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Price and coverage match limited by state law. Roxy, first of all my condolences to you. I know how important Bill was to you and not just to your career but as a person. He was the best and he made us better versions of ourselves and my life has forever changed. Getting to spend time with him and just being around him and they don't come any better than Bill Waldy is truly in a class of one.
Well, Roxy, you talk about and you shared it online as well how your life has changed. For our listeners here, how did your life change being able to work and have Bill Walton as a part of your life? The way he treated people and the way that he had this insane energy to want to know everything about people. The way he interacted and it was so visible to me that he cared deeply about people.
It didn't matter who you were, where you're from, what your background was. He had a genuine interest and it was not fake. That was who he is. He was a curious person by nature and he had this insatiable appetite for knowledge and he wanted to know about you. He had the way of making you think you were the most important person in the world to him. It was truly a trait that should be cherished by a lot of people because regardless of who they were, he paid them with the ultimate respect and he wanted to know about them. Bill didn't really like to talk about himself. He was just a very curious person by nature and very engaging and welcoming and disarming and those are traits that I wish more people had and it made me reevaluate how even I just treated people on a daily basis.
And without a shadow of a doubt, broadcaster Roxy Bernstein is joining us here, the JR Sport re-show on the Infinity Sports Network. You know, Roxy, I've had one interaction with the man, at least one that I can remember at a dinner in New Orleans about 12 years ago. And everything that I shared with the listeners earlier in the show, you just, you confirmed what I experienced and that, hey, this was a small intimate dinner and he talked and talked and listened and wanted to know more about me and less about me, you know, speaking to him even in a more relaxed and chilled setting. And it is something that, as you said, is something that it'd be nice to forget sports broadcasters or athletes if more people took an interest in just taking time to be a human. And that's what he is and that's what he was. Is there one particular story that stands out to you from all of your interactions? Well, the things I've noticed over the years, just how welcome he is to people and how caring, whether it was soldiers that were wounded in battle, that he went out of his way to help them, whether they needed wheelchairs or they needed some type of help to physically get around.
Because I think it also has to do with all the pain and suffering that he went through with his own physical ailments from his career. And I think that really resonated with me. But it's also the care, like when we get done doing a game, I might be done for the night, right? I'm done. I just signed off, you know, for the Hall of Famer, Bill Walden, I'm Roxy Bernstein. Thanks for joining us. SportsCenter's next, right?
Or whatever it is. Bill would be there for at least the next half hour and maybe even an hour until every person that was waiting in line, there was always a long line that formed of people that just wanted to meet Bill, to get an autograph, to take a picture with him. Just to have some type of interaction with Bill. And he never disappointed. He never left early. He made sure everybody in that line was taken care of. And that goes into, he just celebrated wherever he was at.
That was the most important place to be. And the way he looked at people. And it was important for him to have those interactions. And there were some nights he probably didn't feel like doing it.
But you know what? He felt it was his responsibility. These people were waiting for him and he didn't want to disappoint anybody. And that's the kind of person that he was.
He was just so giving with his time and so gracious and so welcoming to everybody. Roxy Bernstein is here with us, the chair of our sport reshow. People don't always take into account how much work goes into a televised production of a game. From the research, the work with the producers and the talent, there's a lot that goes into the pre-production process.
We don't just pop up on the air, whether it be on radio or television. Can you talk about his dedication and love for the game? He was never short-staffing or short-changing anybody there as well. He worked his tail off. Now, a lot of people may have been frustrated with Bill because they wanted the basketball analyst. They wanted him to break down. Why was his pick and roll so successful, right? How did he get open for this layup?
That's what they want to know. But Bill wasn't about that. Now, could Bill tell you that? Absolutely he could.
And Bill was the brightest mind I've ever been around as far as basketball goes. And when he wanted to be the straight nuts and bolts basketball analyst, he could do it. I don't want to say he was bored with it, but he needed some other stimulation. And that's why he wanted it there. He wanted to entertain. He wanted to inform. He wanted the viewer to take something away.
And when the analyst said something, how often do you remember it, right? But you certainly remember stuff that Bill said. And the work that he put in as well, he wanted to know not only about the star player at UCLA or Arizona, about the last guy on the bench, about the student managers, about the athletic trainer, about the support staff, whether it's the director of operations, the academic people, the mental health coaches for the team, strength coach, whatever it was. Bill left no stone unturned.
And as I warned a few people when they had dinner with Bill when he was inquisitive about certain places, and be careful of what you tell him because there's a decent chance whatever you tell Bill is going to get out on the air that night. But that's how he worked. He just tried to gather as much information.
And then from there, tried to determine what was the most pertinent. And if you had seen our desk and our table after we get done with the game, it looks like a tornado blasted through our television table. Because he has so many pieces of paper with information on it and he's just throwing stuff around.
And it's incredible the way he was able to do it. Hey Roxy, as you said, you work with Bill Walton. We can both agree that it'd be nice if individuals a little bit more personable and just respectful of being a human. We know that there's so much in media that's cookie cutter, whether it's on broadcast already, whether it happens to be students. What advice would you share with anyone who's looking into the field, whether they want to be you or whether or not they want to do what I'm doing?
What advice would you give them based on your own experiences? Well, I mean, first off in just in terms of the business is just get on the air, do whatever you can do to give yourself the opportunity. And the more you do, the more comfortable you're going to be in terms of yourself as a broadcaster. But then don't limit yourself just to, OK, studying this. You need to have a broad perspective on things. And that's what Bill also opened the doors of and out my eyes to is it's not just about this. There's a bigger picture. And look, Bill made me a better person, a better broadcaster, a better father. But as far as the broadcasting world goes. It's not necessarily about what's happening in front of you. You need to take everything in and just not have the tunnel vision.
And that's what Bill was so good at. Roxy, I appreciate the time. We know that there's there's so much change going on from the changes at the PAC 12 network and the loss of Bill Walts and just want to extend condolences to you. I appreciate the time and the words that you shared. If there's anything else that you'd like to say, I want to leave the floor to you. Otherwise, I just want to thank you for joining in and letting us know what a what a good human being is because you saw us all work with one. Well, all I'll say is, you know, I appreciate the time to talk about him. It's been helpful for me to just to open up and it's been cathartic for me to talk about and get these feelings out over the last 24 plus hours about Bill. But, you know, it's so true. And he was he would say that I'm the luckiest guy in the world. No, we're all luckier for having Bill Walton and the world is not as good a place as it was yesterday with the loss of Bill. Well, thank you, Roxy. Appreciate it. Where can people follow you in your work?
They could. What? The R list is formerly known as Twitter, right?
X, I guess. At Roxy Burns seems the best place to find me. Look forward to catching you down the line in better circumstances, Roxy, OK? Appreciate it. Bless you. Hey, have you tried Instacart for spring allergy relief? You can order decongestants, antihistamines and more through Instacart from stores like CVS, Walgreens and Costco delivered in as fast as one hour. Because those red watery eyes need relief now.
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