Awful Announcing Podcast

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.

Host Brandon Contes interviews free agent quarterback and NFL Network analyst Chase Daniel. Brandon and Chase discuss a wide range of topics including being a career backup QB, how Hard Knocks isn't a distraction, why Drew Brees did a good job as an analyst, 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.-:43: Is Chase retired from playing?-1:28: Staying in game shape-2:25: Finding the right fit to come back to play-4:39: Being a backup quarterback-6:22: Perennial backup QB’s who never got the opportunity to be a starter-8:13: NFL Network-9:54: Being honest at NFL Network while still playing-11:46: Did Chase have a teammate or opponent complain about something he said?-12:36: Similarities in preparation as a quarterback and as an analyst-14:05: Tony Romo predicting plays-15:28: Talking to networks about game analyst work-16:50: Possible pushback from networks given Chase isn’t fully retired?-18:03: Hard Knocks-19:40: Does Hard Knocks hinder a team’s ability to go to the Super Bowl?-20:55: Podcasting with Trey Wingo-23:12: Interest in media-27:06: ESPN Radio-28:22: The Chase Daniel/Chase Patton ESPN the Magazine cover-30:25: Former teammates who could be great broadcasters-32:06: Drew Brees as a broadcaster-34:21: Sean Payton as a broadcaster-35:45: Payton returning to coaching-36:48: Payton with Russell Wilson-38:18: Are the Wilson/Brees comparisons fair?-39:48: Talking to teams about coaching?-41:07: Payton calling out Nathaniel Hackett-43:15: Better offensive coach? Sean Payton or Andy Reid?-44:44: Biggest surprise in Week 1?-45:58: Biggest disappointment in Week 1?-46:56: Daniel Jones-48:33: Dak Prescott-49:55: Do the 49ers more deserve credit for finding Brock Purdy or ridicule for missing on Trey Lance?-51:14: Which veteran has a better chance of Comeback Player of the Year? Russell Wilson or Matthew Stafford?-52:12: Current rookie QB who has the best chance to be a franchise QB?-53:25: Impressed with Jordan Love? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Fox Sports broadcaster Chris Myers. Ahead of Fox's 30th season broadcasting the NFL, Brandon and Chris discuss a wide range of topics including calling Bryce Young's first game, freezing up on live TV at the Super Bowl, interviewing O.J. Simpson post-trial, 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.-1:34: Still getting a rush calling football after all these years-2:43: Calling Bryce Young’s first game-4:27: Rookie players Chris called and thinking at the time they were special-5:53: Preparing for the NFL season-7:46: Difficulties of working preseason games-9:51: Working the Super Bowl-14:20: Interviewing Tom Brady after comeback Super Bowl win-17:47: Based on interviews when he was a player, does Chris think Brady will be a great broadcaster?-19:45: Working with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman-20:44: Favorite analysts/analysts Chris wants to work with someday-21:51: Reaction to Buck and Aikman going to ESPN-23:11: Differences between working for ESPN and working for Fox-26:17: Amid the Kevin Brown situation, was Chris ever unfairly reprimanded for something he said?-29:19: Up Close and the O.J. Simpson interview-31:18: Asking O.J. the tough questions-33:33: Memorable or difficult interviews-35:52: Being friends with Bill Murray-38:55: Taking pride in being a versatile broadcaster-41:35: Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Parker Kligerman, NBC NASCAR pit reporter and driver of the #48 Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Brandon and Parker discuss a wide range of topics including racing and broadcasting on the same weekend, how sim racing taught Parker for the real thing, Parker's pick for NASCAR Cup Series champion, 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.-:39: Getting into racing-2:30: Karting-4:45: Not coming from a racing family-7:39: eNASCAR team ownership-10:29: Accuracy of iRacing compared to the real thing-11:14: Growth of iRacing-13:41: Riverhead Raceway-14:14: Talent pool at local short tracks-16:40: Having the talent and finances to get far in racing-19:18: Is the commitment of being a broadcaster hurting the ability to be a Cup Series driver?-25:46: Would Parker leave NBC for a full-time Cup opportunity?-28:19: Should more high-level Cup teams be knocking on the door given the increased notoriety?-30:03: Resentment of seeing others getting Cup rides?-35:12: Broadcasting being the more secure job compared to driving-37:13: Racing and broadcasting at the same time-39:56: Current drivers who have a future in broadcasting-41:34: Are drivers more comfortable or more candid talking to Parker than to a reporter?-44:15: Getting inside information from other drivers-45:32: Has being a reporter and asking difficult questions gotten in the way of friendships?-46:51: Fan backlash?-49:05: Balancing the broadcasting/racing schedule throughout the week-51:43: Men and women competing together in racing-54:00: NASCAR Cup Playoff picks-55:02: Bubba Wallace making the playoffs-57:19: Wallace not speaking to media before Daytona-59:52: Michael Jordan as a NASCAR team owner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Craig Carton, formerly of WFAN and now host of "The Carton Show" on FS1. Brandon and Craig discuss a wide range of topics including his dislike of Mike Francesa, almost replacing Howard Stern, being the face of gambling addiction, 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: Being a “former” WFAN host-1:29: Decision to leave WFAN-2:42: Doing TV and radio on the same day-4:03: “The Carton Show” growth over the past year-4:51: Reception of the show on social media-5:46: Critics and haters-7:05: Being comfortable with clips generating social media engagement-8:43: Craig’s recent Jets soundbite -9:41: Ratings talk-10:37: Cody Decker-11:15: Decker doing a morning TV show and a mid-day afternoon radio show-12:46: Being exclusive to Fox growing “The Carton Show”-13:12: Can you love TV as much as loving radio?-14:06: TV hosting/radio hosting-14:30: Is there any wasted talent by not doing radio?-15:04: Being a performer-16:46: Returning to WFAN after prison-17:56: Evan Roberts-19:10: Roberts being the right fit for “Carton and Roberts”-20:01: Moment the show started to click-21:12: Roberts and Tiki Barber-22:23: Taking pride in seeing people develop while at WFAN-25:17: Rooting for “Evan and Tiki”-27:05 : Mike Francesa -28:59: Enjoying the rivalry with Francesa-30:22: Listeners wanting Craig and Boomer Esiason to have a rivalry when Craig moved to afternoon-32:59: Camaraderie at FS1-33:43: Skip Bayless/Shannon Sharpe breakup-33:59: Does debate format appeal to Craig?-34:51: Greg Jennings/Skip Bayless clip-36:46: Building chemistry with rotating hosts-37:31: Almost replacing Howard Stern-39:34: Animosity working for a station that didn't let Craig replace Stern-40:29: Affiliate plan-41:21: Would replacing Stern been a harder challenge than replacing Don Imus?-42:47: Mark Chernoff-43:29: Secret meeting with Francesa-44:29: Chris “Mad Dog” Russo-44:56: Sports talk-46:08: How long does Esiason have on radio?-46:36: Would Craig ever come back to WFAN?-47:22: Importance of “Hello, My Name is Craig”-49:19: Gambling addiction-50:40: Being an ambassador for FanDuel-52:24: Does Craig treat the anniversary of his arrest different than any other day? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Barstool Sports' Kevin Clancy, a.k.a. KFCBarstool. Brandon and Clancy discuss a wide range of topics including Dave Portnoy buying Barstool back from Penn Entertainment, Erika Ayers Badan’s impact on Barstool, Pat McAfee at Barstool and heading to ESPN, and more.As a bonus, make sure you listen after KFCBarstool's interview as we chat with Awful Announcing's Andrew Bucholtz about his involvement in breaking the bombshell story that Kevin Brown was removed from Baltimore Orioles broadcasts for seemingly innocuous, and true, comments about the team.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:47: Finding out Dave Portnoy was buying Barstool back-2:05: Concerns Barstool was moving on without KFC due to Penn Entertainment relationship-3:49: How was Barstool’s relationship with Penn from KFC’s perspective?-5:06: Could Barstool have existed without Portnoy?-7:34: Fan reaction to Portnoy buying Barstool back-9:17: Will the old Barstool come back?-12:21: Did KFC ever consider doing things outside of Barstool before Portnoy bought back the company?-14:12: How have things changed for KFC in terms of what is said or done at Barstool?-16:39: Being unfiltered-18:00: Old tweets resurfacing-20:02: Being transparent with personal life-23:04: Is it easier to bury an unfortunate story instead of being up front?-25:06: Wanting something to not be content at Barstool-26:24: Barstool’s charity work-30:04: Are the original Stoolies around? Has the Barstool audience evolved to a younger demographic?-32:17: Barstool content Stoolies most associate KFC with-33:45: Barstool/Sirius-34:36: Going to Fordham/working in finance/working at WFUV-37:41: WFUV co-workers still in the industry-38:58: Pat McAfee at Barstool -39:55: McAfee at ESPN-40:45: Erika Ayers Badan’s impact on Barstool-41:51: Recent interactions with Portnoy-43:09: Blogging pre-Barstool-45:49: Being on Boomer and Carton-48:02: Has KFC ever been approached for a job at WFAN?-50:25: Surprised Carton left WFAN for FS1?-51:20: Mike Francesa-52:46: Mets struggles-58:14: Welcoming Andrew Bucholtz to the AA Podcast-1:00:02: Was there surprise at how the Kevin Brown story took off?-1:01:54: Vetting the story before publishing-1:03:16: Fair to say this treatment is a “pattern” by the Orioles?-1:04:56: Would announcers hesitate to work for the Orioles going forward?-1:05:54: Any sense of vindication as other outlets confirmed the story?-1:06:59: Brown’s statement and return to Orioles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews On3's Andy Staples. Brandon and Andy discuss a wide range of topics including the Pac-12 realignment news, how the Big Ten and Big 12 fare, how it affects the regular season and College Football Playoff, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:41: Pac-12 realignment talk-3:00: Oregon and Washington leaving for the Big Ten-5:46: Networks influencing realignment-6:32: Who was in better shape two years ago when Texas and Oklahoma left the Big 12? Big 12 and Pac-12?-8:49: Person most responsible for Pac-12’s downfall?-10:46: Apple TV-11:28: Was there someone who could’ve kept the Pac-12 intact?-13:00: Realignment recruiting casual fans-16:08: Fewer out-of-conference cupcake games?-18:58: Realignment altering College Football Playoff structure?-19:44: Right number of teams in College Football Playoff?-20:27: Will these big conferences split into dedicated divisions?-22:29: Was the potential Apple deal close to saving the Pac-12 or was this inevitable?-24:41: Where does Apple go from here?-29:10: Value of being on ESPN-30:55: Does college football want two superconferences?-32:25: Would Big Ten and ACC work together to sell a media package?-33:06: Does college football need the NCAA?-35:23: Would the players become employees if college football does break off?-38:12: Is there a correlation between NIL and realignment?-38:40: Does college football need a commissioner to oversee everything?-39:16: Ideal situation for remaining Pac-12 teams-41:02: Will Nick Saban win another national championship?-41:53: Over/under four seasons for Deion Sanders at Colorado?-43:32: Will Urban Meyer be a head coach again?-44:15: Will Arch Manning start a game for Texas this season?-45:07: Is the hype level for Manning appropriate?-45:58: Will Omaha Productions be following Manning around?-49:05: Being a walk-on at Florida-49:26: Playing for Steve Spurrier-51:26: Joining On3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Brandon Contes interviews Oakland Athletics broadcaster and Short and to the Point host Jessica Kleinschmidt. Brandon and Jessica discuss a wide range of topics including quitting a government job to pursue a sports broadcasting career, building a social media brand and dealing with the hate, working for the Oakland A's, how A's fans like Moneyball, working for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-47: Meeting the Oakland Coliseum opossum-1:21: Is the opossum a menace or a nice animal?-2:24: Oakland Coliseum-5:43: Growing up an A’s fan-9:10: Covering the A’s-9:59: Dropping out of college and work before sports-13:08: Moving to the Bay Area without an established job-17:44: Role with the A’s-19:47: A’s Cast-21:25: Taking callers on the radio-23:19: Things the A’s fanbase should be proud of-26:41: Building a social media presence-30:10: People Jessica looked up to in broadcasting-32:21: Playing baseball-34:13: Being a woman in a male dominated industry-36:23: Dealing with social media hate-38:19: Mentors-42:25: Mentoring others-48:45: Becoming friends with players while also covering them-54:11: Players Jessica interviewed who have a future in media-56:21: Do A’s fans like the movie Moneyball?-59:24: Hosting Short and to the Point/working for Awful Announcing and The Comeback-1:02:54: Dave Portnoy responding to the Jared Carrabis episode of Short and to the Point-1:04:16: Career goals-1:06:36: Thoughts about Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.