Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast

In episode 74, Kevin chats with Spencer Hall, who founded the popular college football blog "Every Day Should Be Saturday" in 2005 and is now the writer at Channel 6 and a podcaster on the Shutdown Fullcast. Hall's social media handle, EDSBS, is synonymous with college football, and you'll hear his origin story ahead of the start of the college football season. Hall grew up in Tennessee and found his way to Gainesville for college. You'll hear how that shaped his college football fandom, how he started blogging during his full-time job and what led to the launch of EDSBS, plus you'll get Hall's unique perspective on college football. Hear how Spencer Hall broke in.
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In episode 73, Kevin chats with Steve Coughlin, more widely known as "Stanford Steve," who provides betting analysis on ESPN's College GameDay and is a regular guest on the midnight SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt. Coughlin got his start at ESPN radio as a production assistant in 2004, and you'll hear how he got that job after a college football career at Stanford. The conversation begins with Coughlin's three-sports stardom as a Connecticut prep athlete and goes through his path to ESPN, working overnights and producing for the Mike and Mike Show, and then how he linked up with SVP, which has led to a long partnership. This origin story also includes how the popular segment "Bad Beats" began. Hear how "Stanford Steve" broke in.
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In episode 72, Kevin chats with Jourdan Rodrigue, senior NFL writer at The Athletic and co-host of "NFL Daily" with Gregg Rosenthal. Rodrigue recently joined the Los Angeles Rams preseason broadcast booth. The 2021 winner of the PFWA's Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer award, Rodrigue began her time at The Athletic covering the Panthers before joining the Rams beat. Before she started her career as an NFL writer, Rodrigue got her start as someone who loved to write growing up in Arizona, and you'll hear about the impact of Arizona State on her career, her internship in Seattle, and how she got her first job — covering Penn State football with the Centre Daily Times. Hear how Jourdan Rodrigue broke in.
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In episode 71, Kevin chats with Mike Hall, studio host at Big Ten Network. Hall has been at BTN since it launched in August 2007. Hall is the first guest on this show whose experience of "breaking in" was broadcast to a nationally-televised audience, as he won ESPN's reality show "Dream Job" which earned him a job as an anchor on SportsCenter and ESPNNews. He was then the first lead anchor for ESPNU. You'll hear about the "Dream Job" experience, like the pep talk Hall got from Stuart Scott, and what those early days were like at ESPN, and then what led Hall back home to join BTN. Hear how Mike Hall broke in.
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In episode 70, Kevin chats with Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman, hosts of "Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. It's a triple-origin-story episode, as you'll hear how Waddle went from an NFL career as a wide receiver into broadcasting, and how Silverman got his start in sports broadcasting in his hometown. Then the two discuss how they paired up as co-hosts, as they are the longest-running sports talk show in town. Hear how "Waddle and Silvy" broke in.
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