Legendary NBC director Drew Esocoff & the Super Bowl mindset

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 45-minute sports media podcast, NBC’s Super Bowl director, Drew Esocoff, details what it is like to be in charge of the biggest shots with 120 million plus watching. The Seahawks-Patriots will be his eighth Super Bowl.Esocoff is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand”For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* What is it like to be in the NBC director chair for the Super Bowl* What is the difference between his first Super Bowl compared to his seventh Bowl* Coming out of Colgate, Esocoff didn’t start in sports media* How Colgate alums, Woody Freiman and Doug Wilson, helped Esocoff regroup at ABC Sports* He ended up at Sports Phone as he had on-air aspirations* Bill Fitts and Ellen Beckwith gave Esocoff his break with an ESPN entry level spot* Al Trautwig, Howie Rose, Chuck Cooperstein and Howie Karpin were among the Sports Phone alums with Esocoff* How his big break at ESPN happened and the tremendous environment for a 25-year-old* He ended up on Baseball Tonight and Top Rank Boxing on way to college football & the NFL* How the presidential election impacted his ABC Sports schedule* How he joined Monday Night Football* What was Dennis Miller like* Praise for Eric Dickerson’s attitude* Hanging with John Madden was as memorable as doing the games .. it was “magical”* Madden made it simple and fun* How does the communication work during a game between the director and the broadcast team* What Esocoff’s goal is as a director* Bill Fitts’ rule* A normal Sunday Night Football game has 170 people, while a Super Bowl has around 220 on game coverage* The camera people have to be on the lookout* How Esocoff looks at using crowd shots* Dick Ebersol’s point on where your shots should be* The emotion of the shots on both sides need to be shown* Esocoff is going to do some part-time NBA for the first time in a long time … the game has changed* What is Esocoff’s advice to young people wanting to direct* Ithaca College vs. Syracuse in media* What should executives be looking for to find the next Drew Esocoff* It’s the producer’s show, not the director’s* What is the intensity like for Esocoff that goes into a Super Bowl compared to a regular game* How Esocoff builds his monitor wall for the Super Bowl* The great Super Bowls that NBC has had …* The reason patience is important when directing; especially in football* How the replay director communicates* Cris Collinsworth and Andy Freeland prepare four prep tapes with one each on each team’s offense and defense* Esocoff was a substitute teacher in Elizabeth, NJ and Todd Bowles was a student* What is Esocoff’s favorite moment of his career* Why Esocoff is not quick to retireRelated Podcasts* How a Hall of Fame producer changed sports TV … Fred Gaudelli* A legendary World Series producer says goodbye …Pete Macheska* How an ESPN Original navigated the Worldwide Leader in Attention … Chris La Placa* Rick Cordella explains NBC’s NBA logic & how sports drives Peacock* From TNT to NBC, Greg Hughes & the public relations stories of a lifetime* The dynamic ways Mark Shapiro sees the future of media* From Steve Jobs to Roger Goodell: Hans Schroeder & the NFL’s power in media* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com