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Kevin Kugler’s first opportunity in television was working the sidelines for a public-TV broadcast of the 1994 Nebraska Shrine Bowl, a high school football all-star game. A college student at Nebraska, he learned an important lesson that day.
At halftime, the assistant producer walked down to the field, approached Kugler and held out her hand.
“Apparently, you weren’t supposed to chew gum on the air,” he said. “I spit out my gum into her hand.”
Kugler has come a long way since then. Among his many national play-by-play jobs, he’s in his sixth season calling NFL games for Fox.