18 | Texas Rangers’ Broadcaster Jared Sandler on Succeeding in Sports Broadcasting

Written By Evan Burk

Jared Sandler is a play-by-play announcer and studio host for MLB's Texas Rangers. Before commentating in Major League Baseball, he broadcasted in the minor leagues and for USC athletics as a college student.

In this conversation, Evan Burk speaks with Jared about his path as a broadcaster, his front row seat on the Pete Carroll era of USC football, and the unique perspective broadcasting gives him on how leaders and winning teams operate.

Find this episode for free on your favorite podcast player.

Tune into this episode to hear:

  • Jared’s desire to become a broadcaster

  • The career path of a Broadcaster

  • The highlight of his broadcasting career he shared with his father

  • Toughest aspects of the job

  • What coach Pete Carroll was really like at USC

  • A broadcaster’s perspective into teams and how they operate

  • Broadcasting for his favorite team

  • Not settling for “my numbers”

  • The social dynamics of the clubhouse

Learn more about Jared:

  • Follow Jared on Twitter

  • Learn more about Jared’s charity, The Sandlot Children’s Charity, which provides financial assistance for kids with physical and intellectual disabilities, specifically for those who are in pursuit of athletic opportunities and sport specific experiences.

Learn more about Evan:

 
Evan Burk

Evan Burk is a speaker, former NFL coach, and podcast host who uses the sports world as his backdrop to engage audiences with thought-provoking lessons of leadership, team-building, and creating championship cultures.

Evan Burk is not your typical football coach. Despite not playing football beyond high school and no network in the coaching profession, Evan's unlikely football journey began as a 4th grade coach, where he quickly worked his way to the NFL in just 6 years, and included coaching for teams such as the Miami Dolphins, UCLA, and SMU.

After spending fifteen-plus years working with the highest-performing athletes, coaches, and teams on the planet, Coach Burk uses his unique football coaching background to teach people how to utilize the same strategies in business and life that elite players and teams use to perform at a world-class level.

Evan received his B.S. in business management from the University of Colorado, and his Master of Liberal Studies degree from Southern Methodist University. He also hosts his own weekly sports leadership podcast, The Highest Level, where he reveals how championship team cultures are built and the keys to leadership excellence at the highest level.

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