Chip & Friends

Chip welcomes the Executive Director of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Will Driscoll to discuss how the Hall has had to adapt during the pandemic and its aftermath, while also commenting on the state of athletics at all levels in the Commonwealth.

An old colleague hops on the mic with Chip to share his experience on the nightside shift as a reporter and multi-media journalist in two capital cities on the Atlantic Coast. Aaron Thomas also urges folks in the world of news to always find ways to separate work and personal endeavors, so an individual can live a healthy and sustainable life when covering so much hard news.

If there is a journalist in the United States who is busier than our guest for this episode, from May 1st to May 7th, 2022, then kudos to that person. Will Manso, Sports Director for WPLG, ABC Affiliate in Miami, FL, and Host/Reporter for the Miami Heat, has been kind enough to share 30 minutes with Chip to elaborate the tight-rope walk of covering Heat & Florida Panthers playoff games every night AND Formula 1's inaugural Miami Grand Prix at Hard Rock Stadium to wrap up the weekend; plus exude gratitude towards going well outside his comfort zone in Missoula, Montana for his first job in broadcasting, detail the steps he took to become a multi-faceted journalist juggling two different positions for successful networks, and send a supportive message to future journalists and broadcasters to always stay true to who they are no matter where they go in their respective careers and lives.

It's about to get South Florida heavy on Chip & Friends, because there is A LOT going on in the week of April 31st, 2022 to May 8th, 2022. What better way to start it than Chip catching up with an old colleague, mentor, and friend who is as 305 as it comes in local journalism. Christy Chirinos, Senior Editor for Miami Hurricanes Athletics and formerly a beat writer for the Sun-Sentinel, joins to reveal how the grind in journalism can take a toll, discuss having the right people around you to flourish, explain how writing and responsibilities have grown more demanding over the years, plus gush over how much we love Cafecito and covering Championship runs.

The podcast is hopefully, finally, back from random sabbaticals, and we return to form by catching up with an old broadcasting partner. WJLA-TV's Sports Director and Primary Sports Anchor Scott Abraham, in Washington D.C., hops on with Chip to recount what has to be one of the wildest years of any local sports broadcaster in recent memory, go back to the farms of Utica, NY, nerd out over a Barry Bonds rookie card, and provide the secret sauce to sustained success in any market, no matter how high or how low. This episode can also be found on Chip's YouTube page!