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In the mid-to-late 2010s, professional athletes began to host their own podcasts, often covering the sports they played and leagues they were involved in. Sometimes, these player-hosts were still active upon the launch of their podcasts. Professional athlete-hosted podcasts began to become more widespread in the 2020s.
JJ Redick was the first active NBA player to launch a podcast. A. J. Hawk has been cited as the first active professional athlete to begin podcasting, having launched his Hawk Cast in 2014. [1] [2] JJ Redick was the first NBA player to launch a podcast while still an active player, hosting The Vertical on Yahoo! Sports in 2016.
His mission is to build confidence in young students while also helping raise funds for the foundation and various local charities. [142] Alongside his YouTube channel co-hosts, "The Cyber Nerds" partner with local charities including the 5 On It Foundation to offer content creation courses to youth in the community. [143]
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Joe Santagato was born and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York, United States. [3] He is of maternal Irish descent and paternal Italian descent. His mother, Elizabeth, was a public school secretary and his father, Joseph, was a firefighter for the New York City Fire Department.
ESPN was an early adopter of the podcast format, launching their first in 2005. [3] In 2007, Bill Simmons stumbled upon a podcast interview of Boston Celtics executive Danny Ainge by ESPN NBA draft analyst Chad Ford. [4] Simmons, also an ESPN employee at the time, inquired to his management about hosting a podcast of his own.
Young folks are thinking about it. Longevity, to your point, Diane, I think is something that as our population or any population ages, we all start to think about longevity a little bit, with a ...
Current sporting topics are discussed on the podcast. [11] In 2016, Syed was awarded an honorary doctorate in Liberal Arts by Abertay University in Dundee. [12] His book You Are Awesome was published in 2018. The publisher describes it as "a positive and empowering guide to help children build resilience". [13]