Amy Lawrence loved watching Larry Bird. And when she couldn't watch Larry Bird on television every night, where did she turn? Radio.

And the love affair began, although the industry didn't always love her back.

Lawrence's affinity for play-by-play helped her find a talent she didn't know she had right away, sports talk hosting.

Lawrence, now an overnight host on CBS Sports Radio, gets into all of that and a whole lot more in part 1 of our interview on The PASR.

This is Part 1 with Lawrence.

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Dan Sileo has had a self-admitted bumpy road to his morning show gig at The Mighty 1090 in San Diego.

But the ratings speak for themselves.

The outspoken host has also been nothing short of successful on air on both coasts of the country and has learned from his very public mistakes.

Sileo joins us to talk about it all, including his extended teaching lesson from Rush Limbaugh, on this edition of The PASR.

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*NOTE: This is Part 2 of our interview with Doug Gottlieb. If you haven't yet, go back and listen to Episode 053.

Doug Gottlieb is almost literally the most traveled man in basketball and sports media combined.

Gottlieb transitioned from a point guard on the basketball court (including a momentous riff with one of his coaches, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to point guard on the radio.

Along with his TV work as a studio analyst with what is arguably the most renowned college basketball TV studio show, The Road To The Final Four on CBS, Gottlieb has made quite the rounds.

Gottlieb talks about those rounds and how he got to where he is in the industry now in this episode (and the previous one) of The PASR.

This is Part 2 with Gottlieb.

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Doug Gottlieb is almost literally the most traveled man in basketball and sports media combined.

Gottlieb transitioned from a point guard on the basketball court (including a momentous riff with one of his coaches, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to point guard on the radio.

Along with his TV work as a studio analyst with what is arguably the most renowned college basketball TV studio show, The Road To The Final Four on CBS, Gottlieb has made quite the rounds.

Gottlieb talks about those rounds and how he got to where he is in the industry now in this episode (and the next one) of The PASR.

This is Part 1 with Gottlieb.

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Tom Waddle was pretty sure what his next job would be when he retired from his receiver duties in the NFL.

And, for him, the professional, arranged marriage between him and co-host Marc 'Silvy' Silverman proved to be just what the doctor ordered for a successful career after his playing days ended.

Hear Waddle's thoughts on his own show, the industry as a whole and how to deal with a wife and four daughters in this edition of the PASR.

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You ever wanted to be a top-rated sports talk morning show in your market? That's not easy, right?

Now imagine doing that while transitioning over from a music format to a sports format for the first time in your career?

Oh yeah, and it's in Boston, arguably one of the most passionate sports markets in the country.

Fred Toucher did it, and did it fast. With his partner, Rich Shertenlieb, the show has been one of the most popular in the country, while fending off criminals (tongue in cheek) on the way to the top!

Toucher is the focus of this edition of The PASR.

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Petros Papadakis is a self-proclaimed "walking contradiction."

He's a football player that says "in a perfect world, football wouldn't exist." He's a sports talk show host who makes fun of passionate fans.

"And I was a white tailback."

Papadakis talks about his transition from running back at USC to radio host and a whole lot more on this edition of The PASR.

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Paul Allen went from calling horse races (which he still does), to doing internet play-by-play and then right to the voice of the Minnesota Vikings.

That's not necessarily the most traditional route, but it's Allen's self-proclaimed grinding that has got him there--a necessary trait to be in play-by-play or sports talk.

And speaking of sports talk, Allen was doing that LONG before the Vikings called.

Here more about how he's "created a monopoly" and more in this edition of the PASR.

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Ian Fitzsimmons was the one kid on the farm that told his family that he wanted to do radio growing up. And Mom told him to do it.

Since then, Fitzsimmons' steady climb has included shows in his home state of Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. And now, he's a regular for ESPN Radio.

From stories of working sidelines for big college football games to the sports talk topic tree and more, Fitzsimmons hits it all on this episode of the PASR.

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You don't throw around the term 'pioneer' very often as it pertains to talk radio.

Howard Stern? Of course. Rush Limbaugh? Maybe.

But Doug Stewart (with his brother Ryan) arguably pioneered the 'urban' sports talk format back in the 1990s.

And Doug is still doing his thing today both on terrestrial radio and with his online show.

Doug tells his incredible story in this edition of the PASR.

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