James Laughlin quit drinking for 30 days in March 2010 and lost 20 pounds. Three months sober, he auditioned for SportsCenter on ESPN with no TV experience and got the job, hosting the show for two years.
March 2010.
20 pounds.
Three months.
Two years.
Bristol, Connecticut.
I stopped drinking very suddenly March 2010 and I decided then I was going to just take a 30 day break from alcohol and see what would happen. And in 30 days I lost 20 pounds. I slept better, I felt better and then I thought I'll just keep on going. So I went to three months. I got to three months and I had the Clarion focus to go and audition to become a television anchor at arguably the most iconic sports television news show in the world and that's called SportsCenter on ESPN and I got the job and I moved out to Bristol, Connecticut which is about two hours outside of New York City and I hosted SportsCenter on ESPN for two years with zero television experience. I had zero. Now I was lucky enough that I had a friend who introduced me to a producer but I credit the clarity and the focus and the energy and the drive and the positivity that I had from being at that point only a few months alcohol free.
