Awful Announcing Podcast

Host Brandon Contes interviews Oakland Athletics broadcaster and Short and to the Point host Jessica Kleinschmidt. Brandon and Jessica discuss a wide range of topics including quitting a government job to pursue a sports broadcasting career, building a social media brand and dealing with the hate, working for the Oakland A's, how A's fans like Moneyball, working for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-47: Meeting the Oakland Coliseum opossum-1:21: Is the opossum a menace or a nice animal?-2:24: Oakland Coliseum-5:43: Growing up an A’s fan-9:10: Covering the A’s-9:59: Dropping out of college and work before sports-13:08: Moving to the Bay Area without an established job-17:44: Role with the A’s-19:47: A’s Cast-21:25: Taking callers on the radio-23:19: Things the A’s fanbase should be proud of-26:41: Building a social media presence-