Sports In The Making

Sports In The Making

Sports In The Making is a podcast hosted by tv sports veteran Don Cardona that explores the behind-the-scenes of sports, whether on the field, in the tv truck or anywhere sports happens. Don has conversations with the people working in sports, including sports broadcasting professionals, executives, front office staff, athletes, agents, etc. and gives sports fans a different look at sports and how it all comes together.

Episodes

October 19, 2023 55 mins

Mark Gleason spends time with Don to talk about everything related to sports as a camera operator. He has worked on ESPN’s Armed Forces Classic and the Carrier Classic, countless Major League Baseball games and National Football League games. Prior to Game 2 of the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia, Mark was at his camera position in centerfield to explain how a camera works and what the controls are. He also show...

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00:00 - Heirloom Travel Promo (heirloomtravelandadventure.com)

00:38 - Heat Media Promo (heatmediavisuals.com)

00:59 - Episode Introduction, Boulder, Colorado

01:42 - Introduction to Mark Johnson, Voice of the Buffs.

02:15 - Where Mark’s love of sports came from.

03:35 - Mark’s start in broadcasting and the work he did early in his career.

04:55 - What the play-by-play announcer role does and should be doing for the audience.

06:15 - ...

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00:00 - Heirloom Travel & Adventure Promo

00:41 - Episode Introduction

02:35 - How Oscar Sanchez describes the sports broadcasting industry.

04:25 - How Oscar got into sports television.

07:24 - How he worked in all aspects of television but had more control working behind the scenes.

09:09 - Making the jump to sports from news and entertainment.

11:50 - What his role is at CONCACAF.

14:12 - How people working in sports television sho...

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0:00 - Episode #38 Introduction

1:20 - Introduction to Jed Drake and how he started in broadcast television, first as a local reporter covering the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980.

5:38 - Jed reconciling his Olympic coverage with Roone Arledge

7:05 - When Jed joined ESPN as a production assistant

10:35 - Working the early days at ESPN and how he got opportunities with a start up sports network.

12:40 - What the most fun working at ESPN was...

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00:00 - Open

01:00 - Introduction to Owen Scannell

01:37 - How Owen started Premier Rugby Sevens and how Collegiate Rugby Sevens helped new viewers understand the sport.

07:00 - Premier Rugby Sevens Clip from Pittsburgh Tournament

08:50 - When Owen thought he had a viable new sport in the U.S.

12:15 - Growing PR7s with partners were incremental

14:10 - How he’s built the league with a strong team of people who understand rugby.

19:20 - Ob...

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0:00 - Episode Introduction to Mike DesRoches

1:15 - Where Mike’s love of sports came from

2:10 - Mike played D1 college baseball

2:40 - How Mike started working for Sony

4:00 - What Mike does with Sony now with broadcast sports

6:00 - How I met Mike at the Denver AVEXpo and how Mike helps the sports networks

9:10 - The kinds of innovations that cameras have achieved and where camera technology is going

14:15 - How autofocus has improved ...

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00:00 - Episode Introduction

01:30 - How Amy got into sports broadcasting working with the tv broadcasts for the New York Yankees

4:20 - How the Yankees’ Don Carney, Executive Producer & Director took a risk hiring Amy and women in sports tv.

6:20 - When Amy was 11 years old she participated in the New York Nets’ “Run, Dribble & Shoot” contest but wasn’t allowed to compete for the finals

9:50 - Amy visited with Jim Garvey, who refused ...

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00:00 - Episode Introduction

01:45 - How Terry and I met working in the Dominican Baseball League for ESPN (with some pictures)

03:15 - Terry’s thoughts about Dominican Baseball

04:10 - Terry’s memory of visiting with Baseball HOF Pitcher Juan Marichal

05:55 - What an Operations Producer does

07:45 - How Ops Producers are able to save a show and what the preparation is to make sure a show goes off well

09:40 - How Terry got into the spor...

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0:00 Episode Introduction

1:50 The meaning of the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series

3:00 How Dave grew up in Maryland and being the son of Hall of Fame College Football Coach Harold “Tubby” Raymond

5:55 Where Dave got his work ethic

7:50 How he became the Phillie Phanatic

11:00 How quickly the Phanatic had success and passing it along to Tom Burgoyne

13:25 Wearing the costume was physically demanding for Dave

17:20 What he did to ...

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October 27, 2022 78 mins

A recap of the first fourteen episodes of Sports In The Making and includes short sections from some of the most memorable responses.


 

Recap Highlights:

00:00 Introduction to Episode

1:40 Episode 2 - Scott Hecht talking about a make-or-break moment in his tv career

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLkgyVd4XSs&t=10s

6:40 Episode 3 - John Howard shares the most intense moment of his career as technical director on the Super Bowl.

https://ww...

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0:00 - Introduction

1:15 - How Drew first thought about getting into sports

3:00 - How he didn’t make the initial cut to work for ESPN as a staff employee but was eventually hired

5:10 - What a remote Production Assistant is at ESPN

6:05 - How he advanced from PA to Associate Producer

7:45 - What an AP’s responsibility is in remote/event production

11:20 - What it took for Drew to get from AP to Producer

12:30 - What role he took in b...

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00:00 - Introduction

  • 01:39 - How a camera falling on Marc’s head got him into television
  • 3:44 - How ESPN Coordinating Producer Chris Farrow (SITM Guest #4) hired Marc offered him a job
  • 5:04 - What Marc’s early career jobs were including editing, pulling cable, etc.
  • 6:35 - What the process of getting a job at ESPN was like when Marc went to work there which included 3 primary things
  • 8:36 - Marc’s thoughts on taking initiative and...
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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 nec...

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  • 00:00 - Episode Introduction
  • 02:25 - Introduction to Claudia Trejos and how she got into sports broadcasting
  • 03:40 - How boxing is a part of her life
  • 05:30 - How Claudia’s passion for sports is important for how she works in her career
  • 07:20 - How Claudia has a presence that makes an impact on her performance in the boxing industry despite “imposter syndrome”
  • 10:28 - She has worked from the ground up in TV, pulling cable, produc...
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00:00 - Intro to Episode #27

01:30 - How Dave Kroner got into sports television

02:58 - What Dave wanted to do as a career in sports television

04:20 - What he has seen change over the years with the graphics technology

08:20 - The different types of graphics used on sports tv broadcasts

11:12 - Dave’s role as Sr. Graphics Developer at ESPN

13:30 - How graphics is different internationally

16:12 - Differences working with global sports ne...

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00:00:00 Introduction To Allyson J. Davis

00:01:30 What Allyson is doing currently

00:01:55 What her responsibilities are as a marketing executive

00:04:20 How the media landscape has changed with marketing

00:06:35 How Allyson got into sports and then went into the marketing side of the business

00:09:25 How important it is for someone to love sports when working in sports

00:10:05 How she got started working in sports media

00:14:35 How...

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00:00 - Episode 25 introduction

00:45 - Introduction to Dave Fanucchi and how he began his career in sports.

03:35 - Introduction to Ted Collins and how he began his career in movie producing

09:30 - Ted Collins Working with Women of Wrestling (WOW), owned by Jeannie Buss, Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers

11:50 - What Women of Wrestling is about in 2022 and future years.

13:15 - How Dave Fanucchi got started with the USA Baseball Team as...

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  • 2:28 - How Andy got his start as a sportswriter.
  • 4:46 - How he was able to get his articles published when he was blogger and didn’t have a journalism degree.
  • 6:42 - How he got his first article published on ESPN.com Page 2 covering “Fistball”.
  • 9:13 - Whether he had any insecurities in pitching his next stories to sports digital publications and how relationships can help him get interviews.
  • 11:54 - How Andy finds interesting peop...
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  • 2:56 - What Abe’s been doing during Covid.
  • 4:35 - How Abe started his Chocolate Chip Cookie business.
  • 5:39 - How his cookies have become very popular at rodeos.
  • 6:46 - What the secret recipe for his cookies are.
  • 8:03 - How Abe started bull riding as a young kid in New Jersey.
  • 9:45 - When did he realize he wanted to ride bulls as a career.
  • 10:35 - How he was perceived in rodeo as a black bull rider and how some of the football players...
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Twitter: @sporino

Steve Porino in a Tree (NBC Olympics): 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96tXdONcGAE&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1v7j0VXXzTxO74NpLrbeIlS_FYa_jMJLArPMh6YW0HreieyDb3t7c5tVA

"The D Route": 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFW4aKYnaPI

  • 1:43 - What Steve has been doing during Covid-19
  • 4:26 - How he made the US Ski Team as a downhill skier
  • 7:02 - What the difference in talent is between an amateur and someone who is on the US S...
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