SPORTS TALK AT THE NBS/AERho CONVENTION!

I had a great time talking "sports broadcasting" at the National Broadcasting Society/ AERho Convention in Burbank, CA. 
There was a good crowd of prospective sportscasters at our panel discussion and I told them to:

1. Find your passion in the business & make that your primary goal

2. Get experience wherever you can. 
   A cell phone can be your personal hand-held production studio

3. Network! A lot of times it really is "who you know"

4. Be willing to start out in a small market & work your way up

5. Take job interviews! Even if you do not get the job, the practice  
    will prepare you for your next interview.

The most enjoyable part of the morning was meeting with several conventioneers after the panel discussion. They were all anxious to find ways to get into the very competitive business of sports broadcasting. I hope my suggestions help. Sportscasting can be a great way to make a living, but I also told today's group.

A. Get your vision checked!
     You need to come into this business with your eyes wide open.

B. Eat as much as possible & get a big, fat butt, because someday 
     you just might need something to fall back on.

Thanks for the invitation NBS/AERho.
 I hope everyone enjoyed the morning as much as I did.

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TALKING SPORTS!

Thursday, March 13th, I will be participating in a 

"SPORTS BROADCASTING" panel discussion at the 

National Broadcasting Society/ AERho convention. 

The chat starts at 10AM (pt) at the Burbank Airport Marriott.

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SWIMMING WITH THE SHARK!

GREAT STORY!

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/great-white-shark-named-lydia-becomes-first-known-white-shark-to-cross-atlantic/

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LENT-ILL SOUP!

What did the Lakers give up for Lent?

1. 142 points to the Clippers on the night after Ash Wednesday

    2. 132 points the next night in Denver.

Just when it looked as though the Lakers were 

"giving up" the season" for Lent, 

they went out Sunday and beat the OKC Thunder behind 42 points from Jodie Meeks. 

The "meek may inherit the earth" but these Lakers cannot inherit, or even buy, their way into the NBA playoffs, this year. 

I appreciate their fighting spirit, but the organization would be better served if this team "gave up the ghost" and got more ping-pong balls for the NBA draft.

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TBT with ALI!

Throwback Thursday to the 1990's and a chance to visit with Muhammad Ali. I've been fortunate to meet with "the Greatest" on several occasions and he was always as dynamic, personable and intriguing as advertised. One night, I even saw him "levitate". 

Maybe I'll tell you that story sometime. 

This meeting was at a celebrity/charity event in Los Angeles. 

The name tag on the seat between the "champ" and me was for former USC & NFL star, Mike Garrett. If you look closely behind that chair, you will see the name tag for jockey, Chris McCarron.

 Quite night and quite a thrill!

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REMEMBERING ROBERTO CLEMENTE

Roberto Clemente once said,

 " I am convinced that God wanted me to be a baseball player.

 I was born to play baseball."

If you ever saw him play, you would probably agree and Clemente was great off of the baseball field as well! 

I was happy to be included in this bio.com 

mini-documentary on Roberto Clemente. 

Please take a look.

http://www.biography.com/people/roberto-clemente-9250805

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THE NBA's MASKED MAN!

Lebron James breaks his nose and has to wear a protective mask. These masks actually work as shock absorbers, so if an athlete takes a hit to the face the full force/ energy does not go directly on the nose, but is distributed through out the mask. So, Lebron chooses a black mask instead of the usual transparent one. 

Good look! Part Green Hornet and part Hannibal Lecter. Villainous! Very fashionable, but the NBA said "NO". So, LBJ had to switch to the traditional mask.

It has NO flare and looks as though it was cut from the plastic pad you put under your desk chair to protect the carpet. I don't mean to stick my nose into this but hey, Lebron has a teammate who looks like this…

and the NBA is worried about a Zorro mask on its biggest star? 

I don't get it! What is the big deal? The NBA should take a page from the NHL and encourage more flamboyance in its mask department. 

Now, that is a mask!

 Put that on Lebron and see if people don't take notice. Even non- NBA fans would tune in and the league could build on the theme. Lebron should have flames on the mask that he wears for "Heat" home games and a Mardi Gras mask when Miami plays New Orleans!

  

The possibilities are endless!

It is time for the NBA to get out of the dark ages of maskdom and the league will have a great opportunity to change its ways on March 12th when the Heat plays at Chicago for "Latin Night."  Come on Adam Silver! Think outside the "plastic box" and let King James wear a Rey Mysterio mask that night!

Now, that would be something to see!

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