J.J. Hartigan pt. 1 - Jeff Fylling, growing up in Sioux Falls, calling Canaries games

Sioux Falls native and lifelong resident J.J. Hartigan has spent his entire play-by-play career in Sioux Falls and Brookings, calling games and working with legendary coaches, athletes, and broadcasters along the way. Currently, Hartigan is now the sole voice of Augustana football and basketball (radio and streaming) after the recent passing of the 42-year "Voice of the Vikings" Jeff Fylling.  Fylling was the radio broadcaster while Hartigan has called Augie games for TV and streaming since 2014. How has Hartigan processed replacing a legend everyone in the Augie community considers irreplaceable? His modest yet energetic attitude about his role comes from an upbringing in a sports savvy city like Sioux Falls, where he played youth sports and his father took him to plenty of local prep, college, and minor league games. How and when did Hartigan decide he wanted to be behind the microphone, and how would he describe his first professional gig: Calling amatuer baseball in Mankato with the Northwoods League. This eventually led to Hartigan's first gig calling a professional team: The Sioux Falls Canaries, his hometown club. It was a dream job, but on a team with some nightmare results. That didn't stop him from soaking in the thrill of the job and everything there is to learn that comes with doing it.