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In the 54-minute sports media podcast, ESPN’s Mike Greenberg explains how he went from a kid who wanted to be a Broadway star to idolizing Howard Cosell and Bob Costas, which led him ultimately to ESPN

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The Rundown …

* Greenberg wanted to be the star of Broadway musicals

* If Greenberg knew as a kid, you could be a Theo Epstein, he may have pursed that

* What was ESPN like to him when he was growing up

* A great story about seeing Cosell

* Why Stephen A. is closest thing to Cosell today

* Costas reaching out to Greenberg

* The Costas voicemail that he wished he still had

* How Greenberg went from Northwestern to sports in Chicago

* How Michael Jordan & Suzyn Waldman impacted Greenberg’s career

* Greenberg’s best Jordan stories

* Being offered $5,000 for his media credential to a Jordan game

* The great story on Jordan’s focus

* Marchand has written good and bad things about Greenberg

* Greenberg’s big break into ESPN

* Greenberg first turned down doing “Mike & Mike” on ESPN Radio

* Why it was such an amazing break that he teamed with Mike Golic

* Why at ESPN a personality really has to go against the mold to become a star

* Why Greenberg said you can’t fake it on a talk show

* The trait Greeenberg doesn’t have to be a hot take guy

* Why Stephen A. Smith is the closest to Cosell now

* What happened at the end of Mike & Mike

* How they reconfigured “Get Up” after its slow start

* How his friend, Seth Meyers, gave him some advice

* Why Greenberg is more of a John Stockton broadcaster

* Some amazing advice how to lead a show as a host … and a producer

* Why he got emotional hosting the NBA Finals pregame

* When Greenberg went back to radio he was absent a lot because of TV, Marchand would call the show Mike (without Mike)

* Mike (without Mike) starring Chris Carlin …

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