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.
Episodes
9 episodes
Mirin Fader, senior staff writer at the Ringer and NYT best-selling author of “Giannis” and “Dream”
In episode 8, Kevin chats with Mirin Fader, senior staff writer at the Ringer and the New York Times best-selling author of “Giannis” and “Dream,” her latest book on the life and legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon. Fader has become one of the country’s ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 8
•
39:28
Courtney Cronin, ESPN Chicago Bears reporter and ESPN Radio host
In episode 7, Kevin chats with Courtney Cronin, who has covered the Chicago Bears for ESPN's NFL Nation since 2022. Prior to that, she was ESPN's Vikings reporter starting in 2017. Cronin also has appeared on — and hosted — "Around the Horn," w...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 7
•
42:30
Bruce Arthur, Toronto Star columnist
In episode 6, Kevin chats with Bruce Arthur, who’s been a columnist at the Toronto Star since 2014. He was named the sports writer of the year by Sports Media Canada and his work was included in the 2023 edition of “The Year’s Best Sportswritin...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 6
•
54:53
David Aldridge, senior columnist at The Athletic
In Episode 5, Kevin chats with David Aldridge, senior columnist at the Athletic and 2016 winner of the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Before he began his 30 years covering the NBA, David got his start...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 5
•
41:45
Jayson Stark, senior MLB writer at The Athletic
In Episode 4, Kevin chats with Jayson Stark, the 2019 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner and 2024 National Sports Media Association Hall of Fame inductee. Jayson, who hosts the "Starkville" podcast, has been covering baseball since 1979, incl...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 4
•
47:48
Peter King, legendary NFL writer for NBC Sports and Sports Illustrated
In Episode 3, Kevin chats with Peter King, whose Monday morning NFL columns at Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports were must-reads for any football fan this century. Peter retired in 2024 after an incredible career that got its start 45 years ear...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 3
•
39:46
Nicole Auerbach, NBC Sports’ lead college football and college basketball insider
In Episode 2, Kevin chats with Nicole Auerbach, an authority on college sports for NBC. Nicole has covered the Final Four, the College Football Playoff and the Olympics, and she learned the value of versatility at the Trentonian. Nicole tells s...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 2
•
39:08
Joe Davis, Dodgers broadcaster and lead play-by-play announcer for MLB on Fox
In Episode 1, Kevin chats with Joe Davis, who has taken over for two legends — Vin Scully in the Dodgers’ booth, and Joe Buck in the Fox national booth for Major League Baseball. Years before he called Dodgers games, the World Series, the MLB A...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 1
•
29:50