Awful Announcing Podcast

This week's podcast welcomes veteran media reporter Ed Sherman, formerly of the Chicago Tribune and now operating his own website, the Sherman Report. Ed has spent a number of years on the sports media beat and offers insights into the transition from writing a print column to writing online and the future of the sportswriting industry. We also talk about the sports media stories of the day includ...

This week's AA Podcast guest is Michelle Beadle from NBC and Access Hollywood. Michelle's move from ESPN to NBC was the most talked about move in the sports media in 2012 and she just finished covering the Olympics for NBC in London. We talk about the transition to working sports and entertainment, -The plans for her new NBC show and how it could resemble Chelsea Lately. -What NBC could offer her...

We welcome Darren Rovell back to the AA Podcast for the first time in over a year. In that time, Rovell has become one of the most talked about figures in the sports media from his reporting to his Tweeting to his move back to ESPN from CNBC. We talk with Darren about why he returned to Bristol as well as what impact it'll have on his social media game and a few thoughts on the Olympics as well. I...

In the latest AA Podcast, our guest is John Ourand of the prestigious Sports Business Journal. John is one of the top sports media and business reporters around and joins us from London where he is covering the Games for SBJ. John tells us about the experience covering his first Olympics from the O2 Arena right after the women's gymnastics team competition (Spoiler Alert) and also gives his perspe...

Once again the developing story at Penn State has dominated the sports world this week. With the punishment handed down by the NCAA, the Penn State football program and all of college athletics will never be the same. To talk about the punishment and its lasting effect as well as the call for culture change at Penn State and around college football, we welcome back to the AA Podcast Bruce Feldman...

Our latest guest aboard the AA Podcast is one of America's top sportswriters, Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports. Dan is one of the most accomplished and respected sportswriters in the country with Death to the BCS and Glory Road amongst his body of work. At Yahoo, he has emerged as a premier sports columnists writing about the Penn State scandal, the BCS, the Olympics, and the major topics of the day. In...

The podcast is back! After a brief hiatus we welcome back one of our favorite guests, the author of the #1 Bestseller Those Guys Have All The Fun, Jim Miller. We catch up with Jim about everything that has transpired at ESPN in the last year with a focus on the latest round of free agency that led to high profile moves across the sports world. Jim also chats with AA about... -The question of wheth...

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...

In the latest AA Podcast we chat with the voice of the Boston Celtics, Mike Gorman, about the Celtics/Sixers and the NBA Playoffs. Working for Comcast New England, Mike is one half of the longest running broadcast booth in sports with Celtics Hall of Famer Tom Heinsohn. We talk with Mike about not only this series, but the Celtics season and the future of the Big 3 as well as... -How impressed he'...

As the podcast turns 20 (who would've thunk it), we welcome in the voice of hockey in America, Doc Emrick. Doc is the lead announcer for the NHL on NBC and has called countless Stanley Cup and Olympic hockey games. This week he'll be calling two Game 7s in two days in Boston and New York. In this wide-ranging podcast, Doc chats with AA about... *How exactly he got the nickname "Doc" *Favorite mome...

In the latest episode of the AA Podcast we welcome Brian Kenny of MLB Network looking ahead to the start of the baseball season. We talk about his transition from ESPN to MLB Network and his role in bringing analytics to the forefront of baseball coverage. Brian also chats with AA about... -His memories of working with Bert Sugar -The evolution of analytics and whether it's becoming mainstream -Po...

In the newest AA Podcast, we're joined by Ken Fang of the excellent Fang's Bites to talk about CBS and Turner's NCAA Tournament coverage. With March Madness in full swing, the focus hasn't been on just the on-court action, but on the announcers and studio personalities that bring March Madness to life. We delve in-depth into who has shined thus far and a couple other topics with Ken including... -...

In this week's podcast we're joined by Kenny "The Jet" Smith from TNT's Inside the NBA. Along with Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and now Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny has been part of one of the most successful studio shows in sports. The NBA on TNT crew will also work the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row as well. Kenny chats with AA about covering both events as well as... -What it's been...

In our newest AA Podcast, we're joined once again by the voice of the NBA Finals, Mike Breen. Mike also serves as the play by play man for the New York Knicks on MSG and has seen the rise of Jeremy Lin and Linsanity from the best seat in the house. We chat about the biggest story in sports at the moment and how Linsanity is sweeping New York and the world. In relation to Linsanity, Mike chats with...

In the newest AA Podcast, we talk with Kevin Harlan fresh off his experience calling the Super Bowl on Dial Global/Westwood One radio to a nationwide audience. The Super Bowl was one of three games he worked in the middle of a typically busy stretch for one of the most well-known voices in sports. Kevin tells AA what Super Bowl Sunday is like from the broadcasting perspective as well as touching o...

In the newest AA Podcast we welcome Tony Dungy of NBC's Football Night In America. Tony won a Super Bowl as a player with the Pittsburgh Steelers and as a coach with the Indianapolis Colts. He's also a best selling author with his first book Quiet Strength selling well over a million copies. For the last three years, he's been a fixture on NBC's Football Night In America and helped make it the pre...

In the newest AA Podcast, we talk with the man behind one of the most popular articles on the internet, Jimmy Traina of SI's Hot Clicks. Jimmy talks to AA about how Hot Clicks has grown over time and his favorite stories and posts to share. We also cover a multitude of topics in the sports world and announcing including... *Explaining TebowMania and why Tim Tebow has become America's most talked a...

Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated is our guest on the newest Awful Announcing podcast to discuss the biggest sports and media stories of 2011. We examine the most impactful stories of the last year including the scandals at Penn State and Syracuse, TebowMania, Craig James, and much more. Richard also gives us his breakthrough announcer of 2011 and names to watch moving forward in 2012 as well...

In the latest AA Podcast, we talk to the voice of the NBA Finals, Mike Breen, about the NBA Lockout. As ESPN's lead play by play man for the NBA, Mike would usually be spending this time of year preparing for the imminent start of the NBA season. With the sport embroiled in a lockout and no future talks scheduled, questions abound as to when the 2011-12 NBA season will begin, or if we have a seaso...

In the newest installment of the AA Podcast, we're joined by one of the greatest shortstops in baseball history and one of the best analysts on television, Barry Larkin. Barry has been noted as one of the top baseball analysts around and is the featured analyst on ESPN's live stadium editions of Baseball Tonight on Sunday nights. AA chats with Barry about a multitude of topics including... -How he...

After being at the center of the biggest sports media story this year, Bruce Feldman broke his six week Twitter silence announcing his move from ESPN to CBS at the beginning of September. The controversy regarding his "suspension" by ESPN was the talk of the sports world this summer and created a mini-Twitter revolution with the #FreeBruce hashtag trending worldwide. In this interview, Bruce candi...

In the newest AA Podcast, we're joined once again by New York Times #1 Best Selling Author Jim Miller from Those Guys Have All The Fun. As the resident expert on all things ESPN, we talked with Jim about the fallout from the book and the eventful summer in Bristol. Among a wide-ranging discussion, Jim chats with AA about... -Bruce Feldman's departure from ESPN and what we learned about the inner w...

In the latest AA Podcast, we talk with one of the most influential bloggers in sports, Timothy Burke of Mocksession and SportsGrid. Tim has developed a massive following thanks to his screencaps and video posting that are quickly seen all around the internet. We unravel the mystery of his bubbaprog moniker and also talk about... -His move to full-time sportswriting and screencapping -The famous Ge...

In the latest edition of the AA Podcast, perhaps the most popular announcer in America joins us, the brilliant Ian Darke of ESPN. Darke has been at the center of ESPN's soccer revolution as lead play by play voice and talks with AA about... -His popularity amongst American soccer fans -The memorable USA/Brazil Women's World Cup Quarterfinal -The challenges facing the growth of MLS -Wednesday night...

In the latest edition of the Awful Announcing Podcast, Aaron Torres of Crystal Ball Run and Aaron Torres Sports drops by to talk in-depth about the scandal filled offseason in college football. We touch on all the major stories of the offseason, including some surprising thoughts on the media's intensive coverage of Ohio State's troubles. AA also chats with Aaron about Joe Morgan Memorial Tourname...