Awful Announcing Podcast

Host Brandon Contes interviews co-host of "Shan & RJ" on 105.3 The Fan, Shan Shariff. Brandon and Shan discuss a wide range of topics including hanging Mark Cuban selling the Mavericks, interviewing Jerry Jones every week, his dislike for Skip Bayless, his respect of Stephen A. Smith, his falling out with Dan Orlovsky, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:37: Mark Cuban selling the Dallas Mavericks-1:58: Ulterior motives from Cuban?-3:12: Cuban retaining control of the team-4:26: How does Dallas feel about Mark Cuban?-6:05: Is Jerry Jones liked in Dallas?-6:52: Interviewing Jones every week-8:34: Surprised Jones is this involved and open to the media at his age? -10:44: Surprising or strangest things Jones said that stick out?-14:10: Interviewing Michael Irvin as he reveals his Marriott encounter before the Super Bowl-15:49: Still interviewing Irvin?-17:30: Were there issues with how the interview happened?-18:57: When did Shan realize this was a major story?-20:18: Are fans buying into the Cowboys?-21:27: Do Cowboys fans have more faith in Dak Prescott or Mike McCarthy?-23:14: QB’s to trust to win in Philadelphia-24:49: Stephen A. Smith-27:46: Surprised Stephen A. came on the show?-28:21: Opinion of Stephen A. and “First Take”-31:27: Dan Orlovsky-33:58: How do Cowboys fans feel about Skip Bayless?-36:59: Would Shan prefer Skip to be genuine?-38:14: Does Dallas claim Skip Bayless?-39:02: Does Cowboys talk on debate shows do it any justice?-41:59: National voice aside from Skip Bayless that Shan rolls his eyes when they talk Cowboys-43:21: Doing sports talk radio in Kansas City-44:37: Nick Wright-45:30: Surprised that Wright is now on a national platform?-48:05: Shan’s “dream job?”-50:29: Fitting in at Dallas-52:48: Paying Mark Cuban’s restaurant tab-53:44: How do the Rangers stack up among the Dallas teams even after winning World Series?-55:11: Will the Cowboys model the Rangers and win the Super Bowl?-56:11: Rooting for the Cowboys Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews NBA on TNT reporter and host of "NBA CrunchTime" on the NBA app, Jared Greenberg. Brandon and Jared discuss a wide range of topics including hanging out with the "Inside the NBA" guys, being in the bubble during COVID, being on the receiving end of Gregg Popovich's interviews, remembering Kobe Bryant, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:40: Seeing Victor Wembanyama up close-2:01: “NBA CrunchTime”-2:56: Preparation for “NBA CrunchTime”-6:55: Developing flow at hosting a whiparound show-10:46: Working at Warner Bros. Discovery-11:43: Pre-WBD-12:56: Covering Kyrie Irving in high school-13:25: “Inside the NBA”-17:04: “Inside the NBA” roles-18:47: Charles Barkley-19:55: Drinking with Barkley-22:10: Imaging Barkley retiring from “Inside the NBA”-24:36: Imagining Ernie Johnson retiring from “Inside the NBA”-25:21: What makes the “Inside the NBA” group so special?-27:07: Being in the bubble-29:32: Was it challenging being in one location for so long?-31:23: Jamal Murray interview-32:33: Approach to doing postgame interviews-35:06: Gregg Popovich-38:26: Favorite players or coaches to interview-39:31: Kevin Durant-42:57: Kobe Bryant-45:10: Covering Kobe’s death/dealing with Rick Fox hoax-47:45: Emotions at “Inside the NBA” when Kobe died-50:12: Rick Fox-52:08: Nets fandom when Jared was a kid-53:06: Ian Eagle-55:14: NBA In-Season Tournament-56:37: How will people view the In-Season Tournament in 10 years? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While on Barstool Sports' "Pardon My Take" podcast, Charissa Thompson revealed she would make up a sideline report if extenuating circumstances prevented her from getting a report. Thompson noted instances like the head coach not coming out at halftime or that it was too late to get an interview as examples where Thompson would come up with basic talking points that a head coach might say if they were to talk to her. While Thompson revealed this years before, it's brought strong reactions and on a live edition of the "Awful Announcing Podcast," host Brandon Contes talks with Oakland A's reporter and "Short and to the Point" host Jessica Kleinschmidt about Thompson's comments.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews former "SportsCenter" and current host of "The Dan Patrick Show," Dan Patrick. Brandon and Dan discuss a wide range of topics including anchoring "SportsCenter," working in radio, retiring in four years, hosting "Jeopardy!," and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:40: Is this part of a retirement tour or a book tour?-1:00: Collaborating with Joel Cohen-2:55: Coming up with the format of the book-4:30: Writing a book forward-6:05: Most extensive book tour? Dan’s or Stephen A. Smith’s?-7:10: Retirement talk-8:22: Retirement announcement taking off-9:41: Concern about being someone that social media views is too old and wants to point out every mistake-11:08: Is four years long enough for Dan to welcome retirement?-13:34: Being the “old man” at “SportsCenter”-14:56: Radio-16:40: Making producers part of the show-18:28: Howard Stern-19:26: Celebrities on “The Dan Patrick Show”-20:38: Adam Sandler movies-21:38: Interest in acting?-22:12: “SportsCenter” as a creative outlet-23:21: Creative freedom at ESPN-25:05: Having more to offer as a radio host while at ESPN-26:34: Anchoring “SportsCenter” with Keith Olbermann-29:32: Confidence to push limits on “SportsCenter”-31:55: Moment that got Dan and Keith in management’s office-33:01: Future of “SportsCenter”-34:55: The impact of embrace debate-37:03: Do debate shows rely too much on topics like LeBron James and the Dallas Cowboys?-38:11: The “Dan Patrick brand”-39:20: Would Dan host a podcast in retirement?-40:17: Keith Olbermann not having a long-term home post-ESPN-42:03: Going political?/Sharing a name with an outspoken politician-44:11: Interviewing presidents-45:21: Interacting with Donald Trump-46:24: Someone Dan would like to interview that he hasn’t yet-48:27: Michael Jordan-49:19: Matt Harvey/Kyler Murray interviews-51:10: Did NBC/“Football Night in America” feel bigger than “SportsCenter”-52:28: Did “Football Night in America” affect what Dan could say about the NFL on his radio show?-54:01: “Jeopardy!”-56:31: Were there discussions for Dan to host after Trebek passed away?-58:12: Challenge of hosting “Jeopardy!”-59:18: Reaction to Aaron Rodgers hosting “Jeopardy!”-1:00:12: Was Dan glad “The Price is Right” didn’t reveal the pay in order to tempt him to host? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Steve Letarte, NASCAR on NBC analyst and former Daytona 500 winning crew chief for Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brandon and Steve discuss a wide range of topics including working for Hendrick Motorsports, improving as a broadcaster, previewing the NASCAR Championship 4, the New England Patriots rebuilding, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:47: Adrenaline of calling a championship race-1:38: Working for Hendrick Motorsports at 16-4:39: How people become crew chiefs-5:52: “Pinch me” moments-7:39: What was more special? Winning the Daytona 500 with Jeff Gordon or with Dale Earnhardt Jr.-8:58: Interactions between a crew chief and a driver during a race-10:46: Steve’s interactions between Gordon and Dale Jr.-12:24: Watching the race as a crew chief on the pit box-13:03: Watching the race as an analyst in the broadcasting booth-14:35: Finding the balance in broadcasting to diehard and casual race fans-16:54: Does Steve have the itch to go back to being a full-time crew chief?-17:39: Ending up at NBC-19:03: Dale Jr. as a media personality-19:57: Working with Dale Jr.-21:17: How has Steve improved as a broadcaster?-24:09: NASCAR viewership-26:28: Rightsholders helping NASCAR reach younger demographics -28:45: Shortening races-31:05: “Dirty Mo Dough/Has betting changed NASCAR broadcasts?-35:00: Favorite bet for the final race-36:14: Are the Championship 4 the best four drivers of this season?-37:35: Internal competition among teammates-38:55: Differences of Phoenix Raceway since last March-40:50: The “race car drivers aren’t real athletes” argument-43:28: Mac Jones-44:35: Bill Belichick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Jay Crawford, former ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor/"First Take" host and current host of the "Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show" and WKYC NBC anchor. Brandon and Jay discuss a wide range of topics including covering Deshaun Watson, working with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, coming back home to Cleveland, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:48: Having a low 90s fastball-2:21: Jay’s Minor League Baseball career-7:19: Thoughts on playing a full season?-9:20: Going from ESPN to local TV in Cleveland-18:56: Audience for local sports show on YouTube-27:15: Covering the Deshaun Watson trade while also covering his sexual misconduct allegations-33:50: How do Cleveland sports fans feel about Watson?-36:46: Dealing with “The Decision” as a Cleveland sports fan and ESPN employee-41:36: Working with Skip Bayless-45:06: Is what Skip does an act?-49:14: Woody Paige/Skip Bayless fight-53:10: The blueberry muffin story-59:46: Did others like working with Stephen A./Skip?-1:06:42: Being in “Rocky Balboa”-1:07:44: Not being in “Draft Day” despite being a Cleveland Browns fan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Trey Wingo, former ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor and "NFL Live" host, and current co-host of the "Chasin' It" podcast with Chase Daniel. Brandon and Trey discuss a wide range of topics including having the scoop first that Aaron Rodgers was going to the Jets, not being a morning person, working with Bob Ley on 9/11, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:48: Thinking of Hawaii-2:45: Is Taylor Swift “moving the needle” on Trey’s podcast?-4:19: Swift’s ability to overshadow the NFL-5:30: Chase Daniel-6:39: Daniel co-hosting “Golic & Wingo”-8:05: Freedom in the podcast space post-ESPN-9:04: Does Trey miss being at ESPN?-9:34: Leaving ESPN-11:00: Taking over for Mike Greenberg to host morning show with Mike Golic-12:49: “Golic & Wingo”-15:17: Taking the morning show offer-15:55: Would Golic and Wingo still be at ESPN if Trey stayed on as morning show host?-17:27: Is ESPN Radio a prominent platform anymore?-18:36: Focusing on major markets when doing national radio?-19:47: Having the Aaron Rodgers to the Jets scoop-22:07: Reaction to the reaction of the Rodgers report-22:49: Hearing from Rodgers’ camp?-23:23: Will Rodgers return this season?-24:22: Fame of being at ESPN-25:58: "SportsCenter"-28:43: Writing on "SportsCenter"-30:11: Anchoring "SportsCenter" with Bob Ley on 9/11-33:29: Comfort level in the moment covering 9/11 on live TV-35:11: Working the 2020 NFL Draft-38:55: Favorite episode or moment on "NFL Live"-42:01: Shift in how hard hits and head injuries are covered on "NFL Live"-44:19: NFL as a league long-term-47:23: Complaints from the NFL and Roger Goodell about things said on the air-48:37: Doing play-by-play-49:40: Would Trey go back to work full time at a network?-50:17: Thoughts on ESPN going all in on Stephen A. Smith and Pat McAfee-51:03: Would ESPN executives eventually sour on McAfee?-52:19: Stunt app Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Kenny Albert, NFL on Fox broadcaster, NHL on TNT broadcaster, New York Rangers and Knicks broadcaster, and author of the book "A Mic For All Seasons." Brandon and Kenny discuss a wide range of topics including Charles Barkley as an NHL analyst, working with Tony Siragusa, covering all four major American sports, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:51: Kenny on his new book “A Mic For All Seasons”-3:06: Book media tour-5:49: Being Marv Albert’s son-8:34: Getting broadcasting experience-9:19: Wanting to be a sportscaster-9:53: “Pinch me” moment?-11:26: Combating nepotism-13:57: Fox NFL coverage after 30 years-15:40: Shock inside Fox that Joe Buck and Troy Aikman left for ESPN-17:37: Aspirations to be lead NFL Fox analyst?-19:33: Being lead NHL voice for NBC and then TNT-21:31: Charles Barkley’s NHL fandom-22:25: Barkley as an NHL analyst-23:29: Most entertaining athlete to interview-24:56: Tom Brady to Fox-25:43: Wayne Gretzky-27:43: Barry Trotz-31:07: Tony Siragusa-34:10: Building chemistry with top analysts like Troy Aikman or Tim McCarver who are used to working with someone else-36:07: Terry Bradshaw-37:09: Analyst Kenny most wanted to work with-37:50: Was there difficulties working for MSG after Marv Albert’s falling out with James Dolan?-39:36: Would Marv come out of retirement to do one more game?-40:31: Passing Marv in frequent flyer miles?-40:57: Closest Kenny came to missing a broadcast due to travel-42:16: Does travel make it easier or harder to prepare for a broadcast?-43:06: Working four different sports in four days-43:55: Taking pride in having versatility-44:51: Olympics-45:49: Is Kenny looking to cut back on working so many broadcasts?-46:31: Fear of making mistakes on the call doing so many broadcasts-47:11: Specific call that Kenny would like to have a do-over?-48:19: Specific favorite/memorable call-50:42: Using the restroom during broadcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Michelle Beadle, former host of many ESPN shows and current co-host of "Beadle and Decker" on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio. Brandon and Michelle discuss a wide range of topics including LeBron James trying to get Michelle removed from "NBA Countdown," Rachel Nichols replacing Michelle on "NBA Countdown," Stephen A. Smith's repeated trashing of Max Kellerman, dealing with Gregg Popovich, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:53: Being on SiriusXM-2:06: Post-ESPN hiatus-4:34: Appeal of daily sports radio-6:13: Excitement about being nervous on the job-7:05: Cody Decker-7:46: Chemistry with Decker-8:49: Craig Carton-9:34: Returning to TV?-10:34: LeBron James-11:04: When Michelle found out LeBron tried to get her fired from "NBA Countdown"-11:42: Did LeBron have any influence in "NBA Countdown" staffing decisions?-12:48: Rachel Nichols replacing Michelle on "NBA Countdown"-13:01: Did Nichols influence ESPN to take Michelle off "NBA Countdown?" -14:23: Michelle replacing Sage Steele on "NBA Countdown"-15:56: ESPN failing to produce a good pre/postgame NBA show-17:26: Would Michelle want to replace Ernie Johnson on "Inside the NBA?"-18:28: Expectations for "Get Up!"-20:13: Could Get Up have taken off if was given time to succeed?-21:10: Watching football again-22:01: Mike Greenberg showing off his Jets fandom recently-23:16: Colin Cowherd-25:04: Max Kellerman-26:47: Stephen A. Smith -28:25: What’s worse? Trying to get someone fired by talking behind their back or going public?-29:10: Working out of the studio for "Beadle and Decker"-30:00: Working with the San Antonio Spurs-30:24: Skip Bayless and dealing with Gregg Popovich-32:15: Bigger detriment to sports media: Skip Bayless or Gregg Popovich?-32:53: Tom Brady/Fox-34:10: Does Michelle still want to get into politics?-35:40: How to change the world? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Pablo Torre, host of Meadowlark Media's "Pablo Torre Finds Out" podcast, as well as being on "Around the Horn" and "Pardon the Interruption." Brandon and Pablo discuss a wide range of topics including the Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce relationship and how that's impacting the NFL, confronting Dan Le Batard about having former president Donald Trump on his show many times, Stephen A. Smith blurring the lines of journalism and entertainment, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-1:08: Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce-3:14: Swift making NFL secondary to her-5:15: Dan Le Batard/Donald Trump-7:46 Was Pablo aware of how much Le Batard and Trump spoke?-9:23: Trump on the radio-11:18: Chris Christie-11:47: Russell Wilson episode of "Pablo Torre Finds Out"-14:06: Freedom at Meadowlark Media-15:40: Work split between Meadowlark, ESPN, and MSNBC-17:00: Has Stephen A. Smith helped others at ESPN to have other ventures?-18:07: Le Batard possibly understanding conservatives leaving ESPN for more freedom-22:54: Having first ever TV appearance on "The O’Reilly Factor"-26:24: Toughest TV appearance-28:06: Tony Kornheiser/Michael Wilbon-31:41: Are debate shows good or bad for sports?-34:03: Interactions with Stephen A. Smith-36:27: Stephen A. as an entertainer and a journalist-39:13: "High Noon"-40:15: Why didn’t "High Noon" last as a show?-42:14: Would "High Noon" have been more successful if it was streamed pre-recorded or live?-43:19: Was it hard to keep working for ESPN after "High Noon" was canceled?-44:51: Was "High Noon" hurt by it being branded as a “smart” show?-46:53: Working in sports instead of going to law school after Harvard-50:07: Aaron Rodgers and Jeremy Lin parallels-53:18: Linsanity helping Pablo get hired at ESPN-54:16: If Linsanity continued, would Pablo have been an NBA reporter and be Jeremy Lin’s Brian Windhorst?-55:40: Sports content Pablo grew up watching/listening to-58:00: What does Pablo want to do in the future? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.