Awful Announcing Podcast

Matt Yoder, Ken Fang, and Andrew Buchholtz join Ben Heisler to discuss the fallout from the Jemele Hill controversy and also look at Tony Romo's debut and other football topics. Ben Koo interviews Brent Musburger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Schur, best known on the internet as Ken Tremendous, is the guest on this special Christmas-week edition of the Awful Announcing podcast.Schur and Dan Levy spend a good 70 minutes—good in terms of length and, hopefully, quality—talking all about his career as a television writer and producer for Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Recreation, going back to his days at The Office and SNL as well, and how all that comedy writing compares to what made him internet famous a dozen or so years back: Fire Joe Morgan.Here is a quick rundown of most of what we discuss during the conversation. -Talmudic Law and the notion of being "half-Jewish"-Jews for Jedis-Christmas with Regis Philbin-Filming holiday episodes in October (and Halloween episodes in August)-The legacy of television comedy, and how that's changed from watching re-runs of Gilligan's Island in the '80s to now-Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci and John Smoltz-NFL, Star Wars, DraftKings and the Parks & Rec future of seven companies running the world-An

Rob Stone of Fox Sports is the guest on the Awful Announcing podcast this week and if you like hearing about the ins-and-outs of sports television, this is as in and out as it gets.We talk FIFA World Cup, Fox, U.S. Soccer, haircuts, bowling and a whole lot more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you ever wanted to have an inside radio conversation with someone, well, inside radio, there is no better person than Paul Pabst, producer of widely heard and viewed Dan Patrick Show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Awful Announcing begins a new season of the AA Podcast, we had a chance to talk with ESPN's Kenny Mayne exclusively about his new contract. As the call began (before the interview even technically started) and the conversation veered into directions most ESPN stars wouldn't dare talk about on the record—what would Jesus do if Syrian refugees showed up on his shores, for one—Mayne insisted he was fine with the tape rolling, and off the conversation went.We learned there is no real start to an interview with Mayne, and 45 minutes in to a ride that goes in directions neither thought it would go, part of you wishes there would be no end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're privileged to be joined on this week's podcast by the biggest winners in our yearly People's Sports Media Awards - Roger Bennett and Michael Davies, better known as the Men in Blazers. The best British export since the Spice Girls have taken American by storm in the last year - first with their work at the World Cup for ESPN and then covering the Premier League for NBC. The duo has seen their popular podcast transform into a multi-platform brand with listeners, viewers, and fans all around the globe. In today's podcast, we chat with Rog and Davo about the following...- Their chemistry together and what's made their partnership work.- The importance of their connection to all the GFOPs.- How EPL rights were central to choosing to join NBC instead of staying with ESPN or moving to Fox.- The creation of their television show and how they find all the hilarious crap in football to feature.- Why Mourinho and Van Gaal give them the most material to work with on a regular basis.- Stevie G's Anfield farewell

Today we welcome the voice of the NBA Finals and one of our favorite guests, Mike Breen. The voice of the Knicks has also doubled as ESPN and NBA's lead announcer for almost a decade now. In today's podcast we talk about his illustrious broadcast career, the memorable Bulls-Cavs series that saw back to back buzzer beaters, and the overall state of the game. Topics include..- The back-to-back buzzer beaters in Game 3 and Game 4 being the first that Mike has called in his career.- How the second round of the playoffs has led to much more excitement than the first round.- The physical nature of the Bulls-Cavs series and the health on both sides.- How far Cleveland can go if Kyrie Irving is far from 100%.- JR Smith as the potential X-Factor of the series.- Being reunited with Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy together again and how Jackson has approached Warriors games this season.- The challenges to Golden State and Atlanta and how many teams left have a realistic hope of winning the title.- New stars rising up

In today's podcast we welcome one of the top NFL Draft experts on the eve of the big event in Chicago. We're joined by Matt Miller of Bleacher Report to talk about the NFL's annual selection meeting as well as the site's evolution to a major mainstream force. Topics include...- His writing career and how it's coincided with the growth of Bleacher Report.- Evolution of b/r since he started writing till now with Turner's purchase of the site.- His year-round work as a draft analyst and what that entails.- What are the biggest challenges in analyzing the draft? How much time does he spend watching film and how does he slot players?- What defines success as a draft expert.- The strength of this year's draft class and who's his #3 QB.- Where Marcus Mariota will eventually fall.All that and much more on this week's AA Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WWE has made a lot of news in the sports world recently with Brock Lesnar announcing his re-signing with the company on ESPN, SportsCenter showing WrestleMania, and so many websites now covering the industry on a regular basis. With that in mind we welcome one of the best and funniest pro wrestling writers around, Brandon Stroud of With Spandex and Uproxx. Topics include...- His journey online and how crazy intense it is to write about pro wrestling on the internet.- Why Monday Nitro is Brandon's favorite show to review and some of its most lovable, ridiculous moments including The Giant surviving being thrown off a building by Hulk Hogan after a sumo monster truck match.- All the mainstream sports media coverage WWE has received around WrestleMania and throughout various sports websites and why that might be driven by Attitude Era fans.- The continued growth and future of WWE Network and what the best stuff is to watch on the network.- Why Brock Lesnar is the only important person in WWE right now and whet

It's NBA Playoffs time and we're joined once again by NBA on TNT analyst Chris Webber. The former All-Star has seen quite the rise in his broadcast career over the last 12 months as he's now the lead NBA game analyst for Turner Sports working this postseason with Marv Albert. We chat with Chris about his broadcast career and the NBA Playoffs. Topics include...- OKC's firing of Scott Brooks and why the franchise needs someone with NBA experience to keep Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.- The local media's souring relationship with Westbrook and Durant and why that might play a role in their future in OKC.- His growth as a broadcaster over the last three years and moving into a lead role.- His relationship and chemistry with Marv Albert.- Working the NCAA Tournament as a broadcaster for the first time.- The Celtics-Cavs series and why he's been so impressed with Boston. Really good thoughts from Chris on why he's so high on Danny Ainge's rebuilding project.- Why LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are really Cle

On today's podcast, we recap another Dos a Cero victory for the USMNT over arch-rival Mexico with ESPN lead soccer analyst Taylor Twellman. TT joins us to talk about the state of the national team as well as to get caught up on his new contract with ESPN and the new MLS labor contract. Topics include...- Staying with ESPN in spite of World Cup rights moving to Fox.- How he hopes to expand and grow in his broadcast career beyond soccer.- The MLS labor deal and why it maintains "status quo" for the league.- How the players and the owners could have got a better deal for MLS's future.- The good/bad side of the consistent Sunday evening broadcast windows.- Why Kaka will make the biggest impact for a new MLS superstar.- Reactions to the USMNT 2-0 victory over Mexico.- The state of US Soccer under Jurgen Klinsmann.All that and much more on the newest AA Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's AA Podcast we become fully immersed in March Madness and chat with Steve Smith of Turner Sports. The longtime NBA veteran and Michigan State alum is one of the NBA personalities covering the college game for CBS and Turner during the NCAA Tournament. Topics include...- Calling NCAA Tournament games from the broadcast booth for the first time.- His chemistry working with Brian Anderson and seeing so many great games in Pittsburgh during the first week of the tournament.- The challenges of shifting from covering the NBA to college basketball.- His Spartans making another Sweet 16 run and how Tom Izzo (whose first recruit was Smith as an assistant at Michigan State) keeps doing it year after year.- Notre Dame's great OT win over Butler and what makes them a threat to upset Kentucky.- NC State advancing past Villanova with one of the second round's big upsets.- Looking forward to working with Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter in the studio this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m

We shift gears (quite literally and figuratively) for this week's podcast by heading to the world of Formula One and open wheel racing. To do so we welcome NBC play by play man Leigh Diffey. In addition to his work calling F1, Leigh calls the network's IndyCar coverage and received acclaim for his announcing at the Sochi Olympics at the Sanki Sliding Center. Topics include...- His journey from Australia to the UK to the United States in his broadcast career.- His experience in Sochi and the challenges of calling a completely new sport.- Being able to go between calling F1 and IndyCar racing.- How controversy sells in F1 and the various issues presently facing the sport including top team Red Bull threatening to quit.- Lewis Hamliton's dominating win in Australia and why having teammate Nico Rosberg be his chief rival is good for the sport.- The struggles of McLaren and how teams can catch up to Mercedes.- 17 year old Max Verstappen and the young stars of F1.- Whether or not Mercedes can complete a perfect

In today's podcast, we get caught up on the free agency frenzy in the NFL with Fox NFL reporter/insider/draft guru/sideline reporter etc. Peter Schrager. Peter joins us from the University of Oregon pro day so we spend a bit of time on Marcus Mariota and his draft prospects before moving into all the major signings and trades of the last week. We also talk with Peter about breaking into the crazy world of NFL insiderdom. Topics include...- Marcus Mariota's draft prospects and whether or not Chip Kelly channels his inner Mike Ditka.- Kelly's "plan" in Philadelphia and whether it really does exist.- How difficult it is to break into the world of NFL insiders and compete with Schefter and Glazer.- How the reporting trail and player movement differs from the other hats he wears at Fox and why he felt like he needed to break more stories.- Just how many retweets do you get for breaking the signing of Isa Abdul-Quddus?- The very real pressure that exists for NFL reporters to break news around the clock, even the

In this week's podcast we're joined by the host of the new Fox Sports 1 show Garbage Time with Katie Nolan... Katie Nolan. (Obviously she's the host, the show's named after her.) Katie has been one of the breakout stars of the first 18 months of Fox Sports 1 being a part of the original Crowd Goes Wild and then moving into her own No Filter online video series. We talk about Katie's journey to FS1, her new show, and a lot more including...- Her transition from blogging and writing to doing video at Guyism and how she built her own studio from How-To YouTube videos.- The unique process of writing, editing, and producing video content and how a No Filter video comes together and what episodes Katie is most proud of putting together.- Thoughts on Curt Schilling and dealing with Twitter trolls on a daily basis. Do we have to accept "taking the good with the bad" in social media?- What exactly was Crowd Goes Wild? Could one even try to define it?- Working with Regis Philbin and her best Regis story.- How the sp

Our latest podcast features a man who has kept us pretty busy in the new year - ESPN college basketball analyst Dan Dakich. His outspoken analysis and straight-shooting style has led to dustups with everyone from Boston radio hosts to Big Ten coaches to midwestern mayors. In addition to his work at ESPN, Dan hosts a weekday radio show in Indianapolis where he talks about sports and society. In this podcast we talk with Dan about a wide-ranging number of topics that include...- HIs relationship with college basketball fans, especially on Twitter.- How he uses Twitter and how he deals with criticism.- His advocacy against chewing tobacco and how comfortable he is talking about societal issues on his radio show.- Battling depression while head coach at Bowling Green, how he's been committed to having fun as a broadcaster, and why he'd never go back to coaching.- The stress that coaches are under daily and how Urban Meyer taking a year off from coaching may have helped him most.- Why his mission in a game broadc

On today's podcast we look ahead to All-Star Weekend with NBA on TNT and NBATV analyst Brent Barry. In his lengthy career in the Association, Brent was a two-time champion with the San Antonio Spurs and a former NBA Slam Dunk champ. We chat with Brent about his family ties in broadcasting, the prep for All-Star weekend, and who the best shooter is in the NBA. Topics include...- Following in his dad (Rick) and brother's (Jon) footsteps into broadcasting.- His experience in the dunk contest and 3 point shootout and how players prepare for the individual showcase.- Criticism of the dunk contest and whether or not it can be saved. Also, why the 3 point shootout is the main attraction this year.- Who the best shooter is in the NBA and why it's both Steph Curry and Kyle Korver.- The evolution in the NBA game and the importance of the three.- Can Atlanta and Golden State's style survive in the postseason?- Gregg Popovich's 1000th win and the side the media and fans dont' see. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

For the latest edition of the AA Podcast we're pleased to be joined by the play by play voice of the Boston Celtics, Sean Grande. In addition to being the Celtics radio voice for more than a decade, Sean has experience working in a number of different capacities across the sports world including college football, the Frozen Four, and the Boston Red Sox. He also happens to be one of the biggest wrestling fans in sports along with friends Michelle Beadle and Bill Simmons. So of course you know we're going to dive into this Sunday's Royal Rumble and even the time Sean had dinner with The Iron Sheik and Fred Lynn. Other topics include...- The Celtics entering full-on rebuild mode and the strategy of gathering assets.- The astounding number of players that have passed in and out of Boston in the past month.- The challenges of calling an NBA team that's in a rebuild versus when the franchise has been to the mountain peak and winning a championship.- Which young players might be part of Boston's plan to get back

It's a special episode of the AA Podcast as we have a tripleheader of guests with a Columbus flavor. Our trio of guests join us to talk about Ohio State's victory over Oregon in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game from their varying perspectives covering the Buckeyes. First, Matt Barnes of NBC 4 in Columbus gives us his perspective on the trip to Dallas, following the team this season, and the win over the Ducks.Second, Dave Biddle from Bucknuts.com examines some of the national media storylines and the "Ohio Against the World" mindset of the team and the fanbase. We also take a deep dive into Urban Meyer's recruiting success and whether or not the Big Ten is really back.Finally, Beau Bishop of 97.1 The Fan and WBNS examines the remarkable storylines from this season and putting what we just witnessed into historical perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Continuing our annual tradition at AA, we welcome Sports Illustrated media scribe Richard Deitsch for your special 2014 Year in Review podcast. We chat about the biggest sports and media stories of the year (including Darren Rovell blocking him on Twitter, naturally). Topics include...- How the media handled the massive NFL stories this year of Michael Sam's coming out and the domestic violence crisis.- ESPN's year in journalism for good (Don Van Natta/OTL) and bad (ESPN & Media Reports)- The Bill Simmons suspension and what might be in the future of The Sports Guy.- Did 2014 represent progress for women in sports media?- Did Twitter take a turn to the dark side in 2014? Richard and I are in agreement on this one.- Gus Johnson's soccer experiment coming to an end and Fox taking the World Cup baton from ESPN.- The current state of Fox Sports 1 and NBCSN.- A rundown of RD's Media Awards including Doc Emrick as his person of the year.All that and a lot more on our 2014 Year in Review special. Merry Christm