Mike Tirico

Extensive garbage time. Marv did everything, right? He did boxing, football, the local news, the Rangers, the Knicks. And so I always thought, you know what? Do everything. Just figure out a way to become proficient at every sport that you can be invited to do. And Jim McKay, who somebody mentioned before, Jim McKay was the same thing.

And those two guys were the models for me to, hey, go figure it out. Went to college at Syracuse, interned at a TV station. They went through three weekend sportscasters in seven weeks. The GM said, I'm going to hire somebody young and cheap. I was interning there. I was young and I was cheap. Yeah. And I got a tryout.

And those two guys were the models for me to, hey, go figure it out. Went to college at Syracuse, interned at a TV station. They went through three weekend sportscasters in seven weeks. The GM said, I'm going to hire somebody young and cheap. I was interning there. I was young and I was cheap. Yeah. And I got a tryout.

And those two guys were the models for me to, hey, go figure it out. Went to college at Syracuse, interned at a TV station. They went through three weekend sportscasters in seven weeks. The GM said, I'm going to hire somebody young and cheap. I was interning there. I was young and I was cheap. Yeah. And I got a tryout.

I got a tryout on the air for six weeks, got hired after four weeks, spent four years there, and then got to ESPN in 91. I was there for 25 years, and now eight years at NBC starting my ninth year.

I got a tryout on the air for six weeks, got hired after four weeks, spent four years there, and then got to ESPN in 91. I was there for 25 years, and now eight years at NBC starting my ninth year.

I got a tryout on the air for six weeks, got hired after four weeks, spent four years there, and then got to ESPN in 91. I was there for 25 years, and now eight years at NBC starting my ninth year.

There was somebody who actually is still a friend, and we work in a different capacity now, who saw me doing local TV and was an executive at ESPN. And they told me, send a tape in a year. I sent a tape in 10 months. got hired a few months later and, you know, did SportsCenter. And I was there like in the salad days. Yeah, SportsCenter. I was with Chris Myers, who works at Fox now.

There was somebody who actually is still a friend, and we work in a different capacity now, who saw me doing local TV and was an executive at ESPN. And they told me, send a tape in a year. I sent a tape in 10 months. got hired a few months later and, you know, did SportsCenter. And I was there like in the salad days. Yeah, SportsCenter. I was with Chris Myers, who works at Fox now.

There was somebody who actually is still a friend, and we work in a different capacity now, who saw me doing local TV and was an executive at ESPN. And they told me, send a tape in a year. I sent a tape in 10 months. got hired a few months later and, you know, did SportsCenter. And I was there like in the salad days. Yeah, SportsCenter. I was with Chris Myers, who works at Fox now.

The weekends were Carl Ravitch and Linda Cohn, who are still there at ESPN all these years later. And the main group was Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Bob Lee and Charlie Steiner, Robin Roberts, Gary Miller. We just had like this – that is still, for the most part, all on TV doing national sports almost 25, 30 years later. I love that.

The weekends were Carl Ravitch and Linda Cohn, who are still there at ESPN all these years later. And the main group was Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Bob Lee and Charlie Steiner, Robin Roberts, Gary Miller. We just had like this – that is still, for the most part, all on TV doing national sports almost 25, 30 years later. I love that.

The weekends were Carl Ravitch and Linda Cohn, who are still there at ESPN all these years later. And the main group was Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Bob Lee and Charlie Steiner, Robin Roberts, Gary Miller. We just had like this – that is still, for the most part, all on TV doing national sports almost 25, 30 years later. I love that.

It did stand for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Because you know the story at the start. In September of 1979, a little bit before that, they went up on a satellite and had a satellite. And the original idea was they're going to broadcast Connecticut sports around the state. And they're like, wait a minute, this can be seen everywhere. So let's expand out the idea.

It did stand for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Because you know the story at the start. In September of 1979, a little bit before that, they went up on a satellite and had a satellite. And the original idea was they're going to broadcast Connecticut sports around the state. And they're like, wait a minute, this can be seen everywhere. So let's expand out the idea.

It did stand for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. Because you know the story at the start. In September of 1979, a little bit before that, they went up on a satellite and had a satellite. And the original idea was they're going to broadcast Connecticut sports around the state. And they're like, wait a minute, this can be seen everywhere. So let's expand out the idea.

And when I was mentioning all the names, I did mention the godfather of it all. Chris. Chris Berman, who, you know, Chris with the nicknames and the schtick and the whole deal, the back, back, back. Chris made it cool. And a lot of people tried to emulate Chris or be like Chris.

And when I was mentioning all the names, I did mention the godfather of it all. Chris. Chris Berman, who, you know, Chris with the nicknames and the schtick and the whole deal, the back, back, back. Chris made it cool. And a lot of people tried to emulate Chris or be like Chris.

And when I was mentioning all the names, I did mention the godfather of it all. Chris. Chris Berman, who, you know, Chris with the nicknames and the schtick and the whole deal, the back, back, back. Chris made it cool. And a lot of people tried to emulate Chris or be like Chris.

But I think the ones who succeeded, like Rich Eisen, Craig Kilbourn, Stuart Scott, guys who came on after the main group I talked about, they found their own schtick, right? Yeah, yeah.