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Victorian Michael Van Dorsser shares his story of his path to becoming one of the premier sports broadcasters in Australian Hockey. From starting his journey covering AFL; Michael saw an opportunity in the Hockey space and has taken it with both hands. Michael's voice can also be heard as one of the voices of cricket in Bendigo; the host of countless sporting functions across regional Victoria...

Female Sports Broadcaster Hannah Davies talks to Chris Yeend on Play by Pod about her career as a sports journalist; breaking down boundaries to shine in a traditional men's broadcast space; making her AFLW debut for Fox Footy and leading a movement of females wanting to excel in the AFL. Hannah's meteoric rise from calling her first game for AFL Queensland at the start of 2023 to making h...

Brendan Rhodes and Chris Yeend talk about how aspiring broadcasters can work on getting to the top tier in sports broadcasting; the challenges that are in place in the current environment and the appreciation of high tier levels of calling. Brendan Rhodes and Chris Yeend discuss how to get to the top tier of calling in your chosen sport. If you'd like to be a guest on the Play by Pod podcast -...

Brendan 'Jonty' Rhodes and Chris 'Yeendy' Yeend discuss the benefits of having a radio broadcast background prior to calling sport on video streaming platforms and the capacity it has to enrich your calling. If you'd like to be a guest on the Play by Pod podcast - please email: chris.yeend@hotmail.com Follow PbP on social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=...

With the 2024 winter season about to launch into gear - a few handy tips to help prepare for that opening game; which ever sport you're calling.

VFL caller Brendan Rhodes talks to Play by Pod about betting on himself as a caller by travelling to Sydney, Perth and then to Melbourne in the quest to call AFL at the highest level. If you'd like to be a guest on the Play by Pod podcast - please email: chris.yeend@hotmail.com Follow PbP on social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553848589436 Instagram: https://www.in...

Brendan 'Jonty' Rhodes joins Chris Yeend on Play by Pod and discusses his broadcast journey; from regional NSW; to Sydney; Perth and then settling in Melbourne. Jonty talks about his first match as a caller - a famous Grand Final in regional NSW - If you'd like to be a guest on the Play by Pod podcast - please email: chris.yeend@hotmail.com Follow PbP on social Media Facebook: https://...

Victorian Football League broadcaster Brendan 'Jonty' Rhodes joins Chris Yeend on Play by Pod and discusses his broadcast journey; from regional NSW; to Sydney; Perth and then settling in Melbourne. The pair talk about the benefits of broadcast on radio prior to broadcasting on a video streaming platform; and tips on how to make the highest level as a broadcaster in your chosen sport. - If...

Chris talks about working with other broadcasters and how the competitiveness and leadership of others can drive a better overall broadcast.

Chris talks on Play by Pod about the most unique broadcast experience - calling a CFA charity fundraiser with Charlie Pickering and Tom Gleeson

Chris Yeend talks to Play by Pod about the Best Advice he has received as a caller - the art of looking away from the play and making comment on what could transpire that the camera that is focused on what is happening with the ball - can't see.

Chris Yeend talks to Play by Pod about the most challenging moments he has experienced as a Sports Broadcaster and what he learned from those experiences to help be a better caller.

Play by Pod takes a twist as host Chris Yeend breaks down his Top 10 tips on how to improve your sports commentary through questions submitted by aspiring and current broadcasters from across Australia.

Liam Ellison talks to Play by Pod about the growing broadcast landscape for Basketball in Australia and the opportunities that fans and broadcasters have to enjoy the game across more platforms and levels.

This week on Play by Pod, we catch up with rising talent Liam Ellison who is one of the emerging callers in the Women's National Basketball League space and is also experienced with calling other sports around the country. We chat with Liam about the growing broadcast space in Basketball across Australia and Philosophies about broadcasting. All of this and more on Play by Pod.

Rugby Union broadcaster Martin Lippiatt tells Play by Pod on how he got the community to call and what doors opened when that unlikely 'calling' to call happened.

Rugby Union broadcaster Martin Lippiatt breaks down the fundamentals of calling Rugby Union on a Visual platform and provides valuable insights into growing as a caller.

Queenslander Martin Lippiatt joins Play by Pod to discuss his journey into broadcasting Rugby Union on the visual platform. Martin talks about how he didn't go on search for sports broadcasting; it was sports broadcasting that found him in the most unique story on Play by Pod to date.

Jess Webster talks to Play by Pod about what it takes for aspiring female broadcasters to break into the AFL media space; with the challenges in place and the opportunities that are being created.

Jess Webster joins Play by Pod to chat about her Broadcast Career in the AFL - from where the dream started; the sacrifices made to move from Melbourne to Darwin to Brisbane to Melbourne; breaking the glass ceiling in getting into the AFL space and the impact of COVID.

Jess Webster discusses what it was like for her to have the dream of being an AFL broadcaster and how at the time, as a kid - was not aware of the obstacles that stood in the way of making that reality - and yet over time, that changed. She touches on the female talent working in the media at the time in the AFL. Jess talks about how the debut of Kellie Underwood as the first female play by play c...

AFL sports broadcaster Jess Webster talks about how she found out about making her debut for Fox Footy, just hours before the world changed with COVID shutting down Australia.

Join Chris Yeend as he catches up with ABC and Fox Footy Play by Play Commentator Jess Webster. Jess shares her journey about breaking down barriers to be one of just a handful of female broadcasters in the country to call on both Radio and TV for the AFL. She shares her road to taking a gamble in the NT before launching herself into the local AFL space in Queensland and NSW before hitting the big...

ESPN's very own Adam Santarossa sits down and chats with Play by Pod about his career that started in Community Radio and culminating - so far - in calling professional sport across Australia and working for SEN. Adam shares some of his biggest influencers across the journey and handy things he did that gave him a leg up in the broadcast industry.

Chris Kendall discusses how the preparation for an AFL radio call as a play by play caller.