Tony Perkins on Comedy, Craft & the Carson Standard

Tony Perkins on Comedy, Craft & the Carson Standard

He grabbed a hairbrush as a kid and pretended it was a microphone. Decades later, Tony Perkins has anchored major newscasts, co-hosted Good Morning America alongside Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts, and made audiences laugh from comedy club stages to the NBC4 anchor desk. In Part 1, Tony talks with Rob and Jess about what stand-up comedy taught him about reading a room, the phone call that changed everything, and why it took him two full months at a network show to remember: they hired me because of me. Plus — the moment he stood in a corner trying to collect himself after hugging a Beatle. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2536896/support]

Andrew Marotta on Burnout, Balance & the Formula for Leading Well

Airtight compartments, Belgian beer in Brussels, and a 9 p.m. bedtime — Andrew Marotta's approach to avoiding burnout is as practical as it is intentional. In Part 2, Andrew breaks down the leadership formulas from his latest book, including the five SWs and E+R=O, shares how he handled a rash of knives in school without a single parent complaint, and drops the one piece of advice he wishes he'd had early in his career: enjoy the journey. Plus, the Port Jervis Alumni Association is launching — and they want to hear from you.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2536896/support]

Small Actions, Big Impact: Andrew Marotta on Leading with Positivity

What happens when a Staten Island kid chasing small-town living lands in Port Jervis on the day of the flood — and never leaves? Andrew Marotta, educator, author, and the driving force behind Port Jervis City School District's communications renaissance, joins Rob and Jess for a conversation about what drew him to teaching, what's kept him there for nearly three decades, and why looking for the positive isn't naive — it's a leadership strategy. Plus: the veteran teacher who stormed into his office angry and left with the wind back in her sails.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2536896/support]

Steve Overmyer: The Stories Behind the Scoreboard

What does it feel like to be standing on the field when Dan Marino hits a touchdown pass in front of 80,000 screaming fans — and think the whole stadium is cheering for you? That's the kind of moment that turns a young broadcaster into a lifer. Steve Overmyer has spent decades telling sports stories at the highest levels — from CNN to CBS News New York — and in Part 2 of our conversation, he breaks down what makes sports the last great unifier in a divided culture, why the best broadcasters learn to get out of the story's way, and what a dancing crossing guard has to do with the most important lesson in journalism. Plus: Patriots fans in New Jersey, Buffalo Bills loyalists who don't think the Jets count as New York, and the moment Steve accidentally became part of a college football game. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2536896/support]

Steve Overmyer: Reading the Room

A rejection letter that said your tape was so bad they didn't want it "infecting their other tape stock." A joke that landed wrong in front of a six-foot-ten Randy Johnson. A tip from David Wright to stop treating every loss like a funeral. Steve Overmyer gets real about the mistakes that shaped him — and the lessons that stuck. From his first job in Fort Myers to the Jets post-game show to the locker rooms of New York, he breaks down the art of asking the hard question without torching the relationship, why you stop watching yourself in the mirror at a certain point, and what Satchel Paige pitching at 63 years old tells us about heart over measurables. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2536896/support]