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“I’ve been listening to this podcast since the beginning and hardly ever miss an episode. I love the addition of Lauren Khalil to the show— she is a skilled broadcaster and interviewer who adds a great, fresh perspective. Sean is also a consummate professional with his legit sports media background. Tommy has encyclopedic knowledge of the sport but I wonder if he can work on some media-specific skills? In every episode there are long pauses where Tommy is looking something up, or saying things like “uhhhhh I’m trying to think,” or talking about his own athletic abilities in a way that doesn’t relate at all to the topic (!), or telling a tangential story after Sean has clearly given a cue that it’s time to move to a different topic. Smooth transitions, taking cues, knowing when to stop talking, staying on topic— these all seem like media 101 and it seems like Tommy has gotten, if anything, less focused in these areas over the years.
Also, speaking of professionalism— can y’all please pronounce athletes’ names correctly? At least Sean will say something like “I’m not sure if I’m pronouncing this right,” but Tommy confidently mispronounces athletes’ names in almost every episode (Rebecca Fuselier, Manon Angonese, Fabian Beneito are recent cringey examples). If you’re going to mention these people on the show, you might at the very least be able to reach out over social media or something and ask them how to pronounce their names. In every other sport, media people have found a way to correctly pronounce peoples names without it being a big deal. This seems doable and like a baseline level of professionalism and respect for the athletes you are showcasing.
All in all I do love the show and hope these small areas can get tweaked as you move toward a more professional product. Thank you for all that you do.”
ceejayoga via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/24/23
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United States of America ·
01/20/19
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