Claudia Trejos - On-Air Reporter, Analyst & Hall of Fame

Sports In The Making

LOG:

• 00:00 - Episode Introduction
• 02:25 - Introduction to Claudia Trejos and how she got into sports broadcasting
• 03:40 - How boxing is a part of her life
• 05:30 - How Claudia’s passion for sports is important for how she works in her career
• 07:20 - How Claudia has a presence that makes an impact on her performance in the boxing industry despite “imposter syndrome”
• 10:28 - She has worked from the ground up in TV, pulling cable, production assistant, grip and how it helps her to have confidence as an on-air personality
• 13:20 - How she prepares for a big fight like the Canelo vs. GGG event in September 2020
• 16:50 - How she is able to develop relationships with elite athletes that helps with her on-air storytelling
• 20:10 - Claudia shares examples of how boxers are human and how Anthony Joshua lost a big fight he was expected to win
• 22:40 - She explains why she has so much respect for Olympic athletes
• 26:30 - Her observation from the 2016 Olympics and the camaraderie with Olympic athletes
• 27:05 - Each of our Olympic experiences
• 28:05 Whether there is a difference covering sports in Spanish versus English
• 31:00 - How being a Latina helps her approach athletes
• 33:30 - How it feels for Claudia being inducted into the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame
• 38:00 - Bob Alexander who she’s worked with ringside, called her name at the FBHOF
• 39:05 - Whether Claudia’s daughter wants to follow her career in broadcasting
• 40:25 - How she started being a motivational speaker and coach
• 43:05 - How she helps people find ways to motivate themselves as a coach
• 46:15 - How Claudia is able to talk to celebrities and athletes when they are perceived as untouchable
• 50:42 - Memorable pictures that Claudia shares
• 54:00 - How Claudia is a cigar aficionado and how she grew up learning how to smoke cigars
• 57:30 - Claudia rates the cigars I have in my “humidor”
• 59:00 - Claudia’s cigar collection
• 1:01:20 - Claudia’s best memory she’s had in sports
• 1:03:10 - Claudia’s favorite sports movie
• 1:05:00 - Her memory of the time we shared producing events

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