It’s taken me many years to develop a routine for preparing for my hockey broadcasts, and even after 9+ seasons, I am still adjusting my approach to getting ready for game day. But one thing that I have noticed is that everyone prepares differently, and what might work for one person doesn’t necessarily work for …
Category: broadcasting
Tell me a story, not just what happened – the importance of a storyline
One of the things I didn’t learn about in terms of calling games until a little bit later in my career is about storyline, and how important it is during a play-by-play to include it somewhere as part of your call. We studied under Marty Glickman at Fordham, and a main focus of his education …
A couple or three* stories about Marty Glickman
“Report the time and score often. You must give the time AND score, because one doesn’t mean anything without the other.” That was the very first thing I learned from a legendary broadcaster named Marty Glickman, and for many of the students who studied under him during the many years he mentored students at WFUV, …
My first game – when cassettes were king
Recently I attended an event that during my college days was considered inconceivable, a winning Fordham football game. It was a fun afternoon that I was able to spend with several of my college classmates, as well as my wife, who is from the Midwest and had never visited the lovely Rose Hill campus. It …
Vote Early And Often – It Nearly Applied To Me Today
So yesterday was Election Day, and hopefully everyone reading this (in the US) exercised their right, regardless of party affiliation. Those who know me well are probably somewhat familiar with my political leanings, and I count those on both sides of the aisle as friends. I am not here to start a political debate, so …