Rob Tobias
Rob Tobias
It all started at a 5,000-watt radio station in Fresno, Calif….no, wait, that’s Ted Baxter, and if you understand the reference you also know Paul McCartney was in a group before Wings and that being a Red Sox fan meant pain, anguish and suffering. Kids today have it so easy – the Patriots win, the Celtics win, the Sox win. It’s like they all have Tiger Blood. And me? In 1983, I was sorting mail and driving Dick Vitale to the airport. Now, well, I don’t. But if it has to do with ESPN Content Development, ESPN Films, the ESPYs, ESPN The Magazine, consumer products, ESPN Books or X Games, I know the answer. Or know someone who does.
Bradley University names program after former SportsCenter anchor Steiner
ESPN History
January 16, 2015
Bradley University names program after former SportsCenter anchor Steiner
Bradley University is naming its Sports Communication program in honor of former SportsCenter anchor Charley Steiner, a 1971 grad. Steiner…
ESPN The Magazine looks westward for ‘Bay Area Issue,’ surveys fan allegiances with help of Facebook
ESPN
October 4, 2013
ESPN The Magazine looks westward for ‘Bay Area Issue,’ surveys fan allegiances with help of Facebook
[doptg id=”144″] Editor’s note: To see more Raiders fans in all their glory, check out ESPN The Magazine’s gallery. ESPN…
Safety is a top priority for X Games
Behind The Scenes
July 1, 2013
Safety is a top priority for X Games
MUNICH, Germany — During the telecasts of X Games Munich, which concluded Sunday, you might have seen workers sporting a…
X Games medals showcase aspects of culture unique to each location
X Games
June 25, 2013
X Games medals showcase aspects of culture unique to each location
[doptg id=”46″] X Games medals are visible throughout the competitions: at the awards ceremonies, amidst news coverage and during athlete…
ESPN Images takes you behind the scenes of MLB’s #OpeningNight Rangers-Astros game
Behind The Scenes
April 1, 2013
ESPN Images takes you behind the scenes of MLB’s #OpeningNight Rangers-Astros game
Editor’s note: Front Row celebrates its second anniversary with a post showcasing ESPN Images’ look at how ESPN produced exclusive…
X Games VP Tori Stevens discusses Global “X”pansion, challenges and successes
Behind The Scenes
March 21, 2013
X Games VP Tori Stevens discusses Global “X”pansion, challenges and successes
With competition underway in the French resort town of Tignes, France, at the foot of the French Alps, X Games…
Takin’ care of Business Times on ESPN, once a morning programming staple that debuted 30 years ago today
Behind The Scenes
March 1, 2013
Takin’ care of Business Times on ESPN, once a morning programming staple that debuted 30 years ago today
If you were born after 1983, you might be surprised to learn ESPN was not always “The Total Sports Network.”…
New host Ramona Bruland shares her perspectives as X Games Aspen begins
Behind The Scenes
January 24, 2013
New host Ramona Bruland shares her perspectives as X Games Aspen begins
Editor’s note: A wide offering of X Games Aspen 2013 content will be simultaneously distributed across multiple broadcast and digital…
I Follow: Alyssa Roenigk
Behind The Scenes
January 22, 2013
I Follow: Alyssa Roenigk
Editor’s note: I Follow is all about ESPN employees on Twitter: what they tweet, whom they follow and how you…
Forward/Rewind: X Games/Boxing
Boxing
January 3, 2013
Forward/Rewind: X Games/Boxing
[box color=gray size=small align=right] Boxing Matt Sandulli, Senior Coordinating Producer, Production #Hashtag of the year for 2012: #FNF. In 2012…
X Games reveals Global Expansion’s wide-ranging sports disciplines
Announcements
December 10, 2012
X Games reveals Global Expansion’s wide-ranging sports disciplines
X Games, the leading action-sports lifestyle brand on the planet, is just 45 days away from X Games Aspen 2013,…
Grateful for every day, The Magazine’s
Ryan Hockensmith recalls his battle with meningitis
Ryan Hockensmith recalls his battle with meningitis
Behind The Scenes
Grateful for every day, The Magazine’s
November 23, 2012
Grateful for every day, The Magazine’s
Ryan Hockensmith recalls his battle with meningitis
Editor’s note: Ryan Hockensmith, senior editor at ESPN The Magazine, recounts his battle with a rare bacterial infection called meningococcal…
Meet SportsCenter theme composer Colby — the “DaDaDa, DaDaDa” guy
ESPN History
September 10, 2012
Meet SportsCenter theme composer Colby — the “DaDaDa, DaDaDa” guy
John Colby is perhaps best known for six simple musical notes he composed in 1989 -- "DaDaDa DaDaDa"-- part of…
X Games expands to three new host cities in Spain, Brazil, Germany
Behind The Scenes
May 1, 2012
X Games expands to three new host cities in Spain, Brazil, Germany
Editor’s Note: To watch this video in Spanish, click here. To watch this video in German, click here. To watch…
Celebrate Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary with ESPN Images
Behind The Scenes
April 22, 2012
Celebrate Fenway Park’s 100th anniversary with ESPN Images
BOSTON — This year marks the 100th anniversary of historic Fenway Park, and ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball telecast this week…