A chat with legendary producer Fred Gaudelli — from Marv Albert disciple to the king of NFL primetime

Considered one of the best NFL TV producers of all time, Fred Gaudelli will receive the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton this August.

Gaudelli, 62, is receiving the honor for his decades as primetime’s lead NFL producer, from ESPN’s Sunday nights to ABC’s Mondays to NBC’s Sundays and last year on Amazon’s Thursdays.

Before he receives the award in August, Gaudelli spoke with us on a range of topics:

• How he went from the ESPN mailroom to Canton
• Inside his moves from ESPN to ABC to NBC to Amazon
• Who is the best play-by-player and analyst ever?
• What he would tell Tony Romo
• If he thinks Tom Brady will be a broadcaster