Tate Frazier

Anderson Tate Frazier (born March 13, 1993) is an American sports personality, podcast host, and producer. Frazier was an original producer of The Ringer Podcast Network and co-founder of digital content studio Figures Networkhttps://www.theringer.com/authors/tate-frazierhttps://www.figuresnetwork.com/about. 
Frazier’s passion for sports developed at an early age, rooted in his family's love for the University of North Carolina Tar Heel Athletics. 
== Media Career ==
===== UNC & Dean Smith Documentary ===== 
In his time as an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Frazier majored in Journalism and Broadcast Journalism. He served as an Associate Beat Writer for “Inside Carolina”, where he was the sole beat writer for the UNC baseball team in 2013 and 2014, and assisted with men’s basketball and football coverage. 
Frazier served as a Project Assistant for the Dean Smith documentary produced by Showtime, working as the on-site production contact in Chapel Hill. 
===== Grantland =====
In 2015, Frazier began writing for Grantland, a sports journalism and pop culture website affiliated with ESPN and run by Bill Simmonshttps://grantland.com/contributors/tate-frazier/. 
===== The Ringer =====
Later in 2015, Frazier became the first employee of The Ringer, which was officially launched by Bill Simmons in March of 2016. Frazier started the Bill Simmons Podcast Network (BSPN), which began with “The Bill Simmons Podcast”, and ultimately grew to the current network of more than 20 podcasts available under the umbrella of The Ringer Podcast Network. 
Podcasts that Frazier launched, produced, and edited include: The Bill Simmons Podcast, Keepin' It 1600, The Watch, Against All Odds with Cousin Sal, The Ringer NBA Show, The Ringer NFL Show, and The Press Box. 
Frazier hosted two podcasts on The Ringer Podcast network: One Shining Podcast with Mark Titushttps://www.theringer.com/one-shining-podcast and GM Street with Michael Lombardihttps://www.theringer.com/gm-street. One Shining Podcast was originally named T’d Up in 2017https://www.theringer.com/2017/8/4/16100776/td-up. 
===== ESPN 3X3U Tournament =====
In 2018, Frazier and Mark Titus became the inaugural hosts of the 3X3U Tournament, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament held annually at the time and location of the corresponding Final Four, where the winning team receives a cash prizehttps://www.3x3uhoops.com/2019_Info.
===== Maui Jim Maui Invitational =====
In 2019, Frazier and Titus became the official media partners of the premier early-season college basketball tournament, the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. After making the exclusive Tournament Bracket Announcement, the duo attended the event on Maui to provide behind-the-scenes access to private, on-site events and daily recaps of Tournament playhttps://www.theringer.com/video/2019/7/11/20690188/the-maui-invitational-bracket-reveal-by-one-shining-podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyQjrQOvvGA&t=8s. The partnership was produced by Figures Networkhttps://www.figuresnetwork.com/shows.
===== Figures Network =====
Frazier announced his departure from The Ringer in September 2019https://www.theringer.com/2019/9/11/20862016/a-tate-frazier-requiem-one-shining-pod, and co-founded Figures Network with partner Mike Goldstein. The network helps powerful voices control their own narratives through meaningful conversation and one-of-a-kind storytelling. It creates podcasts, digital series, and scripted series. The basketball podcast hosted by Tate Frazier and Mark Titus was re-launched as Titus and Tate under Figures Networkhttps://www.figuresnetwork.com/about.
===== Westwood One / Fox Sports =====
Shortly after the relaunch, Titus and Tate partnered with Westwood one to expand audio distribution and as opportunitieshttps://barrettsportsmedia.com/2020/01/27/titus-tate-joins-fox-sports-westwood-one/. In early 2020, the video rights to Titus and Tate were acquired by Fox Sports to expand their college basketball YouTube and broadcast efforts. The duo has been featured on College Basketball Preview and the Fox Sports Ultimate Fan Bracket: College Hoops Editionhttps://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/titus-and-tate-preview-college-hoops. 
===== Pushin' Thru =====
In 2019, Frazier and former Chicago Bull BJ Armstrong launched Pushin' Thru, a podcast that bridges the generational divide through genuine conversation. The show is produced by Figures Network and Westwood One Podcastshttps://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/pushin-thru/. 
== Lexicon == 
=====Message to the Haters =====
Following the 2019 allegations against Kansas University for NCAA violations, Frazier asked head coach Bill Self if he had a message for the haters. Frazier has gone on to pose the question to numerous coaches and players. 
=====Race to 69 =====
Term embodying the concept that the first team to score 69 points will likely win the game. A nod to Lawler’s Law, a theory coined by Ralph Lawler who posited that the first team to 100 points wins the game. 
=====Secure the Bag =====
A nod to college basketball recruits receiving duffle bags full of money, rooted in the slang expression for taking full advantage of a situation. Calling out the institution before it was popular to do so. 
=====Friend of the Program =====
Term used for true friends of Frazier and Titus’ show, often for talent that began their relationship with Frazier and Titus before 
they reached notoriety. 
=====Maui Bump =====
The phenomenon of an often-overlooked team performing so well at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational that they are placed on an undisputed positive trajectory for the rest of the season.
 
== Personal Life ==
Frazier was born and raised in Henderson, North Carolina. His mother is a retired elementary school teacher and his father is the president of Universal Leaf North Americahttp://www.universalcorp.com/UniversalLeaf/NorthAmerica. His parents attended the University of North Carolina when Coach Dean Smith won his first National Championship in 1982https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/history/march-29-1982-dean-smiths-first-championship-win/83-b3ba8b85-6126-45e9-b048-18be9e0474ef. 
Frazier signed with Wasserman Media Group in 2020.
Frazier’s obsession with sports was rooted in his own athletic lineage. He had many relatives play and coach in high school,college,and professionally. Most notable is his great uncle Lawrence “Cotton” Clayton. who was heavily recruited by most major college basketball programs,including Duke University's Vic Bubas. However, Clayton was also a star baseball player, and instead attended East Carolina University where he could play both sports. There Clayton led the baseball team to the 1961 NAIA national championship, and also led the basketball team in scoring average, rebounding, and field goal percentage that same year. Following the championship, Clayton left school early and signed a lucrative contract with the Baltimore Orioles retiring in 1968. Clayton was a NC high school basketball legend and held the North Carolina state basketball scoring record until 2003 and still holds the record with 46 rebounds in one gamehttps://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/MENS%20BASKETBALL%20RECORD%20BOOK%2002272019.pdf.
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