Broadcast Booth - Stories From Inside the Headsets of Play-by-Play Brian Jensen

One of the top PBP voices of the NBA, John Ireland, talks about his road to the best seat in the sport, his relationship with Kobe Bryant and the memories of his call of Bryant's final game, following the legendary Chick Hearn, and the fun of fame among some of the the most famous celebrities in the world.

Kevin Eschenfelder, pregame and postgame host of Houston Astros Baseball, Houston Rockets Basketball, and the Play-by-Play voice of Houston Cougars Football, joins the podcast to talk about earning a spot on the Astros Wall of Honor, some crazy nights in the booth of high school football, and the scary moment when he suffered a heart attack shortly after broadcasting a U of H game.

Play by Play voice of OU football, basketball and baseball programs - longtime Oklahoma broadcaster Toby Rowland - talks moving to the SEC, following a legend, writing a children's book, and a funny story about one of his best that turned into one of his worst!

Texas High School Football Hall of Famer and longtime University of Texas play-by-play voice Craig Way shares stories behind some of his legendary calls - like the Longhorns National Championship Rose Bowl game against USC, last second field goals that became instant classics, and the walk off home run to reach a College World Series final - along with some crazy travel scenarios while juggling a schedule that often overlaps. Craig's passion for sports broadcasting carries over to our convers...

For more than two decades, Brian Estridge has been known as the voice of TCU Athletics, but his interest in radio and a career in broadcasting began at age 14. Hear the stories of his "pivots" through the pandemic, broadcasting Big 12 college athletics while watching a monitor from home, his prep work and how it resembles the sports he calls, and much more!

One of the great storytellers of our time and a Play-by-Play Hall of Famer - Verne Lundquist, takes us through his incredible career with behind the scenes anecdotes around some of his iconic calls. Verne chats about his early days as a local sportscaster in Dallas, his play-by-play experience with the Dallas Cowboys that included the infamous Jackie Smith drop in Super Bowl XIII, shares why the Grant Hill pass to Christian Laettner was so meaningful to him personally, and his favorite - the ...