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
Cory Provus, TV play-by-play for the Minnesota Twins
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In episode 58, Kevin chats with Cory Provus, lead television voice of the Minnesota Twins. It's his third year in the Twins' TV booth after spending 12 seasons as their lead radio play-by-play broadcaster. Provus also broadcasts college football and basketball for Big Ten Network. Prior to that, Provus spent three seasons doing play-by-play with the Brewers. From 2007-08, Provus was the pre- and post-game host for the Chicago Cubs. HE's a three-time winner of the Minnesota Sportscaster of the Year award voted on by the National Sports Media Association. Provus' journey began as a high schooler, and he did minor league baseball play-by-play at Syracuse before bouncing to Virginia Tech and UAB, including a side job of giving sports updates for four different stations in a ranch house. Hear how Cory Provus broke in.