Rich Eisen

The O. J. Simpson trial was the launching-off point for a lot of our pop culture and news culture habits and touchstones.

So many people in my business go through W.W.C.D? What Would Costas Do? There are many things that I do on the air that make me think, 'That's not filled with much gravitas right there.' That's part of my style.

Good late-night humor can work at any time of the day.

There's no greater cause in the world than finding cures for our sickest children. And no one does that better than St. Jude because its families never have to worry about paying the hospital for anything.

Being a huge football fan, the chance to work for the NFL and do a show combining sports and entertainment is truly a dream come true.

Sports is the ultimate escape, the ultimate in reality programming. It's true drama. You really don't know what's going to happen.

The raw emotion and physical nature of the NFL definitely push a lot of peoples' buttons. It's played once a week, so every game is important.

I'm a fine wine: I just get better with age. Actually, I'm like the Benjamin Button of the Combine. The older I get, the younger I look and feel.

People are tuning in for one reason and one reason only: to find out what's happened. That's what took me a very long time at 'SportsCenter' to figure out.

By the time I left ESPN in 2003, 'SportsCenter' had become a far different show than the one I initially joined in 1996.

We just have fun with our NFL Draft coverage because we understand that it's a long process, and there can be technical glitches that we don't profess to ignore. During our late coverage of the Draft, we sometimes get slap-happy and distort the heads of our analysts.

There is a lot of information to know, but I prepare for the NFL Draft by coming to work every day.