Deep Diving the Life of a Busy National & Local Play-By-Play Announcer with Ian Eagle

With Vin Scully retiring a few years ago, and Marv Albert retiring last year after the NBA season, there is a changing of the guard, and one of the best in the business, Ian Eagle joins Bob and Evan to take us inside his life. Marv Albert almost three decades ago wrote "I'd Love To But I Have A Game". Well, now that is Ian Eagle. Currently "Birdman" is one of CBS's top announcers calling the NFL, and the NCAA Tournament. He also broadcasts the NBA nationally for Turner. But Ian worked his way up starting as a Producer at WFAN in NY, and then becoming the Brooklyn (then New Jersey) Nets TV PBP announcer coming on close to thirty years ago. He also was a host on "The Fan." but knew his passion was calling games. He spent time as the New York Jets announcer before doing the NFL nationally for CBS. Ian shares with Bob and Evan all the events he called on the way up for CBS from Track & Field, to Boxing, and on some of these assignments Eagle had to fly and improvise as he had no prior experience! "Ian will do it" was the attitude that helped him rise at CBS as no assignment was too low, but there are few talents in the business at PBP as good as Ian. Ian gets into the fact that for energy he does NOT drink coffee. But he does drink soda. It's all discussed as well as is Ian's son Noah Eagle, who at age 22 became the LA Clippers radio PBP announcer right out of Syracuse. Ian went to Syracuse too. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree with Noah Eagle who called an NFL playoff game last year for Nickelodeon. A joyous look into the busy but exciting life of a national and local play-by-play announcer in 2022 with one of kindest people in the broadcasting business, Ian Eagle.