LOS ANGELES — Josh Lewin eschews the limelight. He spends his late springs and early summers surrounding himself with a handful of local newspapers, talking shop with folks while sipping on a pint of cider – during this time of year, it might be the closest Lewin gets to the back-and-forth buzz of sports talk radio.

These outings have reached small English town pubs, such as The Purple Turtle in Reading, transporting Lewin from the broadcast booth to a wooden barrel table adorned with a husk umbrella, shading him from the sun.

Lewin marked his 10th anniversary as UCLA’s football and men’s basketball radio play-by-play broadcaster during the Bruins’ 43-10 loss to Utah on Saturday night at the Rose Bowl . A decade in, he said he is still “chasing his rainbow,” one that arcs toward Europe

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