Former ESPN producer Russell Baxter joins the show on the Farm Bureau guest line talking about his favorite memories of the late SportsCenter legend Chris Mortenson live in the BankPlus Studio. Russell talks about how he first met Chris and he remembers how kind and friendly he was. Russell breaks down the history between he and Chris and how they both worked at the same paper before Chris started at ESPN. Russell talks about how Chris set and standard and became a mentor for so many in the industry. Bo asks Russell about Chris's schedule and how he brought credibility to the network. Russell tells a story about how broadcasting legend Chris Berman was impressed with Mortenson's prep and how precise he was. Russell talks about how special SportsCenter was in the 90's and how no one expected the NFL Prime Time show to get as big as it did. Bo asks Russell about the changing of the times and he remembers what it was like before people had sports coverage 24/7. Russell tells a story about an inside joke with Chris Berman and the kind of connection everyone had in the early days. Russell tells Bo that the biggest key to their success was the fact they were unrestricted creatively.
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