Interviewing the Interviewer

Eric Rynston-Lobel
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Interviewing the Interviewer

Eric Rynston-Lobel is a journalism student at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Each week, he speaks with professional sports broadcasters, reporters and writers to pick their brains on the keys to success in the field.

  1. 11/09/2020

    Andrew Baggarly - Episode 19

    Andrew Baggarly covers the San Francisco Giants for The Athletic. He discusses his two decade career covering baseball and how the industry has evolved, how long it takes him to fill out his Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and his three-show appearance on Jeopardy!

    30 min

  2. 11/02/2020

    Dave Eanet - Episode 18

    Dave Eanet has been the radio voice of the Northwestern Wildcats for the last 30 years. He talks about how he prepares for football and basketball broadcasts, some of his craziest travel schedules, how he developed his voice and more!

    33 min

  3. 10/26/2020

    Steve Burton - Episode 17

    Steve Burton is the sports director for WBZ-TV, the CBS affiliate in Boston. He talks about his time playing football at Northwestern, what it's like covering Bill Belichick, how he wrestled an alligator on live TV and more! Steve wrestling with an alligator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9VYCkeoaOA

    29 min

  4. 10/19/2020

    Billy Witz - Episode 16

    Billy Witz covers college sports for the New York Times. He talks about the previous time he spent covering the Yankees, what it's been like covering college football during COVID-19 and how he's approached writing about race and sports.

    30 min

  5. 10/05/2020

    Sam Levitt - Episode 15

    Sam Levitt is the voice of the Amarillo Sod Poodles (AA - Padres) and a college sports broadcaster. He dives into why he switched from pre-med to journalism in college, how he's navigated taking jobs around the country, how his prep differs between baseball and basketball and much more!

    39 min

  6. 09/14/2020

    Dave Revsine - Episode 14

    Dave Revsine is the lead anchor for the Big Ten Network after working at ESPN for about a decade. He talks about his brief stint working at a bank in Manhattan after college, what his 17-hour Saturdays look like during college football season and how he approached his interview with Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren after the Big Ten announced it was postponing football in the fall.

    32 min

  7. 09/07/2020

    Nicole Auerbach - Episode 13

    Nicole Auerbach is senior writer covering college football for The Athletic. She discusses how she approached covering the protests against police brutality in college football, how little sleep she got when the Big Ten and Pac 12 deliberated over postponing the fall football season and her response to MIke Milbury's comments about women during an NHL on NBC broadcast. Link to story about college football athletes during June protests: https://theathletic.com/1851097/2020/06/03/amid-protests-college-football-coaches-pledge-to-listen-lead-and-act/

    39 min

  8. 08/31/2020

    Adam Amin - Episode 12

    Adam Amin is a PbP broadcaster who recently joined Fox Sports after spending nine years at ESPN. In addition to his new role at Fox, he'll take over as the television voice of the Chicago Bulls at the start of the 2020-21 NBA season. He talks about his intro to broadcasting, the nuances of a baseball broadcast, what it was like being the first member of his family born in the United States and much more in an extensive conversation.

    49 min
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Eric Rynston-Lobel is a journalism student at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Each week, he speaks with professional sports broadcasters, reporters and writers to pick their brains on the keys to success in the field.

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    Eric Rynston-Lobel
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
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    © Eric Rynston-Lobel

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