On the latest episode of Short and to the Point, host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Fox NASCAR pit reporter/play-by-play commentator Jamie Little. In the lead up to the Daytona 500 (Sunday, February 16 at 1:30 PM ET on Fox), Jess and Jamie discuss a wide range of topics including Jamie’s love of dirt bikes, breaking through as a woman in motorsports, the domination of Team Penske and why Joey Logano gets booed, and more.
Here’s the full breakdown.
- 1:45: Welcome Jamie to Short and to the Point
- 2:03: Building up to the Daytona 500
- 3:21: Jamie’s 26th year in broadcasting
- 4:50: Being nervous as a positive
- 6:05: Going from pit reporting to play-by-play
- 7:32: First assignment doing play-by-play
- 8:57: Crowd energy for a NASCAR race broadcast
- 10:18: Importance of wanting to be a good reporter instead of being a good female reporter
- 12:26: Sensing responsibility as a woman in racing media
- 14:01: Being “strong” and “bitchy” in broadcasting
- 16:04: Evolving technically throughout Jamie’s career
- 17:41: Importance of writing
- 19:50: Surprises when giving advice
- 21:39: Unexpected things that helped Jamie in reporting
- 23:30: Dirt bikes
- 25:19: Comfort around dirt bikes and noise
- 26:38: Pit reporting
- 28:22: Balancing professional and personal life
- 30:40: Staying in the present
- 32:55: Busch Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
- 37:05: Team Penske
- 38:40: Joey Logano
- 41:29: NASCAR fans being generational
- 43:27: NASCAR embracing its history
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