Ken Rosenthal, senior MLB writer at The Athletic and Fox Sports broadcaster
In episode 29, Kevin chats with Ken Rosenthal, senior baseball writer at The Athletic and Emmy-winning broadcaster for Fox Sports’ MLB coverage, including this week’s World Series. Rosenthal has been one of the most prominent news breakers in the sport. His name is synonymous with baseball, which he has covered since the late 80’s. He’ll talk about the editor at an internship who doubted him, his first job in York, Pennsylvania, and covering a multitude of sports — including harness racing — in New Jersey. Hear how Ken Rosenthal broke in.
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Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author
In episode 28, Kevin chats with Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author of 11 books. His latest book, "Only God can Judge Me: The many lives of Tupac Shakur,” comes out Oct. 21. He has written biographies of Brett Favre, Walter Payton and Bo Jackson, chronicled the 1986 Mets, the Showtime Lakers, Kobe and Shaq, and the USFL. Pearlman also hosts the podcast "Two Writers Slinging Yang," which helped inspire this one. Before he became an author, Pearlman wrote for Sports Illustrated. In this episode, you'll learn about his first job at The Tennessean: what he learned, the stories that stick with him, and what still matters when he writes books. Hear how Jeff Pearlman broke in.
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Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports college football writer
In episode 27, Kevin chats with Tom Fornelli, college football writer for CBS Sports and co-host of the Cover 3 podcast. Fornelli has been at CBS for 15 years, and he is a fixture in their college football coverage. How did he get to CBS? It wasn't the typical writer's route, but one that speaks to the times. Fornelli blogged in his free time while working as a manager at an Osco Drug in the Chicago suburbs. That led to more blogging for Fanhouse, before getting discovered by CBS. Hear how Tom Fornelli broke in.
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Mina Kimes, ESPN NFL analyst
In episode 26, Kevin chats with Mina Kimes, NFL analyst at ESPN and host of "The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny." Kimes can be seen on NFL Live and a variety of ESPN shows offering her NFL expertise, but her start in journalism was in the business world, not sports. A blog post she wrote about how she and her dad bonded over the Seattle Seahawks caught the eye of an ESPN editor a decade ago, which led to her opportunity. First a profiles writer for ESPN, now Kimes is everywhere, and her path is as unique as it comes. Hear how Mina Kimes broke in.
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Ian Rapoport, NFL Network senior insider
In episode 25, Kevin chats with Ian Rapoport, senior insider at NFL Network, where he has become one of the most prominent newsbreakers in the sport. Rapoport began covering the NFL when he was on the Patriots beat with the Boston Herald in 2009 and he made his move to becoming a national reporter in 2012. Well before that, he was a college student looking for a job in sports writing, sending out more than 300 applications. Rapoport discusses his first job, how he got a chance to cover the SEC in Jackson, Mississippi, and how Nick Saban helped change his career. Rapoport explains how he handles criticism and offers great advice to aspiring journalists. Hear how Ian Rapoport 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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