My PowerPoint on Stuart Scott and Jeremiah Bosgang.

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Networking Interview
SPM 1006
Malik Martin
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2. Stuart Scott (1965-2015)
ESPN Sportscaster
Famous Catchphrases
“BOO-YAH”
“As cool as the other side of the pillow”
“He must be the bus driver cuz he was takin’ him to school”
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3. Vitals
S Birthday: July 19th, 1965 (Cancer)
S Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
S Occupation: ESPN Sportscaster
S He was well known for his sense of humor.
S In 2002, he was hit in the eye with a football during an ESPN segment at the
New Jets mini camp.
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4. Career Timeline
College: University of North Carolina
He played on the football team as a WR and DB.
He joined Alpha Phi Alpha.
He worked at the student radio station WXYC.
In 1987, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication.
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5. Timeline CONT’D
S After graduating he was hired by the WPDE- TV station in Florence, South
Carolina.
S Here is where he coined the phrase “As cool as the other side of the pillow.”
S His career path took him from Florence South Carolina, to Raleigh North
Carolina, to Orlando Florida
S Joined ESPN in 2003
S His first ESPN assignment was “Sportsmash”. This was a short sportscast that
aired twice an hour on ESPN2 SportsNight program.
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6. Reasons for choosing this Career Path
S Passion. Stuart Scott loved sports and enjoyed talking about sports with
anyone.
S Personality. Scott had a one of kind personality that was made for TV.
S He was able to impact millions of lives and change the culture of sports.
S He truly loved his job.
S Enjoyed being on TV.
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7. Biggest Challenge
S He faced racism early on in his career.
S People resented his color, as well as his hip-hop style.
S Long hours away from his family.
S Battling Cancer.
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8. Average day at ESPN
S Fun, laid back environment.
S Fast paced.
S “Incredible atmosphere with top-notch leaders. I worked with remote crews to
produce live television broadcast to ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNU, and
ESPNNEWS subscribers.’
S “Nice and busy. Never a dull moment. There was a lot to absorb. Very nice
atmosphere, along with the people that made that happen.”
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9. Video Clip
S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9cSX5XPY70
S “ When you die, that does not mean you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how
you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live.”
S “ Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.” – Jimmy V
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10. Legacy
S Stuart Scott wanted to be remember most as a father to his two daughters.
S “He would take Stuart Scott, Dad, over Stuart Scott, Sports Center Anchor” – Jay Harris (Colleague)
S He is credited with merging the hip-hop community and the sports community.
S Coined the two phrases “BOO-YAH” and “As cool as the other side of the pillow.”
S Made it cool to be a sportsanchor.
S Gave hope to many African American children who desire to be in sports, including myself.
S Gave hope to millions of Americans battling Cancer.
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11. Jeremiah Bosgang
Name: Jeremiah Bosgang
Title: Senior VP of
Programming and
Acquisitions
Organization: MSG Network
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12. What does a VP of Programming and
Acquisitions do?
S Responsible for overseeing program development and acquisitions for MSG
Network- sports and entertainment network MSG and regional sports network
MSG Plus
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13. Career Path
S First Job: Long Island Press delivery boy
S Education: BA in Philosophy from University of Chicago. (1982-1984)
S Attended UCLA Anderson School of Management
S Senior VP of Original Programming and Series Development for MTV
Networks (1995-1998)
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14. Career Path Cont’d
S Senior VP of Original Programming for FX Network (1998-2000)
S Co Creator and Executive Producer for “The Best Damn Show Period” (2001-
2002)
S Arrived at MSG in 2009 and spent two years there.
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15. Career Advice
S Go to college, work hard, and do as many internships as possible.
S “Experience combined with strong professional contacts is a potent
combination.”
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16. Interesting Facts about Mr. Bosgang
S Brand he admires most is Harley Davidson
S Has a diverse skill set which includes comedy writing and directing.
S Biggest risk he took in his career was asking to be released from his executive
contract at Fox Broadcasting company to accept a two week tryout as a guest
writer on Saturday Night Live.
S Worked for MTV, MSG, Howard Stern Production Company, and many other
big named companies.
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17. LinkedIn Profile
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18. Sources
S http://www.sportscareers.com/sports-career-spotlight.asp?id=142
S https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11147208&authType=NAME_SEARCH&auth
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S http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/12118296/stuart-scott-espn-anchor-dies-age-49
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