Where We Belong

Paola Boivin

The finale of season one Olivia is joined by Paola Boivin, CFB Playoff Committee Member, the first woman inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, former award-winning columnist and reporter for the Arizona Republic and former President of AWSM. Boivin is a graduate of Illinois and currently is the director of the Phoenix Cronkite News Sports Bureau at Arizona State University. "I used to put eyeblack on my barbie dolls". Give it a listen!

Episode 9: Dani Welniak

This episode Dani Welniak joins Olivia and Welniak is the Sports Director of KCTV5 in Kansas City as well as a former professional football player and she has kind of a big ring too. (; Thanks for listening!

Episode 8: Jody Jackson

Jody Jackson is not only one of my professors at the Cronkite School and one of my biggest mentors, but also a host and reporter for Bally Sports Arizona for the Diamondbacks, Cardinals and Coyotes. I am super excited for you to listen to this episode!

Episode 7: Taylor McGregor

Taylor McGregor joins the Where We Belong Podcast in episode 7 and I am more than thrilled to have the Colorado native, now living and working in the windy city. McGregor works for the Cubs and Marquee Network and with ESPN College Football. Please give it a listen and donate here if you're feeling generous: https://www.heart.org/?form=donate

Episode 6: Lydia Taylor

For episode six, I am thrilled to bring on Lydia Taylor. Taylor is a University of Kansas Alum. who previously has worked as an in-game host for the Kansas City Royals, currently does on and off camera duties for the Kansas City Mavericks and KC Women's Pro Soccer Team. 

Episode 5: Kris Budden

For episode five, I am home from Arizona State for the summer and stoked to bring out my first podcast of the summer with Kris Budden. She is a sideline reporter for ESPN that covers college football, basketball and baseball. Instagram: @krisbudden @oliviaeisenhauersports @wherewebelongpod

Episode 4: Alyssa Hudler

Alyssa Hudler is an almost Arizona State sports business law graduate and an agent for Excel Sports Management in NYC. As a big mentor in my life, I can't wait for you all to hear what she has to say about her career, her motivations and everything inbetween. 

Episode 3: Laura Rutledge

For my third guest, I have one of the broadcasters that I look up to most, the amazing Laura Rutledge. Rutledge is the current host of NFL Live on ESPN every weekday and SEC Nation. Such a great listen, so hang in there because it is a longer episode but so worth the time.  Don't forget to follow @wherewebelongpod on Instagram!

Episode 2: Aly Trost

Aly Trost is a graduate of the University of Missouri and now works in my home sweet Kansas City. She works alongside several men at Sports Radio 810 of Union Broadcasting and as the Reporter and Host for KC Women's Pro Soccer. Listen to hear about her ways of firing back on social media, having a girl dad and so much more!

Episode 1: Brenda VanLengen

For the pilot of my series, I am joined by the one and only Brenda VanLengen who played college basketball coached at the University of Nebraska, and has found her way to working in Sports Broadcast for 26 years now at several levels as a play by play announcer, analyst and more for ESPN, Fox Sports and SEC Network. Oh, and she's won an Emmy no big deal.