Awful Announcing Podcast

In this week's AA Podcast we welcome one of the pioneers of people with sports blogs taping podcasts - Dan Levy! Dan is the current National Lead Writer at Bleacher Report and had one of the blogosphere's most successful podcasts at On the DL. He was on our panel for the People's Sports Emmys so we chat with Dan about fake awards and actual real sports topics including...-The disconnect between the Sports Emmys and sports fandom.-ESPN being dissed by the Sports Emmys and the network's depth chart.-Which personalities deserve more recognition at ESPN.-NBA and NHL Playoff coverage, especially Derrick Rose's injury drama and how the media has handled the story.-Ian Darke's impact on soccer in the states.-Why Dan thinks Gus Johnson is "ruining soccer coverage in America"-Is Fox Sports One the "next" or "best" challenger to ESPN to emerge.-The continued evolution of Bleacher Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With one of the wildest days we can ever recall in sports media, we invite back to the show Deadspin's John Koblin to break it all down. John's reporting into ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and more in the sports media is one of the pillars of the top sports blog in the land. Today, we chat with John about Jason Collins coming out, the fallout of Chris Broussard's comments on Outside the Lines, and where we go from here, as well as...-The significance of Jason Collins coming out in a first person narrative.-The importance for SI as a magazine and their future health.-The reaction to Collins' announcement from the sports and media worlds.-Did ESPN set up Chris Broussard to debate homosexuality?-Why ESPN was late to the Collins story and how yesterday was a backwards step after a positive year for Bristol.-What other networks and outlets may learn moving forward.A great discussion with John on the major stories of the day and their evolving nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's podcast we're joined by one of the preeminent basketball analysts in the land, Steve Kerr of Turner Sports. The five time NBA champion has been busy the last month calling not just the NBA Playoffs, but the Final Four as well as leading one of the most experimental broadcasts in sports in an all-analyst booth. Steve chats with AA about that experience as well as...-What his trademark play by play call would be.-The biggest challenge in covering the NCAA Tournament and how he was welcomed by Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg.-How the style of play in college basketball can be improved.-The predictability of the NBA Playoffs' first round.-How he would react to Derrick Rose's injury as a teammate.-Why the Knicks may be the only Eastern Conference threat to Miami.-The Spurs being the best in the west, even before Russell Westbrook's injury.-How his time in Phoenix helped his broadcast career and the itch to get into coaching.Those topics and more with one of the best sports analysts on television in this week's AA Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's podcast we welcome back veteran sports media and golf writer Ed Sherman of The Sherman Report. Ed joins the show to chat about CBS Sports' massive week with the NCAA Tournament Final Four and The Masters and his Q&A with CBS Sports ubervoice Jim Nantz. We break down the coverage of both events including...-Jim Nantz's position as CBS Sports' #1 announcer and his identity with the Masters.-Why sports fans don't have passionate feelings regarding Nantz.-The major headline of CBS and Turner's NCAA Tournament coverage.-Should Charles Barkley return to next year's tournament?-Which announcers were most outstanding this year?-The reverence CBS pays Augusta National and whether it's over the top.-CBS vs NBC's golf teams.-Can too much of a good thing really be a good thing with Tiger Woods?All that and more on this week's AA Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the start of the MLB season, we welcome MLB Network analyst Al Leiter to the AA Podcast. Al is a former MLB All Star and World Series winner whose work in the booth started before his playing days were done calling LCS games for Fox. Now at MLB Net, Leiter has continued to do standout work as one of the best analysts in the field. Al Leiter talks to AA about that broadcast career and the early MLB season including...-How he uses sabermetrics in his analysis and providing balance to fans.-Yu Darvish coming so close to a perfect game and his experience pitching a no-hitter.-Whether or not the broadcasters' jinx is fact or fiction.-Why the Washington Nationals are the team to beat this season.-The San Francisco Giants flying under the radar once again.-Increased parity being good for the long term health of the game.-Early season MLB storylines.Those topics and much more as we cover the opening week of the 2013 MLB season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The AA Podcast is back after a not-so-brief hiatus and to bring us out of hibernation we welcome The Gaffer, Christopher Harris, of EPL Talk. EPL Talk is one of the top independent soccer blogs on the web and The Gaffer is one of the most respected and influential voices when it comes to the soccer media and announcers. With Gus Johnson's installation as Fox's top soccer announcer looking ahead to the 2018 World Cup, we ask Chris what he makes of the decision and whether or not the experiment can work. We dive into Johnson's first month announcing as well as...-The motivation for Fox to reach a new demographic through Johnson.-Is there a need for an American soccer voice? Were there others passed over for Johnson?-The strengths and weaknesses of Gus' soccer play by play.-Why The Gaffer feels scocer fans are "being used as guinea pigs for this experiment."-The EPL's move to NBC and the end of an era for Fox Soccer.-Is Manchester United's title lead over Manchester City insurmountable?-What MLS needs to do to catch up to the EPL as a television product. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What better way to welcome back the AA Podcast with our first episode of 2013 than by talking to one of our most popular guests, Michelle Beadle of NBC. Michelle's new show The Crossover launches Monday January 28th from New Orleans during Super Bowl week. We chat with Beadle about The Crossover, Access Hollywood, and more including...-Her input into the format of The Crossover and the pop culture/sports mix.-Her new co-host Dave Briggs and how the two will develop on-air chemistry.-Carrot Top being the most normal person on set for promos starring Jose Canseco and Gary Busey.-Balancing her work on Access Hollywood with a full-time return to sports.-The weirdest celebrity she's interviewed for Access Hollywood.-Her impressions of the Lance Armstrong/Oprah interview.-The bizarre Manti Te'o/Lennay Kekua hoax.-The "inspirational" Ray Lewis and Super Bowl storylines.-How the Lakers are turning into the New York Jets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's that time once again for our AA Year in Review Podcast and joining us for the second year running is Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated. Richard is one of the preeminent voices on the media beat and is widely recognized as one of the best sportswriters to follow on Twitter. Yesterday, Richard gave out his 2012 Media Awards at SI.com (a must read) and we talk about some of his award winners and the biggest stories and newsmakers from the last 12 months including...-The Penn State scandal being the biggest story in the sports world for a second year running.-Sports and real life intersecting at Penn State and Newtown and the tragedies from the NFL.-NBC's tape delay Olympic policy.-The positioning of NBC Sports Network and Fox Sports 1 as challengers to ESPN.-Whether or not ESPN's brand took a hit with viewers this year.-Our favorite television show, First Take, and how it's beginning to have a negative effect on those who do great work at ESPN.-Thoughts on Joe Buck, Gus Johnson, Michelle Beadle, Erin Andrews, Darren Rovell and more.-What the major story of 2013 will be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the newest Awful Announcing Podcast, our guest is Deadspin media writer John Koblin. John's reporting on ESPN in the past year has been some of the finest work in the blogosphere. Last week, he was thrown into the story when an ESPN executive made a false claim about the motivations of his reporting on plagiarism at ESPN.com. We talk to John Koblin about his interaction with ESPN VP John Walsh and so much more including...-His conversation with John Walsh and reaction to being put into the story himself.-Thoughts on why it took that embarrassing episode for ESPN to finally correct the plagiarized stories.-The importance in aggressively covering ESPN and the comparison to other media beats.-The state of the Deadspin-ESPN relationship.-ESPN President John Skipper's comments about the network pulling back on its Tim Tebow coverage.-The appeal of Skip Bayless within Bristol.-Sourcing issues and controversies at ESPN.-Whether or not the journalistic questions raised in the last year will ever effect the average ESPN viewer or ESPN brand.-The modest progress ESPN has made in the last year and where the company goes from here.I know I'm supposed to say these kinds of things, but I can't recommend this podcast highly enough for fans of AA or Deadspin, those interested in the media, or sports fans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the college football season coming to a close and conference realignment heating up again, we welcome ESPN college football reporter Brett McMurphy to the AA Podcast. Brett is the top college football reporter when it comes to realignment and has broken the news on many of college football's biggest stories in recent years working for both CBS and ESPN. In this podcast, Brett chats with AA about...-His career path leading him to ESPN.-How he developed a reputation as the preeminent force reporting on conference realignment.-The separation between ESPN's business and reporting arms.-What one move has surprised him most in the recent round of realignment.-The negative impact of conference realignment and how it's hurt college athletics.-The impact of the Big Ten Network on realignment.-Why we may not see the 4 16 team superconference system develop.-Georgia's chances against Alabama and the SEC title game.-The SEC champ being a presumptive favorite over unbeaten Notre Dame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.