Episode 11: Chip Dean - Coordinating Director at ESPN

One Play Podcast by David Hevenor

Episode notes

In this week's episode, David interviews one of the sports broadcasting legends. Chip Dean was one of the original 43 employees at ESPN who worked all the way up to eventually directing Monday Night Football and most of the other top ESPN broadcasts. Chip shared about some of his favorite experiences from working at ESPN and about covering some of the most notable sports moments from the past 40 years.

Chip talked about how his time playing quarterback prepared him for the directors chair. He noted the similarities between the quarterback being like the director calling the different shots and affecting what happens on the field or in the broadcast.

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