Chris Berman Reflects on Decades Hosting the NFL Draft & His Best Moments | Half-Forgotten History
Trey Wingo Presents: Half-Forgotten History
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Show Notes
Legendary ESPN Broadcaster Chris Berman joins Trey for a special NFL Draft edition. Chris explains why he's so strongly identified with hosting the draft, an interview with Pete Rozelle that remains a career highlight. Boomer details his journey on the draft starting in the early 80s, how he worked with a young Mel Kiper Jr and how Mel became a signature talent for ESPN, the time when he broke the news to Allen Pinkett that he was drafted, when Boomer realized that the draft was becoming a huge deal for football fans, what it was like to host when Aaron Rodgers kept falling in the first round, his impressions of the draft expanding into Prime Time, why hosting the draft was his most challenging assignment, the time when the Minnesota Vikings passed on their pick and the bizarre draft-night drama of Laremy Tunsil.