ANDY KENDEIGH, KETV Channel 7 Sports Director
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ANDY KENDEIGH is the Sports Director at KETV, Channel 7 in Omaha.
The station's Newswatch 7 news shows have been number one in the market for many years. He is a veteran of the high school coverage as well as the Huskers. We talk about those things as well as the process of the job and what the audience wants and expects.
SHOW NOTES:
:20 Hello and Welcome
1:15 Oregon and Washington join Big Ten (happened same day the interview was recorded) and what it means to the athletes and the conference and their fans
6:00 Channel 7 is the number-one news show and why is that?
7:40 How do you keep that competitive edge when your news show is so far ahead of the others in the ratings?
10:05 What are the challenges of covering other schools and sports, with Nebraska football being so overarching?
12:45 How do you separate your coverage of the Huskers from all the other outlets doing some of the same things?
15:50 What's the first thing you hope people will know about Andy Kendeigh the TV sports anchor and reporter?
18:30 What gets you out the door in the morning? [talks about the young people he works with at Channel 7]
21:50 This is a job that can be consuming
25:00 You have to be your best at the end of the day
27:00 Keeping on-air talent together on a news show is important to success
28:20 How do you balance work and family?
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