Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast

In episode 61, Kevin chats with Paul Tenorio, senior writer at The Athletic covering soccer and author of “The Messi Effect,” available now. Before becoming one of the country’s authorities on soccer, Tenorio studied journalism at Northwestern, and you’ll hear about his internship at the St. Louis Dispatch and what he learned from trying to write about Jim Edmonds. Tenorio’s first full-time job was at the Washington Post, a dream for many journalists and he’ll detail how he got the job and what he learned getting started. Ahead of the World Cup, you’ll want to hear how Paul Tenorio broke in.

In episode 60, Kevin chats with Jon “Boog” Sciambi, television voice of the Chicago Cubs on Marquee and national radio voice of “Sunday Night Baseball” on ESPN Radio. Sciambi is also a play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN’s college basketball. His origin story begins as a high school baseball player who admired the Phillies’ Harry Kalas before he started doing sports radio at Boston College. Sciambi will detail a journey that goes to Bradford, Pennsylvania, including a one-night stint at a donut shop, and explain how he worked his way up in Miami from running the board to calling Marlins games. Hear how Jon “Boog” Sciambi broke in.

In episode 59, Kevin chats with Danny Parkins, co-host on FS!'s "First Things First". He can also be seen on "The Herd". Parkins has been at Fox Sports since 2024 after he spent nearly a decade hosting afternoon drive in Chicago on 670 The Score. Parkins is returning to his hometown this week to host his annual "Radiothon," something he first did in 2005 as a high school student. The conversation begins there, where Parkins first found a microphone, which led him to Syracuse, and he'll tell the story of the time Jim Boeheim called into his radio show, why he spent his first year out of college playing poker, and what led him back to Syracuse to take a $9/hour job, which eventually led him to a full-time hosting role in Kansas City. Hear how Danny Parkins broke in.

In episode 58, Kevin chats with Cory Provus, lead television voice of the Minnesota Twins. It's his third year in the Twins' TV booth after spending 12 seasons as their lead radio play-by-play broadcaster. Provus also broadcasts college football and basketball for Big Ten Network. Prior to that, Provus spent three seasons doing play-by-play with the Brewers. From 2007-08, Provus was the pre- and post-game host for the Chicago Cubs. HE's a three-time winner of the Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year award voted on by the National Sports Media Association. Provus' journey began as a high schooler, and he did minor league baseball play-by-play at Syracuse before bouncing to Virginia Tech and UAB, including a side job of giving sports updates for four different stations in a ranch house. Hear how Cory Provus broke in.

In episode 57, Kevin chats with Nick Friedell, senior writer at The Athletic covering the Golden State Warriors and the NBA. Prior to joining The Athletic, Friedell spent 14 years at ESPN covering the NBA, including his time on the Chicago Bulls beat. Friedell's origin story begins with dreams of being the next Harry Caray and calling Cubs games, but it took a detour at Syracuse. You'll hear about life after college when Friedell was churning out bylines for the Orlando Sentinel but couldn't latch on full-time, and how his persistence in emailing an ESPN executive helped lead to a full-time job at ESPN Chicago. Did Friedell come up with the idea for ESPN local sites? Listen to find out. Hear how Nick Friedell broke in.