Podcasts about syracuse chiefs

Kevin Brown recently completed his 6th season calling Orioles games on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN). Brown is a graduate of Syracuse University and worked in Syracuse with the AAA-baseball team, the Syracuse Chiefs. He is also a play-by-play announcer for ESPN. In this episode, Brown tells the story of his ascension to his current position with the O's. He also addressed the controversy last year where he was removed from the booth for a short time and the outpouring of support from the baseball, broadcast, and fan community. He also talked about the unique brethren Syracuse alums are in the broadcast industry, and comments on the various Cuse alums in the baseball broadcast industry.

This week on Episode 107 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin celebrate the All-Star break with a ton of baseball talk, including the arrival of a new series of Topps baseball cards featuring announcers.  Plus a look at all the announcers getting action in Vegas for the NBA Summer League, a check-in on Nick Saban at SEC Media Days, and thoughts on the Copa America chaos in Miami. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an array of topics discussed including: *** MLB's Home Run Derby*** MLB All-Star Game on FOX and ESPN Radio*** Craig Carton to handle Yankees radio pbp for series*** Topps baseball cards for announcers*** Iowa Cubs announcer called up to big leagues*** Syracuse Chiefs announcer alumni reunion*** Announcers calling the NBA Summer League games*** Nick Saban now needs media credentials*** Euro Cup and Copa America on FOX*** Debacle in Miami for Copa America final*** Wimbledon in the books*** Preview of The Open on NBC and USA Network  Hear it all on the newest "Announcer Schedules Podcast" as part of the Last Word on Sports Media podcast feed. And, make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

This week on Episode 107 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin celebrate the All-Star break with a ton of baseball talk, including the arrival of a new series of Topps baseball cards featuring announcers.  Plus a look at all the announcers getting action in Vegas for the NBA Summer League, a check-in on Nick Saban at SEC Media Days, and thoughts on the Copa America chaos in Miami. A multitude of announcers from past and present are mentioned throughout the show with an array of topics discussed including: *** MLB's Home Run Derby*** MLB All-Star Game on FOX and ESPN Radio*** Craig Carton to handle Yankees radio pbp for series*** Topps baseball cards for announcers*** Iowa Cubs announcer called up to big leagues*** Syracuse Chiefs announcer alumni reunion*** Announcers calling the NBA Summer League games*** Nick Saban now needs media credentials*** Euro Cup and Copa America on FOX*** Debacle in Miami for Copa America final*** Wimbledon in the books*** Preview of The Open on NBC and USA Network  Hear it all on the newest "Announcer Schedules Podcast" as part of the Last Word on Sports Media podcast feed. And, make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

Part 2 - Neville James is joined by Jerry Browne nicknamed "The Governor", a Virgin Islander who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball and also worked as a hitting coach for the Syracuse Chiefs as they discuss sports and youth in the Virgin Islands and creating opportunities to excel.   

"On the debut episode of Syracuse Sports with Brent Axe, Syracuse.com's Brent Axe and Chris Carlson examine the three biggest issues facing SU Orange sports now and over the next decade. Brent and Chris examine if Syracuse can keep up the hyper competitive NIL game, if Syracuse is safe in the ACC with conference realignment heating up again and if football or basketball success is most important for SU.  In "One More Thing," Brent takes aim at the Baltimore Orioles' ridiculous suspension of former Syracuse Chiefs announcer and SU alum Kevin Brown.  Email Brent Axe at baxe@syracuse.com. Get your take heard and leave a voicemail for the show! 315-552-1964 Follow Brent Axe (https://twitter.com/BrentAxeMedia) and Chris Carlson (https://twitter.com/ccarlsononSU) on Twitter. For all of your Syracuse Sports coverage head to http://www.syracuse.com/orangesports.

Leadership is defined as: Recognizing and capitalizing on personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals. In this episode, we hear from Greg Victory, G'04, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs and Fannie Mitchell Executive Director, Career Center at Duke University. Greg received his master's degree in higher education from Syracuse University's School of Education. Previously, Greg served as Executive Director of the Tufts Career Center from 2016-2020, and as Executive Director of Continuing Education at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he was previously Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Director of the RISD Career Center. At Syracuse University, Greg taught in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, led the First-Year and Transfer Programs office, and served as a lead with employer engagement in the Career Center. Greg has also held positions at Colgate University and Ithaca College and taught junior high school social studies. One of Greg's favorite jobs was serving as “Scooch,” mascot for the Syracuse Mets (formerly the Syracuse Chiefs), a AAA baseball club. That position allowed him to “be as goofy as I wanted to be, to bring joy, laughter and excitement to fans,” he said. “It offers a glimpse of my spirit, energy and enthusiasm.” In his free-time he enjoys traveling, food (cooking and exploring new restaurants), and spending time with his partner, David, and puppy, Faya. Career readiness is a foundation from which to demonstrate requisite core competencies that broadly prepare the college educated for success in the workplace and lifelong career management. Career readiness is made up of eight career competencies that all employers want, regardless of industry or discipline.

When he was in the third grade, Marv Albert '63 decided he wanted to become a sportscaster. Albert followed his passion and studied journalism at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Before long, Albert was calling Syracuse Chiefs games alongside fellow Orange legend Carl Eilenberg H'53. But Albert's big break came when another all-time Syracuse great, Marty Glickman '39, hired Albert to be his researcher, spotter, statistician and backup announcer. After a decorated career that spanned 55 years and saw him call 13 NBA finals, eight Super Bowls and eight Stanley Cup finals, Albert retired following the 2021 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. On the latest Cuse Conversation, the Hall of Fame broadcaster discusses his legendary career, how he came up with his signature "YES!" call, how he found his voice at Syracuse University and on WAER, and why calling the 1992 Dream Team's gold medal-winning performance stands out among a litany of amazing sportscasting moments.

00:00-30:00:Mike Lindsley recaps the NFL Draft for all the teams in the AFC East.31:00-55:00:Baseball and Yankee great Ron Blomberg joins the show to chat about his new book The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson, his unique relationship with Thurman, Munson's personalities on and off the field, why Munson deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, Ron's Yankee career, being a part of the NYY brand, playing for the Syracuse Chiefs and more!

I turn the tables on my Bengals broadcast partner Dan Hoard in this episode of In The Trenches with Dave Lapham presented by First Star Logistics. Not only do we have the job of calling Cincinnati Bengals games, but we're also both proud graduates of Syracuse University. Dan can do it all having called baseball games for the Syracuse Chiefs and Pawtucket Red Sox while being the longtime voice of University of Cincinnati football and basketball while also adding Bengals games in 2011. Dan will talk about his childhood and Wiffle ball exploits as well as his journey to the world of broadcasting where he's been named Ohio Sportscaster of the Year four times by the National Sports Media Association and earning a place in two Hall of Fames.

00:00-30:00:Mike Lindsley recaps the NFL Draft for all the teams in the AFC East.31:00-55:00:Baseball and Yankee great Ron Blomberg joins the show to chat about his new book The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson, his unique relationship with Thurman, Munson's personalities on and off the field, why Munson deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, Ron's Yankee career, being a part of the NYY brand, playing for the Syracuse Chiefs and more!

Welcome back folks! Today I welcome my special guest Kevin Brown- Broadcaster for the Baltimore Orioles and ESPN! Kevin was gracious enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to sit down and open up about his journey from calling minor league games for the Syracuse Chiefs while still in college to present day calling games for the Orioles and serving as an on air commentator for ESPN for national high school football games amongst other assignments across all sports genres. Tune in and catch up with the newest voice of the Os! 

00:00-37:00: Pitching great Todd Stottlemyre joins the show to chat about his two books, how to master thoughts and emotions, life's journey, his career, winning three World Series rings, Joe Carter's walk-off vs. the 2001 Fall Classic in terms of excitement, his Dad's impact, living in Arizona, baseball being in trouble now, his days with the Syracuse Chiefs and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack & dXn look back on one of the most influential albums of all time, U2's The Joshua Tree. Take a deep dive look at this album with the help of fellow broadcaster and current ESPN/Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer, Kevin Brown. What do U2 and baseball have in common? Well.. not much, but Jack & Kevin go way back from their days of working on the Syracuse Chiefs broadcasts here in the 315. Basically, they're both huge U2 fans. Jack, dXn, and Kevin talk about how they discovered the band, the legacy of the album, and then go track-by-track with a full analysis of each song form the album with some history, and maybe some little known facts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rootsofalternative/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

1st Segment - Dan Tortora welcomes Marek Dolezaj (sophomore), Paschal Chukwu (senior), assistant coaches Adrian Autry & Allen Griffin, & head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team onto "WakeUpCall" as they move forward into the upcoming season. 2nd Segment - Dan shares his thoughts & your thoughts as well about the decision to change the Syracuse Chiefs to the Syracuse Mets, the colors of the logo, the logo itself, & the name of the team. Thank you for your post responses on Facebook(make sure to like) & Twitter(make sure to follow)! 3rd Segment - Dan goes around the sports world for MLB Playoff talk, NFL Rules that are potentially meant for safety confusing the fans AND the players, & the return of the NBA.

Matt talks about the Syracuse Chiefs name change to the Syracuse Mets including Paulie trying to come up with other nicknames, "Do We Care?" and Adam Terry joins the show ahead of Syracuse's match up against North Carolina.

The Syracuse.com flash briefing for Tuesday, September 4. Record attendance for the New York State Fair. Attendance was down for the Syracuse Chiefs in 2018. Justin Bieber spotted in Cazenovia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Episode 38 of the Syracuse Sports Podcast, Brent Axe chats with Jason Benetti. Brent and Jason talk about living his dream as the voice of the Chicago White Sox. They also reflect on Jason's time as the play-by-play voice of the Syracuse Chiefs, his best memories at Syracuse University and his role as a spokesman for people with cerebral palsy. Brent also tells the New York Mets what NOT to re-name the Syracuse Chiefs and highlights the Syracuse Strong football team, who truly play for the love of the game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this special edition of the DoDCast, we spoke to Washington Nationals and Syracuse Chiefs outfielder, Andrew Stevenson. We talked to him about: His first major league call-up, Davey Martinez's clubhouse vibe, what he worked on with Kevin Long this off-season and whether he prefers Field of Dreams or Major League. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this special edition of the DoDCast, we spoke to Washington Nationals and Syracuse Chiefs outfielder, Andrew Stevenson.We talked to him about: His first major league call-up, Davey Martinez's clubhouse vibe, what he worked on with Kevin Long this off-season and whether he prefers Field of Dreams or Major League.

In Episode 34 of the Syracuse Sports Podcast, Brent Axe says Tyus Battle made the right decision to return to Syracuse University for his junior year and what is ahead for the Orange next season. Brent also talks to Syracuse Chiefs manager Randy Knorr. Randy tells Brent how he tells a player he has been called up to the big leagues, goes over the Chiefs season after 50 games and describes how he has to bargain with his players over the course of a long season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 29 of the Syracuse Sports Podcast, Brent Axe chats with Syracuse Crunch head coach Ben Groulx to preview the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs. Axe also wonders if the Rice Commission will bring real change to college sports and if the Syracuse Chiefs would benefit more if they started the baseball season later. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Syracuse.com’s Lindsay Kramer is the Swiss Army Knife of sportswriters. Kramer covers Syracuse Crunch hockey, Syracuse Chiefs baseball, Syracuse Silver Knights soccer, Syracuse University men’s lacrosse, women’s basketball high school sports and more. Kramer joins Brent Axe on the “Syracuse Sports Podcast” this week to cover a variety of topics. Should the Syracuse Chiefs change their nickname to the Mets? Can a young goalie lead the Syracuse Crunch back to the playoffs? How have the Silver Knights lasted this long in an unforgiving market for new minor league teams? Who is the young Australian import lighting up SU women’s basketball games? What are the expectations for Syracuse lacrosse in 2018? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the first ‘In The Booth’ of 2018, Matt begins with comments from Coach Boeheim’s after SU’s loss to Wake Forest on Wednesday night. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey has set a new winning record. Bengals play-by-play voice Dan Hoard and Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters drop by, and ‘Do We Care’ about the Syracuse Chiefs getting a name change?

Mike Silva discusses the upcoming Rule V draft and whom the Mets must protect with Michael Mayer of Metsmerized Online. The guys also outline top performers in the Arizona Fall League and the changes that have been made to the Triple-A coaching staff. Mike discusses the career of Carlos Beltran and John Harper's article about the Mets new injury prevention philosophy,

Welcome back to Amazin' Avenue Audio, where we come to talk playoff baseball and minor league affiliates.  First up, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss the team's purchase of the Syracuse Chiefs, a brief managerial update, and to talk which ex-Mets we are rooting for this off-season. (1:12) Brian Wright looks at the Top 5 pitching coaches in Mets' history. (31:03) And finally, Aaron Yorke goes in depth with the managerial hunt. (34:57)  As always, you can listen or subscribe to the podcast through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, listen through the embedded player below, or download the podcast directly from Blog Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Wednesday! Did you watch last night's episode of The Voice? Oswego native Gary Carpentier made Adam Levine's team, and we visit with Gary this morning in the studio. We continue gearing up for this weekend's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, and we get all the details on the NY Mets purchase of the Syracuse Chiefs straight from the man himself, Jason Smorol...all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - Business casual 02:54 - Update 06:29 - A local connection to The Voice 08:13 - Name That Tune 11:24 - Update 15:01 - Hollywood highlights 1 19:05 - Update 23:39 - Malarkey 28:48 - Oreo update 31:40 - Update 34:51 - The Voice's Gary Carpentier 42:06 - Update 46:04 - Guess the Celebrity Dog Breed 48:20 - Pet Costume details 50:33 - Update 54:11 - DIY Ted 57:37 - Syracuse Chiefs GM Jason Smorol 63:18 - 4K a Day keyword 64:40 - The return of Dynasty 65:50 - Hollywood Highlights 2 70:14 - Coming up Thursday/BYE!!!

It's official! The NY Mets are buying the Syracuse Chiefs! GM Jason Smorol updates us on what that means for the team, the city, and him!

BREAKING NEWS: Well, it was yesterday...The NY Mets have bought the Syracuse Chiefs! We're not quite sure what that means in the long run, but we're excited! We play Tuesday Trivia, talk creepy bed time stories, DYI plumbing, and more all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - Syracuse Chiefs...SOLD! 03:05 - Update 06:46 - We got you covered for Halloween 09:17 - Name That Tune! 12:01 - Update 16:18 - Hollywood Highlights 1 19:29 - Update 25:03 - Malarkey 29:25 - Creepy bed time stories 31:57 - Update 36:56 - Tuesday Trivia 1 39:41 - Update 44:27 - Tuesday Trivia 2 47:17 - Tuesday Trivia 3 48:49 - Update 53:48 - Tuesday Trivia 4 56:01 - Ted the plumber 59:05 - 4K a Day keyword 59:39 - Guess the Celebrity Dog Breed 61:49 - Hollywood Highlights 2 66:08 - Coming up Wednesday/BYE!!!

We've got lots of baseball and basketball talk today on "In The Booth." After news broke yesterday that the Mets are buying the Syracuse Chiefs, Matt is joined today by Matt Michael of the Syracuse New-Times to analyze the news. We move on to some NBA talk with Dave McMenamin of ESPN.

Aside from being a tremendous mini-golf player and huge fan of both Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen (discussed), Kevin Brown is a tremendous broadcaster.  The '11 Syracuse grad is in his first full year as a full-time ESPN PxP voice after having worked in Triple-A with the Syracuse Chiefs and various other freelance gigs.  We get into his career path, taking improv classes, being mentored by Jason Benetti and more this week.

It's Labor Day Weekend!!! Are we sure it's not October? We heat up the chilly temperatures with all sorts of fun this morning with Our Man on the Midway, Jason Smorol joins us with details on the last four games of the Syracuse Chiefs season, and we feud for a chance at tonight's first pitch at 93Q Fireworks night! Hear it all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union!! 00:00 - Is it October already? 03:17 - Update 05:13 - The news is bad this morning 07:13 - Name That Tune 10:46 - Update 14:58 - Hollywood Highlights 1 18:43 - Update 22:52 - Malarkey 27:40 - Our Man on the Midway 33:30 - Update 37:49 - Car travel games 41:07 - Update 46:59 - Chiefs season wrap up 56:12 - Update 63:23 - Family Feud 69:16 - Symphoria giveaway 72:10 - Hollywood Highlights 2 77:14 - Coming up next week/BYE!!!

Kevin is on board with the Syracuse Chiefs, but as a date, Madison not so much...

Ahhh Friday! We get ready for the weekend with some guests in the studio. Jason Smorol from the Syracuse Chiefs gives us the details on tonight's 93Q Fireworks Friday and we play the Family Feud for a shot at the first pitch, and the Marriott Syracuse Downtown is celebrating it's first year anniversary and we get CAKE! Hear all that and more ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - Dress up dress down 04:54 - Update 08:57 - Skeets 12:10 - Name That Tune 15:26 - Update 19:05 - Hollywood Highlights 2 22:52 - Update 27:48 - Malarkey 32:51 - Naughty Pet winner 35:01 - Update 40:27 - Syracuse Chiefs Jason Smorol 44:10 - Update 49:22 - Family Feud 56:10 - Sweet Deal of the Week! 58:27 - Update 61:44 - Marriott Syracuse Downtown anniversary 67:22 - Animated GIF overuse 70:01 - We need your socks 73:12 - Coming up next week/BYE!!!

It's another 93Q Fireworks Friday with the Syracuse Chiefs! We visit with Chiefs GM Jason Smorol, play the Family Feud, get the latest on video gaming with Tech Guru Marc Salzman, and more! Hear it all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - Another busy weekend ahead 03:13 - Update 05:49 - Hangin' with celebrities 09:06 - Name That Tune 11:59 - Update 16:25 - Hollywood Highlights 1 21:37 - Update 27:03 - Malarkey 32:12 - Hand held translator 33:47 - Update 36:52 - Tech Guru Marc Salzman 43:02 - Update 46:18 - Syracuse Chiefs GM Jason Smorol 57:04 - Update 61:54 - Family Feud 69:29 - Sweet Deal Strada Mia 70:40 - Big girl panties 73:05 - Hollywood Highlights 2 78:14 - Coming up next week/BYE!!!

It's Friday again! We visit with GM Jason Smorol from the Syracuse Chiefs as we prepare for another 93Q Fireworks Night at NBT Bank Stadium. We get on board with an adult spelling bee, celebrate National Donut Day, and give details on your last chance to win your way in to 93Q Summer Jam 2017! Hear it all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - Donut Day!!! 03:06 - Update 06:01 - Spin this! 09:12 - Guess the Year 12:43 - Update 16:15 - Hollywood Highlights 1 21:16 - Update 25:26 - Malarkey 30:19 - Jason Smorol Chiefs update 37:02 - Adult spelling bee 44:14 - Update 48:03 - Oz-Stravaganza! 53:42 - Summer Jam FINAL Ticket Stops 56:31 - Update 62:24 - Tedville 64:37 - No empty nest yet 67:01 - Sweet Deal Carmelita's 71:56 - Hollywood Highlights 2 77:10 - Coming up next week/BYE!!!

It's a busy Friday as we award the grand prize in our #TedandAmyMeetMyMom Mother's Day contest, the grand prize in our Motown the Musical contest, visit with Jason Smorol from the Syracuse Chiefs, and hear an inspirational mom who just graduated from OCC! Hear it all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - Get ready for the weekend 02:33 - Update 05:48 - Motown the Musical winner 09:01 - Guess the Year! 12:19 - Update 14:45 - Hollywood Highlights 1 20:13 - Update 25:40 - Malarkey 29:10 - Stay off the front porch 33:20 - Update 38:02 - Mother's Day winner 40:14 - Update 44:36 - Syracuse Chiefs GM Jason Smorol 50:28 - Chiefs Family Feud 55:44 - Update 59:59 - Never too late to go back to school 64:51 - Sweet Deal update 66:08 - Mother's Day tips 70:10 - Hollywood Highlights 2 76:31 - Coming up next week/BYE!!!

It's Friday! And we have snow back in the forecast??? We talk clutter, fads, and get the skinny on "Opening Weekend" from GM Jason Smorol from the Syracuse Chiefs! Hear it all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - SNOW?!? 03:27 - Update 07:08 - Show us your "clutter zone" 10:52 - Guess the Year! 13:37 - Update 17:47 - Hollywood Highlights 1 22:11 - Update 26:20 - Malarkey 31:09 - Clutter Zone update 33:41 - Update 37:23 - BEAUTIFUL contest winner 39:53 - Update 43:37 - Fads that have come and gone 55:10 - Update 60:30 - Opening Day rescheduled 66:46 - Hollywood Highlights 2 71:36 - Coming up next week/BYE!!!

Today is opening day for our Syracuse Chiefs...as long as Mother Nature is "on board"! We visit with Mark Eischen, have a couple of REAL therapists join us for Group Therapy Thursday, and talk fashion shows, and running in a pink tutu...Hear it all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - PLAY BALL! 03:12 - Update 07:49 - Egg-Stravaganza details 10:26 - Guess the Year! 13:27 - Update 16:25 - Hollywood Highlights 1 21:03 - Update 25:43 - Malarkey 31:30 - BEAUTIFUL contest 33:32 - Update 38:07 - Mark Eischen 43:43 - Update 48:28 - Group Therapy Thursday 61:05 - Update 64:45 - Hollywood Highlights 2 70:24 - Coming up Friday/BYE!!!

It's a wet rainy Friday as we bid farewell to the month of March. We visit with General Manager Jason Smorol as we get ready for next week's opening day for the Syracuse Chiefs, one more magic trick with How'd He Do That, and we fill you in on this weekends events in Central New York! Hear it all ON DEMAND, powered by Empower Federal Credit Union! 00:00 - Hot for teacher 03:22 - Update 07:21 - BEAUTIFUL contest 10:36 - Guess the Year! 13:31 - Update 17:23 - Hollywood Highlights 1 21:46 - Update 27:16 - Malarkey 32:06 - New words in the dictionary 34:54 - Update 39:50 - Chiefs opening day next week 46:12 - Update 52:42 - Match Game with Jason Smorol 62:45 - Update 65:54 - How'd He Do That? 68:18 - How to pronounce "crayon" 70:27 - Top roadside attractions 73:48 - Hollywood Highlights 2 79:18 - Coming up next week/BYE!!!

Look no further than Shawn Smith for the digital strategy success of the NBA Development League, where Facebook "likes" and Twitter "followers" for each team and the NBADL are at astronomical highs, outpacing even some major league professional teams around the globe. Smith speaks about the way that engagement goes beyond just a few metrics, and how the NBADL product was pushed out to build a following that would last for decades. Smith talks about some of the ways to understand how digital channels can be used to foster marketing interest, as well as live attendance growth through a constant content approach. Smith also discusses his new consulting company, From The Stretch, and how he is starting to build real digital strategy for each sports client, starting with the Syracuse Chiefs of the International League.

Emmy-Award winning TV writer, director, producer, screenwriter and major league play-by-play announcer Ken Levine is my guest.  Ken has packed in a few lifetimes of dream-chasing and it's all paid off; from writing on TV shows like MASH, Cheers, Frazier to announcing baseball games for the Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres.  Paul talks to Ken about his recent blog post on www.kenlevine.blogspot.com  in which he challenged actor/producer Zach Braff's use of kickstarter to raise funds for his movie.  Ken believes things like kickstarter should be for the up-and-comers, not merely as a pubicity machine for millionaires to raise more millons. The two discuss that and also Ken's early success with his TV writing partner David Isaac's on shows like MASH and Cheers. Paul gushes about one of his favorite movies, Volunteers- starring Tom Hanks, John Candy and Gedde Watanabe---- which Ken Levine wrote the screenplay. Ken talks about chasing his dream from doing by play by play by himself into a tape recorder at Dodger stadium, to the Syracuse Chiefs, to the major leagues with the Baltimore Orioles.  Ken also discusses the current state of television, comedies of the past, and the future of sitcoms. Are 3 camera sitcoms going to be extinct? Ken says not so fast.