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
Chris "Bear" Fallica, Fox Sports wagering expert
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In episode 41, Kevin chats with Chris "Bear" Fallica, wagering expert at Fox Sports and host of the podcast "Bear Bets." Fallica appears on Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" college football pregame show, and helps set up Monday's College Football Playoff national championship, and next month's Super Bowl, from a betting perspective. Known for his time on ESPN's College Gameday, Fallica got his start at ESPN as a researcher. He tells the story about how he first got in the door at ESPN Radio, how he would do research in the 90's, why Lee Corso gave him the nickname "Bear," and what it's been like being recognized. Hear how Chris "Bear" Fallica broke in.