Part 1: Ben Bouma - Sports TV Producer & Sports Management Consultant

Sports In The Making

• 4:21 - What Ben Bouma’s title is and how he can’t fit into a title.
• 6:10 - How Ben got into sports television and how he connected with broadcaster Kenny Albert.
• 11:40 - How he started producing NHL games for Fox Sports and then later with ESPN on Sunday Night Baseball.
• 14:03 - What his responsibilities were as a sidelines producer, who he started working with and how he prepared for his responsibilities as a sidelines producer.
• 16:15 - How it’s nearly impossible to have a perfect show.
• 17:11 - How Ben builds relationships with his announcers and how important trust is with the announcer.
• 19:21 - What some of the qualities the best announcers in the business have and how they prepare for events.
• 21:18 - How the announce team handles blunders.
• 24:26 - A listing of Ben’s credentials and all of the major events he’s been a part of and which event(s) he has an emotional connection with. (2004 World Series & 2010 Olympic Gold Medal Hockey Final)
• 29:28 - How as a field producer he handles the “scrum” at the end of the game when reporters are rushing the field to get interviews.
• 32:21 - How adjusting to a game tying home run or other significant sports moment can be a rewarding broadcasting experience.
• 34:03 - How his friends see him on television occasionally and why he didn’t want to be an announcer.
• 35:21 - What a typical travel/sports year looks like for him and what his schedule is like in covering sporting events.
• 38:00 - What the craziest travel stories are for him.
• 40:09 - How his commute to stadiums and cities is no different than a typical commute.
• 41:22 - What Ben does apart from his work in sports television, and how he works at the highest level in trying to purchase sports franchises.