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Dusty Dvoracek credits Kirk Herbstreit for helping him secure his first interview at ESPN. Dvoracek aims to expand his career from local media to national coverage.
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Kirk Herbstreit is not only the most well-known face of college football coverage at ESPN, but also a key resource for many of the other personalities at the company.
That includes game and studio analyst Dusty Dvoracek, who calls games alongside Dave Pasch for the Worldwide Leader and is a fixture onĀ SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt.
In a recent interview on theĀ Show Pony Live show with host Chris Childers, Dvoracek revealed how helpful Herbstreit was in orchestrating Dvoracekās opportunity at ESPN. The Oklahoma grad began to make a name for himself in the area and wanted to broaden his profile from local radio and television to the national stage.
āI reached out on Twitter to Kirk Herbstreit. Did not know him,ā Dvoracek said. āI reached out to Joel Klatt, and Doug Gottlieb was a buddy of mine, (so I) reached out to Gottlieb.ā
Of the three, Herbstreitās efforts proved most useful. TheĀ College GameDay host and lead ESPN college football game analyst set Dvoracek up for a meeting with executive Lee Fitting. After a series of interviews with Fitting and others, Dvoracek went to Charlotte for a wide-ranging audition.
At the time, Dvoracek said, he wasnāt sure he would be calling games. He was tested on his skills as a color commentator, a studio analyst, and even a news anchor.
Over time, Dvoracek rose to be one of the top college football analysts at ESPN, where he even called a College Football Playoff game in 2024.
Dvoracek attributes much of his success on the network to Herbstreitās gesture.
āIāll say it was a lot of hard work, but it was also wanting to grow, reaching out, trying to utilize contacts,ā Dvoracek added.
Kirk Herbstreit assisted Dusty Dvoracek by orchestrating his opportunity for a first interview at ESPN.
Dusty Dvoracek works as a game and studio analyst, calling games alongside Dave Pasch and appearing on SportsCenter.
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āAnd Kirk Herbstreit, just him, that introduction was integral in getting my foot in the door, and Iām forever grateful and appreciate his friendship and his mentorship. Obviously, you have to go earn it, youāve gotta go get it done, youāve gotta go do well in the interview process, and the audition, and then once youāre in, youāve got to continue to produce and be good at your job. But it also takes somebody helping you and getting you a break.ā
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