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Networking Interview

SPM 1006Malik Martin

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Stuart Scott (1965-2015) ESPN Sportscaster

Famous Catchphrases

“BOO-YAH”

“As cool as the other side of the pillow”

“He must be the bus driver cuz he was takin’ him to school”

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Vitals

Birthday: July 19th, 1965 (Cancer)

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Occupation: ESPN Sportscaster

He was well known for his sense of humor.

In 2002, he was hit in the eye with a football during an ESPN segment at the New Jets mini camp.

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Career Timeline

College: University of North Carolina

He played on the football team as a WR and DB.

He joined Alpha Phi Alpha.

He worked at the student radio station WXYC.

In 1987, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication.

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Timeline CONT’D

After graduating he was hired by the WPDE- TV station in Florence, South Carolina.

Here is where he coined the phrase “As cool as the other side of the pillow.”

His career path took him from Florence South Carolina, to Raleigh North Carolina, to Orlando Florida

Joined ESPN in 2003

His first ESPN assignment was “Sportsmash”. This was a short sportscast that aired twice an hour on ESPN2 SportsNight program.

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Reasons for choosing this Career Path

Passion. Stuart Scott loved sports and enjoyed talking about sports with anyone.

Personality. Scott had a one of kind personality that was made for TV.

He was able to impact millions of lives and change the culture of sports.

He truly loved his job.

Enjoyed being on TV.

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Biggest Challenge

He faced racism early on in his career.

People resented his color, as well as his hip-hop style.

Long hours away from his family.

Battling Cancer.

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Average day at ESPN

Fun, laid back environment.

Fast paced.

“Incredible atmosphere with top-notch leaders. I worked with remote crews to produce live television broadcast to ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNU, and ESPNNEWS subscribers.’

“Nice and busy. Never a dull moment. There was a lot to absorb. Very nice atmosphere, along with the people that made that happen.”

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Video Clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9cSX5XPY70

“ When you die, that does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.”

“ Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” – Jimmy V

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Legacy

Stuart Scott wanted to be remember most as a father to his two daughters.

“He would take Stuart Scott, Dad, over Stuart Scott, Sports Center Anchor” – Jay Harris (Colleague)

He is credited with merging the hip-hop community and the sports community.

Coined the two phrases “BOO-YAH” and “As cool as the other side of the pillow.”

Made it cool to be a sportsanchor.

Gave hope to many African American children who desire to be in sports, including myself.

Gave hope to millions of Americans battling Cancer.

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Jeremiah BosgangName: Jeremiah BosgangTitle: Senior VP of Programming and AcquisitionsOrganization: MSG Network

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What does a VP of Programming and Acquisitions do?

Responsible for overseeing program development and acquisitions for MSG Network- sports and entertainment network MSG and regional sports network MSG Plus

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Career Path

First Job: Long Island Press delivery boy

Education: BA in Philosophy from University of Chicago. (1982-1984)

Attended UCLA Anderson School of Management

Senior VP of Original Programming and Series Development for MTV Networks (1995-1998)

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Career Path Cont’d

Senior VP of Original Programming for FX Network (1998-2000)

Co Creator and Executive Producer for “The Best Damn Show Period” (2001-2002)

Arrived at MSG in 2009 and spent two years there.

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Career Advice

Go to college, work hard, and do as many internships as possible.

“Experience combined with strong professional contacts is a potent combination.”

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Interesting Facts about Mr. Bosgang

Brand he admires most is Harley Davidson

Has a diverse skill set which includes comedy writing and directing.

Biggest risk he took in his career was asking to be released from his executive contract at Fox Broadcasting company to accept a two week tryout as a guest writer on Saturday Night Live.

Worked for MTV, MSG, Howard Stern Production Company, and many other big named companies.

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LinkedIn Profile

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Sources

http://www.sportscareers.com/sports-career-spotlight.asp?id=142

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11147208&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=eSXt&locale=en_US&srchid=2889783531426890909491&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&trk=vsrp_people_res_photo&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2889783531426890909491%2CVSRPtargetId%3A11147208%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary%2CVSRPnm%3A

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12118296/stuart-scott-espn-anchor-dies-age-49