Mark Teitelman - FOX Sports NFL game producer
Insight on how an NFL game is produced from the tv trucks
The Wormcast: How Sports Media Happens
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Show Notes
This week it's Episode 44 of The Wormcast. Let's kickoff the NFL season with some keen insight on how a game is produced from the televison truck. My guest is Mark Teitelman, a FOX NFL game producer for 8 years, who also produced Thursday Night Football on NFL Network. Mark is working with a first-time game analyst in Mark Sanchez, we discuss the process of getting a rookie announcer prepared for a completely new broadcasting responsibility. We also dive into his background working from the ground up at ESPN's Sunday Night Football and ABC's Monday Night Football. Also there's a story about Dennis Hopper. Enjoy!
Topics discussed: 3:38 Mark Sanchez debut as Mark's game analyst, from audition to preparing Mark for the booth on Sunday for 49ers v Lions. 14:30 The importance of having continuity with key production and technical folks year after year. 17:00 How do you effective use the sideline reporter 25:00 Announcers knowing the rules and having rules experts Mike Pereira and Dean Balandino to assist his crew 30:55 Giving and receiving feedback from his crew. 38:17 Aqib Talib 39:50 Starting at ESPN and getting on Fred Gaudelli's crew for Sunday Night Football 44:45 Monday Night Football opens and Dennis Hopper 54:00 Producers wear a lot of hats 57:33 Trust - the currency for producers 1:00:00 Producing "Call of Duty" eSports competitions
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