Broadcast Booth - Stories From Inside the Headsets of Play-by-Play
You've heard their voices, now experience the stories from behind the scenes in and out of the broadcast booth of sports play-by-play broadcasters. From exciting moments witnessed from high atop a stadium or arena, to the interesting characters they meet along the way, the secrets of what really happened in that one crazy moment of ad lib, and the adventures of traveling the world to bring sports events to fans wherever they may be listening.
Episodes
12 episodes
Broadcast Booth Episode 12: Guest - John Ireland, Radio PBP Voice, Los Angeles Lakers
One of the top PBP voices of the NBA, John Ireland, talks about his road to the best seat in the sport, his relationship with Kobe Bryant and the memories of his call of Bryant's final game, following the legendary Chick Hearn, and the fun of f...
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Episode 12
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46:03
Broadcast Booth Episode 11 - Guest: Kevin Eschenfelder, PBP Voice of Houston Cougars FB
Kevin Eschenfelder, pregame and postgame host of Houston Astros Baseball, Houston Rockets Basketball, and the Play-by-Play voice of Houston Cougars Football, joins the podcast to talk about earning a spot on the Astros Wall of Honor, some crazy...
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Episode 11
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44:10
Broadcast Booth Episode 10 - Guest: Toby Rowland, PBP Voice of the Oklahoma Sooners
Play by Play voice of OU football, basketball and baseball programs - longtime Oklahoma broadcaster Toby Rowland - talks moving to the SEC, following a legend, writing a children's book, and a funny story about one of his best that turned into ...
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Episode 10
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51:40
Broadcast Booth Episode 9 - Guest: Craig Way, PBP Voice U. Texas Athletics & THSFB
Texas High School Football Hall of Famer and longtime University of Texas play-by-play voice Craig Way shares stories behind some of his legendary calls - like the Longhorns National Championship Rose Bowl game against USC, last second field go...
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Episode 9
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58:18
Broadcast Booth Episode 8 - Guest: Brian Estridge, PBP Voice - TCU Athletics
For more than two decades, Brian Estridge has been known as the voice of TCU Athletics, but his interest in radio and a career in broadcasting began at age 14. Hear the stories of his "pivots" through the pandemic, broadcasting Big 12 college a...
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Episode 8
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52:32
Broadcast Booth Episode 7 - Guest: Verne Lundquist, Hall of Fame PBP - CBS Sports
One of the great storytellers of our time and a Play-by-Play Hall of Famer - Verne Lundquist, takes us through his incredible career with behind the scenes anecdotes around some of his iconic calls. Verne chats about his early days as a local s...
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Episode 7
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54:35
Broadcast Booth Episode 6 - Guest: Chuck Cooperstein, Radio PBP Dallas Mavericks
Chuck Cooperstein, radio play-by-play voice of the Dallas Mavericks for the past 16 seasons, joins the series and shares the thrill of being part of an NBA Championship run. Coop also talks about the challenge of remote broadcasting during the ...
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Episode 6
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35:04
Broadcast Booth Episode 5 - Guest: Brad Sham, PBP Dallas Cowboys
Longtime voice of the Dallas Cowboys, Brad Sham, joins Broadcast Booth to tell stories from his 40+ year career doing play-by-play for America's Team, as well as an hysterical account of a professional soccer broadcast from Mexico that took ext...
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Episode 5
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1:00:37
Broadcast Booth Episode 4 - Guest: Rich Phillips, PBP SMU Athletics
Joined by Rich Phillips, 20+ year veteran play-by-play voice of SMU Athletics. In this episode, we share stories ranging from homer calls (Rich once won Homer Call of the Year honors) to crazy travel issues to broadcasting through a pandemic (w...
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Episode 4
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31:46
Broadcast Booth Episode 3 - Guest: Dave South, Legendary PBP Voice of Texas A&M Athletics
Visit with legendary play-by-play voice of Texas A&M athletics, Dave South, is filled with fun stories and a lot of laughs from his 50-year career calling Aggie football, basketball and baseball. Stories include the change in prep work from...
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Episode 3
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34:04
Broadcast Booth Episode 2 - Guest: John Morris, PBP Voice Baylor Athletics
John Morris, longtime play-by-play voice of Baylor Athletics joins me for this episode. Coming off the recent National Championship at the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament, John shares what it was like to call his first major sports national ti...
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Episode 2
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29:37
Broadcast Booth Episode 1 - Guest: Steve Pitts, Producer/Engineer TTSN
In the first episode of Broadcast Booth, I'm joined by Steve Pitts, Producer-Engineer of the Texas Tech Sports Network, to learn about what goes on behind the scenes of our radio broadcasts. Pitts has been a part of the TTU broadcasts since the...
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Episode 1
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21:47
