Awful Announcing Podcast: Mike Golic Jr. on ‘Mike & Mike,’ leaving ESPN, Manti Te’o, and more

Host Brandon Contes interviews co-host of GoJo and Golic, Mike Golic Jr. Brandon and Mike discuss a wide range of topics including growing up with Mike & Mike on the radio/TV, recognizing nepotism, being teammates with Manti Te’o during the catfishing story, the joy of calling the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown:

• :40: Being in audience for Celebrity Family Feud
• 2:52: Getting in audience
• 3:51: Friendship with Mina Kimes and Pablo Torre
• 5:23: Golic family doing Family Feud?
• 7:21: Saved by the Bell
• 7:48: Seeing Uncle Bob on Saved by the Bell
• 9:13: Going into sports media
• 10:49: Listening to Mike & Mike as kid
• 12:39: Were the family stories uncomfortable?
• 13:56: Did it feel like Mike Sr. was playing a character or was he the real deal?
• 15:26: Other sports shows Mike Jr. listened to and watched
• 18:11: Being done with football
• 20:29: Starting out in media
• 20:43: Criticizing players Mike Jr. knew or teams he was cut from
• 21:56: Being comfortable on radio
• 26:28: Being lead-in to Mike & Mike
• 29:34: How Mike Sr. gave advice
• 30:58: Mike Greenberg
• 32:15: Knowing Greeny growing up?
• 33:01: Emotion of final Mike & Mike
• 34:38: Being a part of Golic and Wingo
• 37:05: Working with Chiney Ogwumike
• 42:13: Leaving ESPN
• 43:56: Doing GoJo and Golic on DraftKings
• 45:38: Recognizing nepotism early in career
• 46:52: Pressure of overcoming nepotism
• 48:19: Manti Te’o
• 49:23: Te’o catfishing story
• 50:59: Did that affect the National Championship Game?
• 51:55: How was Te’o received by the locker room
• 53:09: Calling games
• 54:43: Calling the Duke’s Mayo Bowl

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