Robert Abbott

At the tail end of October I had the chance to go and listen to a man by the name of Robert Abbott speak. Mr. Abbott is a founder of the show "E:60" and ESPN. It is a weekly sports documentary show that airs every Tuesday night. He, just like Mark Champion, pretty much just gave us information he sought fit for us to succeed in the Sports Broadcasting world. He went over ways to interview, set up lights, and tell a good story. The best part of his presentation I thought was the movie he showed. He has been working on a film for ESPN called "Roll Tide/War Eagle". It is a movie the documents the intense college football rivalry between the University of Alabama and Auburn University. The movie focuses at first on more of the history of the rivalry, but it quickly comes to present day. 2 years ago, Alabama had the Heisman Trophy winner and their team won the national championship. Oddly enough, last season Auburn had the Heisman trophy winner and they won the national title. The movies show the excellence of both programs and the hatred they both have for each other. He brought this movie with him because it was set to premier on November 8th, and this was the 1st time anyone had seen it. The world premier! It was fantastic. I took so much away from Mr. Abbott's visit. I also thought seeing the world premier of a movie was pretty sweet, and it was an incredible watch.