Chris Berman on Covering Super Bowls, ESPN’s Three Eras, and the Origin Story of ‘NFL Primetime’

Hello, media consumers! Bryan has a special bonus episode for you. He caught up with one of ESPN’s originals, Chris Berman, in New Orleans. They sit down and discuss the following:

What Chris Berman’s Super Bowl week is like
When ESPN asked him to stop using nicknames
The original idea for NFL Primetime
Turning down NBC
The three eras of ESPN

And then Bryan closes out the show with a fun lightning round where Berman talks about his favorite anchors to work with, getting a Super Bowl ring from the San Francisco 49ers, what he would have done if he wasn’t a sports anchor, and more (58:27).

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Chris Berman
Producer: Brian H. Waters