Awful Announcing Podcast: Andrew Siciliano on Scott Hanson, Jim Donovan, Cleveland Browns, and more

Host Brandon Contes interviews former host of Red Zone Channel and current radio voice of the Cleveland Browns, Andrew Siciliano. Brandon and Andrew discuss a wide range of topics including working Red Zone and working with Scott Hanson, Jameis Winston taking charge of the Cleveland Browns, the emotion in the booth after the loss of Jim Donovan, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown:

• :38: Emotions in Browns broadcast booth after Jim Donovan’s passing
• 3:03: What did Donovan mean to the Browns?
• 6:33: Replacing Donovan on Browns radio broadcasts
• 8:16: Talking with Donovan about the job
• 9:02: How Andrew became a Browns fan
• 10:32: Feeling of the Browns moving near Andrew’s family and becoming the Ravens
• 13:50: Jameis Winston
• 15:45: Should Browns have switched to Winston earlier in the season?
• 17:33: Were the Browns trending in the direction to make the switch if Watson didn’t get injured?
• 18:57: In-stadium reaction to Deshaun Watson’s injury
• 21:30: Rush of being in stadium on radio broadcast
• 23:53: Was Browns job still attainable when Andrew had a TV career?
• 25:13: Fox Sports Radio
• 25:50: Tony Bruno
• 27:03: Passion for radio
• 28:00: Missing radio when doing TV
• 30:54: Red Zone Channel
• 34:19: Scott Hanson
• 35:14: Working with Hanson during Olympics
• 36:42: Preparation for doing an Olympics whiparound show
• 39:15: Feelings about the NFL’s version of Red Zone at the time
• 44:32: Enjoying whiparound NFL coverage
• 46:53: Mindset of working Red Zone
• 48:40: Caffeine intake on Sunday’s
• 50:01: Ideal split of games in the 1:00 and 4:00 window for Red Zone
• 53:16: Getting the call to work at NFL Network
• 57:50: Who’s better suited for media? Matthew Stafford or Sean McVay?
• 59:11: Is Andrew interested in doing NFL play-by-play on TV?

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