by Anne Marie Anderson | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
Yes I know – maybe you are turned off by the title. I am comfortable with that because there is tea-cup attitude that permeates the masses entering the business these days. Here is the good news: If you are reading this past those first two sentences then you already...
by Anne Marie Anderson | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
Like most of you when the pandemic of 2020 hit I was suddenly thrust into a “new job” for which I had not planned on applying. Stay at home Mom. Homeschool teacher. Huh? I wrote a letter to my kids the first day of school of home. It got a lot of...
by Anne Marie Anderson | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
https://volleyballmag.com/volleyball-broadcasters-040919/ I typically broadcast 10 different sports including basketball, soccer, softball, waterpolo and more. I intentionally widen my range of sports for which I am play by play in part to keep myself working but...
by Anne Marie Anderson | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
When I was a 21-year-old production assistant working in the ESPN offices in Bristol, CT we had an office football pool. The pool was huge – everyone from the office assistants to the former athletes/TV analysts was involved in it. It was run by someone who is now an...
by Anne Marie Anderson | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
You know not to post embarrassing pictures of yourself on Instagram and Snapchat, sexting is so stupid it can’t be discussed … but there are some more “don’ts” on my list of TV career torpedoes: • Don’t date anybody at work … EVER. Really. He will end up being your...
by Anne Marie Anderson | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
The most important part of calling a live event is the gathering and organization of information well in advance of the contest. All announcers should have a “game board” for each team competing. The purpose of the board is to put information at your fingertips to...
by Anne Marie Anderson | Jul 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
I think of him often. Yet I didn’t even really know him that well. In the early morning hours when my 8-year-old daughter stomps down the stairs, her feet far heavier than her 78 pound body would suggest, I think of him. That is what I remember from his funeral. ...
by Anne Marie Anderson | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorised
I was born with paper-thin skin. My four brothers tell me that I cried daily, about everything. And if someone hurt my feelings I could hold onto it forever. I was so afraid of people thinking I was vain going after a position in front of the camera that I was a full...
by Anne Marie Anderson | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorised
I am so tired of hearing men talk about domestic violence against women and then observe the same men objectify female athletes based on how “cute” they are. It happens all the time – they all know who Maria Sharapova is yet most cannot recount her ATHLETIC accolades....
by Anne Marie Anderson | Apr 2, 2024 | Uncategorised
So the picture got your attention yes? What do you think caused that kind of damage? An attack? An accident? Wrong on both counts. Those legs belong to professional soccer player, Sydney Leroux, who snapped the photo after sliding on artificial turf. FIFA, the...
