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“You need to be a good listener to be in radio,” expressed Zederman. “It’s not always about talking – a lot of radio has to do with listening; listening to what’s going on with the fans; listening to what’s going on with the talent.”

A big part of Dukes’ success is the fact that he doesn’t take himself too seriously, just like some broadcasting giants like Stern and David Letterman.

“We have an easy job,” expressed Van Gundy. “We watch the game and we try to convey what has happened, what could happen or what should happen. That’s not about preparation as much as it is [about] studying the teams over the course of the year.”

“We do a show from New York and I'm from New York but I desperately want this show to be for everyone and I think that comes from dotting the map in my career,” said Amendolara.  “I care that somebody in Omaha or somebody in Little Rock or somebody in Columbus listens and gets the show as well."

“The biggest thing I tell people is that there’s no gatekeepers. If you’re dope, people will find you. Make videos; make content; write your thoughts out and put them on Twitter."

“I’m very grateful for the blessing and the opportunity to be here and do this job... it makes it even more special that it’s in my home state with the team that basically made me fall in love with hockey.”

“This is SportsCenter.” Those iconic words have been spoken over since 1979. Randy Scott and Gary Striewski are helping usher them into the future.

Before this hockey season began it had been nearly two decades since Bob Wischusen called hockey games. When ESPN acquired NHL's TV rights, Wischusen wanted in.

After 25 years on WFAN, Joe Benigno was almost done with broadcasting until his daughter convinced him to try podcasting.

The Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Doc Emrick developed his love for the sport and the art of the call early in life and never let go of either.