Behind The Magic, with Dante Marchitelli

About this episode

Dante Marchitelli shares his journey with the Orlando Magic and discusses the upcoming NBA season.

The "Media Credentials" podcast is filled with stories and people from the Orlando Magic, my hometown NBA team and the first place I worked after college. Dante Marchitelli's path to the Magic was very similar to mine, in that he landed an internship in broadcasting that developed into a full-time role. The main difference between us? He never left. For over 25 years, Dante has been a fixture as a Magic producer and broadcaster on radio, television, and digital. He shares his arrival in Orlando from Massachusetts by way of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1998, when the NBA was under threat of a lockout. From that uncertainty to meeting his future wife and raising a family in Central Florida, Dante's got stories. Plus, we look ahead to the coming NBA season, when the Magic will face rising expectations.

People in this episode

Host: Whit Watson

Guest: Dante Marchitelli

Topics covered

• Orlando Magic
• broadcasting
• NBA
• personal stories
• career paths
• family life
• upcoming season

Keywords

• Dante Marchitelli
• Orlando Magic
• NBA
• broadcasting
• career
• family
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orlando Magic

Places: Massachusetts, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia

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