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posted by Dan Quinn on April 29, 2013 3:57 PM
Listeners know Mike & Mike co-host Mike Golic is an excitable individual, whether it’s about Notre Dame, his kids’ athletic accomplishments, or even doughnuts.
Mike Golic Jr.
(Photo courtesy of Mike Golic)
His son Mike, Jr., a Notre Dame offensive lineman entering this past weekend’s NFL Draft, expresses excitement differently. Moments after signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent – after going undrafted — Mike Jr. Tweeted: continue reading…
posted by Rachel Margolis on April 10, 2013 11:48 AM
ESPN play by play announcers Dave O’Brien and Doris Burke. (Phil Ellsworth/ESPN Images)
NEW ORLEANS — Last night’s NCAA Women’s National Title game victory by UConn signified the end of the college basketball season. But for members of ESPN’s broadcast team, that end is a beginning — starting tonight.
Play-by-play announcer Dave O’Brien is on the call for the Red Sox radio network as Boston hosts Baltimore; Doris Burke goes from color analyst last night to NBA sideline reporter for tonight’s Brooklyn-Boston game (8 p.m., ESPN); and director Michael Schwab helms the second half of ESPN’s NBA doubleheader as Denver hosts San Antonio, with Dave Pasch and Hubie Brown on the call. continue reading…
posted by Rachel Margolis on April 8, 2013 12:40 PM
NEW ORLEANS — It’s NCAA Women’s Final Four time and that means Creative Content Unit Associate Producer Tara Baker is making magic in the edit room producing a variety of “teases,” “bump(er)s” and “opens” for the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game telecasts.
Last season, she showcased the personalities of the teams in photo-booth inspired teases that aired throughout the tournament. This year, the team’s personalities are framed within the energy of a music video. continue reading…
posted by Bill Hofheimer on March 12, 2013 4:42 PM
Pat Yasinskas joined ESPN in January 2008 as the NFC South writer for ESPN.com’s NFL Nation blog network.
He previously covered the Carolina Panthers for the Charlotte Observer and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the Tampa Tribune. In addition to following these teams, as well as the Saints and Falcons, in his current role, Yasinskas is providing scouting reports in the month ahead on the 12 NFL Draft prospects who are participating in the fourth installment of Jon Gruden’s QB Camp series.(Full QB Camp TV schedule.)
Yasinskas has attended several QB Camp film sessions in Gruden’s Tampa office (aka the F.F.C.A., or Fired Football Coaches Association), including Monday’s visit with All-America Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o, a projected first-round pick. (The SportsCenter Special: Gruden’s QB Camp: Manti Te’o episode will debut Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. ET.)
Yasinskas filed a recap of the Te’o visit for ESPN.com. Below he discusses with Front Row what he’s had the opportunity to observe at QB Camp this spring.
This is the first time you have covered Gruden’s QB Camp. What are your impressions so far?
It’s beyond what I expected. It’s fascinating. I’m blown away by what a big process it is. The half-hour shows with commercials are probably 23 minutes. They are doing four hours of film work and chalkboard work, and in some cases they are also doing an hour-long workout. What you see on TV is probably one-eighth of what goes on. Also, the preparation by Jon — he has so much film of each kid, as well as plays that are similar to the points he’s trying to make. He obviously spends days getting ready for each guy. And I can honestly say that from an X’s and O’s standpoint, I have learned more in these four sessions than I have in the 18 or 19 years that I’ve been covering the NFL.
What’s the reaction of the players when they come through QB Camp?
I’ve been surprised that everyone I’ve seen has been very relaxed. It’s amazing the comfort level that all of them have developed with Jon. None of them looks like a 22-year-old college kid who knows he’s on national TV. They look like they are just sitting there with a coach, chatting and breaking down film and drawing up plays. I’ve been very impressed with how I’ve seen the kids handle it.
What were your thoughts on Manti Te’o’s QB Camp? continue reading…
posted by Rachel Margolis on February 11, 2013 3:43 PM
Samantha Ponder interviews Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey after the Irish defeated Louisville in five overtimes on Saturday. (ESPN)
ESPN was able to capture another historic night on the hardwood when the host, No. 25 Notre Dame topped No. 11 Louisville, 104-101 in five overtimes this past Saturday.
The game ended in regulation tied at 60 before both teams powered through the extra sessions making for 3 hours and 40 minutes of riveting television. ESPN’s Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale and Samantha Ponder had the call of the Top 25 matchup and the College GameDay presented by State Farm crew of Rece Davis, Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps were also on hand to witness the excitement.
Veteran ESPN producer Phil Dean was in the truck making the critical calls to get the viewers the best possible view from Purcell Pavilion. While Dean was not on-hand for the unforgettable 6 overtime game between Connecticut and Syracuse during the Big East Championship in 2009, he did produce the seven-overtime Arkansas football win over Ole Miss in 2001. So, five overtimes is nothing to him – well, almost nothing!
When a game goes into OT, what normal procedures have to be executed regarding air time, commercials, etc.? What communications are made?
The associate director works with Bristol on commercial breaks but we are very flexible. At the end of this regulation, we made the decision to stay and show a highlight of ND’s Jerian Grant, who scored 12 points in 45 seconds to lead the Irish comeback. The first called timeout of each overtime is a media timeout. Again, we can choose on-site whether or not we want to stay or go based on what had happened in the telecast.
As each additional OT took place, what other concerns come to the forefront? How is your “game plan” altered? continue reading…
posted by David Scott on February 11, 2013 9:14 AM
Front Row knows you have better things to do all weekend than check your social media feeds, so we do it for you.
Here, from the ESPN PR universe, are some of the Tweets, posts and other commentary you may have missed.
You can thank us later!
posted by Hannah Worster on February 10, 2013 1:01 PM
ESPN NFL analyst Darren Woodson’s nephew, senior cornerback Cole Luke, signs with Notre Dame.
(Photo courtesy of Darren Woodson)
When ESPN NFL analyst Darren Woodson was recruited to play college football in 1987, he didn’t have a cell phone, let alone a Twitter or Facebook account. So when his nephew, senior cornerback Cole Luke (a 2013 Notre Dame signee) went through the process this season — more than 25 years later — Woodson was exposed to a whole new world of recruiting.
ESPN’s Darren Woodson
The former three-year starter at Arizona State who won three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys as a pro discusses his eye-opening experience with Front Row:
Your nephew Cole Luke is a four-star defensive back prospect from Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz. How did you help him prepare for the recruiting process?
I don’t know if it was so much me preparing my nephew for the recruiting process or him preparing me. I haven’t gone through this since ’87, so it had been a long time and the rules have changed — when there’s dead time, and when the coach can call you, and now with social media. So he had to educate me on the process first.
I basically numbered the teams that he had interest in, or the schools that he had interest in. And that was one of the mistakes at first — I’m thinking NFL, hey, let’s list the teams. And then I thought about it, let’s list the schools and the education.
What part does social media play in today’s recruiting process?
It’s huge. I cannot imagine the pressure that would be placed on me at the age of 17-18 and having Twitter and Facebook and Instagram and all these different social media outlets to go through and get recruited off of. Back when in ’87, the coaches called the house and they called your head coach. You went through that process of meeting with your head coach and your head coach setting up the meetings at the same time.
Now it’s totally different. There’s so much more pressure on these young kids to make a decision. There’s so much access to those players at the same time that you really have to be focused on making the right decision and not being overwhelmed with too much information.
Speaking of social media, you have a cameo in a recent commercial for AT&T that has a recruiting theme. What feedback have you received?
A ton of feedback. My nephew Cole is always on me joking about that little two-second blurb I got — “Hello!” — I mean, that’s all I hear. I hear from everyone. Even Herm Edwards the other day, who was the king of that word: “Hello.” He got on me about, “Why didn’t they come recruit me instead of you?” So, I’ve heard it from everyone.
For a complete recap of the college football recruiting season and rankings of the top classes, visit ESPN’s Recruiting Central.
ICYMI: Highlights from the past week on Front Row
• Mike & Mike in the Morning researcher Kristen “Balbiz” Balboni talked with Front Row about her other ESPN gig, quizzing Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic for the “Next Question” segment.
• ESPN NBA analysts shared intriguing gift ideas for Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday on Sunday, Feb. 17.
• Studio E, the home of Mike & Mike in the Morning, First Take, NFL Live, and NFL 32, got a refresher last week. The operations crew took advantage of the empty studio due to offsite Super Bowl XLVII coverage and upgraded cameras, monitors and set lighting.
• ESPNU aired its eighth annual National Signing Day Special earlier this week. The coverage included many updates from ESPN national recruiting director Tom Luginbill.
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posted by Hannah Worster on January 19, 2013 12:00 PM
ESPN covered all the angles concerning the controversies surrounding Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o and disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong.
Friday evening, Te’o told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap that he was a victim and “never” part of an elaborate hoax.
Armstrong confessed — in an interview with Orpah Winfrey televised Thursday — that he used performance-enhancing drugs when he won seven straight Tour de France crowns. Friday, former teammate Tyler Hamilton reacted to Armstrong’s statements in an interview with Outside The Lines host Bob Ley. The video above is a portion of the interview.
ICYMI: Highlights from the past week on Front Row
• Go inside ESPN Digital Media’s third annual Hackathon, where more than 85 ESPN developers, designers and engineers were given 48 hours to submit working prototypes of what could be ESPN’s next top-ranked digital product.
• A This is SportsCenter spot featuring Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo and his larger-than-life hands launched this week. SportsCenter’s John Anderson shared a behind-the-scenes look at the shoot.
• Jim Boeheim’s Car Wash visit to ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., headquarters on Monday provided a chance for a timely reunion with ESPN Communications publicist Keri Potts, who worked for Boeheim while attending Syracuse University.
• Columnist and commentator Jemele Hill was a panelist for ESPN’s third annual Content of Character special. Front Row spoke to Hill about the roundtable discussion and the importance of social media.
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posted by Dan Quinn on January 17, 2013 4:28 PM
Usually, life presents a sprint or a marathon.
Tomorrow, ESPN Radio’s Mike Greenberg and Colin Cowherd will be facing both.
With Greeny’s Mike & Mike in the Morning co-host Mike Golic off (that’s another story — well, same story, just see below), Cowherd will fill-in for “Big Mike.”
Then, after that 6-10 a.m. ET studio share, Greenberg technically will make Cowherd’s life easier by sittin’ in on The Herd from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. to complete their seven-hour radio marathon.
“I’m very easy to be around — many of my ex-wives will tell you that,” Colin says with a “What, me worry?” attitude.
Predictably, Greenberg is approaching the prolonged partnership with perceptibly more prudence.
“I’m not quite sure how we will manage to do seven hours without having mutual nervous breakdowns,” he says. “We are probably the two most neurotic people on Earth.”
His fears might be warranted. continue reading…
posted by Sheldon Spencer on January 7, 2013 4:30 PM
If Notre Dame claims its first football national championship in a generation tonight in Miami, the victory will resonate with many ESPN employees with Fighting Irish ties.
ESPN Radio host Mike Golic and SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm’s shared enthusiasm for their alma mater is well chronicled. Golic, of course, has two sons on the current Irish squad. ESPN college football analyst Lou Holtz coached at Notre Dame for 11 seasons and in 1988 led the Irish to their last national football title.
But an Irish victory over Alabama in the Discover BCS National Championship Game (tonight, 8:30 ET, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio & ESPN3D) would have special meaning to another ESPN employee.
Amara Parseghian is a niece of legendary Irish head coach Ara Parseghian, who after winning two consensus national championships in South Bend worked as an ABC Sports color commentator from 1975-81.
Amara, a 2009 Notre Dame grad, continues her family and school’s ties to ESPN/ABC as a production assistant who works primarily on SportsCenter.
“We do all the in-depth montages and promotions for SportsCenter. I did do a couple of promotions for the ND-Bama game,” said Parseghian, 25, who joined ESPN in August 2010. “I get the music, edit the video. I basically put together short ‘movie trailers.’”
Former Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian worked for ABC as a football analyst. (Credit: ABC Photo Archives)
She hasn’t seen Uncle Ara since the 2011 football season. But she was a regular visitor to his South Bend home when she was an undergrad Communications major at Notre Dame.
She’s still amazed about where and why the Parseghian name registers.
“Since I’ve been at ESPN, it’s been probably been a once-a-day thing,” she said. “It’s been funny, though. I’ve had a couple of experiences where people ask, ‘Are you related to. . . ?’ and I’d automatically assume they were talking about [Uncle Ara]. But they’ll ask about somebody completely different.”
Her brothers Nathan and Jared were kickers at Miami of Ohio, where Ara also attended college and learned the game as an assistant to Woody Hayes in 1950.
Amara has plenty of ties to Notre Dame lore. continue reading…
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