Colin Cowherd's journey from obscurity to stardom

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 52-minute podcast, Colin Cowherd is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand. Cowherd details his journey from being alone as a kid, his obsession with sports and his unbelievable stories of how he transitioned from obscurity to ESPN, Fox and his own company, The Volume. For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comRundown …* If Colin Cowherd were 22 and entering sports, what would he do to break into the business* The advice he gives to young broadcasters, using Dan Le Batard and Dave Portnoy as examples* Lonely & out-of-money, Cowherd felt he was “willful”* The interesting details of what was shaping Cowherd growing up * Great story about Larry King and talking to himself* The generational sports talk advantage of growing up before the internet* How Cowherd started as a Triple-A play-by-player* Cowherd transitioned into local sports TV* The incredible story of how Rick Scott, a radio consultant, changed Cowherd’s career* The amazing tale about how Cowherd ended up interviewing with ESPN* Why Cowherd bought a New Yorker for his interview with John Walsh* How John Walsh became a big supporter of Cowherd’s* When Cowherd got the ESPN job, Marchand interviewed Cowherd for the New York Post and Marchand’s first question was: Who the heck are you?* What it was like for Cowherd to get lost in New York for the first time* Who tried out before Michelle Beadle became his co-host on “SportsNation”* The ESPN2 football show he loved* Why he loves working for Fox Sports and iHeart* How Nick Khan and Cowherd’s wife, Ann, thought Colin should leave ESPN for Fox Sports* Why it is better today for people like Cowherd than it was three decades ago* What Cowherd does when he gets up before the show* How Bob Costas calling him to scold him was a big thrill* Why Cowherd’s goes against Marchand’s megalomaniac’s theory * Cowherd says his life is boring * Why Cowherd started The Volume* How The Volume fits Cowherd’s personality* Why Cowherd becomes stressed out about The Volume compared to his show* Does Cowherd want to sell The Volume* How Cowherd likes ‘Bussin’ with the Boys’* How he would build a sports gambling vertical around Scott Van Pelt* Cowherd would love to build verticals with Nate Bargatze or John Mulaney or Joe Fortenbaugh * Cowherd’s tremendous Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo storySome Related Sports Media Podcasts* Chris (Mad Dog) Russo* Michael Kay* Chris Oliviero* Adam Schein* Adam Schefter* Bomani Jones* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com