Connor Onion made his debut on FOX earlier this year with a MLB game, and has since added college football work on national TV, including his call of this past weekend’s thriller in Boulder when Colorado completed a Hail Mary to send the game to overtime against Baylor. You can hear his call of it here.
Today’s show notes:
2:06 - Connor recalls first hearing Tony's work and reaching out for advice 3:38 - Discussion on pivotal career moments and universal principles 6:03 - Connor talks about his first full-time opportunity at Southern Illinois University9:36 - Strategies for identifying areas of growth and improvement 11:31 - Dealing with pressure and avoiding “chasing the next gig”14:52 - Connor's approach to building a professional website and demo reel 19:22 - Connor discusses his current work in baseball, football, and volleyball 21:35 - Balancing multiple conversations and focusing during live broadcasts 24:33 - The importance of pregame meetings and preparation 27:17 - Connor's journey from calling high school games to FOX broadcasts 31:13 - Mental preparation and building poise through experience 35:26 - Working with new broadcast partners, including Bill Raftery and AJ Pierzynski 38:57 - Connor's experience getting an agent and moving to FOX43:31 - Balancing multiple sports and the importance of volleyball in Connor's career 45:16 - Advice for aspiring broadcasters: Be resourceful and persistent
Coming up soon on the PXPU Podcast:
* Marc Kestecher, ESPN Radio
* Brock Huard, FOX college football
* Aaron Goldsmith, FOX and Seattle Mariners
* Vocal techniques from a professional opera singer
* A Power 4 associate AD who has made two hires in the last decade
* A sports psychologist on the mental preparation elite athletes use
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