Awful Announcing Podcast

AA Podcast #22 - Rob Stone

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In the newest AA Podcast we're joined by Rob Stone all the way from Munich, Germany where he is on site for Fox's coverage of the Champions League Final. Rob joined Fox from ESPN this year to anchor the network's soccer coverage moving forward. Being in Munich, we talk about the atmosphere surrounding Bayern being the first team to host the European Cup Final since 1984 as well as look back to Fox's daring coverage of Survival Sunday in the EPL and some of the criticisms the network faced last year for their coverage of the Champions League Final. In addition to all that, Rob chats with AA about...-His move from ESPN to Fox and how the transition has gone.-The challenges of covering Premier League soccer at 4 AM on the West Coast.-The success of Survival Sunday and pushing the Premier League to allow the breakthrough coverage.-The place of MLS in the growing soccer landscape.-The evolution of Fox's soccer coverage and response to last year's criticism.-The long-term plan for Fox Soccer looking ahead to the