ELISE MENAKER: Charting a New Course to the Sports Desk | Cubs Now 🎙️

How do you make the leap from the softball diamond to covering the Chicago Cubs? In this episode of the Cubs Now Podcast, Elise Menaker joins Alex Cohen and Lance Brozdowski to break down her incredibly unconventional journey into sports media. From playing professional softball in Sweden and winning an AP Award in local news, to stepping into the studio at Marquee Sports Network, Elise shares what it really takes to forge your own path in this industry.

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KEY MOMENTS:
0:00 ▸ Let's welcome Elise Menaker to the Cubs Now podcast!
0:43 ▸ Thoughts on the 2026 Chicago Cubs' hot start & World Series expectations
1:36 ▸ Humanizing baseball players & getting the best interviews
3:50 ▸ The new buzz at Wrigley Field & Alex Bregman's impact
5:58 ▸ Plate discipline, ABS impact, & the current Cubs lineup
7:55 ▸ How playing college softball at Cornell shaped her broadcasting
11:06 ▸ The evolution of analytics in modern softball
13:29 ▸ Welcome to the Big Leagues: Elise's favorite Marquee moments
15:32 ▸ Winning an AP Award and her start in local TV news
18:42 ▸ Growing up a Cubs fan in Chicago & the 2016 World Series
20:07 ▸ The wild story of playing professional softball in Sweden
21:55 ▸ How Alex, Lance, and Elise all broke into sports broadcasting

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