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
Nick Friedell, senior writer at The Athletic
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In episode 57, Kevin chats with Nick Friedell, senior writer at The Athletic covering the Golden State Warriors and the NBA. Prior to joining The Athletic, Friedell spent 14 years at ESPN covering the NBA, including his time on the Chicago Bulls beat. Friedell's origin story begins with dreams of being the next Harry Caray and calling Cubs games, but it took a detour at Syracuse. You'll hear about life after college when Friedell was churning out bylines for the Orlando Sentinel but couldn't latch on full-time, and how his persistence in emailing an ESPN executive helped lead to a full-time job at ESPN Chicago. Did Friedell come up with the idea for ESPN local sites? Listen to find out. Hear how Nick Friedell broke in.