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 like working with Shaq -How Shaq has fit in with the chemistry on set -The biggest surprise of the ...
Feb 23, 2012•17 min
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 AA about... *The factors that has caused Jeremy Lin to become an overnight superstar *How the team ...
Feb 17, 2012•23 min
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 on many other topics including... -His most memorable play and call from Super Bowl XLVI -What one fa...
Feb 08, 2012•36 min
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 premier pregame show in the NFL. In the podcast, Tony chats with AA about... -The challenges he still f...
Jan 26, 2012•22 min
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 about athlete? *Jimmy's favorite and least favorite NFL announcers *Comparing the networks and their ...
Jan 13, 2012•41 min
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 as a bit of Rapid Fire on the most notable announcers in sports. All that and more on a jampacked AA...
Dec 21, 2011•27 min
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 season at all. Mike talks to AA about the impact of the lockout and... -How he and other announcers are d...
Oct 24, 2011•28 min
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 got started in his media career -Why he made the switch from MLB Network to ESPN -The excitement of...
Oct 04, 2011•29 min
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 candidly speaks with AA about.. -The decision by ESPN executives to discipline him. -His reaction to #Fre...
Sep 16, 2011•29 min
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 workings of Bristol. -Craig James' work at ESPN and whether or not he has the support of ESPN. -ESPN'...
Sep 16, 2011•26 min
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 Georgetown brawl video -His methods for being able to cover so much ground -The role of sports blogs a...
Sep 01, 2011•34 min
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's USA-Mexico friendly and the debut of Jurgen Klinsman -The upcoming EPL season and his picks to wi...
Aug 10, 2011•31 min
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 Tournament champion Craig James, who the best announcers are in college football, and much more. Hosted on A...
Aug 02, 2011•42 min
In the newest AA Podcast, one of the funniest men in all of sports, David Feherty of CBS Sports and the Golf Channel, stops by to talk about his new self-titled show on the Golf Channel and Darren Clarke's win in the British Open. AA also chats with David about... -The amazing successes of golfers from Northern Ireland. -Opening up about his battles with alcoholism and depression. -The challenges of Feherty. -The chances of Tiger Woods breaking Jack's major record. -The future of the game of gol...
Jul 20, 2011•25 min
In this edition of the Awful Announcing podcast, we're joined by CNBC Emmy Award winning sports business reporter Darren Rovell. AA chats with Darren about a number of topics in this wide-ranging podcast including... -The massive explosion of sports rights on television -The Comcast merger with NBC, how it affects Versus, and whether or not they can compete with ESPN -Athletes and the impact of Twitter -The future of golf on television in a post-Tiger world -The NFL and NBA lockouts Hosted on Ac...
Jul 07, 2011•24 min
In the first Awful Announcing Podcast at the Bloguin network, we talk with the co-author of Those Guys Have All The Fun, Jim Miller, about the impressive book that tells the story of ESPN. We discuss amongst other topics... -The outlined nine steps to ESPN's dominance -The lack of stars on SportsCenter -Bill SImmons' outspokenness -ESPN's relationship with sports blogs -The future of the network Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 02, 2011•26 min
