The Best of SBS: Ernie Johnson
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Who is Ernie Johnson and why is he a legend?
Welcome to another South Beach Session. I am so happy to be joined by a legendary friend. He will poo-poo the idea of legend. He will poo-poo with great humility the job that he does on the longest running funny show. Not just in sports, but for all of television. One could make an argument that you have the space. Poo-poo. No, I'm going to do this introduction correctly, because I want people to understand... All those guys say you're the most important piece and you say that's ridiculous. Obviously, that's asinine. They're the stars. You're just there to serve them. But you know how to be a host. And being a host requires a decency, a kindness and an ego that you don't generally find in the television business.
Because you have to be someone who brings the ball up and just passes again and again and again, does it quietly. Und du hast einen Monster gebaut. Einen Monster. Ich weiß nicht, ob es ein Unfall war. Ich weiß es nicht. Welcome, by the way. I just don't want you to be humble guy here. Like what you do is hard and you can talk about it gratefully before God without poo-pooing how hard it is to do what you do. Because I know they make it look easy. It is not as easy as you make it look.
There's a lot of work. And I love the work. And I love the prep. And look, this... I appreciate everything you said about the show and about my role. And there's not a day that goes by that I am not as thankful as I could possibly be about sitting in that chair. für so lange, seit ich 1989 von Turner Broadcasting eingeladen wurde. Ich musste eine 6-monatige No-Compete-Klausel auswählen, weil ich an lokalen Fernsehern in Atlanta gearbeitet habe. Ich habe also nur sechs Monate gedauert, ein paar Geschichten gemacht und dann war es die nächste Saison, die 90-91-Saison. Sie sagten, hey, Craig Sager wird auf der Straße gehen, er wird ein Siedlingsreporter sein, weil Craig in der Sitzung war. Du bist also unser NBA-Typ.
Ich hatte keine Ahnung, dass ich in 2023 hier sitzen würde und über diesen Rund in dieser Rolle sprechen würde. Das war nie in den Karten. Was mich dort gehalten hat, ist, vorbereitet zu werden. Das ist die ganze Schlüssel zur Longevity.
Oft... without needing your colleagues to be as prepared, because they're there for expertise. And I know how much Charles hates those March Madness weekends where they make him memorize all the names, because you're doing the preparation in a lot of ways, as is an unbelievable production team, so that Kenny and Charles and Shaq can be maximum themselves. The reason that I admire it, one of the many reasons I admire it so much, is because of how rare it is to be able to keep those spinning plates alive. together and working together when this is the vanity business, Ernie. Like Shaq's used to being a star. Charles is used to being the star of that show. Kenny is used to being a facilitator who understands your role better than most.
And the thing, you know why it's work? Because nobody tries to make themselves the show. weil sie niemals versucht haben, sich selbst zu zeigen. Und ich bin in der glücklichen Position, von Punkt A bis Punkt B bis Punkt C zu kommen, mit drei Jungs, die in jeder beobachtbaren Situation in einem Basketballspiel waren. So nobody at home cares if what I think about what might be being said in a huddle with 1.7 seconds to go. They want to hear from the guys who have been there. And so it's up to me to try to bring out the best in these three guys. Knowing your role is vital. If you try to stray outside your lane and be something you aren't, then it doesn't work.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Ernie Johnson and why is he a legend?
0:53–10:16
2
What makes Inside the NBA the best sports show?
10:16–13:19
3
How does Ernie Johnson prepare for his role?
13:19–15:25
4
What personal experiences shaped Ernie's career?
15:25–20:04
5
How does love factor into sports broadcasting?
20:04–23:05
6
What lessons did Ernie learn from his father?
23:05–40:27
7
How does Ernie manage ego and humility in his career?
40:27–46:15
8
What are the challenges of working with sports icons like Shaq and Charles?
46:15–1:06:28
Speakers
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