On the Air with Aiden Blanc

Aiden Blanc

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Every week, host Aiden Blanc sits down with some of the best and brightest in the sports media industry to talk about everything from their rise in the field to pregame prep and of course, play-by-play. You can follow the show on X, @ontheairPxP and Aiden as @aidendblanc.

02/18/2022

Episode 45: John Fanta (FOX Sports, Big East)

New year, same pod! We return for our debut episode of 2022 with John Fanta of FOX Sports. Aiden and John talk managing his schedule during the busiest times of his year, how he rose through the ranks to become a household name within the Big East, the role social media and alternative broadcasts will play in the future of the industry and much more! You can find John on instagram and twitter, @John_Fanta

38 min
12/31/2021

2021 Year in Review

It's a special episode this week as we play clips from Aiden's favorite episodes of 2021, featuring Wayne Larrivee, Mike Monaco, Sam Levitt, Jerry Recco, Noah Eagle and more! Thanks for listening to the pod all year and we look forward to bringing you more episodes in 2022!

42 min
12/25/2021

Episode 44: Noah Eagle (LA Clippers)

Noah Eagle from the LA Clippers (And a variety of other ventures) drops by for our final episode of the year to talk getting a job in the NBA straight out of college, working basketball on the radio without an analyst, his process for game critique and much more! You can find Noah on twitter and instagram, @NoahEagle15

1h 2m
11/26/2021

Episode 43: Mark Boyle (Indiana Pacers)

Mark Boyle is a staple of Indiana basketball and the NBA. The vet joins us this week to talk walking across the entire state of Indiana, the impact his parents had on him at the start of his career, how often he listens to his own work and what he listens to and much more! You can follow Mark on twitter, @Mark_J_Boyle

57 min
11/19/2021

Episode 42: Neil Price (Mississippi State Bulldogs)

Neil Price is currently in his fourth season as his voice of the Mississippi State Bulldogs football and mens basketball teams, having spent time in Kentucky prior to that. We chat with Neil this week about growing up listening to the great John Ward, how to have a conversational call with basketball and football, his growth in his role with the bulldogs and much more! Neil isn't on social media, but you can hear his broadcasts at hailstate.com and on the Varsity Network App.

51 min
10/29/2021

Episode 41: Josh Lewin (UCLA Bruins)

Josh Lewin is one of the busiest men in broadcasting. Stops in his career have included the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, San Diego (At the time) Chargers, MLB on FOX and his current venture with UCLA, calling football and mens basketball. While en route to a UCLA basketball practice, Josh joins the pod to talk his start in the industry, the start of Major League Baseball on FOX, how he managed prep for three teams in two different sports at the same time and much more! You can follow Josh on twitter, @joshlewinstuff and on instagram, @playbyplayofanythingatall

30 min
10/15/2021

Episode 40: Lisa Salters (ESPN)

Lisa Salters joins us this week as our first female guest on the pod! Salters started her career in news at ABC and moved over to ESPN where she covers Monday Night Football and the NBA. Today, she is one of the most respected journalists within the industry and had worked with the likes of Al Michaels, Mike Tirico, Mike Been and the current MNF team of Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick. Lisa joins us this week to talk making the move from news to sports, what her prep looks like for an average Monday night, how many of her storylines actually make it to air and much more! Lisa is on twitter, @saltersl and on instagram, lisa_salters

20 min
10/01/2021

Episode 39: Kevin Fitzgerald (ESPN/FOX Sports)

Kevin Fitzgerald is one of the rising stars in the industry. A recipient of the 2014 Jim Nantz Award, Kevin spends Saturdays in the fall calling college football before moving over to ESPN for hoops in the winter. Fitz chats with us this week about the importance of solid preparation for a game, why he loves the art of interviewing on a podcast, his move form minor league baseball to network play-by-play and much more! You can find Kevin on twitter, @KevinTFitz and on Instagram, @kevintfitz

59 min

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Every week, host Aiden Blanc sits down with some of the best and brightest in the sports media industry to talk about everything from their rise in the field to pregame prep and of course, play-by-play. You can follow the show on X, @ontheairPxP and Aiden as @aidendblanc.

Creator

Aiden Blanc
Years Active

2019 - 2022
Episodes

45
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Aiden Blanc
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On the Air with Aiden Blanc