The PXPU Podcast with Tony Castricone: from Play by Play University

Nate Gatter seems to do a good job at staying ahead of the curve. As a junior in college, Gatter won the 2017 Jim Nantz Award, given annually to the top college sportscaster in the country. Now, at just 28 years old, Gatter takes over the play-by-play role on Westwood One’s A-crew for college football this fall with college basketball work, including March Madness games, included in his package. H...

I have to say, after 14 years of working in the college sports play-by-play production landscape, Tom Boman is one of the most sought after professionals with whom young broadcasters want to network. The vast majority of Division I college athletic programs have a multimedia relationship with Learfield, and when it’s time for those schools to hire a play-by-play announcer, they turn to Tom. In thi...

Here are some highlights from our conversation with Geoff: * (01:22) Geoff reflects on his early days at IMG College, emphasizing the value of learning from talented colleagues and the importance of perseverance in the face of initial challenges. * (03:49) The importance of humility in broadcasting: Geoff shares a recent on-air mistake, highlighting that even experienced professionals make errors...

Each Thursday, we’ll drop a new episode of the PXPU Podcast from Play By Play University. Our pilot episode is with Brian Boesch, an excellent broadcaster whose pace, poise, precise vocabulary and fun-loving personality laced with self-depricating humor makes for a fantastic listen along side analyst Terry Mills. Here are some highlights from our conversation: * (05:29) Brian emphasizes that you d...