Posted By:
Scott SarianHey Barry,
Thanks for the comments. You're not a jerk - the only circles where I'm probably known is among bill collectors.
As far as the ESPN clip, I initially had auditioned for their show "Two Minute Drill" back around 2002-ish. I was selected to be on the show, but between the time of being selected and the taping date, the show was canceled. When they introduced the "Stump the Schwab" show a few years later, I went back to NYC and auditioned again, and was selected to be on the show.
The audition process was two-part; the first part was pretty much just a sports trivia test. They try to make sure you have a broad knowledge of all sports. If you pass that, then they interview you to make sure you have a personality and you're not just a dead fish in front of a camera. Somehow I passed those!
"Two Minute Drill" was a great show in my opinion, since it had a lot of older sports trivia. Schwab is meant to appeal to younger viewers (think SportsCenter) so it was much heavier on modern trivia.