Why we needed sports in 2020 more than ever
Literary critic Richard Gilman once said, “Being a sports fan is a complex matter, in part irrational but...
Originals News
Awful Announcing’s ten most popular articles of 2020
Basketball during the pandemic: NBA announcers describe calling games in the unique 2020-2021 season
Director Bernardo Ruiz: 30 for 30 “The Infinite Race” is “the story of the resiliency and resistance of this community”
"Can we tell a running story, but one that also looks at some of these other issues?"
What to expect from the entertainment landscape in 2021
WarnerMedia's latest big move in the streaming world could have major ripples for sports fans.
The Long Game producer Josh Danziger talks the father-son story of Woodrow and Josh Grady and 7-on-7 football
"Here is a self-made man, who doesn’t ask anything from these kids in return for his help. He doesn’t do it for the money or recognition, he does it to help these boys become men and make a better life for themselves and their family. After spending time with him these past few years, it really is all he wants."
Rowdy Gaines talks International Swimming League bubble in Budapest: “This is a gift to the sport.”
"Being able to shine a little bit right now is a blessing, especially in the fall, when swimming normally really gets put on the shelf."
The 2020 NFL announcer rankings
These are the best and worst NFL broadcast teams for the 2020 season.
Rate the 2020 NFL announcers
After a break of several months, we’re back to asking you to rate announcers. This time, for the...
PFL CEO Peter Murray talks how they’re “busier than ever” with studio projects and preparing new tech for 2021 return
"We doubled down on content and created our own muscle to go direct to fans."
Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs on putting Lomachenko-Lopez on ESPN: “It’s a showdown that’s in the interests of everyone.”
"It’s one of those fights that fight fans, sports fans, certainly have been anticipating for a long period of time, and were anticipating they’d have to shill out money from their pockets to watch [on pay-per-view], and that’s not the case. They’ll be able to see it live on ESPN, and it will be sensational."
YouTube’s Tim Katz and MLBN’s Scott Braun talk MLB games on YouTube: “We’ve seen great response.”
"We think it's just more compelling to have more of a two-way conversation with fans versus the one-way conversation that people are accustomed to on linear TV. Our platform lends itself nicely to having that."
NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson on broadcasting amidst COVID-19: “Everything about my experience on Sunday will be changing.”
"We're a team, and we meet, we interface with each other. The way I envision Sunday going down with all the new protocols, I'm going to see, physically see, two, maybe three live human beings. "
