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Sports In The Making

Sports In The Making

42 Episodes • By Don Cardona • sportsinthemaking.simplecast.com...
Sports In The Making is a podcast hosted by tv sports veteran Don Cardona that explores the behind-the-scenes of sports, whether on the field, in the tv truck or anywhere sports happens. Don has conversations with the people working in sports, including sports broadcasting professionals, executives ...more
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Mark Gleason - Network Sports Camera Operator & Radio DJ
Mark Gleason spends time with Don to talk about ever... more
Oct 19 2023 55m
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Mark Johnson - Voice of the Colorado Buffaloes
LOG:00:00 - Heirloom Travel Promo (heirloomtraveland... more
Oct 5 2023 47m
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Oscar Sanchez - Director of Broadcast Operations & Creator, "Ministry of Broadcasting"
LOG:00:00 - Heirloom Travel & Adventure Promo00:41 -... more
Oct 3 2023 58m
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Jed Drake - Emerging Technology Consultant & Former ESPN SVP & Executive Producer
0:00 - Episode #38 Introduction1:20 - Introduction t... more
Aug 24 2023 1h 21m
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Owen Scannell - Founder & CEO, Premier Rugby Sevens
00:00 - Open01:00 - Introduction to Owen Scannell01:... more
Aug 1 2023 1h 1m
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Mike DesRoches - National Accounts Organization, Sports & New Media, Sony Electronics, Inc.
0:00 - Episode Introduction to Mike DesRoches1:15 - ... more
Dec 15 2022 1h 5m
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Amy Smolens - TV Production Veteran & Pioneer
00:00 - Episode Introduction01:30 - How Amy got into... more
Dec 8 2022 1h 5m
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Terry Brady - Broadcast Operations Consultant & Former Director of Operations, ESPN
00:00 - Episode Introduction01:45 - How Terry and I ... more
Dec 1 2022 54m
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Dave Raymond - CEO, Hero of Happiness, The Original Philly Phanatic & Mascot Incubator
0:00 Episode Introduction1:50 The meaning of the Phi... more
Nov 3 2022 59m
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Highlights From First 14 Episodes
A recap of the first fourteen episodes of Sports In ... more
Oct 27 2022 1h 18m
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Andrew Irvine - Game Design Manager, MLB The Show & Former ESPN Event Producer
LOG:0:00 - Introduction1:15 - How Drew first thought... more
Oct 20 2022 1h 2m
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Marc Rowley - CEO OwnYourStream.com, Inventor of PylonCam & Former Coordinating Producer, ESPN
LOG:00:00 - Introduction01:39 - How a camera falling... more
Oct 13 2022 1h 22m
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Brian Williams - Producer, Director, Sports Television & Events
00:00 - Intro to Episode01:50 - How Brian got into s... more
Oct 6 2022 1h 5m
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Claudia Trejos - On-Air Reporter, Analyst & Hall of Fame
LOG:00:00 - Episode Introduction02:25 - Introduction... more
Sep 29 2022 1h 7m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Episode Introduction
Chapter 2 1 min
Introduction to Claudia Trejos and how she got into sports broadcasting
Chapter 3 1 min
How boxing is a part of her life
Chapter 4 1 min
How Claudia’s passion for sports is important for how she works in her career
Chapter 5 3 mins
How Claudia has a presence that makes an impact on her performance in the boxing industry despite “imposter syndrome”
Chapter 6 2 mins
She has worked from the ground up in TV, pulling cable, production assistant, grip and how it helps her to have confidence as an on-air personality
Chapter 7 3 mins
How she prepares for a big fight like the Canelo vs. GGG event in September 2020
Chapter 8 3 mins
How she is able to develop relationships with elite athletes that helps with her on-air storytelling
Chapter 9 2 mins
Claudia shares examples of how boxers are human and how Anthony Joshua lost a big fight he was expected to win
Chapter 10 3 mins
She explains why she has so much respect for Olympic athletes
Chapter 11 34 sec
Her observation from the 2016 Olympics and the camaraderie with Olympic athletes
Chapter 12 59 sec
Each of our Olympic experiences
Chapter 13 2 mins
Whether there is a difference covering sports in Spanish versus English
Chapter 14 2 mins
How being a Latina helps her approach athletes
Chapter 15 4 mins
How it feels for Claudia being inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame
Chapter 16 1 min
Bob Alexander who she’s worked with ringside, called her name at the FBHOF
Chapter 17 1 min
Whether Claudia’s daughter wants to follow her career in broadcasting
Chapter 18 2 mins
How she started being a motivational speaker and coach
Chapter 19 3 mins
How she helps people find ways to motivate themselves as a coach
Chapter 20 4 mins
How Claudia is able to talk to celebrities and athletes when they are perceived as untouchable
Chapter 21 3 mins
Memorable pictures that Claudia shares
Chapter 22 3 mins
How Claudia is a cigar aficionado and how she grew up learning how to smoke cigars
Chapter 23 1 min
Claudia rates the cigars I have in my “humidor”
Chapter 24 2 mins
Claudia’s cigar collection
Chapter 25 1 min
Claudia’s best memory she’s had in sports
Chapter 26 1 min
Claudia’s favorite sports movie
Chapter 27 2 mins
Her memory of the time we shared producing events
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Dave Kroner - VP Creative Services, TV Graphics & Owner, Extreme Ninja Challenge
00:00 - Intro to Episode #2701:30 - How Dave Kroner ... more
Sep 22 2022 53m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Intro to Episode How Dave Kroner got into sports television
Chapter 2 1 min
What Dave wanted to do as a career in sports television
Chapter 3 3 mins
What he has seen change over the years with the graphics technology
Chapter 4 2 mins
The different types of graphics used on sports tv broadcasts
Chapter 5 2 mins
Dave’s role as Sr. Graphics Developer at ESPN
Chapter 6 2 mins
How graphics is different internationally
Chapter 7 2 mins
Differences working with global sports networks versus regional
Chapter 8 3 mins
What goes into designing an on-air graphics look and the relationship with the client
Chapter 9 2 mins
What Dave’s process was for creating the Sports In The Making insert graphics look
Chapter 10 4 mins
How Dave created the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) graphics look
Chapter 11 2 mins
Dave explains the designs that went into creating Marquee’s bug graphics
Chapter 12 4 mins
The relationship between the producer, graphics producer and graphics person
Chapter 13 1 min
What went into ESPN’s now defunct 3D graphics package
Chapter 14 1 min
The most memorable graphics package that Dave has worked on in his career
Chapter 15 1 min
How Dave has been able to see the world by working in sports graphics departments
Chapter 16 4 mins
How Dave created a company called Xtreme Ninja Challenge (ENC), an obstacle course
Chapter 17 2 mins
What ENC is about for participants
Chapter 18 2 mins
What Dave would like viewers to know about what graphics does
Chapter 19 1 min
What memorabilia Dave has that is special to him
Chapter 20 2 mins
Dave’s favorite sports movie
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Allyson J. Davis - Marketing, Media and Production Executive
00:00:00 Introduction To Allyson J. Davis00:01:30 Wh... more
Sep 15 2022 1h 23m
Chapter 1 1 min
Introduction To Allyson J. Davis
Chapter 2 24 sec
What Allyson is doing currently
Chapter 3 2 mins
What her responsibilities are as a marketing executive
Chapter 4 2 mins
How the media landscape has changed with marketing
Chapter 5 2 mins
How Allyson got into sports and then went into the marketing side of the business
Chapter 6 39 sec
How important it is for someone to love sports when working in sports
Chapter 7 4 mins
How she got started working in sports media
Chapter 8 34 sec
How she became the Director of Marketing for Fox Sports in Los Angeles
Chapter 9 1 min
What goes into branding and rebranding a sports network
Chapter 10 1 min
What goes into marketing a sports network outside of what we see on television
Chapter 11 1 min
How marketing returning to a grass roots level again and digital is in a bit of disarray
Chapter 12 1 min
Where ideas for marketing campaigns come from
Chapter 13 2 mins
The way marketing has been done in the past few years is now changing because of privacy concerns and making connections with people without technology
Chapter 14 3 mins
What a garden wall is for content and marketing
Chapter 15 1 min
How different E! Entertainment was from sports
Chapter 16 1 min
Some of the challenges being an entrepreneur with her own marketing agency
Chapter 17 5 mins
How Allyson got back into sports and started working at Universal Sports Network
Chapter 18 3 mins
How important networking is in this (and any) industry
Chapter 19 2 mins
What Universal Sports Network was for viewers and what it meant to Allyson
Chapter 20 2 mins
How athletes qualified for the Olympics and watching on USN; some of the things viewers would see on the network
Chapter 21 2 mins
How Allyson marketed USN to drive viewers with marquis events such as Rugby World Cup and the Boston Marathon
Chapter 22 2 mins
How the 2013 tragedy of the Boston Marathon affected marketing efforts
Chapter 23 49 sec
Photos of the 2014 Boston Marathon (on the video podcast)
Chapter 24 2 mins
How the production and marketing team came together to help in the healing process
Chapter 25 2 mins
What VP of Integrated Marketing is with Red Bull and what some of those responsibilities were
Chapter 26 49 sec
What the difference is between a brand and marketing
Chapter 27 1 min
What responsibilities are of a VP/Executive
Chapter 28 59 sec
What she’s doing with cycling with her new position at Impact Partners
Chapter 29 49 sec
Photos of tv truck at Boston Marathon
Chapter 30 6 mins
How she connected with the documentary on the Women’s Tour de France
Chapter 31 4 mins
What the difference between the men’s version of the Tour de France and the women’s version
Chapter 32 1 min
What the response to this year’s edition of the Women’s Tour de France was
Chapter 33 1 min
Distribution strategy of the documentary, “Uphill Climb” and what the mission of the documentary is about
Chapter 34 54 sec
What will be in the film
Chapter 35 2 mins
What Impakt Partners is all about
Chapter 36 54 sec
How important sports are for women in the C-Suite
Chapter 37 1 min
Allyson’s favorite sports movies
Chapter 38 1 min
Allyson’s advice for people who want to get into sports marketing
Chapter 39 1 min
Thanks & Wrap Up
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USA Baseball's Olympic Gold, Miracle On Grass & TommyBall with David Fanucchi, Author & Ted Collins, Movie Producer
00:00 - Episode 25 introduction00:45 - Introduction ... more
Sep 8 2022 1h 2m
Chapter 1 44 sec
Episode 25 introduction
Chapter 2 2 mins
Introduction to Dave Fanucchi and how he began his career in sports
Chapter 3 5 mins
Introduction to Ted Collins and how he began his career in movie producing
Chapter 4 2 mins
Ted Collins Working with Women of Wrestling (WOW), owned by Jeannie Buss, Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers
Chapter 5 1 min
What Women of Wrestling is about in 2022 and future years
Chapter 6 1 min
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
Chapter 7 1 min
Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy Lasorda being introduced as the manager of the team
Chapter 8 1 min
Team USA were underdogs against Korea, Japan and Cuba
Chapter 9 1 min
How the idea for the book happened
Chapter 10 2 mins
How Dave was able to pitch the story to a movie producer
Chapter 11 1 min
How Dave met Ted in Tommy Lasorda’s office
Chapter 12 2 mins
Ted was hooked on the idea of producing this film because of it’s underdog element
Chapter 13 1 min
General public doesn’t know about how significant Team USA Baseball’s accomplishment was
Chapter 14 1 min
What it means to “option” a book in order to make a movie
Chapter 15 1 min
The type of movie Dave, Ted and the players want to make
Chapter 16 1 min
The challenge of making a movie is having enough obstacles and drama to place into the script
Chapter 17 2 mins
Stories that didn’t make the book that could be part of the movie
Chapter 18 1 min
The stories that Tommy Lasorda would tell while Dave was around him for 6 weeks
Chapter 19 4 mins
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
Chapter 20 2 mins
How and who Ted would like to cast for Tommy Lasorda’s role
Chapter 21 1 min
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
Chapter 22 1 min
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
Chapter 23 1 min
How this film will not be a Disney-type movie
Chapter 24 1 min
Why Ted wants the movie to be called “Tommy Ball.”
Chapter 25 2 mins
What some of the challenges are in getting a movie green-lit
Chapter 26 48 sec
How Ted is navigating the studios in making this movie
Chapter 27 2 mins
Who Ted thinks should portray Dave Fanucchi in the movie and if studios are interested in distributing the film
Chapter 28 1 min
How Ted wasn’t afraid to approach actors at the 2022 MLB All Star Game
Chapter 29 4 mins
How Don and Dave knew each other from the minor league baseball team they worked at in Arizona
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Andy Frye - Sportswriter and Contributor, Forbes
 2:28 - How Andy got his start as a sportswriter.4:4... more
Aug 6 2020 55m
Chapter 1 2 mins
How Andy got his start as a sportswriter
Chapter 2 1 min
How he was able to get his articles published when he was blogger and didn’t have a journalism degree
Chapter 3 2 mins
How he got his first article published on ESPN.com Page 2 covering “Fistball”
Chapter 4 2 mins
Whether he had any insecurities in pitching his next stories to sports digital publications and how relationships can help him get interviews
Chapter 5 4 mins
How Andy finds interesting people to interview
Chapter 6 3 mins
How Andy looks at doing interviews to find interesting things to talk about
Chapter 7 3 mins
What his methods are to help open up the interviewee to talk
Chapter 8 3 mins
What his interview with boxing trainer Teddy Atlas was like and some of what he talked about in their conversation
Chapter 9 2 mins
How he got a surprise response from Teddy him when talking about Mike Tyson
Chapter 10 1 min
His conversation and thoughts on soccer broadcaster Andres Cantor, known for his "Goooooooool" call
Chapter 11 2 mins
His conversation and thoughts on professional basketball legend Julius "Dr. J" Irving
Chapter 12 3 mins
His conversation and thoughts on professional golfer Annika Sorenstam
Chapter 13 2 mins
His conversation and thoughts on former Oakland Raiders great quarterback Jim Plunkett
Chapter 14 3 mins
How Andy comes up with his stories, interviews and what his angle is when writing
Chapter 15 2 mins
How he prepares for an interview and how much time he has to spend with those he's interviewing
Chapter 16 2 mins
Who some of his sports writing influences have been
Chapter 17 3 mins
What advice he has for someone who wants to be a sportswriter
Chapter 18 1 min
An introduction to Andy's new podcast "28 Minutes of Sport"
Chapter 19 4 mins
Where people can find out more about Andy's articles
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Abe Morris - Professional Bull Rider, Rodeo Announcer & Baker
2:56 - What Abe’s been doing during Covid.4:35 - How... more
Jul 23 2020 1h 5m
Chapter 1 1 min
What Abe’s been doing during Covid
Chapter 2 1 min
How Abe started his Chocolate Chip Cookie business
Chapter 3 1 min
How his cookies have become very popular at rodeos
Chapter 4 1 min
What the secret recipe for his cookies are
Chapter 5 1 min
How Abe started bull riding as a young kid in New Jersey
Chapter 6 49 sec
When did he realize he wanted to ride bulls as a career
Chapter 7 2 mins
How he was perceived in rodeo as a black bull rider and how some of the football players reacted to him being in rodeo
Chapter 8 2 mins
How the football team reacted when they came to watch him
Chapter 9 2 mins
When a student wrote an article on Abe, how he handled it
Chapter 10 2 mins
The night after the newspaper article came out Abe had a rodeo and he had to walk through a cheering group
Chapter 11 2 mins
What Abe’s experience was like in the rodeo culture being the only black man on the professional circuit
Chapter 12 3 mins
How Abe felt that the judges may have had some prejudice when judging his rides
Chapter 13 1 min
How some of the best African American bull riders may have helped influence how he rode bulls
Chapter 14 2 mins
How in an individual sport Abe and other cowboys travel from rodeo to rodeo
Chapter 15 2 mins
What does wearing a buckle mean to a bull rider?
Chapter 16 1 min
What the future is for black cowboys in the sport
Chapter 17 2 mins
On whether there was any interest in bull riding by black cowboys
Chapter 18 1 min
How Abe got his Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Announcers Card to announce rodeos and how he began working for Prime Sports Network and Fox Sports
Chapter 19 1 min
How he called rodeo events as an announcer
Chapter 20 1 min
Abe was one of the last people to interview Lane Frost before he was killed by a bull
Chapter 21 3 mins
He explains what happened before and after
Chapter 22 1 min
How Abe feels like he contributed to educating fans about rodeo
Chapter 23 2 mins
What should fans pay attention to when they attend a rodeo or on television and how technique is a key factor for riding a bull effectively
Chapter 24 1 min
Abe lists some of the great current bull riders in the PBR and the PRCA
Chapter 25 1 min
What Abe’s book, “My Cowboy Hat Still Fits” is about
Chapter 26 2 mins
What went into writing Abe’s book
Chapter 27 2 mins
How he’s planning on another autobiography and how he’s focusing on his cookie business
Chapter 28 1 min
How his cookie sell out quickly at rodeo events
Chapter 29 3 mins
Best advice Abe’s been given as a bull rider and an author
Chapter 30 3 mins
Best advice he can give on managing multiple projects
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Steve Porino - Announcer, NBC Sports covering Alpine Skiing & The Tour de France
Twitter: @sporinoSteve Porino in a Tree (NBC Olympic... more
Jul 9 2020 1h 23m
Chapter 1 2 mins
What Steve has been doing during Covid-19
Chapter 2 2 mins
How he made the US Ski Team as a downhill skier
Chapter 3 2 mins
What the difference in talent is between an amateur and someone who is on the US Ski Team and how hundredths of seconds can make the difference between winning and being way off the podium
Chapter 4 4 mins
What the different ski disciplines are: Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom (GS) and Slalom and how US Ski Great Bill Johnson described some of them
Chapter 5 1 min
What makes Bill Johnson, Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin stand out differently than other skiers Steve has covered
Chapter 6 4 mins
Steve talks about Bode Miller’s talents, being an innovator and covering him during the Olympics
Chapter 7 4 mins
He talks about what made Lindsey Vonn special as a downhill racer
Chapter 8 2 mins
How Mikaela Shiffrin may have an opportunity to elevate alpine skiing in the US
Chapter 9 4 mins
How “burger school” helped Steve make the transition into broadcasting
Chapter 10 2 mins
How broadcasting can be challenging to make viewers understand something that’s complex and how he’s worked to simplify his announcing
Chapter 11 3 mins
What Steve things about when he’s covering the Olympics versus a World Cup race
Chapter 12 5 mins
How Steve became the motorcycle reporter on NBC’s coverage of The Tour de France
Chapter 13 6 mins
What his responsibilities are each day during Le Tour
Chapter 14 4 mins
How Steve describes what it’s like riding behind the peloton and a brief description on the anatomy of a peloton
Chapter 15 1 min
How the caravan that follows the peloton is like a competition within a competition
Chapter 16 2 mins
What Steve’s responsibility is when there is a crash in the race and how he adjusts his coverage
Chapter 17 2 mins
What it’s like working with one of the most iconic cycling announcers in history, Phil Liggett
Chapter 18 2 mins
How losing cycling announcer Paul Sherwin, another cycling great, was a big loss on the tv production and how he had a great sense of humor
Chapter 19 1 min
Phil and Paul were one of the best broadcasting announcer combinations known throughout the world
Chapter 20 5 mins
What makes NBC’s coverage of the Tour de France special with the production and broadcast team
Chapter 21 5 mins
What some of the most memorable cycling moments Steve has had in his broadcasting experience that involved Chris Froome
Chapter 22 4 mins
What the best advice Steve has gotten working in the sports industry
Chapter 23 3 mins
When we will see Steve Porino again in the Covid era
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Tom Van Berg - Thoroughbred Horse Trainer, Son of Hall of Fame Trainer Jack Van Berg
2:29 - What the responsibilities of a thoroughbred h... more
Jun 25 2020 1h 12m
Chapter 1 1 min
What the responsibilities of a thoroughbred horse trainer are
Chapter 2 1 min
How much he was around his dad, Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg, when he was young
Chapter 3 3 mins
Why Tom wanted to study aerospace engineering instead of following his father into the thoroughbred world and his post college experiences
Chapter 4 2 mins
How Tom likes to bring people into the horse racing world to show them what it’s like rather than tell them
Chapter 5 2 mins
How Jack Van Berg got his work ethic and how he would make anyone feel comfortable
Chapter 6 3 mins
How Tom describes his dad as a “dad.”
Chapter 7 3 mins
What Tom learned most about training horses from his dad
Chapter 8 1 min
How Tom applies his dad’s philosophy in how he trains horses today and the differences than when Jack was at the peak of his career
Chapter 9 2 mins
What a typical day/week is for a horse trainer
Chapter 10 2 mins
What a horse trainer’s team looks like in helping to make a thoroughbred successful
Chapter 11 2 mins
How the horse racing industry is mostly made up of people who have grown up in the business
Chapter 12 3 mins
How a horse trainer works the business and ownership groups. GOOD FOR PROMO (30:ISH)
Chapter 13 5 mins
What the Covid-19 situation is for horse owners & trainers
Chapter 14 4 mins
How Tom’s been able to work within Covid-19 limitations
Chapter 15 4 mins
What Tom’s biggest win was in his training career
Chapter 16 4 mins
How Jack Van Berg still makes his presence known with Tom and the horse racing community
Chapter 17 1 min
On whether Tom is brave enough to make a prediction on if any of his horses will win the Kentucky Derby
Chapter 18 4 mins
The difficulty on training a horse to be a Kentucky Derby contender
Chapter 19 2 mins
How Tom loves to get people involved in horse racing
Chapter 20 2 mins
How much care goes into training the horses
Chapter 21 1 min
Best advice Tom has been giving working in this industry
Chapter 22 3 mins
How a fan should watch horse racing either at the track or on television
Chapter 23 2 mins
The color of Van Berg Stables silk colors
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Dan Lyle - Director of AEG Rugby & Former USA Rugby Player
1:43 - What Dan Lyle does as Director of Rugby for A... more
May 21 2020 1h 2m
Chapter 1 1 min
What Dan Lyle does as Director of Rugby for Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)
Chapter 2 3 mins
What the differences are between Rugby and American Football and the history of how rugby started
Chapter 3 1 min
What each position does in Rugby Sevens
Chapter 4 1 min
What positions do in Rugby Union
Chapter 5 4 mins
Why Dan decided to pursue professional rugby outside of the United States instead of American football with the Minnesota Vikings
Chapter 6 2 mins
Was it a culture shock to play rugby overseas
Chapter 7 3 mins
What the history of rugby is for the United States and how it fits in with rugby’s origin
Chapter 8 1 min
How women are embracing rugby and why they are passionate about it
Chapter 9 3 mins
What the differences of tackling in rugby and American sports and how rugby tackling has been successful for NFL and Collegiate coaches
Chapter 10 39 sec
What some of the cultures are in rugby, including the “Haka”
Chapter 11 2 mins
How there is a culture within the game of rugby
Chapter 12 3 mins
How Dan is able to grow help rugby in the U.S
Chapter 13 2 mins
Finding the face of rugby in the US with current cross over players
Chapter 14 2 mins
What the future of rugby is like in the US
Chapter 15 3 mins
What the challenges are to get new fans excited about rugby
Chapter 16 1 min
How AEG is in the business of creating sports properties
Chapter 17 2 mins
How Dan became the rugby analyst for NBC Sports
Chapter 18 2 mins
What Dan’s recommendation is for someone new to rugby who wants to learn the game
Chapter 19 3 mins
Who were some of the best rugby players Dan has seen in his lifetime
Chapter 20 1 min
What Dan’s perspective is on the movie “Invictus,” starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman
Chapter 21 2 mins
How the movie and real-life events affected Dan and his view on how it affected society
Chapter 22 1 min
What Dan would like people to know about rugby that they might not otherwise know
Chapter 23 2 mins
What the best advice Dan has been given working in sports
Chapter 24 3 mins
How people can find out more about rugby in the United States
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Nick Gismondi - Announcer & Reporter, Chicago Blackhawks, NBC Sports Chicago & World Team Tennis
2:00 - Welcome to Nick Gismondi2:45 - What Nick has ... more
May 14 2020 56m
Chapter 1 44 sec
Welcome to Nick Gismondi
Chapter 2 1 min
What Nick has been doing since Covid-19 disrupted sports
Chapter 3 2 mins
What it’s like working as an announcer for the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the Original Six NHL teams
Chapter 4 35 sec
What it’s like as the rink side reporter for the Blackhawks
Chapter 5 53 sec
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Chapter 6 2 mins
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Chapter 7 4 mins
How he came to love hockey & the NHL and how he got into sports broadcasting
Chapter 8 4 mins
How a chance meeting at Los Angeles International Airport changed his broadcasting career
Chapter 9 3 mins
How it takes tenacity to work in sports broadcasting as an on-air personality
Chapter 10 3 mins
Nick talks about his formula for building relationships
Chapter 11 1 min
How Nick has developed relationships with celebrities, athletes and people in sports
Chapter 12 2 mins
What Nick does for World Team Tennis on CBS
Chapter 13 1 min
How the WTT show “Up Next with Nick Gismondi” began
Chapter 14 1 min
Future guests on “Up Next with Nick Gismondi.”
Chapter 15 3 mins
How Nick is able to connect with fans
Chapter 16 2 mins
Nick shares an anecdote working with Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen while covering speed skating
Chapter 17 1 min
What Nick’s future is for announcing
Chapter 18 1 min
How Nick prepare to call a sport or event he’s never covered
Chapter 19 3 mins
What makes a good sports tv producer
Chapter 20 2 mins
Nick is in a military family and he talks about the relationship with sports and the military
Chapter 21 1 min
What Nick would like people to know about what he does that they might not otherwise know
Chapter 22 1 min
What the best advice he’s been given in the sports broadcasting industry
Chapter 23 2 mins
What rewards there are working in sports broadcasting
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Aaron Eisman - Social Media Expert, Eisman Digital
01:41 - What makes social media so powerful.03:47 - ... more
May 7 2020 52m
Chapter 1 2 mins
What makes social media so powerful
Chapter 2 3 mins
How social media has changed with sports networks in the last 5-7 years
Chapter 3 3 mins
How Aaron started in sports social media
Chapter 4 4 mins
How NBA on TNT, NBA TV, Bleacher Report and NFL Network handle their social media efforts
Chapter 5 3 mins
How getting social media correct is extremely important when publishing
Chapter 6 2 mins
How he uses his journalism skills to make social media posts effective
Chapter 7 2 mins
What the difference is working for a sports organization and running his own company
Chapter 8 2 mins
How important strategy is for brands in growing followers, getting out content and crisis management
Chapter 9 3 mins
Who he works with and how he helps them with social media
Chapter 10 3 mins
How to create a strategy in promoting content such as the Sports In The Making podcast
Chapter 11 1 min
What some of the most common mistakes people make when using social media
Chapter 12 3 mins
What some of the best social media campaigns Aaron has seen
Chapter 13 5 mins
How many professional athletes run their own social media accounts and how lesser known athletes manage theirs
Chapter 14 3 mins
What the future possibilities are for social media and how influencers have impacted some platforms
Chapter 15 2 mins
What the most important thing anyone using social media should know
Chapter 16 2 mins
For more information about Aaron and Eisman Digital, contact
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Atomic - eSports & Broadcast Productions
2:30 - How Covid-19 has affected the eSports industr... more
Apr 30 2020 48m
Chapter 1 51 sec
How Covid-19 has affected the eSports industry
Chapter 2 1 min
Kris Dahl is Principal at Atomic What Atomic does and how it affects eSports
Chapter 3 31 sec
What Patrick Barthe’s responsibilities are with Atomic
Chapter 4 1 min
How Atomic started
Chapter 5 1 min
What eSports is, how it’s grown and the importance of it now
Chapter 6 1 min
How eSports has affected broadcast networks since the pandemic
Chapter 7 2 mins
What some of the challenges are in covering eSports events
Chapter 8 3 mins
How Atomic finds clients and how Atomic puts the productions together
Chapter 9 1 min
How technology for eSports affects the productions
Chapter 10 1 min
What some of the gaming titles are
Chapter 11 2 mins
What the viewing numbers tell us on the potential for eSports
Chapter 12 1 min
How much gamers can earn in competitions
Chapter 13 2 mins
How eSports can affect culture
Chapter 14 1 min
What some of the drawbacks eSports can have
Chapter 15 2 mins
If eSports could have a future in the Olympics
Chapter 16 2 mins
How anti-doping is evident in eSports
Chapter 17 1 min
What kinds of innovations Atomic has been a part of and how they work with game developers to cover the events using technology
Chapter 18 2 mins
How Atomic makes creative innovations happen
Chapter 19 3 mins
What the future for youth is with gaming
Chapter 20 2 mins
What the most successful or notable event Atomic has been a part of
Chapter 21 2 mins
What they would like sports fans to know about eSports that they may not know
Chapter 22 4 mins
How people can find out more about Atomic
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