Blogs by Danny B Part 20

Blogs by Danny B

Part 20

1997 was the year that really boosted by career, I was back working for The Las Vegas Sporting News and the Score Phone was generating money everyday!

 I wrote a article after the Super Bowl that caught HBO's Real Sports Producers attention. They were currently working on a segment about the Sports Betting Business & Handicappers that were high profile or BIG MONEY MAKERS!!!

 Matt Marantz, who was a producer for Real Sports contacted the LVSN and asked if the writer would like to aid in the segment that would air late August or early September.. In return HBO would allow The LSVN to hang a banner behind me while they did the interview, great exposure for me and  Dennis as his Sports Book was pasted throughout the paper..

 In mid April 1997 I spent (1) day filming in New York and another (2) days helping out with info about the industry.. Jim Lampley was assigned the interview which did win Emmy Awards for himself, Matt and Bryant Gumbel..

 It was hard for me not to laugh when Jim was talking to me as he was wearing these bright pink sox's that I still remember almost 20 years later.. The Interview went really well and everyone was pleased with what they captured on film and on paper.. Matt Marantz was very grateful and asked me if I would help with another 2 segments, HBO was willing to pay me a consultants fee so of course I agreed..

 Matt sent me a little cut of the segment in May, it looked great and I was very pleased with how they handled the interview and how much attention they gave me, I was looking forward to seeing the entire segment but that was still over 3 months away!

Time was dragging and ESB was getting hit hard, some Sharpies were killing it in Baseball and Dennis was pissed, someone you tried to avoid everyday if possible.. I don't know the exact day inJuly but I bumped into Dennis at the office and it happened again.. I no longer worked for The LVSN, but this time I quit...

In my next blog I will tell you why..

Danny B