In the 40-minute podcast, legendary Fox Sports’ World Series producer Pete Macheska discusses his 22-year run on the Fall Classic. Macheska — who is retiring from MLB, but not the NFL — tells tremendous stories about John Madden, Tim McCarver, Joe Buck and more, while explaining what it takes to produce at the highest level.
The Rundown ….
Working under John Madden with Lance Barrow, Mike Arnold, Michael Frank, Richie Zyontz and Rich Russo
How broadcast assistants did everything back when he started at CBS, including booking the right hotel room for Madden
Madden tested Macheska with a crazy Sean Landeta punting question
How Ed Goren brought Macheska over from CBS to Fox
Macheska’s modest answer about becoming a legendary producer
How he loved being a runner, starting at ABC, making $35 a day
How Macheska got his first big break …
How David Hill came up with the idea for Macheska to do both MLB and NFL
Why he was “crazy” not to take top MLB producer job
Macheska explains what the job of producing entails
Macheska does his Tim McCarver impersonation and what conversations were like with him
How a producer’s job is to know what not to do
How in 2015, Macheska had to make a decision on life and death during the World Series and how he communicated with the Royals’ Mike Swanson about it
Remembering the Red Sox 2003 comeback against the Yankees
The McCarver-Jim Leyland confrontation
Why patience is important as a producer
How a Bryce Harper postseason moment worked so well
What was Macheska’s reaction when Joe Buck left Fox for ESPN
What is Kevin Burkhardt like to work with
How it takes a whole team to put a broadcast together, not just the booth or a producer
How producing the World Series different than June … or is it
Why success starts with Macheska’s Fox Sports bosses
Why Macheska is giving up MLB, but not the NFL, after this October
Why he thinks Fox will be just fine on MLB after him
The Joe Buck scouting report on the Macheska Main Event
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