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Marc Dellins, former UCLA Director of Executive Relations and Senior Associate Athletics Director and
Herb Benenson former University of California, Associate Athletic Director, Communications join Connect/Fox Sports
Bryan Fischer from the CSC Convention in 2023 to discuss Dellin’s nod into the 2023 CSC Hall of Fame and Benenson’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The two shed a unique and rich perspective of the industry, where it’s changed and where they are advising younger professionals to focus. They also added in some of the all-time favorite coaches and athletes to work alongside!
00:00 - Introduction
00:25 - Marc, what are your thoughts on being named to the Hall of Fame?
00:40 - Herb, when you hear Lifetime Achievement award, what does that mean to you?
01:16 - What’s it like to be on the fan side?
02:16 - What changes in the profession in your career?
04:16 - Why was it important to help the next generation grow and develop?
05:22 - Talk about some of the coaches that you had a chance to work with. Mark, you go back to the John Wooden days as a student.
06:25 - Herb, talk about some of the coaches you worked with?
07:32 - What are some of the special moments you had with the athletes?
08:36 - How as the media changed over the years?
10:06 - The ability for athletic departments to tell stories changed as well.
11:20 - Both of you worked in some of the largest media markets in the country, how did that impact your job?
12:31 - What are your thoughts on UCLA leaving the Pac-12?
13:13 - What advice would you give someone now?
15:06 - What’s one of your best career memories?