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Andy Frye - Sportswriter and Contributor, Forbes
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- 2:28 - How Andy got his start as a sportswriter.
- 4:46 - How he was able to get his articles published when he was blogger and didn’t have a journalism degree.
- 6:42 - How he got his first article published on ESPN.com Page 2 covering “Fistball”.
- 9:13 - Whether he had any insecurities in pitching his next stories to sports digital publications and how relationships can help him get interviews.
- 11:54 - How Andy finds interesting people to interview.
- 16:00 - How Andy looks at doing interviews to find interesting things to talk about.
- 19:27 - What his methods are to help open up the interviewee to talk.
- 23:10 - What his interview with boxing trainer Teddy Atlas was like and some of what he talked about in their conversation.
- 26:21 - How he got a surprise response from Teddy him when talking about Mike Tyson.
- 28:28 - His conversation and thoughts on soccer broadcaster Andres Cantor, known for his "Goooooooool" call.
- 29:48 - His conversation and thoughts on professional basketball legend Julius "Dr. J" Irving.
- 32:07 - His conversation and thoughts on professional golfer Annika Sorenstam.
- 35:53 - His conversation and thoughts on former Oakland Raiders great quarterback Jim Plunkett.
- 38:01 - How Andy comes up with his stories, interviews and what his angle is when writing.
- 41:32 - How he prepares for an interview and how much time he has to spend with those he's interviewing.
- 43:51 - Who some of his sports writing influences have been.
- 46:12 - What advice he has for someone who wants to be a sportswriter.
- 50:05 - An introduction to Andy's new podcast "28 Minutes of Sport"
- 51:27 - Where people can find out more about Andy's articles.
Twitter: @sportyfrye
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Website: andyfrye.com
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