“Without A Curse:” Episode 182
February 11, 2008 by Mike Lynch · 4 Comments
I had the pleasure of speaking to Alex Reimer, the host of mysportsradio.com’s “Without A Curse,” yesterday during an interview in which we discussed my book, Harry Frazee, Ban Johnson and the Feud That Nearly Destroyed the American League . Reimer also talked to Butch Stearns, the head sports anchor at FOX’s Boston affiliate and a regular contributor to WEEI radio in Boston, about Curt Schilling’s shoulder and the possibility of a Coco Crisp trade.
To hear the interview, click HERE .
Mike, I’m wondering, what is he like when you talk to him off-air? I imagine he doesn’t carry the same “phenom” persona, right?
Also, he’s a kick ass interviewer. I love how he, at such a young age, turns an interview into a discussion, and not “Q and A.”
Dave,
He’s just like a typical 15-year-old kid, except he’s more mature. He doesn’t have the same “phenom” persona off the air as he does on, but he’s professional as hell. He explained that our interview would be 5-7 minutes long and he went over the questions he’d ask, so I knew what to expect. Then he explained how the recording process worked, asked me if I understood, counted down from five to one, then went right into the interview. The kid knows what he’s doing.
I agree that he makes his interviews flow more like conversations and that’s tough to do. I remember when I interviewed Jim Bouton all I could think of was what I was going to ask next and it ended up being more of a “Q and A.” I could learn a thing or two from Alex.
I figured that he was professional, or else he wouldn’t continually land guests on both his shows.
Interesting that the “phenom” persona is simply an act….
Dave,
I thought maybe he was landing guests partly because of the novelty of being a 15-year-old with a solid following and an appearance on The Tonight Show, but the kid definitely knows what he’s doing. And I don’t think the “phenom” persona is an act per se, I just think he knows when to turn it up or down a notch when he needs to. Talking to him on the phone wasn’t a lot different than listening to him on his podcast, he was just more tempered on the phone than he is on his podcasts.