In this first of a two-part episode, we talk to the "The Voice of the Tigers," Chris Blair. Coming to LSU in 2016, Chris has been the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Tigers football, men's basketball and baseball teams.
We start the show with the "kick-around" talking about traveling to different places and sporting events in history and "brushes with greatness" (3:28); We introduce our guest "with a voice" who is originally from Kentucky (12:25); We talk to Chris about how he got his start in radio (17:30); and the route to get to Georgia Southern (24:30); We get a behind the scenes look at how Chris calls the game from the press box(35:08); We hear the story of how he got to LSU and finding his home in Baton Rouge (44:26); and learning how quick news can spread in Louisiana.