00:00 - Intro to Episode
01:50 - How Brian got into sports broadcasting
03:30 - What sports USA Network covered in the 1980’s
06:50 - How as a producer Brian is connected to each aspect of the production
08:50 - How he manages broadcasting shows around the world
10:27 - What a control room monitor wall looks like and what he looks at
12:50 - How complicated a production can be when sending it to the world
15:40 - How much prep work is necessary to make a production
17:10 - What Brian’s job was on the 2022 US Open Tennis
18:40 - Chris Evert’s last match and how the coverage compared to Serena Williams’ last match at the US Open
21:00 - How technology has advanced coverage of sporting events
22:20 - A selection of photos of Brian and his talent and crew and what they mean to a production and what the crew’s role was at the 2022 US Open
25:40 - Relationship between producers and announcers
32:50 - Listening is key in producing an event when working with announcers
34:40 - How the crew also contributes by listening and selling shots or information
35:45 - How the crew is valuable to the production such as a Stage Manager and playback operator
37:15 - Brian at the British Open, The Old Course at St. Andrews
38:10 - Coverage of Tiger Woods in 2014 at Royal Liverpool British Open
40:55 - Brian’s experience with Tiger Woods before he won his first Masters in 1997
43:45 - How Brian had to negotiate with Earl Woods, Tiger’s father to complete the documentary
45:40 - What Brian’s experience was playing golf with Tiger Woods
48:15 - How Brian was a part of the Women’s College Tennis Hall of Fame and being friends with Billie Jean King
50:35 - What some of Brian’s most memorable events he’s produced
53:15 - His experience when the bombing happened at the 2013 Boston Marathon
57:00 - Producing ESPN’s “The Impossible Jump” with Mike Metzger and Evil Knievel
1:01:20 - A signed poster of “The Impossible Jump”
1:01:50 - Developing relationships with celebrities and announcers
1:03:50 - Brian’s favorite sports movie
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