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Bob Costas tells incredible story about his first job interview

In this week's episode, host Jay Delsing celebrates the end of 2020 with a "best of" show, and Bob Costas tells a great story about the start of his broadcasting career.
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Bob Costas tells incredible story about his first job interview
Bob Costas tells incredible story about his first job interview

In this week's episode, host Jay Delsing celebrates the end of 2020 with a "Best of" show. Top guests included Jim Nantz, Paul Azinger, John Daly, Michael Collins, Craig Berube, Bill DeWitt III and Nick Ragone.  

This week's show includes some of our favorite people and stories, including Valentino Dixon, who was wrongly convicted of murder and incarcerated for 27 years. While in prison, he started drawing golf art. He eventually was exonerated and recently sold a piece to former President Barack Obama.  

Then there is John Ulett, a longtime radio disc jockey and public address announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals, who told a great Alice Cooper story.

More guests: Ted Scott is caddie to Bubba Watson and a wonderful storyteller; Adam Long is a PGA Tour winner, Duke graduate and 62nd-ranked player in the world; Ozzie Smith is an MLB Hall of Famer and golf junkie; and finally, the great Bob Costas, who told the story of his first trip to St. Louis for his first job interview.

Hit the play button below to listen, and look for more new episodes of "Golf with Jay Delsing" coming soon to the Morning Read Podcast Network.

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JAY DELSING

Jay Delsing hails from St. Louis, Missouri. While his father played Major League baseball for 10 years and was a member for the World Champion New York Yankees in 1949, Jay had a different kind of long drive in mind. In 1979, Delsing received a coveted golf scholarship from UCLA where he became a two-time All-American. In 1984, Delsing earned his PGA Tour Card and played in nearly 700 PGA Tour events, earning more than 4 million in prize money. He has 7 professional wins to his credit, including the Fort Smith Classic, The Omaha Classic and the Gerald Ford Invitational in Vail, Colorado. In 2014, Fox Sports added Delsing to its broadcast team. The recent US Open Championship at Shinnecock Golf Club in Long Island, New York marked his fourth consecutive national open coverage for Fox Sports. In addition, he is a commentator for PGA Tour Live. In April of 2018, Delsing was inducted into the St Louis Sports Hall of Fame. In 2005, Delsing founded First Tee of St Louis, which introduces nine core values of golf to underprivileged kids. His Jay Delsing Foundation introduces the sport to children in rural areas. Jay Delsing Golf hosts corporate entertainment and hospitality events throughout the country. Delsing’s radio show "Golf with Jay Delsing" airs on 101 ESPN, on Sundays from 9-10 a.m. Jay is the proud father of four daughters.

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