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ESPN's Adam Santarossa chats to Play by Pod about the challenges and the comfort of calling multiple sports across multiple platforms and the drive to challenge oneself as a broadcaster to cover and learn as much as possible about different styles for each sport.

"They don't just know one way of playing, they have got multiple ways of playing - we are making better footballers and we're seeing the early signs of that in the past couple of World Cups" - Adam Santarossa (ESPN) on Play by Pod Check out the full conversation as Adam breaks down the growth of Women's sport in Australia and highlights the growth of women's football on t...

On this week's edition of Play by Pod, Yeendy catches up with ESPN's very own Adam Santarossa. The pair discuss Adam's meteoric rise from calling soccer on community radio through to reaching the big time covering soccer, league, other sports and MCing at the highest level. The pair break down transitioning from different sports and the competitive industry that is sports broadcasting....

Chris Kendall discusses his AFLW for WARF radio for the Port Adelaide and Gold Coast Suns clash.

Chris Kendall discusses some of the broadcast talent coming through the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) to keep an eye on for the future.

Chris Yeend is joined by veteran SANFL broadcaster Chris Kendall as the pair discuss CK's journey to being a broadcaster; those who inspired him; how he got his start; memorable moments and most challenging. CK also discusses the next batch of broadcasters coming through SANFL football who will be ones to watch in the future. This edition's Hot Topic is - how to prepare for a radio broadca...

Daniel Viles (AFLW/VFL/QAFL/QAFLW caller) gives his insights into commentary.

AFLW, VFL, QAFLW and State Representative caller Daniel Viles shares his commentary story.

Daniel and Chris look at Sports Broadcasting in Australia over the past five years with the growing opportunities for more people to call more live sport to match the demand of more local sport being streamed. They discuss the following key elements - - what was the capacity like to call pre-covid? - what happened during covid? # some states in lockdown, importance of sports that could take to the...

Daniel and Chris look back at Bruce McAvaney's call of Cathy Freeman's famous 400 metre Gold Medal win at the Sydney Olympics and discuss what elements of that piece of sports commentary added to the historic occasion. Check out the video of the call - CATHY Gold Medal

In the first episode of PLAY by POD - Chris Yeend is joined by Daniel Viles as the pair discuss how they came to be sports broadcasters - from humble beginnings as kids through to calling AFL football in 2023.

Chris Yeend is joined by Daniel Viles in the First Episode of PLAY by POD - picking apart the world of Australian Sports Broadcasting. The pair discuss how each of them got into Sports Broadcasting - going into the details of where that dream began; through to present day. They take a look at Bruce McAvaney's call of Cathy Freeman's 400 metre Gold Medal run in Sydney and what makes this pi...