From $9 an Hour to Becoming an NFL Play-by-Play Voice | Matt Taylor, Indianapolis Colts

Podcast: Get IN. with Nate Spangle · Get Indiana.

Opublikowano: 2026-09-23

On today's show I huddled up with Matt Taylor, play-by-play voice of the Indianapolis Colts and manager of radio production, about his Hoosier roots, early fascination with broadcasting, path from Franklin College to part-time radio jobs, joining the Colts in 2012, and becoming the team's play-by-play radio voice. Taylor explains the craft of radio play-by-play as "romantic," describing games for listeners who can't see them, and details his preparation habits: reviewing every broadcast, studying other announcers, researching players and beat writers, and prioritizing fundamental "box score" details. He remembers his first NFL call in 2014 after longtime...