A conversation with Adam Amin and Adnan Virk
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 • 757 Ratings
🗓️ 28 October 2022
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Episode 251 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with Fox Sports and Chicago Bulls play by play broadcaster Adam Amin, and Adnan Virk, a host for MLB Network, NHL Network as well as his film podcast. Cinephile. In this podcast, Amin and Virk discuss if it was daunting to leave ESPN; the challenge of finding the next sports job; Virk on meeting Amin and knowing he was a rising star as a broadcaster; the differences of working at Fox Sports vs. ESPN; Amin on whether he wants to be be a No. 1 broadcaster; Virk on why he loathes Tom Cruise; Amin on his longtime friendship with Fox Sports colleague Joe Davis; the difference between working in sports in Canada versus the U.S.; Virk on working at the WWE; Amin on calling the power of calling the NFL; Virk on having WWE co-CEO Nick Khan once represent him; Amin on how he chose his agent; what they each look for in representation, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, this is Richard Deich, and welcome to the sports media podcast. |
| 0:10.1 | My producer is Patrick Antonetti. |
| 0:11.7 | Two guests this week, but they are together. |
| 0:14.3 | And it was a lot of fun. |
| 0:15.6 | I think you're going to really enjoy this. |
| 0:17.5 | A lot of interesting media talks, some behind-the-scenes stories. Adnan |
| 0:23.1 | Verk has been on this podcast a number of times before. He is a host for the MLB Network, |
| 0:29.5 | NHL Network, as well as his own Cadence 13 podcast Cinephile. Check that out. Jeremy Strong is |
| 0:36.1 | one of his latest guests. |
| 0:41.8 | Adam Amin, you have heard him call the NFL for Fox. |
| 0:47.3 | He is on the number three team right now with Mark Schlereth and Christina Pink. |
| 0:49.1 | Also calls baseball for Fox. |
| 0:56.9 | Just came off calling the Dodgers Padres NLDS and the television play by playperson for the Chicago Bulls. |
| 1:00.0 | Both Adam and Adnan worked at ESPN for many years. |
| 1:07.3 | And so we start off talking about life after ESPN and how daunting it is to leave that place, |
| 1:12.7 | how you try to forge, how do you sort of forge professional careers afterwards? |
| 1:17.7 | And as many have done this, you know, whether it's Dan Patrick's of the world or Bill Simmons, |
| 1:24.7 | Colin Cowards, et cetera, you can certainly thrive once you leave Bristol, Connecticut, as these two have. |
| 1:29.7 | We get into a little bit about the culture of Fox Sports versus DSPN. |
| 1:34.6 | Adnan explains why he dislikes, immensely dislikes Tom Cruise, |
| 1:42.1 | get into a little conversation about Canadian sports broadcasting and the city of Toronto. |
| 1:47.4 | And then finish up with agents, which I think if you're into the business, |
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