After his present on Tuesday, December 19, Graham hustled over to Lincoln Financial Field the place he participated within the Eagles Kids Club mock press convention.

His expertise with reporters and his work within the media allowed him to reply hard-hitting questions from quite a lot of Kids Club members.

Graham has obtained recommendation and mentorship from former Eagles Hugh Douglas and Ike Reese as he continues to enterprise into sports activities speak radio.

Douglas and Reese are hosts and personalities on WIP who skilled the identical journey that Graham is on now.

“They taught me a lot because of how they go about their business,” Graham mentioned.

“Working in radio is like a marriage,” Reese mentioned. “Being on that side of the microphone and talking to these people on a daily basis; it’s a relationship. The more this fan base embraces you, the more you feel a part of the fabric here.”

Reese, who was a communications main at Michigan State, fell in love with sports activities speak radio in Philadelphia.

Since beginning his profession at WIP in 2008, Reese is aware of what it takes to make it on this business and on this metropolis, one thing that he believes Graham is constructed for. His afternoon drive-time present has been a fan-favorite in Philadelphia, all the time rating as a Top 2 present within the metropolis’s Nielsen rankings.

“He is a natural,” Reese mentioned. “He knows how to have fun and knows how to laugh at himself. You don’t spend 13 years in this city without them appreciating you. That is a great thing about the relationship that Brandon has with the fan base that will always be there for him. I believe he has the ability to do this at a high level.”

Graham’s love for the media business began early in his profession with the Eagles way back to 2015. Following this season, Graham plans on attending the NFL’s Media and Broadcasting Workshop in Los Angeles, one thing that his teammate Jason Kelce did final summer time.

The program permits present and former gamers to study the required abilities to grow to be a broadcaster or analyst within the NFL.

While the wily veteran doesn’t know when he’ll step away from the sport he loves, he is aware of he has opened numerous doorways for his life after soccer. He already has affords to work within the media as soon as he decides to retire.

“I am exhausting everything right now,” Graham mentioned. “I am trying to see where it all leads and just have fun while I am doing it.”