This week on Episode 14 of the Announcer Schedules Podcast, Mike Gill and Phil de Montmollin welcome Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins of Showtime to talk about his illustrious career that includes some of the biggest moments in boxing history, a part in Rocky IV and big-time college basketball, amongst a plethora of other assignments. Highlights from the conversation with the four-time Emmy winner include his origin story, an amazing account of the Arguello-Pryor fight in 1982, and what it was like behind-the-scenes for the production of Rocky IV.
Throughout the show, a podcast-record 105 different announcers from past and present are mentioned with an array of topics discussed including:
- NFL Week One Preview
- A Review of College Football Week 1
- Several CFB Fantastic Finishes
- GameDay & Big Noon Kickoff Converge on Austin, Texas
- US Open and Serena Williams
- The versatility of Patrick McEnroe
- The success of Mary Joe Fernandez
- Chris Fowler on US Open & College Football
- MLB on FOX
- ESPN Radio Baseball
- Latest from Philadelphia & Miami
- Mike & Phil’s Excellent Adventures
Episode 14 announcer mentions: Barry Tompkins, Greg Gumbel, Quinn Buckner, Jim Nantz, Bill Walton, Roxy Bernstein, Bob Wischusen, John Forslund, Kevin Kugler, Larry Collmus, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn, Tom McCarthy, Andrew Catalon, James Lofton, Spero Dedes, Jay Feely, Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver, Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink, Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake, Chris Myers, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Mark Sanchez, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, T.J. Rives, Gregg Murphy, Scott Franzke, Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles Jr., Jason Benetti, Brock Huard, Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft, Mark Jones, Robert Griffin III, Quint Kessenich, Anish Shroff, Steve Levy, Brock Osweiler, Lauren Sisler, Mark Neely, Sean McDonough, Dan Orlovsky, Kris Budden, Sloane Martin, Mike Golic Jr., Sean Kelley, Mick Hubert, Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Katie George, Mike Couzens, Marc Kestecher, Max Starks, Ian Fitzsimmons, Jeff Culhane, Gene Deckerhoff, Chris Fowler, Holly Rowe, Patrick McEnroe, John McEnroe, Mary Joe Fernandez, John Saunders, Steve Physioc, Don Klein, Hank Greenwald, Tim McCarver, Len Berman, Larry Merchant, George Ofman, Tom Verducci, Cory Provus, Jorge Sedano, Dave LaMont, Bruce Warner, Adam Archuleta, AJ Ross, Ron Jaworski, Scott Hanson, Andrew Siciliano, Eric Collins, Devin Gardner
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