"If you can’t lift people up and help them and make others successful, then what are you? At the end of the day you need to pay it forward and try to help as much as possible."

 Sportscaster Steve Weissman joins the TENNIS.com Podcast Inside the Tour with Nina Pantic and Irina Falconi. Weissman will be a familiar voice as he's the on-air talent for both Tennis Channel and the NFL Network.

 A graduate of Northwestern journalism school, Weissman started his career grinding in Alpena, Mich., population of about 10,000. He then made moves to Comcast SportsNet and ESPN, before becoming a mainstay on set at Tennis Channel and around the globe.

 He's interviewed the best players in the game as well as co-hosted alongside the likes of Martina Navratilova, Mary Carillo, Lindsay Davenport, Paul Annacone and many more. Weissman shares his greatest experiences and most starstruck moments, and gives advice for anyone getting into the broadcasting world.

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