THE FUTURE OF BROADCAST TELEVISION WITH TIM CORRIGAN – (EP. 44)
In today’s episode, we sat down with senior coordinating producer for the NBA on ESPN, Tim Corrigan. Corrigan oversees all aspects of ESPN game and studio production including NBA Countdown, NBA Tonight, NBA Coast to Coast and NBA segments on SportsCenter. In addition, he produces ABC broadcasts of NBA games including the Conference Finals, NBA Finals and NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC. He also oversees WNBA and Major League Lacrosse telecasts. Since 2004, Corrigan has also produced ESPN Sunday Night Football (prior to 2006) and Monday Night Football (since 2006) telecasts.
In this episode we discuss:
- The responsibilities of an NBA Producer
- Tim’s experience in the NBA Bubble
- How Tim’s job is different in 2021 compared to 2020
- Steps that an aspiring NBA producer should take
Previously, Corrigan had worked as a production assistant (1987-89) and associate producer/director (1989-93) on a variety of ESPN events including America’s Cup, French Open, NCAA basketball, college and NFL football, and Major League Baseball. Tim has served as a producer of ESPN’s college football and basketball telecasts, bowl games and served as coordinating producer in 2002. Tim also produced the Women’s Final Four 1994-2002, the ACC Tournament 1993-2002, ABC Sports’ college basketball 1999 – 2002, the WNBA in 1996 and 1997, Olympic trials in 1996 and served as producer of Winter and Summer X Games telecasts.
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SHOW NOTES
- What does an NBA game producer do? (5:15)
- What’s the difference between the regular season and the playoffs for Tim’s job? (8:30)
- How does the process work when communicating between producers? (10:00)
- What is exchanged during a game day meeting? (14:20)
- Does the game crew feel like a traveling family to Tim? (15:40)
- What did Tim learn from his experience in the NBA Bubble? (16:40)
- How is Tim’s job different in 2021 compared to previous years? (20:40)
- What did Tim learn from his previous jobs that helped prepare him for his current career? (24:38)
- What are some tips to suggest to young producers who are wanting to succeed? (27:30)
- Tim talks about the first day of producing (29:10)
- How important is research for Tim’s job? (30:50)
- How did Tim handle the transition from producing to management? (35:16)
- What are the steps that an aspiring NBA producer should take? (39:00)
- What does Tim do to recharge when he has to time off from work? (40:45)
- Are there any technologies Tim uses that have helped him succeed? (43:00)
- Recommendations for good books (46:00)
- How does it feel that Tim will never beat his sons in golf again? (47:57)
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