My latest Talking Travel interview guest was legendary broadcaster Jim Lampley. His book, It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television, is released today, but he gave me a preview a couple weeks ago.
The first part of the title comes from his famous call of George Foreman's big win. The second part comes from his feeling he was lucky to be picked out of several hundred people in a talent hunt to start his career. I would argue the producers saw something in him and his 50+ years in broadcasting show they were right.
In his career, Lampley covered 14 Olympics, along with hundreds of other events. Because of all of his work, he logged in thousands of miles and visited dozens of cities, making him an ideal interview guest for Global Traveler. It also makes for a fascinating book, which you can purchase at any book seller. I will be adding :mpley's book to my collection ASAP.
Go to Talking Travel with Jim Lampley on Global Traveler to hear the interview. Also, subscribe to the GT YouTube channel. I need more subscribers there. All it takes is a Gmail account. It's free and you won't be bothered with emails etc.
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