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Interview with Mike Greenberg of ESPN

Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism at home under a nation's most prestigious school of journalism and the home of the emergence of ESPN radio host and anchor, Mike Greenberg.

Before joining ESPN in 1996, Greenberg worked for CLTV in Chicago that covers all sports Chicago local, anchoring sports reports and lodging a program called SportsPage Sunday night. He added to his career working television and radio for radio station WSCR and WMAQ Chicago, where he was able to cover events like the Super Bowl and World Series.

East New York Jet mad radio presenter now working Mike Golic, a former NFL lineman at the headquarters of one of the most talked about shows on ESPN and ESPN Radio, Mike and Mike in the Morning. His show attracts more than three million listeners and brings more than 90 million viewers.

This success through opportunities as part of the outreach team leader of the Arena Football League and dissemination of the second game of the week of Monday Night Football for a double.

What follows is a series of questions and answers from a long interview given 25 minutes Planet Blacksburg on what really makes "Greenie" Greenie. "

Q: If you attended the School of Journalism Medill at Northwestern University, such students were the media involved?

Greenberg: I was not intimately involved as would have been in different activities. Now, when I went to school had a policy internship program and did an internship at the Jackson City Patriot, which was a newspaper in Jackson, Michigan, but he was. I have not worked for the student or the student paper and radio regret this enormously.

Q: Can describe a typical day in the life of Mike Greenberg?

Greenberg: Well, today, for example. I started at 3:45 am with my alarm. I got up and I came to work shortly after 5:00 and Mike and I and our staff sat down and spent a few ideas. Then there was a couple of things we had to pre-register for the radio and television. After that, we did the show 6:00 to 10:00 and then had a meeting recently published SportsCenter now. We meet to discuss what we will be in SportsCenter tonight. And then I will spend the rest of the day before writing the anchor tonight So I'm going to SportsCenter 18:00 to 19:00 from here about 7 am and will try to get about six hours of sleep to be back here tomorrow.

Q: How much work involved in the running a unique show of "Mike and Mike in the Morning"?

Greenberg: It's hard to say. I think a good talk show is endless. Most listeners know that Mike and I will not only cover sports, but often discuss events taking place in our daily lives. So in some respects can say that my life is preparation show. Without doubt, be aware of things. My work consists mainly of things people do anyway. Already You know, watching games, watching SportsCenter, surf the Internet and maintain daily news, and listening on the radio. I think a good talk show is always looking new materials, and really, some aspects, a type 24 / 7 job.

Q: What is your favorite subject to cover in sports?

Greenberg: Well, the National Football League is the most popular sport in the U.S. now and many people are interested and passionate. Therefore, almost no Unlike what my favorite sport to cover is personal. But sometimes I'm an avid golfer and golf fan, so if I had my way, I would be happy to talk about golf.

Q: You have a clown with former NFL lineman and Notre Dame graduate Mike Golic all day in your program, but in recent years, what have you really learned your counterpart?

Greenberg: Mike's children are older than me, and when we started our program, Mike was a father three times more than me, and I had not had any of my children. My two children were born since we started doing our show. What I learned from Mike about any otherwise, is a very dedicated father. There are many people who say they put their families first, but he does it. "I mean walking. I admire a lot. And consequently, I have learned to do and understand why the right way to approach things. We rejected a lot of opportunities that could be good for us because of family obligations as we have had, and we have always understood. So who is by far the most important thing I learned from Mike. It has nothing to do with the show necessarily, but I think it's a good lesson for all the people can not say you want to have a balance between work and life, but you really need to have one. I learned that for sure.

Q: How do you manage all the criticism it receives?

Greenberg: It may seem ridiculous to say, but actually become immune. There is little critical of us and me I think is totally unfair. We work across a very objective, so that informed views can now be infects our show. Type today is that our program was very good. Now, the person who thinks our show stunk is not necessarily bad, just your opinion. And while people give us tips on what seems fair, which simply means that things like "I think these guys suck" so nobody bothers me. Now, if someone writes in the paper that I was not expecting that I was not working hard, or we were not trying, it really bothered me. This is an observation which I think is obviously false. I also work hard in our program that someone out there in our business. There are people out there who does not like his approach and I do not like his style. It is never pleasant to read, but it does come with the territory, and certainly not the end of the world. Much can be educational. You read something and said, "You know, I hate when these guys do "And read and think to yourself, well maybe this guy is right. And from time to time make adjustments things to do in the air on the basis of criticism of others. So What criticism can be very useful.

Q: How Did you enjoy covering sports in the Windy City?

Greenberg: I loved it. I love Chicago. It is a big city and a major sports town. But it is much more than that. I loved living there, and most importantly to me past, my wife went there. I loved covering sports. I was there at the right time. I mean covering sports in Chicago when Mike Ditka Bear and coached Michael Jordan played for the Bulls. I covered the Bears when they had good teams, and I made the Bulls when they won six championships. It was a workplace and a great experience. There is no doubt that the coverage of these teams over the years has been the main reason I'm able to do what I do today for a lifetime.

Q: In his book, "Why my wife thinks I'm a fool, you say that revenge get Jack McDowell is one aspect Highlights of his career. Could you describe a moment that is another addition to this time?

Greenberg: The ability to transmit a Monday Night Football game. It was very exciting. I would also suggest the possibility of things were far from the standard Arena broadcasting football games. Even if I had a bit of a role small, I had a good time to cover part of the award. It was so totally different from what I'm used to. It's good when you do the same every day to be the opportunity to do things that are different and exciting ways.

Q. "Do not worry, my son. Do not cry unless they know that you right. "

Greenberg: Dave Wannstedt shouted something I said on the radio, and I was really sure that I was right. It was one of the first times all that I've got very angry with me, and I cried in front of a bunch of other journalists. I felt very humbled and very bad. I like that [laughs lame], not literally, but figuratively, in the media room, and a Chicago Tribune writer said to me. I definitely gave a different feeling in the relationship not only to feel, because it is the football coach and I am a journalist who is, by definition, smarter than me, or better than I, or more important than me. I remember that days so very alive, and wrote about this in my book. It was a good day for me.

Q: If you had the opportunity to go back and change one thing in your life, what would it be?

Greenberg: Professionally speaking, if I could go back I think I made much more grown up. My childhood was very good, but I would have done more to prepare for the company when I was growing up. I wish I had done several internships. I wish I had written the newspaper. I wish I had worked at the radio station. I wish I had found ways to get more experience from the beginning. And the other thing I wanted say is that I like more fun sometimes, when I was younger. I think I spent too much of my life worrying about whether or not I am fortunate to do what I want do. In my personal life I do not regret anything. I mean I have an amazing life and I'm very happy, I honestly do not think it would change nothing.

Q: You are a man of the family of Dr. Greenberg. How important is the support of his family has been throughout his career?

Greenberg: exceptional. First, my parents were very supportive of my decision to go in this very unusual and very uncertain business. Was great to them because it was certainly not what was expected of me when I was a kid, and have always been very support. Then my wife. I've always said that anyone who wants to enter this business you have to marry someone who is willing to assume lot. Long before I had a program with my name on it, I worked every weekend, late at night, and every holiday. You must be prepared to make such sacrifices This company. This is not a nine to five, five days a week type of work. my wife's support has been invaluable. You must be married to someone who understands the sacrifice and is willing to sacrifice because, otherwise, these two things have to go, or marriage or career. They can not coexist. Thus, in this way, I would say that the support of my family has been invaluable.

Q: From politics to sports?

Greenberg: I always thought it was going to be a journalist. I ended up being sent to cover an event that I was not emotionally prepared to cover. I could not do. It was a great time soul of the investigation because I've always known I wanted to do, I wanted to be Peter Jennings or one of those guys. I wanted to be a serious television journalist. And this experience I learned that I can not do that. A counselor told me: "Well you like sports, you follow the sports religiously, and you know much about this sport. Maybe you can play sports? And the rest, as they say, is history. But it was definitely a shocking experience for me, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for people covering hard news.

Q: What advice would you give to a current student to get the interview that everyone wants?

Greenberg: The biggest mistake we made in the business of journalism at the age of Internet information is the mass rush to be first. The goal has never been obtained Journalism Initially, it has always been to get a good story. And I think we have too many people are too concerned about things running in the air or throwing things letter and not a hundred percent sure that it is legitimate work. I think there is much less accountable today in an era where all requests from Internet, you can connect to a website I think it would read what was new and was written by someone who has total control and has absolutely no responsibility to anyone. We are not well served by the media today, from a journalistic standpoint. And my advice for those interested in the business and wish to make a real contribution to the activity would be to learn the concepts journalism and the basic condition and not get caught in a bit of trash that passes for journalism that you see on cable television today.

About the Author

Matt Langan is a freelance writer; for more information visit his website at www.watersidemedia.com.

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