Sports In The Making
Claudia Trejos - On-Air Reporter, Analyst & Hall of Fame
Episode Summary
Claudia Trejos has worked all facets of television production and has worked some of the biggest events in sports. She is well known in the boxing and fight scene and has recently been inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame. Claudia talks about her journey, how she has battled imposter syndrome and how she became a cigar aficionado.
Episode Notes
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- 00:00 - Episode Introduction
- 02:25 - Introduction to Claudia Trejos and how she got into sports broadcasting
- 03:40 - How boxing is a part of her life
- 05:30 - How Claudia’s passion for sports is important for how she works in her career
- 07:20 - How Claudia has a presence that makes an impact on her performance in the boxing industry despite “imposter syndrome”
- 10:28 - She has worked from the ground up in TV, pulling cable, production assistant, grip and how it helps her to have confidence as an on-air personality
- 13:20 - How she prepares for a big fight like the Canelo vs. GGG event in September 2020
- 16:50 - How she is able to develop relationships with elite athletes that helps with her on-air storytelling
- 20:10 - Claudia shares examples of how boxers are human and how Anthony Joshua lost a big fight he was expected to win
- 22:40 - She explains why she has so much respect for Olympic athletes
- 26:30 - Her observation from the 2016 Olympics and the camaraderie with Olympic athletes
- 27:05 - Each of our Olympic experiences
- 28:05 Whether there is a difference covering sports in Spanish versus English
- 31:00 - How being a Latina helps her approach athletes
- 33:30 - How it feels for Claudia being inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame
- 38:00 - Bob Alexander who she’s worked with ringside, called her name at the FBHOF
- 39:05 - Whether Claudia’s daughter wants to follow her career in broadcasting
- 40:25 - How she started being a motivational speaker and coach
- 43:05 - How she helps people find ways to motivate themselves as a coach
- 46:15 - How Claudia is able to talk to celebrities and athletes when they are perceived as untouchable
- 50:42 - Memorable pictures that Claudia shares
- 54:00 - How Claudia is a cigar aficionado and how she grew up learning how to smoke cigars
- 57:30 - Claudia rates the cigars I have in my “humidor”
- 59:00 - Claudia’s cigar collection
- 1:01:20 - Claudia’s best memory she’s had in sports
- 1:03:10 - Claudia’s favorite sports movie
- 1:05:00 - Her memory of the time we shared producing events
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