Joe Buck, Mike Tirico, Kevin Harlan, and Ian Eagle discuss social media [Video]

ESPN’s The Sports Reporters made its long-awaited return on Tuesday, albeit with four sports broadcasters.

Minor quibbles aside, the conversation was a fascinating one for sports media aficionados. How often do you get to see Joe Buck, Mike Tirico, Kevin Harlan, and Ian Eagle chop it up about the state of broadcasting?

Host Jeremy Schapp returned for this YouTube version of the iconic ESPN show and the first episode back garnered some great conversation and insight into how these four legends handle their business.

One of the more intriguing conversations they had was around the topic of social media. Chiefly, how do they deal with the criticism that comes from it and what lessons would they pass on to younger broadcasters?

The conversation kicked off with Harlan sharing a heartbreaking anecdote from broadcasting legend Verne Lundquist.

“Verne Lundquist told me at one of the seminars that Ian and I attended at CBS many years ago,” started Harlan. “He …