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Awful Announcing Podcast

Join Brandon Contes as he interviews some of the biggest names and newsmakers in sports media each Thursday on “The Awful Announcing Podcast.”

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Latest Episodes:

AA Podcast: Episode 29 - Tony Reali Nov 29, 2018

Show notes

4:00 - His connection to Statin Island and his connection to the Impractical Jokers
6:00 - His move to New York several years ago, working at the new ESPN Seaport studios and the family connection it has for him
10:10 - Is it surreal since he joined ESPN 18+ years ago
14:40 - Early role models in the industry and trying to remain himself as a personality
19:45 - Does he feel like he gets enough feedback from his peers/bosses
22:50 - What does he remember about his first episode of hosting Around the Horn
26:40 - The moments throughout his career where he started to change and work through the uncomfortable to feel more himself
32:00 - The importance of authenticity in this business
35:40 - His struggles with mental health and anxiety and if it helped connecting and sharing those details with viewers/social media
42:50 - His goal to find more humanity in sports television and his connection and love

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AA Podcast Episode 28: Bleacher Report's Adam Lefkoe Nov 15, 2018

Show notes

4:01 - The star panel he'll be a part of for "The Match" Tiger vs Phil
5:58 - Embracing the unknown and throwing out the rundown/staying in the moment
7:28 - Starting in local news and changing how content gets delivered over the last 10 years
10:13 - On making mistakes early and whether "going viral" is possible anymore
12:55 - How Awful Announcing played a role in his rise in the industry / the Seinfeldcast & Rapcast
19:00 - The feeling of watching his sportscasts go viral
20:50 - Any current/past influences on his work
23:35 - Describing what the Simms & Lefkoe show is
26:45 - Why hasn't the rest of the media focused on NFL personality driven content & why their show works because they're not in bed with the NFL
27:57 - How the origin and initial pitch of the show transformed over time
31:25 - On golf finally taking a risk and doing something genuinely cool with Tiger vs Phil
34:50 - The sports wagering rise in coverage of our favorite sports

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AA Podcast episode 27 Allie LaForce Oct 17, 2018

Show notes

3:30 - How she plans to get Astros updates while working Thursday's game (her husband pitches for Houston)
5:10 - What led her to pursue basketball, both playing it in D1 and covering it professionally?
7:50 - Her family ties to modeling, competition and sports and the role they played in her life
9:30 - How being named Miss Teen Ohio made her grow up really quickly as a kid
11:33 - Who was the first interview that made her geek out/get nervous
13:40 - Her first broadcasting moment getting thrown into the fire
17:00 - Who were role model broadcast figures for her
19:35 - Working with high profile women in sports on CBS Sports Network (eg. Lesley Visser, Andrea Kremer etc)
20:30 - What she considered her biggest challenge working her way up at CBSSN
23:00 - On all the roles she had at CBS before moving on to Turner
24:20 - Why she left CBS for Turner
26:50 - Her colleague Kevin Harlan getting to call a game with Olivia Harlan-Dekker on Monday
27:40 - What storyline(s) from the NBA is she most excited about this year
29:40 - Her work with HelpCureHD and helping to fight Huntington's Disease

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AA Podcast episode 26- Andrea Kramer Oct 08, 2018

Show notes

3:20 - Did she have a vision for what she wanted to do when she started at NFL Films in 1984
7:20 - What she remembers about her first job at a newspaper and how drastically it's changed now
10:40 - On going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and doing it as a mother
17:00 - When she found her voice and confidence as a broadcaster and journalist
19:30 - How she views the conversation of more diversity and more women earning opportunities to call games
23:40 - How she and Hannah Storm were approached about their new opportunity to call Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video
26:30 - What she hopes viewers will take away from their broadcast and why they don't want it to be traditional
33:40 - On how television and sports broadcasts is constantly changing and why that's a good thing
36:45 - Looking back at her longtime career, is there one story or one piece in particular she's most proud of?

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AA Podcast episode 24- Pablo Torre Sep 06, 2018

Show notes

INTRO:
2:40 - Did they know how they wanted High Noon to sound from the very beginning/not explaining the joke
5:00 - How he and Bomani first became friends
7:05 - Pitching the show to themselves
9:20 - Bomani and Le Batard as wedding guests
12:00 - Learning how to do TV without compromising integrity
15:20 - The power of transparency and being interesting without being "hot takey"
18:05 - What he remembers from their first show
18:50 - The backlash from the music playing the whole time
21:40 - Working with esteemed producer Erik Rydholm
24:30 - Our dislike of the word "talent"
25:30 - Is he responsible for "trust the process?"
28:40 - Does he think Sam Hinkie will get to be a GM or Executive ever again?
30:38 - The irony of Hinkie being let go to be replaced by Bryan Colangelo
32:30 - Can analytics eventually become commonplace in football in relation to the other sports?
35:55 - Is the future of football in trouble because of its inability to evolve?
38:40 - Could transparency work in favor of the NFL?
42:00 - RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS!

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AA Podcast episode 24- Maria Taylor Aug 28, 2018

Show notes

On her new deal/going from volleyball & women's basketball to everything she's doing in just four years (2:17)
How she'd love to do something the NBA as part of all the work she's doing (3:44)
How she once considered a career in medicine (5:33)
Her first ever broadcast (6:30)
The Taylor Rowe'd Trip with Holly Rowe (9:48)
The best way to describe SEC Football & SEC Football Culture (12:06)
The study that 45% of CFB fans are female (roughly 74 million fans) (15:43)
What could college football and/or the NCAA fix - welfare of the student athletes / future of athletes being paid (19:08)
Her new opportunity with Get Up (22:25)
How she'll handle giving strong opinions on subjects that she also happens to cover (used Ohio State as an example) (23:52)
Her ultimate goal of being on Good Morning America (25:40)
Who she would take in College Fantasy Football in Week 1 (28:13)

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AA Podcast 220-Summer Roundtable Aug 01, 2018

Show notes

RUNDOWN:
0:18 - Intro + Game Show
4:30 - Baseball's latest issues
10:00 - What was the most notable sports moment of the summer
14:40 - Who would ESPN choose to keep more: Schefter or Woj?
18:30 - Bill Simmons' new deal at HBO
23:30 - How could Simmons be better used at HBO?
32:12 - James Franco and a possible ESPN movie

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AA Podcast Episode 22- Taylor Twellman Jul 11, 2018

Show notes

RUNDOWN:
6:05 - His "summer internship" experience with Van Pelt on SC & "Drawing the World Cup"
10:20 - The one goal he had when he was doing his SVP SC hits
11:02 - Was there any benefit for the USMNT not being in this year's World Cup for the viewers?
15:40 - How far out is the U.S team from positioning themselves into being legit WC contenders consistently?
19:20 - Who first inspired him to play soccer + his family's unique athletic background
23:00 - How he never expected to enter the media and who helped him get started as an analyst
25:00 - His perspective on hot take culture in sports talk
27:15 - Has he done a 180 on any strong opinion he's had recently?
32:54 - Working with as many talented broadcasters as he has at ESPN
36:52 - The ThinkTaylor Foundation and helping educate the public on head injuries and concussions
40:42 - Can soccer become a more "safe" sport?

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AA Podcast episode 20-Roundtable Jun 29, 2018

Show notes

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AA Episode 19- Marty Smith Jun 14, 2018

Show notes

6:30 - What to look forward to in this episode with Saban, Harbaugh, Jimbo & Frost etc
10:30 - How his situation presents opportunities for hard nosed coaches to let loose
12:40 - Starting at ESPN and being different than a lot of the other reporters he was around
18:08 - When he finally found his voice at ESPN
23:30 - How he started getting new opportunities & how his friends were crucial in his rise
27:30 - How he first pitched Marty Smith's America
32:30 - Where did the "Marty Party" nickname come from?
35:40 - Who is someone you've met that the public has misjudged or doesn't truly understand
39:00 - His most embarrassing moments on television

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