Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast
Kevin Fishbain, senior writer at The Athletic, interviews sports media personalities about their origin stories. Each week, reporters, columnists, play-by-play announcers, sports radio hosts, television anchors, producers and more will tell Kevin about their first jobs in the industry, and how they broke in.
Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast
Paul Pabst, executive producer of The Dan Patrick Show
In episode 9, Kevin chats with Paul Pabst, executive producer of The Dan Patrick Show. "Paulie," as he's known on the show, has worked with Dan Patrick dating back to 2002. As the show has taken off, with its simulcast on Peacock, Pabst has been everywhere from Super Bowls to Final Fours to even an upcoming episode of "Family Feud." He's been in sports media for more than 30 years, getting his start at the same place as Kevin — Pro Football Weekly. A chance meeting in a New York City bar helped land Paul his first radio job, and soon he was working with Jim Nantz before heading to ESPN. Hear how Paul Pabst broke in.