In Conversation with Lesley Visser
In more than four decades of covering sports, Lesley Visser has almost always been the "first." The first woman enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the first woman to win the Lifetime Achievement Sports Emmy, the first woman on Monday Night Football, the first woman on the Network broadcasts of the Final Four, the NBA Finals, the World Series and the Super Bowl - and she's the only woman to have presented the Lombardi Trophy to the winning Super Bowl team. Along the way, Lesley's made many friends and acquaintances, from the wide world of sports, music, business and Hollywood. She's excited to bring her mirth and merriment, along with some serious interviews, to this new venture.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
John Feinstein
Lesley was with John Feinstein in 1986 for his promotional tour of “Season on the Brink.” It was the Tip Off Classic in Springfield, where 17th-ranked Navy, with David Robinson, was upset by NC State…
00:44:51 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
Dan Shaughnessy
When Lesley first met Dan Shaughnessy in 1974, they were covering high school football for the Boston Globe and going to dive bars on Boston’s old waterfront. Dan went on to become one of the greates…
00:44:07 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Doug Flutie
When Doug Flutie went to Boston College, he was so far down in the depth-chart as a quarterback that he was known as the back-up punter. But the day after Thanksgiving in 1984, his mythic last-second…
00:42:37 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Ivan Maisel
In February of 2015, sportswriter Ivan Maisel got a call that brought the worst possible news. The abandoned car of his son Max had been found in a parking lot next to Lake Ontario, not far from whe…
00:39:44 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Rich Podolsky
No one had ever seen a national NFL pre-game show until 1975, when CBS President Bob Wussler put together four of the most unlikely people to create the ground-breaking and enduring “NFL TODAY.” Br…
00:22:53 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Christian McBride
Christian McBride is considered the best Jazz bassist in the world, a composer and arranger who’s won 7 Grammys himself and played with everyone from Herbie Hancock to Sting, The Roots and Sir Paul M…
00:39:51 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
Mark Ciardi
Producer Mark Ciardi should be the subject of his own much-beloved movies. He’s been a Major League pitcher, a European model and a go-to producer for all things sports. After spending years in the m…
00:31:57 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
Dan Duquette
In the midst of the baseball playoffs, who better to talk to than a three-time MLB General Manager? Dan Duquette oversaw the Montreal Expos, the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. And he has v…
00:46:16 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
Drew Bledsoe
Drew Bledsoe never complained, even when he thought he deserved another chance. How was he so composed the entire year after being replaced by Tom Brady, following a devastating injury in 2001? “I’m…
00:38:08 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Shannon & Ray Allen
He’s a father, a husband, a gentleman, a legend – but just an OK karaoke singer. It’s a tough crowd. Ray Allen’s wife, Shannon, is a former professional singer, and Ray said it’s hard to have conf…
00:33:54 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
Jim Boeheim
In 1979, Jim Boeheim was one of the original Big East personalities, along with John Thompson, Lou Carnesecca and Bill Raftery. Jim and Lesley - who covered the Big East from the beginning - shared …
00:31:57 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Kenny Mayne
Kenny Mayne - ESPN Sportscenter, NBC Olympics, College Quarterback - also one of the worst contestants in the history of "Dancing With The Stars." Lesley and Kenny talk about his crazy career and sha…
00:46:55 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Warren Moon
Warren Moon and Lesley will always have a special bond. In 2006, he became the first black quarterback inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and she became the first woman. In this conversation…
00:37:08 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
David Duchovny
Lesley and David Duchovny got off to a bad start. She bought his book "Bucky F### Dent", thinking he was a Red Sox fan. But no, he's a crazy Yankee fan, having grown-up in the post-Mantle years wher…
00:37:53 |
Thu 09 Sep 2021
Billie Jean King
Lesley first saw Billie Jean King play in a converted airplane hanger in Boston in 1973. Now old friends, Billie Jean joined Lesley for her first episode of "In Conversation." The iconic athlete and…
00:49:29 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
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