SI Media Podcast With Jim Nantz Talking Masters, Golf, Romo

ShackHouse listeners--we're back next week!--know from his appearance in 2016 that when Jim Nantz gets going on a podcast, you wish it wouldn't end.

In his lengthy discussion with SI's Richard Deitsch for episode 156 of the SI Media Podcast, the CBS announcer discusses this Sunday's AFC Championship game. But mostly the conversation keeps coming back to golf and a passion for the game shared by Nantz with incredible new CBS analyst Tony Romo.

There is also plenty of discussion of the late Dick Enberg and a fun Keith Jackson golf story related to a young Nantz at the 1974 U.S. Open, as well as much Masters talk.

At the 55 minute mark or so, Nantz addresses the dreaded CEO interview issue (viewers assume he's just called them in for the fun of it!).

Around the 1 hour and 16 second mark he talks of his dream of announcing a U.S. Open. Come on Loomis, make it happen at Pebble Beach next year! Nantz on Featured Hole coverage in a booth overlooking 6, 7 and 8! Chop chop!

At the 1:20 mark he explains how he'd like to go out as an announcer.

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Comments

[Greg B.]

I was surprised by how enjoyable this was. Things in here I never knew before. Whether you like Nantz's work or not, he has accomplished a remarkable amount.

If he could get a release from CBS to work the Open at Pebble Beach that would be great.

[PG]

Sirius XM radio could be a better fit for US Open

[Golden Bell]

This was really interesting. I knew he worked hard to make it look easy – and smooth – but there's great deal here in how hard. His reverence for the old guard of broadcasting (he recorded golf broadcasts on audio cassette as a kid) is heartening.

[JWC]

In 2007 I was fortunate to play in a 2-day, 16-person golf outing that included Jim Nantz. What you hear on broadcasts is what he’s like in person. Really a nice man. Arnold was there also and it was clear that they had a special relationship.