 Did I Ever Tell You About The Time?
Ali, Frazier, Theismann, Patrick, Leonard, McGuire, Mantle, Maris, Ford, Kilmer, Brown, Taylor, Mitchell, Allen, Marchibroda, Jones, Yarborough, King, Petty, Pearson, Driesell, McMillan, Unseld, Hayes, Porter, Wolfe, Aaron, Robinson, Powell, Palmer, Weaver, Hart, Dierdorff, Winslow, Gant, Bradley, Wilder, Smith, Staubach, Dorsett, White . . . . . . . These are just some of the athletes I covered during my years as a television and radio sportscaster in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, St. Louis, MO, Columbia, SC and with NBC Sports. And, as you can imagine, covering these sports personalities generated plenty of stories, some of them laugh-out-loud funny. Like being picked up on a street corner by Muhammad Ali or trying out for the Washington Redskins or how I got my first major market anchor job or getting hustled into a smoky back room of a Las Vegas casino or getting tossed out of the Masters Golf Tournament or meeting the President of the United States. Experiences that left an impression on me and shaped how I conduct my own business - and life.
That's what Did I Ever Tell You About The Time . . . . . . . is all about! Interesting, unique and funny things that happened to me in broadcasting and how my experiences as a sportscaster relate to being successful in business, sports, school or whatever endeavor in which you are involved. Being successful in a competitive world is hard work and for most of us it takes a lot of years, a lot of practice, and a lot of mistakes before we get it right. If you are like me, you read all of the self-help books on the bookstore shelf. Did I Ever Tell You About The Time . . is not another one of those. It's a fun trip back into my world in front of the camera and it's about a common-sense approach to being successful. Did I Ever Tell You About The Time . . . is a one-hour presentation designed for business groups, students, athletes, civic organizations and associations. For more information please contact us today at 301-483-0158. History
Since early in his television sportscasting days, Steve has used his communications skills to speak to groups across the country about a wide range of topics. He is recognize as an excellent public speaker. He always likes to weave into his speeches stories about his days in the television business often using the introductory line "did I ever tell you about the time." Upon hearing some of his stories, a close friend suggested that he turn his TV stories into a motivational speech unto itself. He did and the result was his one-hour presentation appropriately titled Did I Ever Tell You About The Time . . . During his presentation, Steve tells stories about his early days in television and the impact former Notre Dame Head Basketball Coach Digger Phelps had on his broadcasting career; getting strong armed in a Las Vegas casino while covering Frank McGuire and the South Carolina Gamecocks basketball team; the time former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali picked him up on a street corner in Washington, DC; his friendships with former Washington Redskins Quarterback Joe Theismann, ESPN broadcaster Mike Patrick, and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard; trying out for the Washington Redskins and getting cut by former Redskins Head Coach George Allen; being unceremoniously ushered out of the Masters Golf Tournament; and, being invited to The White House by President Gerald Ford; and, much more. Did I Ever Tell You About The Time . . . is designed for business groups, associations, athletes and students and equates Steve's many experiences in the television industry to success in business and life and how he came to develop his seven common-sense secrets to success.
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