In episode 76, Kevin chats with Robert Mays, his colleague at The Athletic and host of the company's flagship NFL podcast, "The Athletic Football Show." Prior to joining The Athletic, Mays covered the NFL for Grantland, The Ringer and The MMQB. His origin story begins as a 90's kid growing up outside Chicago and loving Michael's Bulls and Sammy Sosa's Cubs. His interest in journalism brought him to Missouri, where you'll hear about the life-changing professor he had, then the anecdote about meeting Bill Simmons during an internship in Boston, which ultimately led to Mays getting a job at Grantland. How does someone who began his career as a writer and is now a podcaster view the industry? Find out, and hear how Robert Mays broke in.Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to <a href='http://nationalsportsmedia.org/'>nationalsportsmedia.org</a>.

In episode 76, Kevin chats with Robert Mays, his colleague at The Athletic and host of the company's flagship NFL podcast, "The Athletic Football Show." Prior to joining The Athletic, Mays covered the NFL for Grantland, The Ringer and The MMQB. His origin story begins as a 90's kid growing up outside Chicago and loving Michael's Bulls and Sammy Sosa's Cubs. His interest in journalism brought him to Missouri, where you'll hear about the life-changing professor he had, then the anecdote about meeting Bill Simmons during an internship in Boston, which ultimately led to Mays getting a job at Grantland. How does someone who began his career as a writer and is now a podcaster view the industry? Find out, and hear how Robert Mays broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org.

In episode 76, Kevin chats with Robert Mays, his colleague at The Athletic and host of the company's flagship NFL podcast, "The Athletic Football Show." Prior to joining The Athletic, Mays covered the NFL for Grantland, The Ringer and The MMQB. His origin story begins as a 90's kid growing up outside Chicago and loving Michael's Bulls and Sammy Sosa's Cubs. His interest in journalism brought him to Missouri, where you'll hear about the life-changing professor he had, then the anecdote about meeting Bill Simmons during an internship in Boston, which ultimately led to Mays getting a job at Grantland. How does someone who began his career as a writer and is now a podcaster view the industry? Find out, and hear how Robert Mays broke in.Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to <a href="http://nationalsportsmedia.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">nationalsportsmedia.org</a>.

Robert Mays, host "The Athletic Football Show"

In episode 75, Kevin chats with Michael Wilbon, co-host of "Pardon the Interruption" on ESPN and contributor to NBA coverage on ABC and ESPN. October will mark 25 years for Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser on PTI, an Emmy-award winning show that has become one of the signature sports television programs this century. You'll hear the origin story for Wilbon's role on PTI, as well as how his journalism career began, back to how he wanted to be a sports writer growing up in Chicago, what he learned at Northwestern, getting his first job at the Washington Post, and how he became such an adept deadline writer. Wilbon also dishes his thoughts on the upcoming Bears season and the new stadium at Northwestern. Hear how Michael Wilbon broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org.

In episode 75, Kevin chats with Michael Wilbon, co-host of "Pardon the Interruption" on ESPN and contributor to NBA coverage on ABC and ESPN. October will mark 25 years for Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser on PTI, an Emmy-award winning show that has become one of the signature sports television programs this century. You'll hear the origin story for Wilbon's role on PTI, as well as how his journalism career began, back to how he wanted to be a sports writer growing up in Chicago, what he learned at Northwestern, getting his first job at the Washington Post, and how he became such an adept deadline writer. Wilbon also dishes his thoughts on the upcoming Bears season and the new stadium at Northwestern. Hear how Michael Wilbon broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org.

In episode 75, Kevin chats with Michael Wilbon, co-host of "Pardon the Interruption" on ESPN and contributor to NBA coverage on ABC and ESPN. October will mark 25 years for Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser on PTI, an Emmy-award winning show that has become one of the signature sports television programs this century. You'll hear the origin story for Wilbon's role on PTI, as well as how his journalism career began, back to how he wanted to be a sports writer growing up in Chicago, what he learned at Northwestern, getting his first job at the Washington Post, and how he became such an adept deadline writer. Wilbon also dishes his thoughts on the upcoming Bears season and the new stadium at Northwestern. Hear how Michael Wilbon broke in. Interested in learning more about our sponsor, the NSMA, and how it can be a great resource for sports journalists? Head to nationalsportsmedia.org.

Michael Wilbon, co-host "Pardon the Interruption" on ESPN

In this introduction to a new sports media podcast, Kevin Fishbain tells you what to expect from "Breaking In" and why he’s doing it, and you’ll hear a few clips from upcoming guests on the show.

In this introduction to a new sports media podcast, Kevin Fishbain tells you what to expect from "Breaking In" and why he’s doing it, and you’ll hear a few clips from upcoming guests on the show.

In this introduction to a new sports media podcast, Kevin Fishbain tells you what to expect from "Breaking In" and why he’s doing it, and you’ll hear a few clips from upcoming guests on the show.&nbsp;

Introduction

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.

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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.

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