Fred Aldous

Fred Aldous

Hall of Famer Audio Mixer for FOX Sports. You've heard his work on major sporting events in America for 35 years.

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This week on The Wormcast I welcome National Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer, the legendary Fred Aldous. Fred has won an astounding 27 National Sports Emmys in a 35 year network career as the lead audio mixer at CBS, Turner and since 1994 FOX Sports. You've heard his work on Super Bowls, World Series, Daytona 500's, Olympics and a whole lot more. We take a deep dive into a fascinating side of sports television, one I beleive you'll enjoy.

Topics discussed: 2:25 Thoughts on how CBS covered Super Bowl 55 from an audio persepctive 5:25 How do you plan and prepare for a Super Bowl with his audio team 18:40 Audio this NFL season with no fans in the stands 21:40 NFL 100 from Super Bowl 54 24:10 Fred's career beginnings working in music recording studios 33:45 Fred's big break at CBS 36:30 Starting up a Broadcast Audio program for students at the Conservatory of Arts and Sciences in Phoenix 40:45 Audio a priority in the early years of FOX Sports 46:40 NASCAR and "Crank It Up" 52:40 Favorite moments 56:15 Technology going forward 1:00:00 Being recognized by his peers in the National Sports Hall of Fame


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