Awful Announcing Podcast: Kimberley A. Martin on ‘First Take,’ Stephen A. Smith, New York Jets, and more

Host Brandon Contes interviews NFL reporter and First Take/Get Up contributor, Kimberley A. Martin. Brandon and Kimberley discuss a wide range of topics including the happenings with the New York Jets, having Stephen A. Smith as a mentor, the time Jim Irsay went after Kimberley on social media, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown:

• :40: Missing the New York Jets beat?
• 1:30: Being on the Jets beat
• 2:09: Mike Tannenbaum
• 2:45: Working with Tannenbaum and Rex Ryan
• 3:35: Jets using Tannenbaum and The 33rd Team to find a HC and GM
• 4:36: Ryan campaigning for the Jets head coach job
• 5:38: Does Ryan have an “in” with Tannenbaum?
• 6:54: Eric Mangini
• 8:00: Jets’ wild bye week
• 9:43: Did it bother Kimberley when she was a local beat reporter and national writers got scoops?
• 10:31: Getting info from various teams
• 12:50: Is Woody Johnson caring about what others think good for running an NFL team?
• 14:08: Were the Jets any different when Christopher Johnson was running the team?
• 16:18: Reporting things players/coaches/GM’s deny
• 20:57: Career before first beat
• 22:03: Focusing on sports coverage
• 23:48: Sports people Kimberley looked up to
• 25:33: Challenges faced when breaking into industry
• 29:41: Harder to build trust with players/teams or media execs?
• 32:03: NFL players trying to keep reporters out of locker room
• 34:15: Going to ESPN
• 36:13: Getting to know people at ESPN in pandemic
• 37:25: What made Kimberley know she’d be good at TV?
• 39:35: Facial expressions while on First Take
• 41:25: Stephen A. Smith
• 43:05: Getting into the rotating cast of First Take
• 44:23: Are atmospheres of Get Up and First Take different?
• 45:50: Hearing from the Colts or Jim Irsay after his insulting X post?
• 47:52: Wanting to do more writing
• 48:50: Future goals
• 50:31: Contract talk

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