Maria Taylor Tells It Like It Is: ‘Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed’

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comMaria Taylor tells her story from being a two-sport star, her rise at ESPN, the Rachel Nichols controversy and now with a prestigious NBC Sports hosting portfolio that includes a new teammate, Mike Tomlin. It is a 42-minute “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 Pod Rundown …* Her sports obsession began with basketball* How Taylor’s confidence grew as a kid* Why her older brother was so important in her development* Her athletic prowess* The funny reason she chose to play volleyball* She was recruited for both basketball & volleyball* The big time schools after her … and a choice* Being a two-sport athlete in college* How she chose broadcasting over playing professionally* The coaching advice that made her decision* How she got on-air as an intern and Tony Dungy* The big break of being an analyst* How an ESPN writer led to another big break* Her role grew quick at ESPN* Learning with Steve Ackles, Joe Tessitore & Matt Millen* How SEC Network was so big in her career* The All-Star crew of SEC Nation* Tim Tebow and God* How did College GameDay happen for Taylor* How she told John Wildhack and Lee Fitting what she wanted to do* The great advice for younger sportscasters* Where does her directness come from* “Closed mouths don’t get fed”* She got to GameDay at 30 years old* Her dream of being there for championships* Rachel Nichols’ private comments that became public and the NBA Finals’ hosting role* What is Taylor’s view on what happened* Imperfection and gratefulness* The reason she left ESPN for NBC … Prime Video had interest too* Meeting with Molly Solomon & Fred Gaudelli* How her contract was up at ESPN, but the ABC Finals was still going on* She remains friendly with Jimmy Pitaro* Solomon and the Olympics* The NBA Finals one day, the Olympics the next day and the craziness of it all* How her NBC schedule changed and her newborn son* She was ready to do more again* How will Mike Tomlin do as an NBC analyst* What she wants to learn from TomlinRelated Podcasts: Rick Cordella, Malika Andrews, Joe Buck, Laura Rutledge, Bomani Jones, Fred Gaudelli, Greg Hughes, Drew Esocoff, Ramona Shelburne, Mike Soltys, Chris LaPlacaClick here to learn more and sign-up: