Kevin Burkhardt's Super Power That Vaulted Him To The Pinnacle

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comKevin Burkhardt has reached the pinnacle of sportscasting, having called two Super Bowls and hosted countless World Series, but what may separate him is what he does off the camera as much as on … in how he treats others. Burkhardt discusses his big breaks from a small station in New Jersey to WFAN to SNY to FOX. He goes into detail about the thrill of working with Tom Brady, Greg Olsen, Derek Jeter, David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez. Burkhardt is the guest on a 36-minute edition of “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.”THE RUNDOWN …* What was shaping Kevin Burkhardt as a kid* Growing up in North Jersey, his whole family were New York fans, but not Kevin * Burkhardt was a big MLB radio guy as his family did not have cable* The influence of WFAN on BurkhardtFor access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com****** PAID SUBSCRIBERS ******* When Burkhardt entered the business, he wasn’t thinking Super Bowls & World Series* His first job out of college, he had to worry that the signal wouldn’t work * The old engineer who mentored Burkhardt* Why Burkhardt enjoyed and valued the journey* What was Burkhardt’s first break …. on The FAN & Mike & the Mad Dog* Marchand says Burkhardt is the best sideline TV reporter ever* The advice that SNY Mets’ producer, Gregg Picker, gave Burkhardt* Gary Cohen, Ron Darling & Keith Hernandez’ important move for him* Curt Gowdy Jr. took Burkhardt up on wanting to do more and made him versatile* How Burkhardt got his Fox break and legendary director Bill Webb’s influence* The story behind how Burkhardt was shocked in 2013 when Fox offered him a full NFL play-by-play job* How he tries to relate to stars like Jeter, Ortiz & Rodriguez, which he is calling a game with on Saturday, June 6th, between the Yankees-Red Sox* Why Burkhardt raves about Jeter* Ortiz is a “giant teddy bear”* How A-Rod really wanted to be good on TV * Why Pete Rose was a little dicier than the current crew* Burkhardt covered Olsen’s high school games, which helped their bond* Olsen’s practice game was unbelievable* What is the process in terms of getting to know Tom Brady up to speed at Fox* Brady didn’t do something for TV that most other players do* M-Fing the GOAT & Brady loving it* How the relationship with Brady has grown from golf to dinners* The reactions to Brady when they are out is like the Beatles* The Brady-Burkhardt strategy to deal with Brady’s fame on the field* The Micah Parsons & Trevon Diggs picture before a game with Brady* What it meant to Burkhardt that Brady called him as good a teammate as he has ever had* The fun they have on set with everyone togetherRelated Podcasts: Ian Eagle … Joe Buck .. Jim Nantz …Booger McFarland … Jason Benetti … Ryan Ruocco … Boomer Esiason ... Chris Russo … Chris Oliviero * Sign-up: Off the Record with Matt Hong on June 9th* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel