The Tulsa Sports Drill
Veteran broadcaster Shawn Tiemann sits down with sports figures and personalities from the Tulsa area for wide-ranging conversations about their lives and how sports have impacted their journeys. The TSD podcast also features long-time talk show host Patrick Macek, as he joins Shawn for opinion and commentary on various topics. The Tulsa Sports Drill is a production of SCT Sports, and is underwritten by The Lawyers of Kendall Whittier. Podcast music credit-I dunno by grapes © 2008.
The Tulsa Sports Drill
A Scribe's Life-Jimmie Tramel
Tulsa World pop culture writer and former sportswriter Jimmie Tramel discusses his life growing up in Green Country. Jimmie has covered various sports beats and authored two books in his career.
-Pryor, Oklahoma
-Locust Grove High School
-Mason Fine
-Robert Davis
-Willard Stone
-Danny Ainge story
-Elementary school
-Wertheim, Germany
-Movie theatre job in Germany
-German language
-Sports interests as a kid
-The Six Million Dollar Man
-Pop culture alpha males
-Passion for comic books
-Favorite comics and characters
-High school golf
-Favorite athletes
-Desire to be a writer
-Pryor Daily Times
-Sports Editor at 20 years old
-Writing influences
-Tulsa World comes calling
-Bill Connors
-Memories of covering a sports beat
-OSU plane crash
-Eddie Sutton's legacy
-Media relationship with coaches and players
-Barry Switzer and Pat Jones
-Best athlete from every Oklahoma town
-Sports talk radio gig
-Sportswriting industry
-Taking on new role in 2016
-Career advice and family