O’Connor established himself as a go-to voice for fans when it comes to analysis and reaction, but nothing can really prepare him for days like Wednesday, Jan. At that time, there was definitely a chemistry and I felt it too, and I guess they saw that and heard that and wanted to explore that.” I listen back to our first podcast and I was definitely clunky and I’m way better now than I was then at podcasting. “Eventually they tried me out on a podcast with Chris Vernon and we just clicked right away. “I was hired to be a writer and that’s it,” O’Connor said.
KEVIN O CONNOR THE RINGER SERIES
If that wasn’t enough, the 30-year-old O’Connor runs a weekly video series as well called The Void, where he analyzes a specific topic from the league filled with clips and highlights. The duo, whose podcast is called The Mismatch, are now in their fifth season together, while O’Connor also began hosting The Ringer NBA University podcast this year. Not long after being hired by The Ringer, O’Connor began a basketball podcast with Chris Vernon, and it took off from there with their passion for the sport spilling over onto the microphone. While O’Connor continued to detail the nuances of games, teams and players in his writing, he simultaneously dipped his toe into the world of podcasts. O’Connor admits that when he started at The Ringer, he overworked himself, trying to watch as many NBA games as possible and not adhering to a good work-life balance.īut he developed a better rhythm, setting up a system of breaking the season into sections and concentrating on only so many teams at a time. Once at The Ringer, O’Connor shifted his attention from solely focusing on the Celtics to covering the entire NBA landscape. This is an opportunity of a lifetime,’” O’Connor said. “I had a couple options at the moment and that was great, but then The Ringer came calling. I was like, ‘Oh my goodness. But when The Ringer, a sports and pop culture website founded by Bill Simmons, reached out in July 2016, O’Connor wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity. With his annual draft guide garnering notoriety, O’Connor had suitors trying to land him for a full-time position.
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