Play-by-Playcast is a podcast for play-by-play broadcasters, about play-by-play broadcasters, by a play-by-play broadcaster. It’s a professional development podcast diving into the tips, tricks, experience, stories, process and preparations of some of the biggest and best play-by-play announcers in the business.
Episodes
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Episode 205 (Stan Cotten / Wake Forest Deamon Deacons)
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Stan Cotten has been a radio broadcast for more than 40 years. Starting as the decade-long voice of Carson-Newman, Cotten climbed the ranks before earning the job at Wake Forest in the late '90's.
Cotten talks on this episode about rising through those ranks, his broadcast memories of Chris Paul and Tim Duncan, the nuts and bolts of how he approaches broadcasting and so much more.
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Episode 204 (Neil Price / Mississippi State Bulldogs)
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Neil Price is the Voice of the Bulldogs at Mississippi State following more than a decade at the University of Kentucky and Middle Tennessee before that.
This week Price talks about his path, working with Mike Leach, broadcasting the NCAA Tournament, What does and doesn't go on his chart and more.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Episode 203 (Alex Del Barrio / CBS Sports Network)
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Alex Del Barrio is a national TV voice on CBS Sports Network, seen jet setting across the country during college football and basketball season.
Until recently ADB also worked in local television in his home market of the Rio Grande Valley and before that had two of the most unique experiences of a guest on this show: working as Alex Reyes in the WWE and traveling the world with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Episode 202 (Sloane Martin / B1G Network)
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sloane Martin used to play in her college's women's basketball game, change and run courtside to broadcast the men's games. She carved her way into a career as a news reporter on radio (in two cities) and eventually cracked into the WNBA and then network television. She's now a regular on B1G Network.
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Episode 201 (Gideon Cohen / Excel Sports Management)
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Gideon Cohen went to Syracuse like many of us ... wanting to be the next great play-by-play announcer. An internship right out of college forever changed his path, however, and Gideon is now one of the top agents in sports broadcasting.
Cohen talks about how he became an agent, how he sees broadcasting now that he's on the business side of it and what truly makes good play-by-play.
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Episode 200 (Meghan McKeown / Big Ten Network
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
It's the 200th episode of PxPCast and we've got a really great guest. Meghan McKeown is one of the rising stars of the college basketball broadcasting world ... and just so happens to have been TV partners with Joel when she got her start in color commentary.
McKeown talks about doing her role well as an analyst, how she works with her play-by-play partners, being the daughter of a college coach, calling big-time moments, betting on yourself and more.
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Episode 199 (Mike Roth / Producer & Director)
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Mike Roth has been a producer and director across events like the NHL, NWSL and maybe most notably the CrossFit Games. Rothy talks about the uniqueness of producing the CrossFit Games and discovering how to broadcast a sport on TV for the first time. Beyond that he talks about working together as a team on broadcasts.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Episode 198 (Dave Sims / Seattle Mariners & FOX)
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Hey now! Hey now! Seattle Mariners broadcaster, and a national TV voice during the college season, Dave Sims is our guest this week.
Dave talks about handling the big moments and processing the scene as you're making the call, his roots in broadcasting and media and how that's made him a better play-by-play voice, not being hesitant to ask the question and more.
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Episode 197 (Matt Schumacker / FOX Sports / B1G Network / ESPN)
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Matt Schumacker is the house-selling play-by-play broadcaster. A full-time real estate agent, because he needed to find a way to put food on the table, his work and ability in the play-by-play world also paid off and now he also is seen nationwide on your screen covering the Big Ten, Chicago Sky, BIG EAST and more.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Episode 196 (Jason Ross Jr. / B1G Network & ESPN)
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Jason Ross Jr. is one of the biggest up-and-coming voices in network TV play-by-play and is a commonly heard voice around the Detroit and Chicago areas as well. Ross Jr. dives into his full process, taking improve, broadcasting the Special Olympics, his prep and more.