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What Two NFL Players Did To Promoted Peace

April 30, 2015

As parts of Baltimore, Maryland were being set on fire earlier this week in an angry response to the death of Freddie Gray, Ravens defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore found himself a few blocks away from the chaos promoting peace. Lewis-Moore is from Weatherford, Texas, not Maryland, but when he saw what was happening in the […]

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Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Tim Tebow

April 15, 2015

(First published June 11, 2013) Oh, Tom Brady is going to be so cranky. I know this because about a year and half ago he could barely hide his irritation with me when I asked him two Tim Tebow questions after the Patriots beat Denver in December of 2011. New England clinched the AFC East […]

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How Pulling Paper Apart Helped Me Discover My Career Path

April 14, 2015

One of the first pieces of advice I give to anyone wanting a job in sports broadcasting is to get an internship. Better yet, get lots of internships. I have a degree from the University of Arizona in media arts and a minor in journalism, but it’s the practical experience I got that gave me […]

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My advice to athletes on how to nail an interview

March 26, 2015

By Kathleen NevilleNFLPE Consultant Alex Flanagan, NBC’s highly-respected sideline reporter for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish home games since 2007, clearly knows her football. With years of experience interviewing both collegiate and professional athletes across the country and around the globe, the seasoned sportscaster knows much more than the intricacies of how the game of […]

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Travel tip # 1. Don’t leave home without these!

March 24, 2015

Almost seven years ago, my job during the Beijing Olympics was hosting an overnight show from 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York. My 8 p.m. call time meant I had to work at night and sleep during the day in a New York City Sheraton. No way that was going to happen without some serious […]

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Why Richard Sherman Failed Media 101

March 8, 2013

I’m adding Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman’s on air squabble to my clips of what I show athletes of what not to do when they are being interviewed.  In my own exchanges with Sherman I’ve found him to be smart and well spoken, but he failed media 101 this week when he let it get personal […]

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My take on Peyton Manning’s remarkable comeback

January 13, 2013

Peyton Manning has always been one of my favorite players to interview.  He’s in control of what he wants to say, but shows humility and humor.  I remember 2 years ago asking him what he yelled at his wide receiver Blair White when he dropped a ball in the end zone against the titans.  He […]

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So you want my job, first be my runner…and take it seriously

August 12, 2012

At least once a week I speak to a young lady who aspires to be in the TV business. Sometimes it’s a high school student, others an entire college class. No matter who it is, I give the same advice. Get an internship. Volunteer to be a runner. Do whatever you can to get experience. […]

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