Awful Announcing Podcast: Jay Crawford on Deshaun Watson, Skip Bayless, Stephen A. Smith, and more

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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