Insight / Game Day With Meghan Culmo ...

[Woof 101]

Nice article from The Hartford Courant. I like the job she does and should one meet her in person she is as real as described here.

A day on the job with SNY’s Meghan Culmo, the voice of UConn women’s basketball on TV

Meghan Culmo remembers when UConn women’s basketball wasn’t the powerhouse it has become. When it wasn’t even close. “When I went here it was nothing,” Culmo said befo…

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[JavaMan]

Nice story. Here's a teaser:

Culmo (formerly Meghan Pattyson) spent four seasons playing for Geno Auriemma at UConn, then one year on his coaching staff before migrating to radio in 1996 and to television in 1997. Since then, she has called UConn games each season, becoming the premier TV voice of the nation’s most successful women’s hoops program.

Today, Culmo works for SNY, serving as color commentator alongside play-by-play man Allen Bestwick on the network’s annual package of Huskies games. On air, she projects wisdom and authority about a program she knows as well as anyone. Off air, her broadcast partner calls her the mayor of UConn women’s basketball, the type who seems to share a smile or an inside joke with everyone in the arena: fans, players, coaches, security staff, media, even referees.

“The fact that I’ve been on TV for 23 years is truly laughable to me,” Culmo said. “I don’t know how this is happening. Not to sound corny, but I just feel really lucky, because it doesn’t seem like a job."

 

[Biff]

I did this in 2006. Some people didn't get it at the time.

 

[meyers7]

I do like having someone who knows about the team.

 

[CL82]

Meg is great. I do miss the rapport she had with Eric Frede though.

 

[JavaMan]

I did this in 2006. Some people didn't get it at the time.

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Wow! They look like they are exactly the same height. Wonder who it is? Great work as usual, @Biff.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

My favorite line: “Meg is the mayor of UConnville,” Bestwick said. “We just walked to the back, to the press room and back and by the Champion’s Club, and it’s like the queen walking by.”

 

[Bama fan]

I did this in 2006. Some people didn't get it at the time.

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Some still won't! Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.

 

[Sifaka]

I did this in 2006. Some people didn't get it at the time.

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Musical background to appreciate Biff's work:

 

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[Patty Bailey]

This part is why I love SNY broadcasts vs. ESPN (emphasis mine):

"Many broadcasters, at this point in the game, would begin to share off-beat stories or banter about what they’ll have for dinner. SNY is different. Culmo praises Anna Makurat for a strong back-cut. She notes Evelyn Adebayo’s aggressiveness in setting screens. She compliments Aubrey Griffin for forcing a tie-up without committing a foul.

“We try to make it about the game,” Culmo said. “Forty-point blowout, we’re still going to talk about the game. We’re not going to get off into sidebar stories. Because ultimately, I think it’s disrespectful to the players. My perspective is, Molly Bent gets in at the end of her game, her family wants to hear her name being said.”

Giving the kids that come off the bench some appreciation!! Awesome!!

 

[uconnfan68]

I did this in 2006. Some people didn't get it at the time.

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Not sure why it would be difficult... they can both talk all day. ;^)