Chris Myers on his memoir — and his chilling 1998 live interview of O.J. Simpson

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Audacy

News, Business News, Sports, Sports News

4.3 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Episode 453 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Chris Myers, the Fox Sports broadcaster who has written memoir, “That Deserves A Wow: Untold Stories of Legends and Champions, Their Wins and Heartbreaks.” In this podcast, Myers discusses his broadcasting career between Fox and ESPN; why he has had longevity; being at the track for the 2001 Daytona 500 crash that killed Dale Earnhardt; his OJ Simpson interview in 1998 for ESPN’s “Up Close” how he prepared to interview Simpson; how he processed in real time Simpson lying to him; his postgame interview of Tom Brady following the Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback against the Falcons; his favorite questions to ask of subjects and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.1	One guest for this episode, but if you have watched sports in the United States, it is a familiar person in voice.
0:52.0	Chris Myers has spent a lifetime in sports broadcasting with long
0:55.8	on-air 10 years at Fox Sports and ESPN. He is here to talk about his new book. That deserves a wow,
1:03.0	colon, untold stories of legends and champions, their wins and heartbreaks. And Chris Myers joins
1:10.4	me on the sports media podcast.
1:12.0	Chris, welcome.
1:13.1	Thank you.
1:13.7	It's good.
1:14.1	A little role reversal here.
1:15.5	You're the broadcaster.
1:16.6	I have the writer for a change.
1:18.0	There we go.
1:19.2	But good to catch up with you.
1:21.1	All right.
1:21.6	So your career, this is where I want to start.
1:23.0	Your career in many ways has spanned the evolution of the business.
1:26.9	When you were young, you, you were in local
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