In the 52-minute podcast, Colin Cowherd is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand. Cowherd details his journey from being alone as a kid, his obsession with sports and his unbelievable stories of how he transitioned from obscurity to ESPN, Fox and his own company, The Volume.
Rundown …
If Colin Cowherd were 22 and entering sports, what would he do to break into the business
The advice he gives to young broadcasters, using Dan Le Batard and Dave Portnoy as examples
Lonely & out-of-money, Cowherd felt he was “willful”
The interesting details of what was shaping Cowherd growing up
Great story about Larry King and talking to himself
The generational sports talk advantage of growing up before the internet
How Cowherd started as a Triple-A play-by-player
Cowherd transitioned into local sports TV
The incredible story of how Rick Scott, a radio consultant, changed Cowherd’s career
The amazing tale about how Cowherd ended up interviewing with ESPN
Why Cowherd bought a New Yorker for his interview with John Walsh
How John Walsh became a big supporter of Cowherd’s
When Cowherd got the ESPN job, Marchand interviewed Cowherd for the New York Post and Marchand’s first question was: Who the heck are you?
What it was like for Cowherd to get lost in New York for the first time
Who tried out before Michelle Beadle became his co-host on “SportsNation”
The ESPN2 football show he loved
Why he loves working for Fox Sports and iHeart
How Nick Khan and Cowherd’s wife, Ann, thought Colin should leave ESPN for Fox Sports
Why it is better today for people like Cowherd than it was three decades ago
What Cowherd does when he gets up before the show
How Bob Costas calling him to scold him was a big thrill
Why Cowherd’s goes against Marchand’s megalomaniac’s theory
Cowherd says his life is boring
Why Cowherd started The Volume
How The Volume fits Cowherd’s personality
Why Cowherd becomes stressed out about The Volume compared to his show
Does Cowherd want to sell The Volume
How Cowherd likes ‘Bussin’ with the Boys’
How he would build a sports gambling vertical around Scott Van Pelt
Cowherd would love to build verticals with Nate Bargatze or John Mulaney or Joe Fortenbaugh
Cowherd’s tremendous Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo story
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