Predictions, Aspirations, and the Joy of Sportscasting

Hello, media consumers! Bryan has a special bonus episode for you. He caught up with one of ESPN’s originals, Chris Berman, in New Orleans. They sit down and discuss the following:

• What Chris Berman’s Super Bowl week is like (2:12)
• When ESPN asked him to stop using nicknames (14:34)
• The original idea for ‘NFL Primetime’ (23:33)
• Turning down NBC (36:14)
• The three eras of ESPN (53:08)

And then Bryan closes out the show with a fun lightning round where Berman talks about his favorite anchors to work with, getting a Super Bowl ring from the San Francisco 49ers, what he would have done if he wasn’t a sports anchor, and more (58:27).

Host: Bryan Curtis

Guest: Chris Berman

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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