Troy Clardy went to college at Stanford to be an architect. So, naturally he became the radio voice of the Cardinal. Clardy talks about his path into the booth and his versatility between television, radio and talk radio.

Before Joe Zagacki was ever the voice of the Hurricanes, he was the analyst of the Hurricanes ... but he's not a former athlete who moved into the broadcast booth.  Joe's an announcer through-and-through.  He talks through how he did that job and how he eventually moved into the PxP chair.

We also talk about all things in his process, including what he reads and how that impacts his broadcasts.

From working with Coach Prime to coach Boeheim to being the voice of Syracuse (but not as a Syracuse grad) and having great pipes and a great love of all things outdoors, we cover a ton of ground with Colorado PxP voice Mark Johnson on this week's PxPCast.

Stan Cotten has been a radio broadcast for more than 40 years.  Starting as the decade-long voice of Carson-Newman, Cotten climbed the ranks before earning the job at Wake Forest in the late '90's.

Cotten talks on this episode about rising through those ranks, his broadcast memories of Chris Paul and Tim Duncan, the nuts and bolts of how he approaches broadcasting and so much more.

Neil Price is the Voice of the Bulldogs at Mississippi State following more than a decade at the University of Kentucky  and Middle Tennessee before that.  

This week Price talks about his path, working with Mike Leach, broadcasting the NCAA Tournament, What does and doesn't go on his chart and more.

Alex Del Barrio is a national TV voice on CBS Sports Network, seen jet setting across the country during college football and basketball season.

Until recently ADB also worked in local television in his home market of the Rio Grande Valley and before that had two of the most unique experiences of a guest on this show: working as Alex Reyes in the WWE and traveling the world with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Sloane Martin used to play in her college's women's basketball game, change and run courtside to broadcast the men's games.  She carved her way into a career as a news reporter on radio (in two cities) and eventually cracked into the WNBA and then network television.  She's now a regular on B1G Network.

Gideon Cohen went to Syracuse like many of us ... wanting to be the next great play-by-play announcer.  An internship right out of college forever changed his path, however, and Gideon is now one of the top agents in sports broadcasting.

Cohen talks about how he became an agent, how he sees broadcasting now that he's on the business side of it and what truly makes good play-by-play.

It's the 200th episode of PxPCast and we've got a really great guest.  Meghan McKeown is one of the rising stars of the college basketball broadcasting world ... and just so happens to have been TV partners with Joel when she got her start in color commentary.

McKeown talks about doing her role well as an analyst, how she works with her play-by-play partners, being the daughter of a college coach, calling big-time moments, betting on yourself and more.

Mike Roth has been a producer and director across events like the NHL, NWSL and maybe most notably the CrossFit Games.  Rothy talks about the uniqueness of producing the CrossFit Games and discovering how to broadcast a sport on TV for the first time.  Beyond that he talks about working together as a team on broadcasts.

Hey now! Hey now! Seattle Mariners broadcaster, and a national TV voice during the college season, Dave Sims is our guest this week.  

Dave talks about handling the big moments and processing the scene as you're making the call, his roots in broadcasting and media and how that's made him a better play-by-play voice, not being hesitant to ask the question and more.

Matt Schumacker is the house-selling play-by-play broadcaster. A full-time real estate agent, because he needed to find a way to put food on the table, his work and ability in the play-by-play world also paid off and now he also is seen nationwide on your screen covering the Big Ten, Chicago Sky, BIG EAST and more.

Jason Ross Jr. is one of the biggest up-and-coming voices in network TV play-by-play and is a commonly heard voice around the Detroit and Chicago areas as well. Ross Jr. dives into his full process, taking improve, broadcasting the Special Olympics, his prep and more.

Connor Onion is seen all over.  Literally.  The up-and-comer is seen on three major networks and is a staple of the coverage on BTN.  This fall was a particularly momentous one for Connor, who called the match with a world-record crowd for Nebraska volleyball.

Drew Carter is one of the biggest rising names in the TV play-by-play business, joining the Boston Celtics broadcast this season and calling road games for legendary Mike Gorman.

Carter talks about his first season in the NBA, working in local television in Alabama, getting his break with ESPN and what it means to put together a show.

Biko Skalla isn't a Broadcaster ... he's a Broadcast Entertainer and he's the voice of one of the most unique teams in all of sports, the Savannah Bananas.

Biko talks about everything that's different about his job and everything that's, well, not all that different about what you'll find on a Banana's broadcast vs any other baseball call.

Everett Fitzhugh was announced as the first African-American team broadcaster in the NHL when the Kraken tapped the voice of the Cincinnati Cyclones to join their crew.  Fitzhugh talks how he wound up in hockey, interviewing Doc Emrick, finding his was to the NHL, why he listens to everybody throughout the season and more.

Jon Anik wasn't an MMA guy.  He was into boxing ... and that opened the door for him to become ESPN's MMA guy ... and that opened the door to broadcasting play-by-play for Bellator ... which eventually led to a job with UFC in 2011.  Anik is now the lead voice of the UFC and the guest on episode 191 of PxPCast.

The former voice at both Bucknell and UMass, Bob Behler has settled in for more than a decade now as the Voice of the Broncos at Boise State University.  Bob takes us on his professional journey and how he approaches his work at Boise State today.

Steve Raible is one of the most recognizable media personalities in the pacific northwest.  The former nightly news anchor on KIRO 7, Raible has been on the Seahawks team as a player, analyst or pxp voice since the team's inception.  He's called three Super Bowls and interviewed three presidents of the United States and this week he details all of it on PxPCast.

Charley Steiner may be most well known as a cultural icon to fans of SportsCenter and the "This is SportsCenter" commercials, but his career is one of the more wide-ranging of those we've had on PxPCast.  From radio to TV to PxP and literally from coast to coast and at the national level, Steiner has seen broadcasting from every perspective.

Cory Provus has worked alongside some of the most iconic names in baseball broadcasting, cracking the MLB at age 28 with Ron Santo and Pat Hughes and then teaming with Mr. Baseball himself in Milwaukee.  Provus is now the voice of the Minnesota Twins on radio and takes a detailed approach to his game.

Jill Montgomery is my talent coach ... and a sideline reporter and analyst for ESPN.  A former track athlete, Jill got into broadcasting in her 30's and climbed the ranks to Super Tuesday basketball.  How she did it and how you can improve yourself on this week's pod!

Assuming there is a 2020 MLB season, Joe Castiglione will be in his 38th year with the Boston Red Sox.  On this episode he talks about those he's worked with along the way, his admiration of Mel Allen, calling the World Series and more.

Scott Franzke went from MLB to the Midwest League.  The Phillies radio voice was a member of the Texas Rangers crew early in his career, but he wasn't the one calling games.  Scott wanted to call games, so he went to the minors and built his skills.  Soon enough he was back in MLB and with the Rangers before finding his way to Philadelphia.

Dewayne Staats has been the TV voice of the Devil Rays, and now Rays, since their inception in 1998.  Prior to his time in Florida Staats was with the Astros (along his mentor), the Yankees, Cubs and with ESPN.  Staats discusses his climb, working with his analysts, what he's learned from the game of baseball and more.

This episode doesn't need much description. Marv Albert is one of the most recognizable voices in the history of play-by-play having been the voice of the Knicks for nearly 40 years and the NBA on NBC and on TNT.

In this episode Marv discusses the influence Marty Glickman had on his career, how he found his own voice, Yes!, memories of Michael Jordan, WAER and how the industry has changed over the course of his career.

Larry Kahn is the founder and lead NFL PxP voice for Sports USA Radio, a company that traces its earliest roots to Larry buying the rights to broadcast USC radio. That has blossomed into one of the nation's leading NFL radio networks.

Back on the producer train today with an awesome friend of the pod, Alex Bertsche.  Alex is a Sr. Coordinating Producer for Big Ten Network, rising through the network after spending the first part of his career at CBS Sports.

Emma Tiedemann was supposed to be starting her new job as the AA voice of the Boston Red Sox this spring. Hired as the lead broadcaster for the Portland Sea Dogs, Tiedemann makes the jump after calling games for the Sally League's Lexington Legends. The granddaughter of the legendary Bill Mercer, Emma talks about his influence on her, her own experiences as a broadcaster and the new wave of female voices coming up through MiLB.

Glenn Geffner is one of the radio voices of the Miami Marlins, after having served similar roles in Boston and San Diego and in the minors with the Rochester Red Wings.  He's got an incredible perspective having worked in PR in three of the four above stops as well.  Glenn breaks down his path and approach on this week's episode of the pod!

Spero Dedes burst onto the national scene early in his career when he called the 2004 Olympics for NBC just three years out of college.  He became the voice of the Lakers in 2005 and of the Knicks in 2011. Following his stint at MSG, Dedes joined CBS full-time and works the NFL and NCAA Tournament. A product of Fordham and the Marty Glickman school of thought, Dedes is one of many great former Rams in our business including Mike Breen and Michael Kay.

Pete Pranica has been the radio voice and is now the TV voice of the Memphis Grizzlies.  On this episode of the pod Pete breaks down how he crafts the story-arc of a game, having fun with his analyst and team, making each game of an NBA season count, knowing more about teams than just LeBron James and more.

Ian Eagle is one of the reasons I'm in broadcasting. My career began in high school at the Bruce Beck & Ian Eagle Sports Broadcasting Camp and personally I think Ian is one of the top 5-10 pxp voices in the industry today.

The voice of the Brooklyn Nets and a voice for TNT and CBS, Ian is heard across the NFL and NBA and in college athletics on a regular basis.

Krista Blunk played basketball at the University of Evansville but has broadcast anything from hoops to soccer and volleyball as both an analyst and in the PxP chair.  She breaks down how she prepares in each role, how having each role has influenced her performance in the other, the meaning of team and much more.

Mike Moore is the first of his kind to appear on PxPCast ... an executive producer and senior coordinating producer. Mike was one of the key players behind the launch of ESPNU in 2005 and spent much of his career as a senior producer with the ESPN family of networks. He now works with Moore Productions and on this episode of the podcast details the producer side of a broadcast.  Topics we'll cover range from how a producer approaches a game, how a producer best tells stories and how producers and play-by-play announcers can best work together in that endeavor. So much to learn on this episode of PXPCast.

Pat Hughes is the first broadcaster in Chicago Cubs history to call a World Series championship and he's been with the team nearly 40 seasons, having worked previously with the Twins and Brewers.

On this episode, Pat dives in to the minutia of calling baseball on radio, the right way to weave in stories on the radio, having the right tenor and pacing in your voice and the best ways to be as descriptive as possible.

ESPN broadcaster Adam Amin makes his unprecedented third appearance on PxPCast talking about being stuck at home because of COVID-19, eating on the air, developing his brand, calling big moments in a minimalist fashion and more.

Kevin Kugler should be calling the NCAA Tournament right now and gearing up for a run to the Final Four on Westwood One radio.  Because of COVID-19 he's on Play-by-PlayCast instead.  One of the premiere radio broadcasters in the business right now, Kugler discusses working with big-time analysts, storytelling, opinions, how talk radio made him a better pxp guy and more.

Mike Monaco is one of the fastest rising superstars in the PxP business. The former TV voice of the Western Michigan Broncos, Mike then made the jump to FOX and BTN before becoming full-time with ESPN and ACC Network this year.  He's also cut his baseball chops in the minors, most recently with the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Salt Lake Bees voice Steve Klauke has broadcast over 3,500 games for the organization.  Originally moving to Utah as part of the Jazz broadcast, Klauke took over PxP with the city's baseball team when the Buzz moved to town from Portland.

Josh Suchon began his career with a decade of newspaper reporting and, at age 34, took the dive and headed into the world of play-by-play.  He also made it quickly back to the Major Leagues working on the Dodgers Radio Network.

Gary Hahn is the 30-year voice of the NC State Wolfpack, but before that he was the voice of the Ohio State Buckeyes and worked on the Louisville and Alabama Networks ... oh, and he had a stint on national radio with NBC in New York.  One of the giants of the collegiate space is this week's guest on PxPCast.

Andrew Allegretta is the newest voice to the FBS scene as the Voice of the Green Wave at Tulane. This week he joins the podcast to talk making the jump to being an FBS voice, why Tulane was the right fit and how he knew, what makes a perfect call, his influence from Bill Roth and more.

Courtney Lyle is one of the youngest full-time broadcasters on the ESPN roster, still not yet 30 years of age.  The Tennessee grad got her start with the SEC Network and working local news before beginning to work her way up the ESPN ladder.  Today we talk travel stories, cracking the network level, broadcasting on twitter and more.  Follow Courtney @Sportney_Lyle.

Brett Dolan worked his way up in the broadcasting world through MiLB, eventually cracking the Majors with the Expos and Diamondbacks on a fill-in basis and then the Astros full-time.  How did he make it to the majors?  Well, we discuss the road this week and how you know you're ready to make that leap.

Well, I've got a soccer broadcast this weekend and it's my first in a decade. How did I prepare? I called one of the better soccer broadcasters right now in Jenn Hildreth and figured out exactly what I'm doing.

Want an idea of what to do when you're tackling a new sport to your repertoire? Want to know how to call soccer?  This is the episode for you.

Jeff Munn is the voice of ... well ... a lot of things.  A PA voice of the Olympics, Fiesta Bowl, World Series and more, Jeff has also called pxp in the NBA, MLB, Alliance of American Football and NCAA.  He's also skilled at media relations and wears more hats than you could imagine.  All of it provides an awesome perspective on this week's PxPCast.

Greg Wrubell has been around BYU athletics for almost all of his adult life ... and he truly is a standard when it comes to looking at what we do in this field as an art and a craft to be honed.  We talk this week about his multi-faceted role at BYU, his prep, constant review and more.

This week on PxPCast we talk about the best ways to help make a television broadcast work as a PxP broadcaster....through the eyes of the other side.  ESPN producer/director Dave Tasca sits down with Joel at the LLWS of Softball regionals and talks about his role and how a PxP guy fits into the puzzle of a TV broadcast.

Quint Kessenich is the lead lacrosse analyst for ESPN but in his time with the network he has expanded that role to include sideline reporting and, more recently, play-by-play itself.  He gives a great perspective on the craft this week, diving into preparation, teamwork and more.

John Walters always wanted to be in play-by-play, working his way up through television and as the radio voice of the Drake Bulldogs.  When he took over for the Cyclones he replaced his longtime friend and mentor who had passed away suddenly. 

On this episode we talk about he relationship with Pete Taylor, being humble, working in TV and radio simultaneously and operating Cyclones.tv.

Sam Farber is one of the most respected names in PxP in Los Angeles covering high school sports and college athletics across a variety of TV platforms.  Sam and I met through broadcasting the CrossFit Games in 2018 after years of knowing his name.  On this pod he'll detail his rise through the ranks out west, how he calls a high school game, his prep in general, watching games back and more.

Tony Castricone just completed his second season as the voice of a Pac-12 team, years after being laid off from a job and traveling the country playing open mic nights.  He talks his journey to the pinnacle of college sports and what makes a great broadcast on this week's pod.

What is a Sod Poodle? Sam Levitt knows...no, seriously, the guy went out onto the prairie this week and met some.  You can find it on social media.  The AA Padres voice is very active on social media both on and off the air and is super creative in ways he covers his team.  We dive into that, his voice, not becoming a doctor and more!

The late Auburn Tigers PxP voice Rod Bramblett lived for his team.  His passion oozed through every word he announced.  Recently Rod tragically passed away in an automobile accident and many of you have tweeted or emailed that you'd like us to repost the Rod Bramblett episode ... and here it is, Episode 108 with Auburn's Rod Bramblett.  He was so enthusiastic about coming on the pod, and I was excited to have had the opportunity to have him.

Deene Ehlis is one of the deans of Triple-A baseball, having served with the Iowa Cubs since 1990.  He's seen everybody from Mark Prior to Kerry Wood and Rod Beck's RV in the parking lot.  Deane talks about his career and his approach to calling games throughout his career.  We also play some name association with players he's seen throughout his career.

So this week's episode needs very little introduction...Kevin Harlan is simply one of the best play-by-play announcers in the business.  On this week's episode he breaks down how he calls a football game, a little look into how he prepares a story arc going into a game, big calls about LeBron having no regard for human life and more.

Ben Wagner was my first boss in broadcasting when I worked for the Buffalo Bisons in 2009. Ten years later he's in the Major Leagues. Coincidence? I think not.

But seriously, Ben spent more than a decade as one of the most well respected voices in MiLB before he got his break at the Major League level. On this episode we talk about his climb, if he thought the break would ever come, what makes a good call on the radio, handling no-hitters and how he handles building relationships and interacting with players and coaches in the bigs.

Harry Donahue is the voice of the Temple Owls, but he's also so much more. A fixture of KYW news radio in Philadelphia for almost four decades, Donahue covered the biggest sports and news in Philly and also served as PxP voice of the USFL's Stars for their two year stint in the city...which in a roundabout way earned him a Hollywood movie credit later in life.

Tom Hart began his career in Minor League Baseball before working his way into television and with the Atlanta Braves.  Hart's now the lead voice for college football on Saturday nights for the SEC Network.

Mike Crispino is in his first voice as the voice of the UConn Huskies, but he's no stranger to big time airwaves. A former voice of the New York Knicks and face on MSG Networks for two decades, Crispino is a well known voice around the metro New York market.

For two decades Joe Fisher has been the voice of the Vanderbilt Commodores, but before that he was out of the business and working in PR.  He loved the gig, but the 'Dores came calling and the rest is history.

Paul Keels has spent the last two decades as the voice of the Ohio State.  A Buckeye state native, Keels has worked in his hometown of Cincinnati for the Bengals and UC along with stints covering Michigan and the Detroit Pistons.  Keels talks about his deep pipes, his game prep, calling national finals and more.

Clay Matvick is a second generation broadcaster, following in his father's footsteps as a well known voice in Minnesota ... after first starting out as a dairy farmer (Clay's father, not Clay). He climbed the ranks from radio to TV and eventually to CNN-SI and ESPN.

Robert Lee became a famous name when he didn't call a UVa football game.  And that's something we actually don't talk about on the podcast.  What we do dive into his his career in broadcasting, climbing the ranks to ESPN and what makes a good show on TV.  Follow Robert online @RobertLeePxP.

Rich Waltz spent more than a decade as the TV voice of the Florida Marlins.  He now works for various national outlets including MLB Network, CBS Sports Network and others.  This week we take a deep dive into the X's and O's of calling baseball on TV.

Karl Ravech is one of ESPN's main baseball play-by-play voices and, in recent years, has branched out into college basketball and other events.  He's also well known for his coverage of the Little League World Series.

Ted Leitner has, for 40 years, been the voice of the San Diego Padres on radio.  Well traveled from and to the east coast and back he's covered the NFL, NBA, MLB and college athletics.  Know for his distinct approach and personalty and his love for "My Padres," Leitner is this week's guest on PxPCast!

Jason Horowitz was first introduced to sports media consumers as a contestant on the second season of ESPN's Dream Job.  Since then he's been all over the place, namely in the studio with Westwood One for the NFL and Olympics coverage ... but he's also tackled play-by-play with CBS SN and Big Ten Network.  It's one of the more entertaining episodes we've had, this week with Jason Horowitz!

Mike Reis has been the voice of the SIU Salukis since he was, well, in college. Still in school when he called the 1977 College World Series, Reis has never left Carbondale more than four decades later.  Beloved across Illinois and the midwest, Reis is one of the best college voices in the country.

Donny Baarns had a huge 2018.  The veteran MiLB broadcaster made his MLB debut, filling in for the A's in the fall. For several years he's called spring training games for the A's and currently calls middle innings for the Omaha Storm Chasers.  Donny talks about his ascent through the minors, taking a leap of faith in moving to Omaha, making his MLB debut and more.

The title of this episode is a little misleading.  Leah Secondo does indeed work for CBS Sports Network.  It's where she and I call women's basketball from time to time.  But she does so much else for so many sports in so many chairs and on so many networks.  And she's a pioneer when it comes to women in the industry.  Follow along on episode #137 with Leah Secondo.

Brendan Burke is one of the brightest young broadcasters in pro hockey, and he's still only in his mid-30's.  Also a voice of hockey on NBC and football on FOX, Burke climbed his way up the ranks before he took over for Howie Rose on Islanders broadcasts.

Anne Marie Anderson didn't start in play-by-play ... actually, she didn't even start her career on-air.  A former producer at ESPN and Emmy winner as part of SportsCenter, Anne Marie continued to pursue the next challenge each step of her career.  She eventually climbed her way to sideline reporting, analyst work and the play-by-play chair.

Steve Wolf has worked with CBS Sports Network since back in the CSTV days.  Originally getting his start as a radio analyst for Xavier men's basketball, Steve worked his way into a larger TV role as he ascended through the business.  Steve talks how he got into broadcasting, calling a sport that wasn't in his wheelhouse, how he creates his relationship with his partners, his prep and more.

Robert Ford worked his way through the baseball ranks to become the voice of the Houston Astros, reaching the pinnacle of the sport when he broadcast the final out of a World Series win just two seasons ago.  Ford dives into why he loves pxp -- specifically baseball play-by-play, and how he's gotten to where he is.

Rafael Hernandez Brito, or "The Mayor" came to America in his teenage years after leaving El Salvador.  After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering and working a sales job, Rafa decided at 31 to pursue a sportscasting dream.  He's since become one of the preeminent Hispanic voices in American sports radio today.  He's called the Final Four, Super Bowl, Worlds Series and NBA Finals...and we're just getting started.

Guy Haberman has called Major League Baseball, the NBA, Network TV and held every role from hosting to play-by-play and more.  This week he joins the podcast to talk about how he built his pallet of employers, how he preps, how he works with analysts, getting creative and more.  Follow guy on twitter @GuyHaberman.

At long last! It's Episode 100 (or 130) of Play-by-PlayCast with the TV voice of the Chicago White Sox, Jason Benetti.  Jason is also a voice for ESPN and Westwood One across a variety of college sports.  We talk our relationship over the years, his creativity on the air, how he improves, working with Bill Walton and more!

Four decades in one place! Mike Kennedy is in his 39th year as the voice of Wichita State and currently calls baseball, basketball and volleyball for the Shockers.  He's called a Final Four and a College World Series.  He also happened to go to college for voice ... so he's got in interesting perspective on this whole broadcasting thing.

Jordan Bernfield was doing morning sports and play-by-play...until he just couldn't function anymore.  So Jordan gave up his full-time gig and pursued pxp as his passion.  Live from Charleston, SC, Jordan and his wife join the pod this week to talk about his journey and more!

Doug Sherman spent two decades in local television ... but never took his toes completely out of the play-by-play waters when he was on television screens across Albany, NY.  At one point working two full time jobs (one in local TV and one with the mothership), Doug eventually became a full-time pxp man.  Like many we speak to for this podcast, his path is unique, but it's led him to the place he's always wanted to be.

A longtime veteran of minor league baseball and the former voice of the AAA, then Dodger affiliated, Albuquerque Isotopes, Robert Portnoy is now the voice of the New Mexico Lobos.  He joins to talk his path east, and back west, his golf career, calling games in the Pit and more.

Tom Gelehrter (aka Tommy G) left his job at the University of Cincinnati to start his own media company, 4th Floor Creative.  Now he runs a profitable creative video production house, is the executive producer of a broadcast for a team moving to MLS next season and the team's PxP voice as well.  He's got an incredibly unique story in this field and is just one of the good guys in the field.

Bill Roth made his name in broadcasting as the longtime voice of the Virginia Tech Hokies. Nowadays he can be seen on ESPN's college football coverage and teaching the next generation of broadcasters a VT.

Andrew Monaco is in his first year as voice of the Texas A+M Aggies.  A veteran of nearly three decades in the NBA, Monaco spent time with the Spurs and Magic, breaking into the league when he was in his mid-20's.  He talks this week about arriving at Texas A+M, working with different analysts in his career, replacing a legend and much more.  Follow him on twitter @AndrewMonaco_SR.

Pistols Firing! Dave Hunziker joins the podcast this week to talk his style on-air, his catchphrase, how he came to Stillwater, working with Mike Gundy and so much more.  Follow Dave on twitter @GoPokesVoice.

A Missouri sports (the state, not the school) Hall-of-Famer, Mike Kelly is a legendary presence in Missouri Radio.  His first partner for the Tigers was Joe Buck and one of his great influences was Jack.  On this episode of the podcast Joel and Mike dive into a deeper conversation about the mechanics of Mike's play-by-play and what sounds good to him.  They talk about pacing, voicing, quality and control in this deep-dive the mechanical-minded pxp announcer should really understand, exploring things like the old Buck saying of "Just call the game."

hChris Vosters is one of the top up and coming broadcasters under 30 in the industry today.  The former voice of the Great Lakes Loons is now working for the likes of ESPN, Big Ten Network and the Olympics on NBC.  Vosters talks about climbing up the ranks, how he works to improve, his views on storytelling, creating his sound and more.  Follow Chris on twitter @CJVosters.

TRich Hollenberg is a college basketball pxp announcer with ESPN and a part of the Tampa Bay Rays broadcast team.  The Syracuse grad got his start with Sports Phone and then in local TV.  He eventually went on to work for HSN before becoming the TV personality we're familiar with today.  Follow Rich on twitter @RichOnSports.

Roy Philpot decided to make the switch to pursue play-by-play around the age of 30...and he climbed his way to the mountain top. Since 2013 Roy has been with ESPN after working his way up through radio, TV and working with Scout.com.

Ted Robinson has been the voice of the San Francisco 49ers for more than a decade and has called Major League baseball with several teams, including in New York with the Mets.  But that just scratches the surface of his PxP versatility.  Robinson also works with NBC on its Olympics coverage and is one of the most recognizable PxP voices of tennis.  On this week's pod he touches on all those subjects including how to call sports you're new too, what makes great football pxp, setting up an analyst, Colin Kaepernick and more.

Dave O'Brien is the TV voice of the Boston Red Sox.  Before that he was the radio voice of the Red Sox and before that he spent time in the majors with the Marlins and Braves and called a host of events for ESPN.  We'll talk about all of it, how to call a game on local TV vs national TV, handling major historic moments, his time at WAER in Syracuse, and much more this week on the pod!

On this week's pod Joel touches on an email he received this past week that made him feel better about the impact a play-by-play announcer can have on the world and then talks with Brad Sham.  The latter is the 30+ year voice of the Dallas Cowboys and he talks his role as an analyst early in his career, what makes good football pxp, calling the Dez Bryant catch (or no catch or, ah who the hell knows what it was) and more.

Also, make sure you catch Brad's podcast "Then and Now" on itunes today!

Sean Woodland is the voice of the Reebok CrossFit Games, an event unlike many other in the world of sports. A former TV reporter in Jacksonville, FL, Sean got out of the broadcasting business before joining CrossFit where he's now one of the most recognizable on-air voices of the sport of fitness.  On this week's podcast Sean talks about how he arrived at CrossFit HQ, what it's like to call the Games, how to broadcast a marathon row, the differences in the way you research and talk about athletes in defferent settings, his voice, doing CrossFit himself and more.

Tim Hagerty is the voice of the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahua's...and before that the Tucson Padres and before that the Portland Beavers (with friend of the Pod Rich Burk).  They're all the same team and all different teams.  So Tim takes us through his MiLB journey, his rise quickly to the highest levels of the minors, his working on his voice and covering his accent and more.

Paul Peck is the football voice of the Buffalo Bulls and one of the most recognizable media voices in western New York.  He joins the pod to talk about his role with the Bulls, the world of new media, his previous career in local TV, coming up through the Syracuse WAER system and calling the 1987 Final Four.

We continue our tour de NFL this week with the voice of the Carolina Panthers, Mick Mixon.  A former analyst with the great Woody Durham on the UNC Tarheels Sports Network, Mixon has served as Panthers voice since 2005.  We talks about having played both roles in the booth, what makes good pxp to him, calling SuperBowl 50 and more.

Dan Hoard is the radio voice of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Bearcats...and you'll see him with the Reds from time to time as well.  He's also the reigning Ohio Broadcaster of the Year. On this episode he talks about how he preps for two teams at once, what makes good football pxp, how he worked his way to the NFL, existing in a multi-city career and multi-city marriage and much more. Follow Dan on twitter @Dan_Hoard.

Mike Curto is one of the most respected announcers in Minor League Baseball and the voice of the Tacoma Rainiers since 1999.  In this week's episode he discusses:

- His climb through the minors, including his time in a defunct Independent League

- His tastes of the Major Leagues

- How he calls a game and how he preps his scorebook

- Watching Jon Miller operate in the booth

Follow Mike on twitter @CurtoWorld

Mark Minner took over as the voice of one of college basketball's premiere programs at just 23 years of age.  But the Butler grad fit right in with his new role as the voice of the Bulldogs.  Minner has become a voice Indy sports fans rely on all while he holds down a seperate full-time job simultaneously.  On this episode we talk his life with Butler, winning over fans etc at a young age, how he prepares, how we's built relationships with coaches and more.

Imagine you're calling one of the biggest college football rivalries in the country. One team is attempting a FG on the final play of regulation.  Did you remember to check to see if your team had a man deep to return it?  What would you say if that deep man ran the kick back for a game-winning score?  Would you be ready for one of the biggest moments in college football history? How would you call it?

Rod Bramblett lived that all with the Iron Bowl Kick-Six and this week on PxPCast he breaks down that call and talks his passion for this business and getting to know student-athletes...even ones like Cam Newton, who everybody wanted to talk with.

Mark Boyle is one of the steadiest voices in the NBA...and one of the league's easiest listens.  Always in control, Boyle's an absolute artist when it comes to play-by-play.  On this week's episode he describes what makes good play-by-play, how often he listens to his own work and what he listens to, calling Cape Cod League baseball, working solo or with a partner for hoops, the early days of WFAN and more.  Check him out on twitter @Mark_J_Boyle.

Todd Ellis became the voice of South Carolina football in 2003 as the former quarterback of the Gamecocks.  A previous member of the USC radio team, Ellis took over the PxP chair in 15 years ago, learning the reigns from Gamecocks legend Bob Fulton.  On this week's pod Ellis describes learning from Fulton, growing as a pxp announcer, how his former player background influences his radio role and more.

Bill Mercer is one of the absolute giants of the play-by-play world.  The former voice of the Dallas Cowboys was also the first voice of the Texas Rangers.  He also called games for the White Sox and was on the air to cover the JFK assassination in addition to what he might be known for most....his play-by-play of World Class Championship Wrestling.  Bill Later became the voice of the University of North Texas and taught students at the school for years.  Those students went on the become the "Mercer Mafia."  We cover all those things and more...including which words to cut out of your pxp vocab in this week's pod.

Wes Durham is on the podcast this week to talk about calling a Super Bowl, calling an historic Super Bowl, the influence of his father, what makes good football on the radio, workling in the technical side of football to one's play-by-play, expanding one's command of the english language, the differences of working in television and much more.

Joel also dives into his experience broadcasting CrossFit in Rio this past weekend and covering not only the events he was there to call but also the news surrounding them in Brazil.

Follow this week's guest on social media @WesDurham.

Mark Champion is the longtime voice of the Detroit Pistons and before that the Detroit Lions...and before that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  But his career didn't start on a play-by-play path.  On this episode he takes us on the jounrey, describes what it's like calling Barry Sanders 3-yard runs, talks about his famous Dinsey World voiceover and much more.

Jesse Goldberg-Strassler is a wordsmith, the ultimate wordsmith.  He's a writer who just so happens to talk on the radio, the ultimate painter with words.  Jesse's passion for what he does drips off everything he says.  The voice of the Lansing Lugnuts, the class-A affilate of the Toronoto Blue Jays, Jesse is also the author of two books on the language of sports (The Baseball Thesaurus and the Football Thesaurus) and the man behind the curtain on an annual old-school recreation broadcast.

American Pharoh winning the Triple Crown is easily one of the top sports moments of the 21st century so far.  Larry Collmus was there to tell us all about it.  Calling horse races since he was 18, Collmus worked his way up the ladder until he, in 2011, got the call from NBC to take over for Tom Durkin as the voice of the Triple Crown.  The three races are three of the biggest sports days of the year, and if there's a Triple Crown up for grabs at the Belmont...well that's an whole different ball game.  On this week's episode Larry talks about the art of calling the races, the biggest moments he's witnessed, getting the call to NBC, working with the likes of Bob Costas and much more. 

Lanny Frattare spent 33 years as the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates and now teaches at Waynesburg State in Pennsylvania. Over the course of his career he witnessed everything from Barry Bonds to Willie Stargell and Bob Knight throwing a chair.  This week we visit all those things, where he was when Sid slid and really dive into the mechanics of a good baseball broadcast.  It's a fun wonky edition of the PxPCast.

Professional wrestling (or sports entertainment) has a play-by-play broadcaster.  He's an important and iiconic (see what we did there?) part of the broadcast.  Everybody knows Jim Ross yelling "Good God almighty! He killed him! As God is my witness he is broken in half!" It's edited into highlight reels of other sporting events all the time.  It's an important part of the pro-wrestling experience.  It's as important as "it is high, it is far, it is gone!" You could argue it's more important and you could argue it's even harder to pull off well.

Rich Bocchini (formerly known as Rich Brennan in WWE) is now one of the voices of MLW Fusion on beIN Sports.  He joins us this week to talk about broadcasting pro-wrestling...and what happens when the announce table gets destroyed.  

Follow Rich @RichBocchini and check out MLW Fusion, Friday nights at 8pm on beIN Sports!

Ken Daniels has spent 21 years as the telvision voice of the Detroit Red Wings, coming to the states from Ontario and Hockey Night in Canada. The author of the book "If These Walls Could Talk: The Detroit Red Wings," Daniels recounts and dives deeper into some of the stories and experiences of the book and of his career.  Topics range from working with his idols in Canada, jumping to the NHL without having experienced the minor leagues, working with Scotty Bowman and much more.  Ken also discusses the death of his son Jamie in 2016 and the opiod epidemic that surrounded it.  For more information please visit JamieDanielsFoundation.org and check out the recent story about Jamie from E:60 on espn.com.

Tim Roye has been the voice of the Golden State Warriors on radio since 1995. In that time he's seen some incredible basketball...and some not so incredible basketball.  Tim talks about describing both ends of the spectrum, his attention to detail on the air, how he made his way from the northeast to the west coast and his love for radio at a very early age.  Follow Tim on twitter @warriorsvox.

Kate Scott is a pioneering female pxp voice working with the Pac-12 Networks and hosting Pac-12 Today on SiriusXM radio.  In 2016 she made her NFL debut, filling in for Ted Robinson on a pair of 49ers preseason games.  A soccer star in high school, Kate went to college at Cal and got the journalism itch, working across mediums and across the Bay Area, building her profile to the rising broadcaster we have come to know today.

Andy Masur has been the pregame host of the Chicago Cubs. Then he was the voice of the San Diego Padres.  Now he's back in Chicago...this time across town on the southside.  It's been a wild ride and Masur joins the podcast to walk us through his trip to the Major Leagues and back home.  We'll also break down what makes a good baseball broadcast and we'll talk Sister Jean.

Brent Stover has been with CBS Sports Network for over a decade serving as the ultimate jack-of-all-trades.  One of the network's top anchors, Brent also calls many of its top pxp assignments.  This week's epsidoe dives into a lot of what makes a great broadcast on TV, calling non-traditional sports, maturing and coming into your own and, of course, his thoughts when he received his first CBS blue blazer.

Matt Chazanow is in his third year as the voice of the Washington State Cougars.  He previously worked full-time for IMG in North Carolina and before that, part-time for IMG while also piecing together barista work to make it in broadcasting.  Chaz breaks down his efforts to chase after his goals, what turned him on to broadcasting, not going to Syracuse for broadcasting...but winding up on that path anyway and much more.  Oh, and there's Mike Leach talk too...

From the Olympics to the NFL on NBC to anchoring at WKYC in Cleveland and the play-by-play voice of the Cleveland Browns, Jim Donovan has seen the broadcasting world from several different angles.  On this week's pod Donovan discusses working in the NFL, charting his path to becoming the Voice of the Browns, working in TV and getting back to the PxP world and more.

Just who does John Rooke work for?  That's always the question.  A veteran of more then 30 years in the sports broadcasting industry, Rooke has spent much of it as the basketball voice of the Providence Friars and the PA voice of the New England Patriots.  In addition to that he's been seen and heard on radios and televisions calling a wide variety of sports across pretty much every level of competition.  This week, he's the 90th guest on PxPCast!

Eric Hasseltine became the voice of the Memphis Grizzlies in 2005.  A native of California, he's called Memphis home since 2001.  Hasseltine originally joined the Grizz as a pre and postgame host before he took over pxp duties upon the tragic passing of Don Poier in 2005.  Hasseltine discusses his beginnings in the business, his move to Memphis, Poier's influence on him, filling Don's shoes and much more.

For 39 years Joe Tait was known as one of the best PxP voices in the NBA.  But he was more than that.  Tait may be best know for his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he also spent much of his career doubling with the Cleveland Indians and spent significant time with the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA.  In an hour conversation Tait discusses the hallmarks of his craft and how he approached it, how to tell stories, how he prepped and much more.

Steve Martin has been the first voice of a Charlotte-based NBA basketball team...twice.  He was the first radio voice of the Hornets...and then was with the New Orleans Hornets...and then was on TV when the Charlotte Bobcats launched.  He was still with the team when it came full circle and the Bobcats became the Hornets again.  Steve breaks down how he goes about calling games, preparing for games, filling time on TV when games end too quickly and the very beginnings of his career in Maine.

Dave Flemming cracked the ranks of the Major League broadcasters at just 26 years of age when he joined Jon Miller in the Giants radio booth.  Since then he's cemented himself with Miller as one of baseball's best radio duos and also taken off on the national stage with ESPN.  Flemming talks about his rise in broadcasting, how he's a little different then most in that regard and how he calls a game (including getting down to basics).  And yes, we also talk about Barry Bonds.  Make sure you follow Dave on social media @FlemmingDave on twitter!

Jones Angell followed in the massive footsteps of Woody Durham when he took over as the Voice of the Tar Heels in 2011.  Since then Angell has settled into his role. most recently calling two UNC trips to the men's basketball national championship game.  On this week's pod Jones talks about those two Final Four trips, the call that he feels helped establish him in his job, his relationship with Durham and more.

Eric Reid is a Miami Heat original.  With the organization since game one, Reid has served as the TV voice of the Heat for 30 seasons after beginning in a color analyst role.  On this week's podcast Reid talks about his initial move to Miami, what makes good TV basketball play-by-play, how he prepares for a game, how he gets on the same page with his analyst and more.

Ann Schatz is a trailblazer in sportscasting.  The first female sports anchor in Omaha and then in Portland, Ann then tranitioned into play-by-play, where she became one of the first women to consistently appear in that chair as well.  Well versed in calling multiple sports, Ann has worked for a handful of networks and now calls the PAC-12 home.  Also in the podcast, a discussion of covering the 1994 Winter Olympics....without a crednetial.  Don't miss it!

Rich Burk has been with the Pac 12 Networks since their inception in 2012, calling every sport under the sun.  He's also called the Olympic Games, again calling every sport under the sun.  Today he's on PxPCast to break those experiences down: how he got into the business, losing a Triple-A baseball job when the team left town, finding his way to Pac 12 TV and much more!

Brian Estridge is the voice of the TCU Horned Frogs...and a morning news/talk show host....and he owns a company that broadcasts a variety of college bowl games among other things.  So he does quite a bit with his free time.  This week he's a guest on play-by-playcast to talk about all of it.

Mike Breen is one of the absolute best at what he does.  The voice of the NY Knicks on MSG television and of the NBA Finals on ABC, Breen has been around the top rung of the craft for some time.  On this week's pod Breen talks about his start as a color analyst and working in news, his time with NBC Radio and IMUS, the differences of local and national TV, working with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy and how he critiques himself even to this day.

Len Kasper began his climb through Major League baseball in Milwaukee...and then Beloit...and then Milwaukee, before he headed south to become the TV voice of the Florida Marlins and eventually the Chicago Cubs.  Kasper talks about that climb, how to make it in the Majors, working with a partner and his prep and planning, his voice, being the voice of a national franchise and more.  Find Kasper on twitter @LenKasper.

The first MLS broadcaster to appear on Play-by-PlayCast, Jake Zivin joins us from Portland, Oregon this week.  Zivin talks about his move from the TV 'sports-on-news' world into the TV play-by-play world in a full-time gig with the Portland Timbers.  A big-time soccer fan, Zivin got his start in broadcasting working behind the scenes with ESPN while in college...studying numbers, not broadcasting.  His path took him from the midwest to the pacific northwest and the rest is history.  Jake also talks about the actual mechanics of calling a soccer game on both radio and TV and talks language of soccer too -- internationally and for an American audience.  It's an episode of the pod like we haven't had before, so soccer fans get ready to sink your teeth into this one. 

Jon Sciambi wanted to be a talk show host originally.  Two decades later he's one of the chief voices of baseball on TV for ESPN, with some radio mixed in as well.  On this week's edition of the podcast, Boog talks his rise through the ranks and into the pxp side of things and then delves into his prep, the study of sabermetrics, Chipper Jones and first pitch fastballs, the most important rules of calling baseball well and more.  And Wade Davis know who he is.  Follow Jon on twitter @BoogSciambi and follow the pod @PxPCast.

For more than two decades Craig Ackerman has been associated with the Houston Rockets in one capacity or another.  He now does radio at home and TV on the road, but he's also been a studio host and production intern.  But his path is a little more complicated than that and he details it all on this week's pod.  We also talk about energy on air, his prep, how to work analystics into a broadcast in just the right way and much more.  If you enjoyed the week's episode make sure to hit Craig up on twitter @ca_Ackerman and as always find the podcast @PxPCast!

Toby Rowland has worked in the Oklahoma City market for years.  A local TV reporter and sports anchor, Toby grew up, however, a lifelong Sooners fan with a goal of one day being the "Voice of the Sooners."  That dream came true in 2011 when he was hired on and moved from the sidelines to the booth.  Rowland's career has covered big ground in a short period of time since.  He's called a Sugar Bowl, a CFB Playoff and a Final Four.  He's seen awesome matchups of Bedlam and record rushing performances.  Toby talks about all of it on this week's PXPCast.  This episode was taped in Norman, OK before OU took on Ball State in basketball and earlier in the day I had the chance to visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial.  That also sparked some conversation as well about that day in 1995 when the nation was shaken to its core. Follow Toby on social media @TRowOU and make sure to subscribe, rate and review PxPCast in iTunes or Stitcher.

Jim Barbar has been a play-by-play voice with ESPN since 1995 covering college sports to the LLWS and even Ultimate.  But his path to that job was a long road with several twists, turns and stops along the way.  His first real broadcast exposure came as a TV sports anchor for WISH-TV in Indianapolis where he was once banned from Indiana University's Assembly Hall by Bob Knight.  He later called a game with Knight on ESPN.  We'll get into that and more this week on PxPCast!

"If you don't like that, you don't like NBA basketball!" It's the famous line from 30-year Sacramento Kings TV voice Grant Napear.  A native of Long Island and a graduate of Bowling Green State University, Napear eventually made his way out to being the voice of Sacramento.  Not only is he the TV pxp man for the Kings, but he also hosts a daily talk show.  It's an interesting balance that we'll talk about in depth.  Follow Grant on twitter @GrantNapearShow for more from the Kings' voice!

Ted Emrich was born into broadcasting and then took a road less travelled into the booth.  The current Westwood One and ESPN announcer began working for the former as a stats guy for all the big names...when he was in high school.  Ted talks about his path and his process in episode 72 of PxPCast.

Dan D'Uva will forever be the first radio voice in the history of NHL Hockey in Las Vegas.  The New Jersey native hops on the podcast to talk about the role of being first, how he wound up in the desert, his climb through the ranks, his idols Ian Eagle and Doc Emrick, his binder of notes, the Cape Cod Baseball League and more.  It's one of our longer episodes but it's well worth the listen!

We've talked many times on the podcast about working with an analyst and what a good relationship with your analyst looks like.  Well, today we talk to an analyst about that same relationship.  Jay Bilas has been with ESPN since 1995 and is, by most estimations, one of their top, if not their top, college basketball analysts.  He talks this week about the partners he's worked with, how he views his role and the best way to approach it. He also breaks down his prep and more.

Steve Jones is the longtime voice of the Penn State Nittany Lions, first their men's basketball voice and now their football voice as well.  In addition Steve calls baseball for the State College Spikes and has a talk show.  In this episode he talks about making big calls under pressure, calling games in Happy Vally, working with Joe Paterno and more.

Aside from being a tremendous mini-golf player and huge fan of both Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen (discussed), Kevin Brown is a tremendous broadcaster.  The '11 Syracuse grad is in his first full year as a full-time ESPN PxP voice after having worked in Triple-A with the Syracuse Chiefs and various other freelance gigs.  We get into his career path, taking improv classes, being mentored by Jason Benetti and more this week.

Named Co-MiLB Broadcaster-of-the-Year by Ballpark Digest, Mick Gillispie is the voice of the Tennessee Smokies, AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.  Not only that, he also calls Cubs Spring Training games, runs his own production house, calls games on the SEC Network and more.  On this episode Mick talks his influences, broadcasting super powers, Will Ferrell, his climb in the minors and more.

David Crane suddenly found himself without a football broadcasting job.  He had a job and he hadn't changed his job, his job just changed.  When UAB dropped football in 2014 its impact was more far-ranging than just the play on the field.  Crane talks about what it was like without work on Saturdays, his excitement to have it back and more - like calling a 2015 NCAA Tournament upset.

Chris Denari has the best penmanship known to man.  So we obviously started this week talking about his charts, which he makes by hand.  Then we dive into calling football on TV...as he did last week...and, of course, we talk about working in the NBA and the WNBA and for the Butler Bulldogs and on TV in Indy.  Chris has had a wide-ranging career and we cover it all in episode 65!

Sean Grande has done a ton of things in his broadcasting career. A veteran of the NBA and the Boston Celtics for the better part of this century, Grande has also called college football on TV, been the voice of the Boston College Eagles football team, called Bellator MMA on TV and more.  It's one of the wonkier episodes of the podcast where we dive deep into how Sean does what he does and all the various aspects of his career.  Find Sean on twitter @SeanGrandePxP.

Allen Bestwick's name is synonymous with racing broadcasting.  A veteran of NASCAR and Indy racing alike, Bestwick most recently worked with ESPN and called this past year's 101st Indy 500.  He talk the dynamics of a racing broadcast on TV, adapting to start doing other sports with ESPN, the ESPN layoffs in April and more.

Dave Jageler didn't take the traditional route to Major League baseball.  But what is the traditional route really?  He didn't call baseball full time until 2005 when he was hired by the Pawtucket Red Sox and surged into the Washington Nationals booth in 2006.  Jageler talks all about prep, his talk background informing his baseball calls, moving to TV for a bit this year, his time as a student as Syracuse and much more.

Tony Caridi doesn't go by the name "Voice of the Mountaineers."  That's a title forever held by Jack Fleming.  But Tony is the guy that call the Mountaineers on radio, and he's as synonymous with West Virginia fans today as the country roads that take them home.  Tony talks about growing roots in WV, learning from the great Jack Fleming, his time as a student at WAER radio in Syracuse and what it's like working with Bob Huggins.

Jared Sandler made it the Majors in his early 20's. It was hard work, persistance and prep meeting opportunity when he joined the Rangers crew. Sandler talks about the chance he took on himself and how that gamble paid off.

Victor Rojas was a baseball player himself, and not only that he is the son of a player and a coach.  But it wasn't until a little later that he got into broadcasting...and player procurement...at the same time.  Victor talks all about being the voice and GM of the Newark Bears to start his career and what led him to MLB.com and then the Diamondbacks, Rangers and Angels.  Follow the Angels broadcaster on twitter @VictorRojas and follow the pod @PxPCast. 

Josh Lewin is one of the busiest men in broadcasting.  A year ago his September included the New York Mets, the San Diego Chargers, the UCLA Bruins and probably a little prep for UCLA hoops as well.  He made it out alive.  Josh joins the pod to talk about balancing that schedule, having called games for five different MLB teams, working on the national level at a young age and how to keep your eye on the ball.

Craig Bolerjack has done a ton in his career; from the NFL to downhill skiing.  The TV voice of the Utah Jazz first moved out west working in TV news as a sports reporter anc anchor and he's never left.  Not only has Bolerjack become associated with the Jazz, but he's also worked for ESPN, FOX and CBS covering at times the NFL and the NCAA Tournament.  Bolerjack covers all of those experiences and dives into his approach to broadcasting including prep and how exactly do you handle calling a game in an environment that isn't as loud as you might like.

Dave Wills has been one half of the Rays Radio broadcast since 2005.  He and Andy Freed team for one of the top booths in baseball.  A native of Chicago and former member of the White Sox crew and the inaugural voice of the Kane County Cougars (A-, Midwest League), Wills discusses climbing the ranks through broadcasting, the phone call that didn't go as planned, working with Andy on-air, having his on bobblehead and more.

Don Fischer is one of the longest tenured broadcasters in all of college athletics.  Having just completed his 44th year as the "Voice of the Hoosiers," Don has seen...well, he's almost seen it all in Bloomington.  On the call for three of Indiana's five national titles in basketball and on the air for the rebuild under Tom Crean, Fischer has carried Hossier fans through the ups and downs...but mostly ups...of the last four decades.  HE joins the pod to tell stories of his career, why he still uses a stick mic and how the very first broadcast of his career went.

"Touchdown Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle!" It was Mike Keith's first season as a pxp voice in the NFL and he didn't feel he was having his best game...then he made on of the more iconic calls in recent NFL memory.  The long-tenured voice of the Titans joins the podcast this week to talk about that call in the 2000 NFL playoffs and more about his career.

Follow the Podcast on twitter @PxPCast or follow Mike @TitansRadio.

Brian Sieman mapped out a path to the NBA early in his broadcasting career.  That path included a run through basketball's minor leagues...a road less traveled for most.  But for Sieman it worked perfectly and not long after he was in the WNBA and the NBA in Minnesota. Sieman talks about that journey, his role now with the Clippers, his prep, how he conducts interviews and more in episode 53 of #PxPCast.

Kevin Calabro spent 2016-17 as his first as the TV voice of the Portland Trailblazers...that after he spent nearly a decade working with the Pac-12 Networks, ESPN and ESPN Radio and calling the NBA Finals.  Of course, before that he spent two decades as the voice of the Seattle SuperSonics.  Needless to say he's one of the more respected voices in the NBA and this week he's on PxPCast.

Jim Rosenhaus bet on himself in 2007.  The 11-year voice of the Buffalo Bisons, Rosenhaus moved to the Major Leagues for a production and hosting job.  He was told it was not at all a play-by-play position.  But the bet eventually paid off with Jim earning pxp duties along Tom Hamilton in 2012.  Jim talks about that journey, about the World Series and about what goes into his calling of a game.

Holy Tim Tebow! Kevin Fitzgerald joins us this week to talk all things Tim Tebow playing minor league baseball, his own career broadcasting in the minors and his time working at ESPN.  Fitzgerlad is a 2014 graduate of Syracuse University and one of the big up-and-comers and fast risers in broadcasting today!

The 101st running of the Indy 500 is just about a week away, so we figured it was a good time to learn how a racing broadcast is put together. Joel isn't particularly familiar with racing as a sport, let alone broadcasting racing, so come along on his journey to learn something new in broadcasting.  Jaynes talks weaving in and out of his turn announcers and pit reporters, calling the action of such a high speed event, calling accidents and more.

Andrew Catalon was a TV sports anchor...and then he was calling curling play-by-play.  One thing led to another and after some team handball and 3D tennis he was calling the NFL on CBS.  Catalon joins the pod this week to detail his whole path to the top level of CBS announcers.

Last week Patrick Kinas joined the Pod to discuss his background in broadcasting baseball.  Today he joins us again to talk about his quest through broadcasting swimming in the 2016 Rio Olympics, having to nail the call for Michael Phelps' final gold medal win, getting comfortable with a new sport and more.

Follow the podcast on twitter @PxPCast.

In Part I of our conversation with Patrick Kinas we discuss his rise through minor league baseball from Chicago to North Carolina.  We talk about the tenuous liufe sometimes of a minor league announcer and the importance of good storytelling in a broadcast.  Kinas is back next week to dive into the Olympic pool!

The sixth guest named Bob in just 45 episodes of the podcast, Bob Rathbun began broadcasting at just 12 years old.  He was calling American Leagion baseball games with Marty Brennaman.  Yes that Marty Brennaman.  He later went on to work his way through the minors to Major League Baseball and the NBA's Athlanta Hawks.  Along they way there were several twists and turns including the first season of Arena Football on ESPN.  Find Bob on Twitter @BobRathbunTV

Mike Corey has been with ESPN since 2011.  He previously spent 13 years as the football and basketball voice of the UDel Blue Hens.  Mike's also called multiple summer and winter Olympic Games for Westwood One and NBC Sports.  Find him on twitter @MikeCoreySports.