Marchand Sports Media Growing up on WFAN, Adam Schein & the creation of a complete sports talk show host
In the 40-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand interviews SiriusXM’s Adam Schein. Schein is the ultimate culmination of growing up on “Mike & the Mad Dog,” Steve Somers and all of WFAN’s hosts. Schein goes into tremendous behind-the-scenes detail with stories involving Mike Francesa, Chris Russo, Boomer Esiason, his flirtations with the FAN and his love for SiriusXM.
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* Schein is the amalgamate of WFAN with the knowledge of a young Francesa, the zaniness and passion of Chris Russo and the schmoozing ability of Steve Somers. The station began in 1987 when Schein was 10.
* In elementary school, he hosted his own sports trivia show at recess
* How a post-game lacrosse radio show at Syracuse led to his first big break and a $22,000 per year gig
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* How he interned at WFAN, where he met Eric Spitz, Steve Cohen and Mark Chernoff, top radio executives that have influenced his career
* Cohen told Schein he was his first pick for the NFL channel on Sirius
* How Schein did his mumble reads, like Francesa
* The Spitz’ “POKE scale” for radio hosts
* How the legendary Somers influenced Schein
* How Tony Kornheiser made Schein think about his career in relation to his dream of succeeding “Mike & the Mad Dog”
* When Esiason thought about leaving mornings for WFAN afternoons, Schein likely would have been his partner
* In 2014, Francesa laid out how he wanted Schein to succeed him
* A great Francesa lemon cake story and impersonation
* The Gregg Giannotti impersonation of Schein
* Schein’s relationships with Aaron Rodgers and other star quarterbacks
* CBS Sports president David Berson’s advice to be a shoot-first point guard
* Happy Birthday to my mom, a huge Adam Schein fan. What an 82nd bday present!
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