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Jan 23, 2019 45 min

ESPN Broadcaster Bob Wischusen

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3:05 - Life on the road 6:30 - Why calling College Football trains you to be ready for any sportscasting opportunity 10:07 - What he considers the most difficult sport to do play-by-play for, and why you might be surprised by his answer 16:20 - Feeling comfortable as a broadcaster and early influences 21:00 - How he seeks out feedback on his broadcasts 24:25 - Going to Boston College, calling games and doing shows with Joe Tessatore and Boog Sciambi/Wanting to compete against them because of how talented they are 28:15 - Does he ever wish he would've stayed with talk radio and would he like to have his own full-time show down the road? 31:40 - How his gravitation to the talk radio side usually stems from moments when he's watching games 35:20 - Is there different preparation for the different analysts he works with (eg. Dick Vitale vs Fran Fraschilla) 37:40 - How he tanked his audition for the XFL 41:07 - His love for Phish and the first time he ever saw them live

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