Dianna Russini, senior NFL insider at The Athletic
In episode 24, Kevin chats with Dianna Russini, The Athletic's senior NFL insider and host of "Scoop City." Prior to joining The Athletic, Russini spent eight years at ESPN. An accomplished prep athlete, Russini's story begins there, and how she loved to compete. Russini's media career, however, began in news. Inspired by the reporting she watched on Sept. 11, Russini, then a soccer player at George Mason University, began to do whatever it took to get a foot in the door with New York television networks. Her story is a great example of determination, and she'll discuss the moments she was doubted and how she persevered, eventually becoming one of the biggest newsbreakers in sports. Hear how Dianna Russini broke in.
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Joe Buck, MNF play-by-play announcer
In episode 23, Kevin sets the stage for the first "Monday Night Football" game of the season between the Bears and Vikings with Joe Buck, the voice of MNF on ESPN and ABC. Buck has been calling NFL games since 1994. He was in the St. Louis Cardinals booth from 1991-2007, and has called 24 World Series and six Super Bowls. Buck has eight Sports Emmys for his play-by-play. He talks about what it was like following in his father's footsteps, what he learned from Jack Buck, dealing with criticisms of nepotism, and his advice to aspiring broadcasters. Hear how Joe Buck broke in.
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Mike Tirico, host and play-by-play, NBC Sports
In episode 22, Kevin kicks off the NFL season with the voice of Sunday Night Football, Mike Tirico, who will call Cowboys-Eagles on Thursday night to begin the season, and then Ravens-Bills on Sunday night. With the NBA returning to NBC, Tirico will be on the call this October, then the Super Bowl in February followed by the Winter Olympics in Italy. Tirico, who was inducted into the National Sports Media Association's Hall of Fame this summer, is calling some of the biggest events in sports over the next six months, and you'll get to hear how he got his start, from writing in high school to broadcasting at Syracuse to getting his own Sunday night sports talk show to getting a job at ESPN. Hear how Mike Tirico broke in.
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Bruce Feldman, national college football insider for The Athletic and sideline reporter for Fox
In episode 21, Kevin chats with Bruce Feldman, national college football insider for The Athletic. In addition to his written work at The Athletic, Feldman co-hosts the podcast "The Audible" and is a sideline reporter for Fox's college football coverage. Before his decades spent as an authority on college football, Feldman had two main talents — golf and drawing. He went to college to study art and play golf, and somewhat stumbled upon journalism. That led to stories about Tiger Woods' early days, high school football in Florida, then after a brief stint of semi-pro football, a job at ESPN. You'll hear about the early days of ESPN.com and Feldman's unique career path. Hear how Bruce Feldman broke in.
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Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns, Bears reporters and podcast hosts at CHGO
In episode 20, Kevin chats with Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns, hosts of the aptly-named "Hoge and Jahns" podcast about the Chicago Bears. They've covered the Bears alongside Kevin for over a decade. It's a special triple-origin-story episode, as Hoge and Jahns each go through their journeys in sports media, and then go into how their podcast began as it reaches its 10th anniversary. Kevin has been a frequent contributor on "Hoge and Jahns" and worked with Jahns for six years at The Athletic, so this is a special episode that still goes inside what it was like to move up through the ranks of sports media in a city like Chicago. Hear how Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns broke in.
About Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast
Kevin Fishbain, senior writer at The Athletic, interviews sports media personalities about their origin stories. Each week, reporters, columnists, play-by-play announcers, sports radio hosts, television anchors, producers and more will tell Kevin about their first jobs in the industry, and how they broke in.
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