Show notes
Mike Fox is the anchor of Sportscene, China’s only English Sports TV show. It airs on CGTN. He covers the Chinese Soccer League, the Chinese Basketball Association, and everything in between.We spoke about the difference between his real voice and his broadcasting voice (5:46), what explains his style of broadcasting (7:49), why he upset Maradona fans (11:09), covering Kobe Bryant's death (13:28), Mike's sports diet growing up (17:12), prospects for a return of professional tennis to China (19:51), the most nervous he ever got interviewing an athlete (20:45), interviewing Novak Djokovic (22:30), and covering the Beijing Winter Olympics (24:05).I also spoke with Connie Mei Pickart (25:48). She’s a writer in Shanghai and wrote a piece in SUP China called China’s ‘subtitling communities’ didn’t just pirate, they helped a generation learn English. This episode also marks the debut of WeChat Corner, which will be a regular segment where I highlight some of the absurd, funny, or interesting things people share on WeChat. This week's entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MObkIsrpDEUHave an idea for a WeChat corner? Let me know. Find me on WeChat at haigbalian or Twitter at twitter.com/haigbalian***As always, if you haven't already please follow the podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Rate it, review it, share it. Thanks for listening.
