On this episode of Off the Record with Dannie Rogers, Dannie highlights Indianapolis Colts Team Reporter, Larra Overton. The former Indiana University track and field captain competed at two national championships with a competitive mindset stemming for her parents, who were both coaches while she was growing up. Larra talks getting her start in the industry with Big Ten Network and working her way up to Indianapolis where she would meet her husband and continues to build her career for the last decade. Off the Record with Dannie Rogers is a new Lions podcast where Detroit Lions team reporter Dannie Rogers shares the stories of people in and around the NFL and Lions franchise.
Highlights include:
- 3:00 – Larra shares her WHY for getting into the sports broadcasting world which consists of coaches for parents and her career as an Indiana University track and field captain.
- 10:00 – Larra talks her ESPN reporting on track and field and her experience competing in the national championships for track and field that taught her patience which she carries over into her career.
- 14:00 – Larra tells Dannie where her shoe game come from, her daily mile goal, and her biggest lessons for balancing her relationships, lifestyle, and career.
