Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast

Kevin Fishbain, senior writer at The Athletic, interviews sports media personalities about their origin stories. Each week, reporters, columnists, play-by-play announcers, sports radio hosts, television anchors, producers and more will tell Kevin about their first jobs in the industry, and how they broke in.

Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Kevin, with 72 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kevin hosts Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast, a sports show with 72 episodes published.

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  Episode #72

  Jourdan Rodrigue, senior NFL writer at The Athletic

  Aug 19, 202653 minS1

  In episode 72, Kevin chats with Jourdan Rodrigue, senior NFL writer at The Athletic and co-host of "NFL Daily" with Gregg Rosenthal. Rodrigue recently joined the Los Angeles Rams preseason broadcast booth. The 2021 winner of the PFWA's Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer award, Rodrigue began her time at The Athletic covering the Panthers before joining the Rams beat. Before she started her career as an NFL writer, Rodrigue got her start as someone who loved to write growing up in Arizona, and you'll hear about the impact of Arizona State on her career, her internship in Seattle, and how she got her first job — covering Penn State football with the Centre Daily Times. Hear how Jourdan Rodrigue broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org

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  Episode #71

  Mike Hall, Big Ten Network studio host

  Aug 12, 202648 minS1

  In episode 71, Kevin chats with Mike Hall, studio host at Big Ten Network. Hall has been at BTN since it launched in August 2007. Hall is the first guest on this show whose experience of "breaking in" was broadcast to a nationally-televised audience, as he won ESPN's reality show "Dream Job" which earned him a job as an anchor on SportsCenter and ESPNNews. He was then the first lead anchor for ESPNU. You'll hear about the "Dream Job" experience, like the pep talk Hall got from Stuart Scott, and what those early days were like at ESPN, and then what led Hall back home to join BTN. Hear how Mike Hall broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org

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  Episode #70

  Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman, hosts of "Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000 Chicago

  Aug 5, 202650 minS1

  In episode 70, Kevin chats with Tom Waddle and Marc Silverman, hosts of "Waddle and Silvy" on ESPN 1000 in Chicago. It's a triple-origin-story episode, as you'll hear how Waddle went from an NFL career as a wide receiver into broadcasting, and how Silverman got his start in sports broadcasting in his hometown. Then the two discuss how they paired up as co-hosts, as they are the longest-running sports talk show in town. Hear how "Waddle and Silvy" broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a resource for young sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org .

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  Episode #69

  Adam Schein, host of "Schein on Sports" on SiriusXM

  Jul 29, 202643 minS1

  In episode 69, Kevin chats with Adam Schein, host of "Schein on Sports" on SiriusXM Mad Dog Radio. He also hosts "Schein Time" on YouTube on weekday afternoons and provides in-game updates for the NFL on CBS. Schein is in the WAER Hall of Fame, the radio station at Syracuse where he helped launch a focus on sports talk radio. You'll hear about Schein's childhood as a sports fan, how he first learned he had a voice for broadcast as a second grader, how he carved a talk show path at Syracuse, and his first-ever solo hosting gig at WFAN. Schein has been talking sports on Sirius for more than 20 years and offers great advice and insight into the industry. Hear how Adam Schein broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a resource for young sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.or g

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  Episode #68

  Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist and author of "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports"

  Jul 22, 202654 minS1

  In episode 68, Kevin chats with Christine Brennan, national sports columnist at USA Today and author of the New York Times bestseller "On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports." A pioneer in sports writing, Brennan's origin story begins in Toledo, where her diary entries read like AP game stories. She went on to Northwestern to study journalism, and an internship at her hometown paper led her to the sports section, where there were few women. She then interned at the Miami Herald which led to her first job, when she covered the Florida Gators. You'll hear stories about what it was like being the only woman in a locker room, how Brennan navigated the attention, what drew her to sports and her dad's influence, and the work ethic that's guided her career. Hear how Christine Brennan broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a resource for young sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org

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