Brett Dolan worked his way up in the broadcasting world through MiLB, eventually cracking the Majors with the Expos and Diamondbacks on a fill-in basis and then the Astros full-time.  How did he make it to the majors?  Well, we discuss the road this week and how you know you're ready to make that leap.

Episode 163 (Brett Dolan / Arkansas SEC Network)

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From working with Coach Prime to coach Boeheim to being the voice of Syracuse (but not as a Syracuse grad) and having great pipes and a great love of all things outdoors, we cover a ton of ground with Colorado PxP voice Mark Johnson on this week's PxPCast.

Episode 206 (Mark Johnson / Colorado Buffaloes)

Stan Cotten has been a radio broadcast for more than 40 years.  Starting as the decade-long voice of Carson-Newman, Cotten climbed the ranks before earning the job at Wake Forest in the late '90's.
Cotten talks on this episode about rising through those ranks, his broadcast memories of Chris Paul and Tim Duncan, the nuts and bolts of how he approaches broadcasting and so much more.

Episode 205 (Stan Cotten / Wake Forest Deamon Deacons)

Neil Price is the Voice of the Bulldogs at Mississippi State following more than a decade at the University of Kentucky  and Middle Tennessee before that.  
This week Price talks about his path, working with Mike Leach, broadcasting the NCAA Tournament, What does and doesn't go on his chart and more.

Episode 204 (Neil Price / Mississippi State Bulldogs)

Alex Del Barrio is a national TV voice on CBS Sports Network, seen jet setting across the country during college football and basketball season.
Until recently ADB also worked in local television in his home market of the Rio Grande Valley and before that had two of the most unique experiences of a guest on this show: working as Alex Reyes in the WWE and traveling the world with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Episode 203 (Alex Del Barrio / CBS Sports Network)

Sloane Martin used to play in her college's women's basketball game, change and run courtside to broadcast the men's games.  She carved her way into a career as a news reporter on radio (in two cities) and eventually cracked into the WNBA and then network television.  She's now a regular on B1G Network.

Episode 163 (Brett Dolan / Arkansas SEC Network)

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