Sports In The Making

Mark Gleason spends time with Don to talk about everything related to sports as a camera operator. He has worked on ESPN’s Armed Forces Classic and the Carrier Classic, countless Major League Baseball games and National Football League games. Prior to Game 2 of the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia, Mark was at his camera position in centerfield to explain how a camera works and...

LOG: 00:00 - Heirloom Travel Promo ( heirloomtravelandadventure.com ) 00:38 - Heat Media Promo ( heatmediavisuals.com ) 00:59 - Episode Introduction, Boulder, Colorado 01:42 - Introduction to Mark Johnson, Voice of the Buffs. 02:15 - Where Mark’s love of sports came from. 03:35 - Mark’s start in broadcasting and the work he did early in his career. 04:55 - What the play-by-play announcer role does...

LOG: 00:00 - Heirloom Travel & Adventure Promo 00:41 - Episode Introduction 02:35 - How Oscar Sanchez describes the sports broadcasting industry. 04:25 - How Oscar got into sports television. 07:24 - How he worked in all aspects of television but had more control working behind the scenes. 09:09 - Making the jump to sports from news and entertainment. 11:50 - What his role is at CONCACAF. 14:12 -...

0:00 - Episode #38 Introduction 1:20 - Introduction to Jed Drake and how he started in broadcast television, first as a local reporter covering the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980. 5:38 - Jed reconciling his Olympic coverage with Roone Arledge 7:05 - When Jed joined ESPN as a production assistant 10:35 - Working the early days at ESPN and how he got opportunities with a start up sports network. 12:40...

00:00 - Open 01:00 - Introduction to Owen Scannell 01:37 - How Owen started Premier Rugby Sevens and how Collegiate Rugby Sevens helped new viewers understand the sport. 07:00 - Premier Rugby Sevens Clip from Pittsburgh Tournament 08:50 - When Owen thought he had a viable new sport in the U.S. 12:15 - Growing PR7s with partners were incremental 14:10 - How he’s built the league with a strong team...

0:00 - Episode Introduction to Mike DesRoches 1:15 - Where Mike’s love of sports came from 2:10 - Mike played D1 college baseball 2:40 - How Mike started working for Sony 4:00 - What Mike does with Sony now with broadcast sports 6:00 - How I met Mike at the Denver AVEXpo and how Mike helps the sports networks 9:10 - The kinds of innovations that cameras have achieved and where camera technology is...

00:00 - Episode Introduction 01:30 - How Amy got into sports broadcasting working with the tv broadcasts for the New York Yankees 4:20 - How the Yankees’ Don Carney, Executive Producer & Director took a risk hiring Amy and women in sports tv. 6:20 - When Amy was 11 years old she participated in the New York Nets’ “Run, Dribble & Shoot” contest but wasn’t allowed to compete for the finals 9:50 - Am...

00:00 - Episode Introduction 01:45 - How Terry and I met working in the Dominican Baseball League for ESPN (with some pictures) 03:15 - Terry’s thoughts about Dominican Baseball 04:10 - Terry’s memory of visiting with Baseball HOF Pitcher Juan Marichal 05:55 - What an Operations Producer does 07:45 - How Ops Producers are able to save a show and what the preparation is to make sure a show goes off...

0:00 Episode Introduction 1:50 The meaning of the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series 3:00 How Dave grew up in Maryland and being the son of Hall of Fame College Football Coach Harold “Tubby” Raymond 5:55 Where Dave got his work ethic 7:50 How he became the Phillie Phanatic 11:00 How quickly the Phanatic had success and passing it along to Tom Burgoyne 13:25 Wearing the costume was physicall...

A recap of the first fourteen episodes of Sports In The Making and includes short sections from some of the most memorable responses.   Recap Highlights: 00:00 Introduction to Episode 1:40 Episode 2 - Scott Hecht talking about a make-or-break moment in his tv career https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLkgyVd4XSs&t=10s 6:40 Episode 3 - John Howard shares the most intense moment of his career as techni...

LOG: 0:00 - Introduction 1:15 - How Drew first thought about getting into sports 3:00 - How he didn’t make the initial cut to work for ESPN as a staff employee but was eventually hired 5:10 - What a remote Production Assistant is at ESPN 6:05 - How he advanced from PA to Associate Producer 7:45 - What an AP’s responsibility is in remote/event production 11:20 - What it took for Drew to get from AP...

LOG: 00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - How a camera falling on Marc’s head got him into television 3:44 - How ESPN Coordinating Producer Chris Farrow (SITM Guest #4) hired Marc offered him a job 5:04 - What Marc’s early career jobs were including editing, pulling cable, etc. 6:35 - What the process of getting a job at ESPN was like when Marc went to work there which included 3 primary things 8:36 - Mar...

00:00 - Intro to Episode 01:50 - How Brian got into sports broadcasting 03:30 - What sports USA Network covered in the 1980’s 06:50 - How as a producer Brian is connected to each aspect of the production 08:50 - How he manages broadcasting shows around the world 10:27 - What a control room monitor wall looks like and what he looks at 12:50 - How complicated a production can be when sending it to t...

LOG: 00:00 - Episode Introduction 02:25 - Introduction to Claudia Trejos and how she got into sports broadcasting 03:40 - How boxing is a part of her life 05:30 - How Claudia’s passion for sports is important for how she works in her career 07:20 - How Claudia has a presence that makes an impact on her performance in the boxing industry despite “imposter syndrome” 10:28 - She has worked from the g...

00:00 - Intro to Episode #27 01:30 - How Dave Kroner got into sports television 02:58 - What Dave wanted to do as a career in sports television 04:20 - What he has seen change over the years with the graphics technology 08:20 - The different types of graphics used on sports tv broadcasts 11:12 - Dave’s role as Sr. Graphics Developer at ESPN 13:30 - How graphics is different internationally 16:12 -...

00:00:00 Introduction To Allyson J. Davis 00:01:30 What Allyson is doing currently 00:01:55 What her responsibilities are as a marketing executive 00:04:20 How the media landscape has changed with marketing 00:06:35 How Allyson got into sports and then went into the marketing side of the business 00:09:25 How important it is for someone to love sports when working in sports 00:10:05 How she got st...

00:00 - Episode 25 introduction 00:45 - Introduction to Dave Fanucchi and how he began his career in sports. 03:35 - Introduction to Ted Collins and how he began his career in movie producing 09:30 - Ted Collins Working with Women of Wrestling (WOW), owned by Jeannie Buss, Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers 11:50 - What Women of Wrestling is about in 2022 and future years. 13:15 - How Dave Fanucchi g...

  2:28 - How Andy got his start as a sportswriter. 4:46 - How he was able to get his articles published when he was blogger and didn’t have a journalism degree. 6:42 - How he got his first article published on ESPN.com Page 2 covering “Fistball”. 9:13 - Whether he had any insecurities in pitching his next stories to sports digital publications and how relationships can help him get interviews. 11:...

2:56 - What Abe’s been doing during Covid. 4:35 - How Abe started his Chocolate Chip Cookie business. 5:39 - How his cookies have become very popular at rodeos. 6:46 - What the secret recipe for his cookies are. 8:03 - How Abe started bull riding as a young kid in New Jersey. 9:45 - When did he realize he wanted to ride bulls as a career. 10:35 - How he was perceived in rodeo as a black bull rider...

Twitter: @sporino Steve Porino in a Tree (NBC Olympics):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96tXdONcGAE&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1v7j0VXXzTxO74NpLrbeIlS_FYa_jMJLArPMh6YW0HreieyDb3t7c5tVA "The D Route":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFW4aKYnaPI 1:43 - What Steve has been doing during Covid-19 4:26 - How he made the US Ski Team as a downhill skier 7:02 - What the difference in talent is between an...

2:29 - What the responsibilities of a thoroughbred horse trainer are. 3:57 - How much he was around his dad, Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg, when he was young. 5:08 - Why Tom wanted to study aerospace engineering instead of following his father into the thoroughbred world and his post college experiences. 9:07 - How Tom likes to bring people into the horse racing world to show them what it’s l...

1:43 - What Dan Lyle does as Director of Rugby for Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) 3:22 - What the differences are between Rugby and American Football and the history of how rugby started. 7:11 - What each position does in Rugby Sevens. 8:32 - What positions do in Rugby Union. 9:43 - Why Dan decided to pursue professional rugby outside of the United States instead of American football with the...

2:00 - Welcome to Nick Gismondi 2:45 - What Nick has been doing since Covid-19 disrupted sports. 4:23 - What it’s like working as an announcer for the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the Original Six NHL teams. 7:15 - What it’s like as the rink side reporter for the Blackhawks. 7:51 > 8:45 11:17 - How he came to love hockey & the NHL and how he got into sports broadcasting. 15:25 - How a chance meeting...

01:41 - What makes social media so powerful. 03:47 - How social media has changed with sports networks in the last 5-7 years. 07:24 - How Aaron started in sports social media. 10:58 - How NBA on TNT, NBA TV, Bleacher Report and NFL Network handle their social media efforts. 15:08 - How getting social media correct is extremely important when publishing. 18:46 - How he uses his journalism skills to...

2:30 - How Covid-19 has affected the eSports industry. 3:22 - Kris Dahl is Principal at Atomic - What Atomic does and how it affects eSports. 4:41 - What Patrick Barthe’s responsibilities are with Atomic 5:13 - How Atomic started. 6:18 - What eSports is, how it’s grown and the importance of it now. 8:13 - How eSports has affected broadcast networks since the pandemic.  10:08 - What some of the cha...