Nick Gismondi is the current rink side reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks and host/reporter for World Team Tennis on CBS. Nick started his broadcasting career at 15 years old calling games for his local radio station and has had a challenging journey along the way, announcing for Universal Sports Network, Olympic Channel, NBC Sports and AT&T Sports Net as host of the Las Vegas Golden Nights. We talk about that journey, the tenacity and belief in yourself to progress in broadcasting, how he connects with fans as well as some of the projects he's been a part of.
2:00 - Welcome to Nick Gismondi
2:45 - What Nick has been doing since Covid-19 disrupted sports.
4:23 - What it’s like working as an announcer for the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the Original Six NHL teams.
7:15 - What it’s like as the rink side reporter for the Blackhawks. 7:51 > 8:45
11:17 - How he came to love hockey & the NHL and how he got into sports broadcasting.
15:25 - How a chance meeting at Los Angeles International Airport changed his broadcasting career.
19:43 - How it takes tenacity to work in sports broadcasting as an on-air personality.
23:08 - Nick talks about his formula for building relationships.
26:33 - How Nick has developed relationships with celebrities, athletes and people in sports.
28:18 - What Nick does for World Team Tennis on CBS
31:06 - How the WTT show “Up Next with Nick Gismondi” began.
33:02 - Future guests on “Up Next with Nick Gismondi.”
34:45 - How Nick is able to connect with fans.
38:27 - Nick shares an anecdote working with Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen while covering speed skating.
40:54 - What Nick’s future is for announcing.
41:56 - How Nick prepare to call a sport or event he’s never covered.
43:52 - What makes a good sports tv producer.
47:49 - Nick is in a military family and he talks about the relationship with sports and the military.
50:20 - What Nick would like people to know about what he does that they might not otherwise know.
51:43 - What the best advice he’s been given in the sports broadcasting industry.
53:20 - What rewards there are working in sports broadcasting.