Interviews
« Previous Entries‘Endless Possibilities’: The Mr. Irrelevant RGIII Interview
Thursday, June 28th, 2012Meeting Robert Griffin III came as a surprise, and when he walked in the room the surprise continued. Griffin is not alarmingly big like many football players, but he does exude a palpable charisma. Throughout our interview, I found myself struck by his calm demeanor and almost politician-level of preparedness for any question I asked. I sat [...]
Site News: We’re Publishing An Exclusive RGIII Q&A Thursday
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012There isn’t much to say that the headline didn’t blare already, but tomorrow, courtesy of adidas, we’re publishing a 2,000-word sit-down interview with Robert Griffin III(!) that Mr. Irrelevant contributing writer JP Finlay conducted recently at FedEx Field. Here’s an excerpt, and the whole thing is damn good. More tomorrow.
JP: How is the offense looking? [...]
Five Questions With D.C. Sports Bog Co-Conspirator Sarah Kogod
Friday, March 30th, 2012If you read us then you also read the D.C. Sports Bog, so it’s of interest when, after years of going stag, Agent Steinz finally adds a dance partner. She’s Sarah Kogod, who you may know, and she already scored a nice little scoop for the Post. She was kind enough to answer our questions [...]
Ten Questions With ESPN Honcho And D.C. Sports Fan Rob King
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011Today’s guest here on Mr. Irrelevant is Rob King, who’s the Senior VP, Editorial, Print and Digital Media for ESPN. Meaning, he’s the top editor for all of ESPN’s online, mobile and print efforts. Meaning, he’s a pretty big deal.
He’s also a longtime D.C. sports fan and a nice guy, so he agreed to answer [...]
A 4,000-Word Interview With Ex-Redskins Blogger Matt Terl: ‘Is This Journalism?’
Friday, August 26th, 2011So we all know that Matt Terl no longer authors the official Redskin Blog. But we also all know that he did for almost three years, and somewhere in those three years, Terl got a first-hand look at a lot of people who’ve taken up a lot of space on this blog and others.
Matt was [...]
Five Redskins Questions With Hot-Shot Radio/Internet Sensation Danny Rouhier
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011Feel like reading 2,300 words from Danny Rouhier about the Redskins? Then you’ve come to the right place. And if it’s more Funny Danny you want, check out his event at Jammin’ Java this Friday.
1. Let’s start at quarterback. How surprised are you they didn’t draft Gabbert at 10? Would Shanahan have taken Locker if [...]
Ten Questions With Ex-Redskins QB Jason Campbell: ‘I Was the Scapegoat’
Thursday, January 6th, 2011We don’t really interview athletes here, and I think the last athlete interview I conducted at all was for Sports Bloggers Live. That show ended four years ago, so pardon the rust.
Also pardon the fact that I botched this recording, so there’s no audio, and some of the answers aren’t relayed in full. I can [...]
8 Questions for USMNT’s Oguchi Onyewu
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Well, this is pretty cool. JMU Sports Blog’s Rob Abbott and Rob Gastner are huge soccer fans, and they got to interview U.S. men’s national team and A.C. Milan defender — and D.C.’s own! — Oguchi Onyewu at Verizon Center yesterday. We thank Gooch for his time, and the two Robs for their effort. Enjoy.
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Ten Questions With New Washington Post Nationals Reporter Adam Kilgore
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010What does a young journalist do after winning a Pulitzer in his first rodeo with the Post? Come back to take over the Nats beat, of course. Here to answer 10 questions about that and more is the man himself, Adam Kilgore. We thank him for his time, his candor and his Christmas card good [...]
Ten Questions With Mark Zuckerman, The Nats Blogger Who Raised $5,000 in a Day
Friday, February 12th, 2010Mark Zuckerman, who has made a total of 17 posts on his nascent blog, has raised $10,000 (and counting) with said blog, and it’s only taken him four days to do it.
Zuckerman, you see, was one of many who lost his job when The Washington Times axed its sports department. He’d been with the Times [...]