sports franchise.17:17 - Ben’s involvement in the group that wanted to purchase the Arizona Coyotes.23:53 - When the deal for the Coyotes fell through, how Ben and his group had a good chance to land an NHL team in the Seattle market.27:54 - His advice to anyone that wants to buy a sports franchise.29:33 - How the sports franchise fees have escalated.31:00 - Why buying a sports franchise are a difficult financial decision based on valuations for anyone who wants to purchase one.33:33 - What his thought are for franchise opportunities for the XFL and if the NFL should invest in the league.38:30 - How Ben is able to make connections and build relationships with influential people in sports and how former Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Jim Leyland helped him relate to people.43:41 - Ben served on the board of directors of the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) and how he views the progress of that league is.48:46 - How the NHL lockout affected their rights deal with ESPN and how NBC partnered with them.51:00 - Where Ben sees women in sports today and his working relationship with Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm on Amazon’s Thursday Night Football.54:25 - How the days of listening to broadcasting legends are nearly over and how there are more opportunities for women to make an impact in broadcasting.57:29 - Advice Ben has been given in his career.58:55 - What tool Ben uses to help him identify how to succeed.

4:21 - What Ben Bouma’s title is and how he can’t fit into a title.6:10 - How Ben got into sports television and how he connected with broadcaster Kenny Albert.11:40 - How he started producing NHL games for Fox Sports and then later with ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball.14:03 - What his responsibilities were as a sidelines producer, who he started working with and how he prepared for his responsibilities as a sidelines producer.16:15 - How it’s nearly impossible to have a perfect show.17:11 - How Ben builds relationships with his announcers and how important trust is with the announcer.19:21 - What some of the qualities the best announcers in the business have and how they prepare for events.21:18 - How the announce team handles blunders.24:26 - A listing of Ben’s credentials and all of the major events he’s been a part of and which event(s) he has an emotional connection with. (2004 World Series & 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Final)29:28 - How as a field producer he handles the “scrum” at the end of the game when reporters are rushing the field to get interviews.32:21 - How adjusting to a game tying home run or other significant sports moment can be a rewarding broadcasting experience.34:03 - How his friends see him on television occasionally and why he didn’t want to be an announcer.35:21 - What a typical travel/sports year looks like for him and what his schedule is like in covering sporting events.38:00 - What the craziest travel stories are for him.40:09 - How his commute to stadiums and cities is no different than a typical commute.41:22 - What Ben does apart from his work in sports television, and how he works at the highest level in trying to purchase sports franchises.

2:34 - What August 7, 2004 mean to Jimmy.3:07 - How much effort he put into getting to the Major Leagues and how rewarding it was getting the call to go.3:58 - How many times he felt like giving up on his dream of reaching MLB4:41 - Growing up in Grand Junction, CO5:20 - How Jimmy and I know each other.5:51 - How he ended up in Arizona to play baseball.7:07 - Jimmy didn’t have any offers to play college baseball.7:46 - He didn’t play the position he played in high school and how he got selected to play for Mesa Community College, a junior college elite program.9:04 - When he thought he might be able to play baseball professional & how he got into professional baseball.11:24 - What was the call like when he was drafted.12:31 - Where his first professional assignment was and that experience16:09 - How realistic it is for AAA to play in the Major Leagues.17:28 - How he feels about MLB’s proposal to eliminate 42 minor league teams in 2020.19:10 - How Jimmy feels most players feel about the journey to get to the Major Leagues in regards to pay.20:41 - How he felt as a minor league player that it’s understood that he would have to sacrifice.21:54 - What the difference in pay is between levels and do different clubs pay differently.23:05 - How player representation with agents happens.24:12 - Do players have a voice in the business aspect of baseball?25:02 - What kind of instruction the players get at each level of baseball26:30 - What it was like being at AAA, then getting demoted and then promoted to MLB.29:38 - What the situation was like when he got the call up to MLB and the process on getting there.31:42 - What happened when he got to Kansas City for his debut.33:09 - What his mentality was when he made his MLB debut as a pitcher.35:23 - He pitched 10 games in MLB - which game is most memorable.37:55 - What the best part of being in the Major Leagues.39:09 - How difficult it is to stay in MLB.39:41 - How his MLB career ended and what happens to a player after that.41:11 - How playing foreign baseball is different from the U.S.41:48 - What was most surprising about the different cultures around the world.42:46 - What players have to do to guard their signs during the game.43:30 - What “tipping pitches” is.44:48 - What is acceptable sign stealing in baseball and how technology has affected the game.46:03 - How does a pitcher recognize that sign stealing is happening.48:03 - How he feels the environment is for sign stealing in MLB49:02 - How will MLB know that sign stealing is going to happen.49:51 - How he feels technology can benefit baseball in the future.50:42 - What he’s been doing since he left baseball.51:27 - What some of the most valuable lessons he’s learned in his career.

2:17 - Why he’s stayed with TV for as long as he has.3:55 - How Dean got into sports television the non-traditional school route.12:25 - What goes into creating a network and how content drives the direction of the network.14:38 - How many sports he’s covered in his career.14:52 - Dean names some of the sports he’s covered.16:31 - What the model for World Championship Sports Network and how world feed productions are designed.19:16 - What the challenge is for presenting a sport for fans that isn’t familiar to them.  Rugby is one of those sports where the fan base in the U.S. is less knowledgeable than those that come from rugby nations, and how it’s produced can have an impact on those newer fans.22:40 - What traits or qualities that announcers need to have when they call non-traditional sporting events.25:09 - How he views Paralympic athletes and non-traditional athletes. 27:29 - What the landscape on how sports will be produced by networks or viewed by fans.30:12 - What his responsibilities were as Senior Vice President of Production at Universal Sports Network33:05 - How Dean was able to implement production for more than 1,600 hours of programming on the network when events were taking place in Europe and Asia.35:35 - How he acquired multiple sporting event for Universal Sports Network.37:19 - What it was like producing the Boston Marathon and what his experience on that event was like.40:45 - How producing the 2014 Boston Marathon had to be focused in the year after the tragedy in 2013.43:14 - What he did on the PyeongChang Olympics for NBC.46:02 - How working on the 2016 Olympics was one of the biggest challenges of his career.47:05 - What he would like fans to know about what it takes to put on a sporting event.48:51 - What the best advice he’s received working in sports television.50:10 - What advice he has for anyone wanting to work in sports broadcasting.52:25 - The importance of being versatile in sports broadcasting.

2:31 - Dennis explains what Lagardere company is.5:32 - What sports/media events and shows he works on with Lagardere.7:27 - How the sports arbitrage business works in representing a sports property and how Lagardere helped the NBA with their international business.9:09 - The competitiveness for sports media rights.10:13 - The daunting task of securing rights and how individual sports properties have different goals in partnering with an agency.11:30 - How tricky or complex it is to monetize a property.13:05 - How Dennis got into the rights side of sports media.14:32 - What some of the most interesting sports he’s been a part of.15:33 - What he loves about it and what are some of the challenges with what he does.17:02 - How he balances dealing with multi million dollar contracts and still being a part of the production environment plus how specialization for young people can limit their growth.18:03 - What goes into producing the Boston Marathon for domestic and international viewers.20:25 - How viewers outside the United States digest the sports they watch.22:25 - Productions for sports are shrinking with on-site presence depending on the event.23:00 - Where Dennis was during the Boston Marathon bombing and how the Boston Athletic Association has adjusted to making the event a special one.25:47 - The most special event he’s been a part of.27:30 - What the biggest challenges are for many of the sporting events around the world.29:15 - Dennis explains what the SPORTEL convention is about.30:10 - What makes a sports property have value.30:38 - What makes a sports property valuable?31:30 - What Dennis would like sports fans to know about the international landscape and how it impacts the sporting world.33:00 - Importing & exporting sports media properties33:37 - What the toughest event he’s ever been a part of.35:10 - How much time he spends on the airplane.35:34 - Best piece of advise he’s gotten working in the sports industry.

 2:05 - How Carlos and I know each other.2:50 - What it was like growing up in Cuba and how he came to love baseball.3:20 - How he learned to play baseball on the beach in Cuba from an ex-MLB player.4:25 - How he got to the United States in 1961 under the Peter Pan Movement sponsored by the Catholic Church.5:15 - What the adjustment was like coming to the U.S. as a child.7:43 - Being drafted in 1968, how he found out. 8:27 - The deal he made with his parents to play baseball instead of going to college.9:00 - How he got to play at the AAA baseball level.11:00 - How realistic it was for him to move on from AAA to the big leagues at the time.12:32 - How much internal politics affect a player’s progress to get to the next level.14:00 - How Carlos transitioned from a player to a coach.What responsibilities different coaches have:16:05 - Bullpen Coach & how Carlos developed as a coach by talking with major league managers.18:05 - What a traveling secretary’s responsibilities were back in the 1970’s.19:50 - Experience as a Class-A manager at Daytona Beach.21:45 - Responsibilities as a Class-A manager.23:40 - What a pitching coordinator and field coordinator does25:51 - What the difference is in managing at Double-A and Triple-A.27:50 - What the obligations to the MLB club are with AAA players and local ownership.29:20 - What the most difficult part of being a AAA manager.30:38 - How he became a Major League Coach32:04 - How he went from the Astros Organization to the San Francisco Giants as Director of Minor League Operations.34:36 - Carlos reluctantly took the Pitching Coach position with the San Francisco Giants37:40 - How he ended back in AAA to manage the Phoenix Firebirds.40:00 - How he tried to keep the clubhouse fun for players while also recognizing they had to win games.  And how that played into your host’s experience.45:15 - What an MLB Bullpen Coach does.48:15 - What a 1st Base Coach does.50:55 - What a 3rd Base Coach does plus and utilizing signs so the other team doesn’t steal them.52:48 - What a Video Coach does.55:13 - What a Director of International Operations does.56:40 - Puerto Rico being a part of the MLB Draft as well as MLB instituting an International Draft58:38 - The talent that the Houston Astros have from Latin American countries.1:00:10 - Whether Cuba will be a part of the MLB Draft.1:02:00 - What used to happen at the Winter Meetings when he was in the front office and what happens today.1:05:15 - What the biggest change has been in baseball from his perspective.1:06:04 - How he sees the game philosophically with technology and metrics & the possible contraction of minor league teams from MLB.1:07:48 - Best advice he’s received in professional baseball.1:08:28 -  What he would like people to know about baseball that they might otherwise know.   

1:40 - What he does with the University of Utah Athletics.3:10 - What the guidelines are for how the university media department protects the student athletes.5:00 - How social media has affected his job in following the media and student athletes.6:15 - How university media relations departments help athletes build their brands.7:40 - How he deals with a potential mishap by use of social media by an athlete.9:30 - How the media department builds relationships with the student athletes.11:00 - With the potential NCAA rules changes with athletes monetizing themselves, how will that affect athletic departments?11:35 - Where his love of sports comes from.12:00 - How he got into sports media?16:25 - What someone who’s new in media relations does in their jobs.18:20 - How he found a position in the Denver Broncos media relations department in the late 1990’s.20:10 - How he grew to became the Director of Media Relations with the Denver Broncos and what the media environment was like.21:40 - What the competition in sports media was like in the Denver market and how he learned from Jim Saccomano, former head of PR for the Denver Broncos.25:05 - The difference in building relationships with collegiate athletes vs. professional athletes.26:35 - How he managed media requests during Denver’s back-to-back Super Bowl seasons.28:57 - How many media requests he received during the Super Bowl.30:45 - What the craziest media request he’s ever received.32:40 - What the Broncos’ organization was like under the late Hall of Fame Owner Pat Bowlen and how his ownership was based on winning championships and family.35:45 - How he became a part of ProLink Sports after the Denver Broncos.39:30 - What the differences are working for a smaller university versus the bigger schools.40:10 - What a bowl game is like for media relations in comparison to a Super Bowl.41:30 - Best advice he’s received working in this industry.43:25 - Recommendations for someone who is interested in a career in media relations and what to expect.45:10 - What sports fans should know about how media relations helps the viewer enjoy the sport.

2:00 - How seeing Monday Night Football Sidelines Reporter Melissa Stark inspired her to pursue a career in sports broadcasting.3:40 - How conversations with her father, a high school Hall of Fame baseball coach, helped develop her for a career in baseball.6:20 - Where she went to college, how internships were valuable for her and how she broke into the industry.10:10 - How she won over her former boss with her sports knowledge when she was initially laughed at.15:30 - What it was like the first time she worked as a reporter.18:00 - How she got her job with the San Diego Padres as an announcer.20:20 - How during her interview she realized she was made to be a baseball announcer.22:15 - How her San Diego Padres broadcast team helped shape her into the broadcaster she is today and how she became a Colorado Rockies announcer.29:15 - How she had doubts about her career and how she was able to get through those doubts.32:05 - How she balances the demanding tv work schedule with her family.34:20 - What she believes makes a good sports broadcast.37:15 - How she builds relationships with athletes to help her with storytelling.41:20 - How she prepares for a game as a sideline reporter.43:15 - How she prepares for a game as a host.44:00 - How she prepares for a game as a play-by-play announcer.46:30 - What it was like calling a Major League Baseball game as play-by-play for the first time and the first woman to call an MLB game telecast in the last 25 years.50:35 - What the reaction was to her making history.52:00 - How women are becoming more prevalent in sports broadcast leadership roles.53:30 - How women’s perspectives and diversity on covering sports can be valuable to the audience.57:10 - How she views herself among the women who have worked in sports broadcasting.59:45 - Her advice on being genuine and be who you are.1:01:20 - How she felt being “the story,” and how she helps athletes overcome their hesitation to being interviewed.1:03:50 - Best advise she has received from someone working in this industry.1:05:20 - What she would like viewers know about live sports broadcasting.1:08:10 - The most challenging broadcast she’s been a part of.

1:30 - Where his love of sports comes from?2:05 - Did he think he wanted to work in sports?2:45 - How his interest in basketball translate into him working in the sports industry.3:28 - How he got into the sports the sports industry and later into sports television.6:00 - Was it easy working as a font coordinator (graphics coordinator), What the next steps in his career were.7:48 - Going to the NCAA to work in broadcast services.8:55 - What his responsibilities at the NCAA were.11:50 - What the relationship between the sports tv networks and the NCAA was like when he was with the NCAA.13:20 - How he moved on from the NCAA and got to ESPN.17:05 - The logistical complexities in scheduling personnel while at ESPN Regional Television.18:15 - How he managed approximately 1,000 games per season.20:50 - What it means to him to have helped ESPN grow with college basketball.22:00 - How he has the ability to remember details.23:10 - How he keeps a list of all the music concerts he has been to in his life.24:30 - How Sammy Hagar and Van Halen are his favorite band.26:00 - How Chris was introduced to me to produce a college basketball game in Mexico.27:20 - Chris shares how the college basketball season is put together.28:15 - How he decides on putting a production crew together.30:20 - How he provides feedback to the production personnel.32:35 - What his outlook/philosophy on finding and working with announcers.34:30 - How he coaches announcers with his production company.36:20 - What he believes makes a good play-by-play announcer and the qualities they need to have.37:40 - Diversity is a big part of looking for announcers.38:25 - What he looks for in an analyst.40:15 - As a talent/announcer evaluator, did he go after analysts or did they come to him?42:30 - How he looked for reporters and how it was a challenge to fit them into college basketball.45:15 - What Ross Mobile Productions does as a game packager and how many networks are using packagers.46:50 - What REMI’s and At-Home Productions are.50:40 - What the biggest or most memorable event he’s covered.53:05 - What the craziest event he was ever a part of.56:55 - What he would like sports fans to know about the tv broadcast industry.58:00 - If he were to do any thing else besides sports broadcasting.59:10 - How young announcers or existing announcers reach out to get advice through chrisfarrowproductions.com.

1:30 - What is a Technical Director? John describes the front bench of the tv production truck as similar to being on the USS Enterprise from the Start Trek franchise.4:00 - The role, responsibilities and procedures of a technical director for NBC’s Sunday Night Football.7:30 - What technical aspects the TD is responsible for.8:20 - What’s the routine on game day during Sunday Night Football.11:00 - How the production crew goes through scenarios for an unusual scenario during a show.12:45 - The level of attention to detail on a show like Sunday Night Football, spearheaded by NBC Executive Producer, Fred Gaudelli.14:30 - How John got his start in the industry. He talks about his early mentors, how an early, behind-the-scenes video of the Emmys gave him the passion to pursue television production, getting a job at a radio station and and how he moved over to television.22:20 - What it was like being in the technical director chair on a game for the first time.27:50 - The minutes before counting down to the start of a broadcast.29:20 - What the most challenging event he’s ever worked on — the Super Bowl pre-game show.34:15 - The caliber of events John’s worked on, plus what the differences are between a director and a technical director.36:05 - How he directed the NASCAR pre-race show during Kid Rock’s performance.39:20 - How it’s more challenging directing a world-feed production such as the Boston Marathon, versus a production in which you have complete control.41:30 - He discusses how he oversaw the production for the American Alliance of Football (AAF).46:55 - What makes a good TD and director combination?50:55 - How a TD and a director find synergy.53:55 - How would you describe the communication that happens in a tv truck?56:55 - What he would like for you to know if you are watching the Super Bowl in 2020.59:25 - What the best advice he’s ever gotten working in the broadcast industry.1:02:05 - How he views the sports broadcast industry as a sisterhood and brotherhood of people who care about each other, and how this is a fun career and industry to work in.

David Loignon is a seasoned television producer, having worked at TVG Network, the first interactive horse racing network in the U.S.  He has also produced the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as in-venue television for fans at the X-Games and Formula One races.1:50  - How he got started in sports broadcasting.3:00 - Helping to launch TVG Network and whether he thought it would survive.4:15 - How he helped blend TVG’s idea of wagering on horse racing and entertainment to attract new fans.7:15 - How he was able to explain the complexities of horse racing to a new audience.9:45 - How a producer has to balance presenting a sport to a new audience and how it can affect an existing audience.10:40 - How Formula One has embraced change to bring in new fans.12:20 - What his role was in the Churchill Downs simulcast productions department.13:15 - What Big Red Kong Productions produces in addition to X-Games and Formula One.14:15 - How he was able be the production company on the UCI Cyclocross World Championship, the first time it was ever hosted in the United States.15:30 - How he navigated the UCI Cyclocross World Championships during heavy rains prior to the event.17:40 - Getting the audio to different countries in a world feed event.18:45 - Is there a difference covering a sport for a domestic sports audience vs. an international sports audience?20:25 - How he prepares to cover an international sporting event if he’s never seen it or been a part of it.21:40 - How producing in-venue events for the X-Games and Formula One differ than what you see on your tv at home.23:35 - How they keep the fans energized when coordinating with ESPN during coverage of X-Games.25:10 - What the biggest challenge in keeping the audience engaged at the venue?26:30 - How the in-venue production works in conjunction with the network production.30:05 - How sports tv broadcasts are like a dance.31:20 - How he finds the right fit for his production crew and how the X-Games are like a family.33:45 - How did you get to be the production provider for Formula One?35:20 - Working with good people.36:00 - How someone who can break into the sports broadcasting industry.38:35 - Producing in the United States compared to internationally.39:35 - With mobile technology, how does that affect how a viewer consumes an event?41:20 - How Game Changer has impacted the fans’ experience at the sports venue.42:40 - How production personnel should be seeking to keep the audience engaged.43:55 - What the biggest challenge in his career has been working in tv sports. 

Scott Hecht has worked many different roles in sports broadcasting, including as a producer, director and coordinating producer/director, having been lead producer for the Phoenix Suns and San Diego Padres, lead director for TVG Network and as coordinating producer/director at ESPN.  He currently works as senior producer at Syracuse University Athletics.1:36 - Where his love of sports started.2:50 - When he knew he had to work in sports tv.4:12 - How he got into the sports tv industry.6:25 - How he has helped others break into the production side of sports tv.8:15 - How mistakes happen in a truck and the need for younger people.10:00 - The opportunities for sports production people.11:26 - What it was like producing his first ever event.13:50 - What broadcasting legend Arnie Harris taught him about producing/directing.16:00 - Producing the Phoenix Suns during their successful seasons and how it led to more opportunities.17:50 - How he worked with athletes to help make his shows better.20:36 - How storytelling is a big part of his producing philosophy and how it’s done for the viewer.21:56 - How he produced baseball and how storytelling is a big part of helping the viewers understand the game, and why he loves producing for the viewer.25:42 - How producing the 1999 World Basketball Championships for the NBA was his most memorable event as well as the scariest moment in his career.33:21 - What it was like working for ESPN.35:11 - What a Coordinating Producer does in the studio.38:05 - How he transitioned to overseeing university sports productions with ESPN/SEC Network.39:49 - Working with a younger generation in sports tv production.40:25 - How everyone used to think that students attended Syracuse University to become an announcer, but more are looking at production-type opportunities.41:58 - How Syracuse supports goals of being the next great announcer but they want to equip students with production knowledge.43:36 - What he things the future of tv and broadcasting looks like.46:27 - How storytelling is becoming a lost art with all of the changes in how games are produced.48:05 - How his love for working in sports broadcasting is a sacrifice that he hopes help the viewer make memorable experiences with their families.