CHRIS MYERS has been a play-by-play announcer andstudio host at Fox Sports for about 25 years, after spending a decade at ESPN. He does the NFL, NASCAR, Major League Baseball and hosts the Westminster Dog Show. Among his jobs at ESPN was four years as host of the interview show Up Close. His book That Deserves a Wow was published in 2024 by William Morrow. He talks passionately about many experiences of his life, both professional and personal.Recorded June 19, 2025
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MICHAEL BRUNTZ, Senior Writer, Husker247
MICHAEL BRUNTZ has been with Husker247 for 14 years now. As Senior Writer he covers baseball, football, recruiting and whatever else comes up. He started a Husker baseball podcast in 2025. He talks here about what the Men’s College World Series means to Nebraskans and particularly the people of Omaha; the new direct payment of athletes, covering the Huskers baseball program; the 12-month, 24/7 nature of covering Huskers football; and much more. Recorded June 18, 2025
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DAVID BERRI Economics Professor, Southern Utah University
DAVID BERRI is professor of economics at Southern UtahUniversity. He researches and writes about sports economics. His latest book is Slaying the Trolls, co-authored with Nefertiti Walker, focused on women and sports. About 75 percent will go to football, 15 percent to men’s basketball and the other sports will divide what’s left over. Berri says there will be victims of the new world, most likely starting with coaches’ salaries.Questions remain about the impact this will have on facilities, women’s sports, and the so-called Olympic sports. Recorded June 10, 2025
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STEVE SIPPLE Husker Online & Morning radio host at 93.7 The Ticket
STEVE SIPPLE has now been with Husker Online for nearly three years after more than three decades with the Lincoln Journal Star. We catch up on a few things here: Matt Rhule’s tenure at Nebraska, covering the Huskers 24/7 and 12 months a year, three hours of radio every day, the grind of doing daily journalism, and much more. He drops in a tidbit about Scott Frost and why he probably should not have taken the Huskers job, and the relationship he had/has with many other Huskers football coaches.Recorded June 5, 2025
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SEAN CALLAHAN Owner and Publisher Husker Online
SEAN CALLAHAN is the owner and publisher of HuskerOnline, which is a media company covering Nebraska football, affiliated with the On3 Network. We talk here aboutcovering Huskers football, which is the biggest and most popular game in the state; about the access issues all journalists are dealing with; about his new book; Scott Frost and much more.  Callahan is a native Nebraskan who also covers Huskers football for other outlets in the state, including KETV, KFAB and NPM. Interview conducted May 29, 2025
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