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Ian Eagle on NBA Announcing, Being a Comedian's Son, First-Game Flop Sweat, and Going 10 Years Without a Mistake

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How Old Are You When You Want to Be a Sports Announcer?

When you're young, and i was naive. I didn't, at that point, know anything other than i enjoyed the broadcast side of it. When we went to games, i would stare at the booth y. It was weird. The game was there. Or going to a nickgame or a ranger game, same deal. Marf albert, going to an anipel game, i seing dick enberg in the booth fascinated me in a way. But i didn't have any outlet to do it until i got to syracuse, and i jumped in head first.

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