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Episode 8: Brock Huard, FOX
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Episode 8: Brock Huard, FOX

The quarterback-turned-analyst provides some terrific insight on the skills to develop to have the greatest impact with your call
FOX football analyst Brock Huard

Brock Huard has almost two decades of experience on national TV as a football analyst. He’s worked with a large group of elite play-by-play announcers over his time at ESPN and FOX, and on today’s edition of the PXPU Podcast, he provides unique insight on how to work on your craft from one chair over.

Today's show notes:

2:15 - Brock discusses his post-football career and transition into broadcasting
4:27 - Advantages and challenges of transitioning from player to broadcaster
7:04 - Importance of timing and chemistry in broadcasting partnerships
10:03 - Strategies for building chemistry with broadcasting partners
12:17 - Balancing listening skills with production elements during broadcasts
14:42 - Techniques for analyzing plays in real-time during games
18:17 - How play-by-play announcers can support analysts effectively
20:09 - The value of production meetings and creating unique content
22:55 - Brock emphasizes the importance of sports talk radio experience for skill development
24:23 - Closing thoughts on sharing experiences with aspiring broadcasters

Coming up soon on the PXPU Podcast:

  • Marc Kestecher, ESPN Radio

  • Aaron Goldsmith, FOX and Seattle Mariners

  • Vocal techniques from a professional opera singer

  • A Power 4 associate AD who has made two hires in the last decade

  • A sports psychologist on the mental preparation elite athletes use

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