At 25 years old, Brock Purdy is one of the NFL’s brightest young quarterbacks. And at 22, Jack Smith is calling Purdy’s touchdown passes.

The Bay Area native is a rising star in sports media, winning the Jim Nantz Award given to the nation’s top college broadcaster.

On this episode of Section 415, Smith joins host Kerry Crowley to discuss how he landed one of the most coveted gigs in sports.

This episode was produced by Dakota London and edited by Sophie Bearman. Sophie Bearman is our head of audio. Our show art is by Jess Hutchison; theme music by Hannis Brown. 

We’re a production of the San Francisco Standard, which you can support by becoming a member at sfstandard.com/signup.

I’m your host Kerry Crowley, thank you for listening.

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