How do you land a pro sports play by play job? A conversation with Michael Grady, the new television voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Anish Shroff, the new radio voice of the Carolina Panthers

Episode 237 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Michael Grady, who was recently announced as the new voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Bally Sports North, and Anish Shroff, who in March was named the radio play-by-play announcer for the Carolina Panthers NFL team. In this podcast Grady discusses how he landed the Timberwolves job; his six years with the YES Network in New York where his jobs included Brooklyn Nets' sideline reporter, pregame and postgame host and occasional play-by-play voice; what it’s like to replace a popular broadcaster; interviewing with Alex Rodriguez and other Timberwolves’ owners; being behind Ian Eagle and Ryan Ruocco in Brooklyn; the quality of Sarah Kustok as an analyst; how you prepare to call a new team; the prospects of the T-Wolves this season; what will happen with the Nets; the passing of his mother, Mavis, and more. Shroff discusses how he landed the Panthers job; the precedent set by other ESPN broadcasters who also call NFL games; the advantage of living in Charlotte; expectations for the Panthers and Baker Mayfield this year; calling college sports for ESPN including men’s college lacrosse; being a community ambassador in Charlotte; how former Panthers’ radio voice Mick Mixon has made the transition easier; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.

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Episode 237 of the Sports Media podcast features a conversation with Michael Grady, who was recently announced as the new voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Bally Sports North, and Anish Shroff, who in March was named the radio play-by-play announcer for the Carolina Panthers NFL team. In this podcast Grady discusses how he landed the Timberwolves job; his six years with the YES Network in New York where his jobs included Brooklyn Nets' sideline reporter, pregame and postgame host and occasional play-by-play voice; what it’s like to replace a popular broadcaster; interviewing with Alex Rodriguez and other Timberwolves’ owners; being behind Ian Eagle and Ryan Ruocco in Brooklyn; the quality of Sarah Kustok as an analyst; how you prepare to call a new team; the prospects of the T-Wolves this season; what will happen with the Nets; the passing of his mother, Mavis, and more. Shroff discusses how he landed the Panthers job; the precedent set by other ESPN broadcasters who also call NFL games; the advantage of living in Charlotte; expectations for the Panthers and Baker Mayfield this year; calling college sports for ESPN including men’s college lacrosse; being a community ambassador in Charlotte; how former Panthers’ radio voice Mick Mixon has made the transition easier; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.

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