Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:27:57 -0400 https://broadcastbooth.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Broadcast Booth - Stories From Inside the Headsets of Play-by-Play yes 27747a2b-015e-533d-ae3c-998b09d6bfc4 Brian Jensen episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Brian Jensen https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ufg4konoi7lbr1ar6dv58bcirplm?.jpg Broadcast Booth Episode 12: Guest - John Ireland, Radio PBP Voice, Los Angeles Lakers One of the top PBP voices of the NBA, John Ireland, talks about his road to the best seat in the sport, his relationship with Kobe Bryant and the memories of his call of Bryant's final game, following the legendary Chick Hearn, and the fun of fame among some of the the most famous celebrities in the world.

]]> One of the top PBP voices of the NBA, John Ireland, talks about his road to the best seat in the sport, his relationship with Kobe Bryant and the memories of his call of Bryant's final game, following the legendary Chick Hearn, and the fun of fame among some of the the most famous celebrities in the world.

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-9353966 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:00:00 -0500 2763 12 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 11 - Guest: Kevin Eschenfelder, PBP Voice of Houston Cougars FB Kevin Eschenfelder, pregame and postgame host of Houston Astros Baseball, Houston Rockets Basketball, and the Play-by-Play voice of Houston Cougars Football, joins the podcast to talk about earning a spot on the Astros Wall of Honor, some crazy nights in the booth of high school football, and the scary moment when he suffered a heart attack shortly after broadcasting a U of H game.

]]> Kevin Eschenfelder, pregame and postgame host of Houston Astros Baseball, Houston Rockets Basketball, and the Play-by-Play voice of Houston Cougars Football, joins the podcast to talk about earning a spot on the Astros Wall of Honor, some crazy nights in the booth of high school football, and the scary moment when he suffered a heart attack shortly after broadcasting a U of H game.

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-9131632 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:00:00 -0500 2650 11 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 10 - Guest: Toby Rowland, PBP Voice of the Oklahoma Sooners Play by Play voice of OU football, basketball and baseball programs - longtime Oklahoma broadcaster Toby Rowland - talks moving to the SEC, following a legend, writing a children's book, and a funny story about one of his best that turned into one of his worst!

]]> Play by Play voice of OU football, basketball and baseball programs - longtime Oklahoma broadcaster Toby Rowland - talks moving to the SEC, following a legend, writing a children's book, and a funny story about one of his best that turned into one of his worst!

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-9051915 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:00:00 -0500 3100 10 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 9 - Guest: Craig Way, PBP Voice U. Texas Athletics & THSFB Texas High School Football Hall of Famer and longtime University of Texas play-by-play voice Craig Way shares stories behind some of his legendary calls - like the Longhorns National Championship Rose Bowl game against USC, last second field goals that became instant classics, and the walk off home run to reach a College World Series final - along with some crazy travel scenarios while juggling a schedule that often overlaps. Craig's passion for sports broadcasting carries over to our conversation with plenty of laughs and an "ah ha" moment for one of the top voices in the business.

]]> Texas High School Football Hall of Famer and longtime University of Texas play-by-play voice Craig Way shares stories behind some of his legendary calls - like the Longhorns National Championship Rose Bowl game against USC, last second field goals that became instant classics, and the walk off home run to reach a College World Series final - along with some crazy travel scenarios while juggling a schedule that often overlaps. Craig's passion for sports broadcasting carries over to our conversation with plenty of laughs and an "ah ha" moment for one of the top voices in the business.

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8895629 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0500 3498 9 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 8 - Guest: Brian Estridge, PBP Voice - TCU Athletics For more than two decades, Brian Estridge has been known as the voice of TCU Athletics, but his interest in radio and a career in broadcasting began at age 14. Hear the stories of his "pivots" through the pandemic, broadcasting Big 12 college athletics while watching a monitor from home, his prep work and how it resembles the sports he calls, and much more!

]]> For more than two decades, Brian Estridge has been known as the voice of TCU Athletics, but his interest in radio and a career in broadcasting began at age 14. Hear the stories of his "pivots" through the pandemic, broadcasting Big 12 college athletics while watching a monitor from home, his prep work and how it resembles the sports he calls, and much more!

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8825380 Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:00:00 -0500 3152 8 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 7 - Guest: Verne Lundquist, Hall of Fame PBP - CBS Sports One of the great storytellers of our time and a Play-by-Play Hall of Famer - Verne Lundquist, takes us through his incredible career with behind the scenes anecdotes around some of his iconic calls. Verne chats about his early days as a local sportscaster in Dallas, his play-by-play experience with the Dallas Cowboys that included the infamous Jackie Smith drop in Super Bowl XIII, shares why the Grant Hill pass to Christian Laettner was so meaningful to him personally, and his favorite - the Jack Nicklaus putt at the 1986 Masters, and much more. 

]]> One of the great storytellers of our time and a Play-by-Play Hall of Famer - Verne Lundquist, takes us through his incredible career with behind the scenes anecdotes around some of his iconic calls. Verne chats about his early days as a local sportscaster in Dallas, his play-by-play experience with the Dallas Cowboys that included the infamous Jackie Smith drop in Super Bowl XIII, shares why the Grant Hill pass to Christian Laettner was so meaningful to him personally, and his favorite - the Jack Nicklaus putt at the 1986 Masters, and much more. 

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8781986 Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:00:00 -0500 3275 7 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 6 - Guest: Chuck Cooperstein, Radio PBP Dallas Mavericks Chuck Cooperstein, radio play-by-play voice of the Dallas Mavericks for the past 16 seasons, joins the series and shares the thrill of being part of an NBA Championship run. Coop also talks about the challenge of remote broadcasting during the pandemic, his passion for the business and what's behind NBA Eats.

]]> Chuck Cooperstein, radio play-by-play voice of the Dallas Mavericks for the past 16 seasons, joins the series and shares the thrill of being part of an NBA Championship run. Coop also talks about the challenge of remote broadcasting during the pandemic, his passion for the business and what's behind NBA Eats.

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8747495 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:00:00 -0500 2104 6 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 5 - Guest: Brad Sham, PBP Dallas Cowboys Longtime voice of the Dallas Cowboys, Brad Sham, joins Broadcast Booth to tell stories from his 40+ year career doing play-by-play for America's Team, as well as an hysterical account of a professional soccer broadcast from Mexico that took extraordinary effort to reach listeners. Brad also shares inside details of his preparation, support of his broadcast team, favorite broadcasters...and some pronunciation blunders he's been known to deal with along the way.    

]]> Longtime voice of the Dallas Cowboys, Brad Sham, joins Broadcast Booth to tell stories from his 40+ year career doing play-by-play for America's Team, as well as an hysterical account of a professional soccer broadcast from Mexico that took extraordinary effort to reach listeners. Brad also shares inside details of his preparation, support of his broadcast team, favorite broadcasters...and some pronunciation blunders he's been known to deal with along the way.    

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8690791 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 17:00:00 -0500 3637 5 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 4 - Guest: Rich Phillips, PBP SMU Athletics Joined by Rich Phillips, 20+ year veteran play-by-play voice of SMU Athletics. In this episode, we share stories ranging from homer calls (Rich once won Homer Call of the Year honors) to crazy travel issues to broadcasting through a pandemic (when is a booth more like a shower?). Rich also shares his love of  NASCAR events including an experience as interview host with driver Danica Patrick.

]]> Joined by Rich Phillips, 20+ year veteran play-by-play voice of SMU Athletics. In this episode, we share stories ranging from homer calls (Rich once won Homer Call of the Year honors) to crazy travel issues to broadcasting through a pandemic (when is a booth more like a shower?). Rich also shares his love of  NASCAR events including an experience as interview host with driver Danica Patrick.

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8659945 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0500 1906 4 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 3 - Guest: Dave South, Legendary PBP Voice of Texas A&M Athletics Visit with legendary play-by-play voice of Texas A&M athletics, Dave South, is filled with fun stories and a lot of laughs from his 50-year career calling Aggie football, basketball and baseball. Stories include the change in prep work from printed media guides and weekly news releases to online technology, traditions in the booth, what to do with memorabilia after retirement, how one game can change the path of a play-by-play career, and much more.

]]> Visit with legendary play-by-play voice of Texas A&M athletics, Dave South, is filled with fun stories and a lot of laughs from his 50-year career calling Aggie football, basketball and baseball. Stories include the change in prep work from printed media guides and weekly news releases to online technology, traditions in the booth, what to do with memorabilia after retirement, how one game can change the path of a play-by-play career, and much more.

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8623682 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0500 2044 3 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 2 - Guest: John Morris, PBP Voice Baylor Athletics John Morris, longtime play-by-play voice of Baylor Athletics joins me for this episode. Coming off the recent National Championship at the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament, John shares what it was like to call his first major sports national title game and all the craziness that followed. Morris also dives into conversation about some of the great moments and people he has had the opportunity to experience and meet along the way.

]]> John Morris, longtime play-by-play voice of Baylor Athletics joins me for this episode. Coming off the recent National Championship at the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament, John shares what it was like to call his first major sports national title game and all the craziness that followed. Morris also dives into conversation about some of the great moments and people he has had the opportunity to experience and meet along the way.

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8578059 Mon, 24 May 2021 10:00:00 -0500 1777 2 full false Broadcast Booth Episode 1 - Guest: Steve Pitts, Producer/Engineer TTSN In the first episode of Broadcast Booth, I'm joined by Steve Pitts, Producer-Engineer of the Texas Tech Sports Network, to learn about what goes on behind the scenes of our radio broadcasts. Pitts has been a part of the TTU broadcasts since the days of legendary voice Jack Dale and throughout my 21 seasons (so far!) as play-by-play voice of Tech Football. Many of the stories inside our headsets start with the man we affectionately call G.O.B. (God of the Booth!).

]]> In the first episode of Broadcast Booth, I'm joined by Steve Pitts, Producer-Engineer of the Texas Tech Sports Network, to learn about what goes on behind the scenes of our radio broadcasts. Pitts has been a part of the TTU broadcasts since the days of legendary voice Jack Dale and throughout my 21 seasons (so far!) as play-by-play voice of Tech Football. Many of the stories inside our headsets start with the man we affectionately call G.O.B. (God of the Booth!).

]]> Brian Jensen Buzzsprout-8578023 Mon, 24 May 2021 10:00:00 -0500 1307 1 full false