Peter 'Doublelift' Peng and Travis Gafford featured on KFI AM-640 segment
Peng and Gafford discuss a variety of topics, from esports, League of Legends, and the professional scene for players and journalism.
This article was originally published on GameSpot's sister site onGamers.com, which was dedicated to esports coverage.
Peter 'Doublelift' Peng, the AD carry for Counter Logic Gaming's League of Legends team, and Travis Gafford of onGamers, were guests on the KFI AM-640's segment, "What the Tech is Going On?"
KFI AM-640 is a California-based talk radio station that covers national news, entertainment, sports, and general news topics.
Both were guests on the premiere episode of the technology segment for the radio station. While the topics discussed were only surface-area for fans and gamers familiar with the LoL community, it may be the start of more esports' coverage. The majority of the segment covered the popularity of both LoL and the professional gaming culture as a whole.
The segment interviewed both Gafford and Peng individually. When Gafford was interviewed, the topics expanded to journalism, esports, and the overall monetization of the industry. And, when Peng spoke, the discussion led to LoL and the professional scene.
Timeline of major topics discussed:
- 9:15 Background of Peng
- 18:49 Explanation of LoL monetization
- 19:50 How to be an "esports" reporter?
- 20:50 Peng's roots in the professional scene
- 23:53 Salary discussions of professional LoL players
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