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Speaker 1: What's up everyone, and welcome to the Playmaker's Podcast. I'm

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Speaker 1: your host, Healey Elwin, and on today's show, we're going

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Speaker 1: to hear from CBS Sports as Tracy Wolfson. Wolfson has

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Speaker 1: spent fifteen years working at CBS, but is currently the

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Speaker 1: we'll chat with her about that game as well as

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Speaker 1: her career as a reporter for CBS. So now let's

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Speaker 1: welcome in Tracy Wolfson, presented by Mercury Insurance. All right,

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Speaker 1: let's bring in Tracy Wolfson. Tracy, how are you doing today?

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Speaker 1: I'm feeling great. How are you, hill? I am good.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining me. My pleasure. So,

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Speaker 1: you have spent fifteen years with CBS, serving in a

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Speaker 1: variety of roles, but most recently as lead reporter on

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Speaker 1: NFL and NCAA men's basketball games. But what do you

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Speaker 1: love most about your jobs? You know, it's a it's

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Speaker 1: a given take. Actually, I love the fact that I

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Speaker 1: course it culminates with the playoffs and you know, depending

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Speaker 1: But when you're on the road and in the moment

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Speaker 1: and that's what you're preparing for, it it's as exciting

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Speaker 1: Despite the fact that you're dealing with at times both

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Speaker 1: You know, in the NFL you have a three and

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Speaker 1: And I think, you know the seasons they're different from me.

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Speaker 1: get to Sunday's game between the Packers and the Chargers.

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Speaker 1: You were actually on the callback in twenty fifteen. Between

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Speaker 1: twenty nineteen version, So what are your thoughts on this game. Well,

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Speaker 1: so appreciate it. Hallie, thank you. I really appreciate it.

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