Host Brandon Contes interviews Jay Crawford, former ESPN SportsCenter anchor/First Take host and current host of the Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show and WKYC NBC anchor. Contes and Crawford discuss a wide range of topics including covering Deshaun Watson, working with Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, coming back home to Cleveland, and more.
Here’s the full breakdown
- :48: Having a low 90s fastball
- 2:21: Jay’s Minor League Baseball career
- 7:19: Thoughts on playing a full season?
- 9:20: Going from ESPN to local TV in Cleveland
- 18:56: Audience for local sports show on YouTube
- 27:15: Covering the Deshaun Watson trade while also covering his sexual misconduct allegations
- 33:50: How do Cleveland sports fans feel about Watson?
- 36:46: Dealing with The Decision as a Cleveland sports fan and ESPN employee
- 41:36: Working with Skip Bayless
- 45:06: Is what Skip does an act?
- 49:14: Woody Paige/Skip Bayless fight
- 53:10: The blueberry muffin story
- 59:46: Did others like working with Stephen A./Skip?
- 1:06:42: Being in “Rocky Balboa”
- 1:07:44: Not being in “Draft Day” despite being a Cleveland Browns fan
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