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'Dying to Ask: Road to Paris' podcast: MEET THE TEAM Mike "Domi" Domalaog

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'Dying to Ask: Road to Paris' podcast: MEET THE TEAM Mike "Domi" Domalaog
If the Olympics gave out a medal for fan geekdom, Mike "Domi" Domalaog would get gold every time. Domi, as he's known around KCRA 3 and the Hearst Olympic Team, is an encyclopedia of all things Citius, Altius, Fortius, Communiter. (That's the Olympic motto: Faster, Higher, Stronger-Together if you were not blessed with FOUR YEARS of high school Latin as I was.) In our first MEET THE TEAM episode, I'll explain how the Hearst Olympic Team works and the long history Domi and I have of traipsing the world chasing athletes, telling stories, and testing the limits of sleep deprivation. Paris will be Domi's 11th Olympic trip. His work history goes back to the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games. But, his love of the Olympics started decades ago as a kid growing up in Salinas, CA. Domi is one of the smartest people I know and his recall for athletes and their achievements is equal parts impressive and frightening. He's a member of the prestigious Emmy Awards "Silver Circle," awarded for 25+ years in television news. And, he's been a photographer at KCRA for 38 years. In this Dying to Ask: How Domi became an Olympic reporter The responsibility he feels telling young athletes' storiesWhat he's looking forward to the most in ParisOther places to listenCLICK HERE to listen on iTunesCLICK HERE to listen on Stitcher

If the Olympics gave out a medal for fan geekdom, Mike "Domi" Domalaog would get gold every time.

Domi, as he's known around KCRA 3 and the Hearst Olympic Team, is an encyclopedia of all things Citius, Altius, Fortius, Communiter. (That's the Olympic motto: Faster, Higher, Stronger-Together if you were not blessed with FOUR YEARS of high school Latin as I was.)

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In our first MEET THE TEAM episode, I'll explain how the Hearst Olympic Team works and the long history Domi and I have of traipsing the world chasing athletes, telling stories, and testing the limits of sleep deprivation.

Paris will be Domi's 11th Olympic trip. His work history goes back to the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games. But, his love of the Olympics started decades ago as a kid growing up in Salinas, CA.

Domi is one of the smartest people I know and his recall for athletes and their achievements is equal parts impressive and frightening. He's a member of the prestigious Emmy Awards "Silver Circle," awarded for 25+ years in television news. And, he's been a photographer at KCRA for 38 years.

In this Dying to Ask:

  • How Domi became an Olympic reporter
  • The responsibility he feels telling young athletes' stories
  • What he's looking forward to the most in Paris

Other places to listen

CLICK HERE to listen on iTunes
CLICK HERE to listen on Stitcher