{"id":36,"date":"2016-01-04T17:57:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T22:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/playitforward\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2017-04-12T15:25:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T19:25:17","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/playitforward\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Speakers<\/h1>\n<aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/playitforward\/files\/2017\/01\/Annie-Apple--e1484772281279.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><h3 class=\"callout-title\">ANNIE APPLE<\/h3><\/p>\n<p>Writer, ESPN Contributor, mom of NFL player Giants Eli Apple<\/p>\n<p>First Job: Shoe sales person at Easy Pickins in Philly<\/p>\n<p>Professional Role Model: Bryant Gumbel<\/p>\n<p>Workout tunes: Woke by Rihanna.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/survivinamerica\">SurvivinAmerica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/playitforward\/files\/2016\/10\/Brian-Billick.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><h3 class=\"callout-title\">BRIAN BILLICK<\/h3><\/p>\n<p>Super Bowl winning head coach<\/p>\n<p>First Job: Shoveling chicken shit (really)<\/p>\n<p>Professional Role Model: Bill Walsh<\/p>\n<p>Workout tunes: Al Jarreau<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coachbillick\">CoachBillick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/playitforward\/files\/2016\/10\/Julie_Dicaro-e1475514467331.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><h3 class=\"callout-title\">JULIE DiCARO<\/h3><\/p>\n<p>Update Anchor\/Web Columnist, <em>670 The Score<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Columnist, Sports Illustrated, <em>The Cauldron<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Frist Job: Piercing ears at Claire&#8217;s at the mall<\/p>\n<p>Professional Role Model: Mary Carillo<\/p>\n<p>Workout tunes: Madonna&#8217;s Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliedicaro\">juliedicaro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/playitforward\/files\/2017\/01\/Dave-Dombrowski.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><h3 class=\"callout-title\">DAVE DOMBROWSKI<\/h3><\/p>\n<p>President of Baseball Operations, Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n<p>First Job: Bagged groceries at Jewel Foods<\/p>\n<p>Professional Role Model: Roland Hemond<\/p>\n<p>Workout tunes: (on his old fashioned transistor radio) Any music that is upbeat, but not rap. 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I like to stay focused during workouts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meridak\">meridak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/playitforward\/files\/2016\/10\/Brian_Scalabrine-e1475514361106.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><h3 class=\"callout-title\">BRIAN SCALABRINE<\/h3><\/p>\n<p>NBA Champion, Boston Celtics television analyst<\/p>\n<p>First Job:Landscaper<\/p>\n<p>Professional Role Model: Danny Ainge<\/p>\n<p>Workout tunes: Homegrown&#8230;Zach Brown<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scalabrine\">Scalabrine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/playitforward\/files\/2017\/01\/Bill-Simmons-e1484861438218.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><h3 class=\"callout-title\">BILL SIMMONS<\/h3><\/p>\n<p>Founder of HBO&#8217;s The Ringer and ESPN&#8217;s Grantland<\/p>\n<p>First Job: Golf Caddy<\/p>\n<p>Professional Role Model: used to be about 20 different writers, last few years it&#8217;s been Lorne Michaels<\/p>\n<p>Workout tunes: Kanye<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billsimmons\">BillSimmons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"callout-square bg-lightpurple col-sm-full\"><div class=\"callout-image\"><img src=\/playitforward\/files\/2017\/01\/Shira-Springer-e1484775077634.jpg><\/div><div class=\"callout-content\"><h3 class=\"callout-title\">SHIRA SPRINGER<\/h3><\/p>\n<p>Sports and Society reporter, WBUR\/NPR, columnist focused on women&#8217;s sports, Boston Globe<\/p>\n<p>First Job: Tour guide at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT<\/p>\n<p>Professional Role Model: David Halberstam, Gay Talese, George Orwell<\/p>\n<p>Workout tunes: I like a mix of songs by the Taalbi Brothers. 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