Interview w/ Howie Schwab (Former ESPN Personality)

Published: July 3, 2020, 4 p.m.

Howie Schwab is best known as the sports trivia expert and final adversary on ESPN's Stump the Schwab show. We talk about growing up a sports fan and how he became involved with so many different sports. He reflects on his time at St. John's University where he wrote for their student newspaper and covered practically every team at St. John's. After college he served as the editor-in-chief of College & Pro Football News Weekly in the 80's before joining ESPN in 1987. Howie reminisces on the relationships he had with his co-workers at ESPN and discusses his relationships with such personalities as the late Jim Valvano, Dick Vitale, and the late Stuart Scott. By the 90's, he was the coordinating producer for ESPN.com as well as later on becoming coordinating producer for ESPN studio production, which included shows such as "SportsCenter" and "Outside the Lines". He is most famous for his role on \u201cStump the Schwab\u201d from July 2004 to September 2006. After being laid off by ESPN and the passing of his first wife, he talks about how relationships paved the way for his next venture -  joining Sports Jeopardy! as a consultant and writer working with Dan Patrick. Recently Howie worked with Dick Vitale and Dick Weis on the book "The Lost Season" and is involved with "WinQuik" - a FREE trivia app where you can win great prizes (including $$$). Howie is one of the great people in sports and I think that coaches will appreciate his value on relationships and teamwork.

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Pre-Order the book "The Lost Season" at www.DickVitale.com

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Check out "WinQuik" at www.WinQuik.com

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