I jumped out of bed at 4am Friday with excitement knowing that I would be inside U.S. Bank Stadium broadcasting a state football game in a couple of hours. I am a morning person, so getting up that early doesn’t bother me. I felt like a little kid getting up on Christmas morning I was so excited. I have been broadcasting high school sports for … Continue reading I’M EXCITED!!
As I was leaving the Xcel Energy Center Friday afternoon I noticed the security guard next to the media exit sleeping in his chair. I had to wake him up so he could open the door for me! We had become friends during the state volleyball tournament. He worked all three days and we carried on with small talk each day. Thursday he told me … Continue reading PEOPLE I MEET AT STATE
When I was in high school playing sports I didn’t get the chance to play in a state tournament. I never got to know what it felt like to win a section championship and play in the big venues at state. I wish I would have had that experience. In my broadcasting career I get to watch young men and women win a section championship … Continue reading I WANTED TO GO TO STATE
I told my wife not to bother with dinner this week, because I will be gone every night broadcasting section sports. It is going to be a fun week covering high school sports. I remember traveling to Benson in late August to broadcast my first high school volleyball match of the fall. Lac qui Parle Valley was opening their season against the Braves in a … Continue reading WON’T BE HOME FOR DINNER
Tuesday night while broadcasting volleyball in Dawson I made a blunder while introducing the starting lineups. It was a very embarrassing moment. It was a moment that turned into a good belly laugh. Sometimes when you embarrass yourself you just have to own it! Don’t try and hide it but just let people know you messed up and move on. At Dawson I sit at … Continue reading LAUGH TILL YOU CRY!
I turn 64 this month and thoughts of retirement have crossed my mind recently. Last weekend at our class reunion I was surprised at how many classmates have decided to retire. When will I know that I want to retire? Friday night I was in Tracy to broadcast a football game between Lac qui Parle Valley and the Panthers of Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. As I was getting … Continue reading RETIRE?
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