What You Need to Know with Matt Stolbof: Recent Episodes

Matt Stolbof

What You Need to Know is the perfect podcast for you if you are interested or are working in the sports world. Host Matt Stolbof interviews novice to experienced producers, broadcasters, editors, and other professionals so you can have an in-depth and realistic look at what it is like to work in the sports business.

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In this episode, I talked to aspiring play-by-play announcer David Korzeniowski about his time at Notre Dame, his amazing summer working the Cape Cod League, and how the pandemic forced him to make some pivots in his broadcasting journey.

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In this episode, we talk to Emily Milliron of Morning Brew. She talks about her high school sports production club, the power of networking, her experience at Temple as well as her time at WCSH and CBS Sports HQ.

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Hello everyone. What you Need to Know is coming back with new guests over the next few months! In this episode, I talk to Anthony Totri, who covers Arizona State Athletics for PHNX. We talk about the beginning of his career writing for his high school newspaper, his time as an MMJ with WBND in Notre Dame, and his transition to the brand new media outlet, PHNX, which is looking to change the way local sports are covered. 

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In this episode, Richard Geraffo talks about his struggles of finding his true passion in college, the hiring process at ESPN, and the work he has done in Bristol, Connecticut.

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This part two of Matt Stolbof's interview with Blake Devine. This episode goes over the beginning of Blake's professional career, the struggling times in North Dakota, and how he landed his news reporting job in Santa Barbara.

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In this episode, it's part one of a two-part interview with Blake Devine. We talk about his time at Florida State and how he was able to gain so much experience at a school that doesn't have a journalism degree.

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In this episode, I talk to Andrew Goldstein about his journey out to the Midwest to pursue his journalism career, the fulfillment of running a university newspaper, and the fun as well as difficult challenges that many people face as a sports reporter. 

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In this episode, host Matt Stolbof talks to Chris Fortney about how he originally didn't want to work in PR going into college, what it's like to be the head of media relations for a division 1 school at such a young age, and his quick stint in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Braiden Bell, the voice of California Baptist Men's Basketball, joins to show to talk about his time at Arizona State, the process of finding a job in the play-by-play business, and how he enjoyed his first season as a professional broadcaster. 

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For the first episode of What You Need to Know, I have Alec Henden talk about his college decision, what he learned while at school, and what led him to his position as the media relations manager of the Stockton Ports.

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