Planes, pains and automobiles: ESPN adventures en route to Cleveland

Jay Harris

While Greeny and McKendry waited out their flight plans, Harris turned to Plan B after coincidentally meeting up with a similarly stranded production trio.

“My flight from Hartford to Chicago was cancelled, so Travel got me switched to a different airline and a different route, going through D.C.,” Harris explained. “When that flight finally got into the air, I checked and my connection was also delayed, so I knew I wouldn’t miss it. When I landed in D.C., I had a chance meeting with Antoine Lewis (coordinating producer), Kevin Reeder (producer), and Hali Levy (stage manager) who had also been on my first flight that was cancelled. The D.C.-to-Cleveland flight was delayed several times and finally cancelled due to a combination of weather and not enough crew, so we decided to rent a car and drive. By then, it was personal. Six hours on paper from Dulles to downtown Cleveland — it was a party that almost didn’t start. Everywhere we tried there were no cars available, until we finally found one, and off we went.”