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The inaugural Awful Announcing sports podcast power list
Christine Brennan denies Sarah Spain report she filed complaint with WNBA
"It is false. I have not filed a complaint."
Christine Brennan responds to criticism over WNBA coverage in Sarah Spain interview
"My goodness, you certainly are missing some of the things that I have worked my hardest on and put my soul into."
Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve gives perfect response defending WNBA from online toxicity
Sarah Spain: Cathy Engelbert’s dismissal of WNBA online hate shows she’s ‘part of the issue’
"Perhaps Cathy Engelbert as a leader, if this is the way she views this problem, is part of the issue."
Sue Bird offers theory for Caitlin Clark ‘hate’ talk
"I think the majority of WNBA players with their play, with their talk, it was just competition, not hate for a person."
ESPN’s Sarah Spain launches new podcast
“I’m looking forward to breaking it all down on ‘Good Game’ with elite athletes and expert voices …"
Sarah Spain laments absence of Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu in Three-Point Contest
"I'm sure they have their reasons, but that's MASSIVE disappointment. Such a missed opportunity."
‘One of those cool moments’: Cubs’ first all-female broadcast garners praise
"We've worked our way up through the ranks and hopefully have earned the respect of not only one another, but our peers and our co-workers."
Sarah Spain reveals ESPN turned down women’s sports show pitch with 4 sponsors on board
"ESPN does more than anybody else, both in terms of hours of women's sports programming, rights packages, coverage, etc., and also they could do more."
iHeartMedia announces Women’s Sports Audio Network featuring Sarah Spain and Sheryl Swoopes
The network is a partnership between iHeart and Sue Bird's Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment.
Sarah Spain: ‘When I imagined the WNBA leading the conversation… it wasn’t like this’
"I don't know who to blame for this."
iHeartMedia launching first audio platform exclusively for women’s sports
"Get ready, because media coverage of women's sports is about to shoot up in a BIG way."
Sarah Spain and Charlotte Wilder open up on aging as women in sports media
Spain and Wilder shared a tender exchange about navigating a moment in life when you feel comfortable and unwanted at work.
ESPN Radio shuffles weekday lineup with two new national shows
"We know these shows will be a great addition to our strong existing lineup."
Jemele Hill on Spotify relationship: ‘Me developing this podcast network for black women, that’s more important than Joe Rogan’
"I don’t know Joe Rogan, I’m not here for Joe Rogan. He’s terrible."
Sarah Spain says Spain & Fitz is ending but she’s ‘sticking around’ ESPN
"I'm sticking around with ESPN but still finalizing details on stuff."
Sarah Spain brought receipts in her battle against whataboutism
Bad faith whataboutism is a scourge to the current sports media discourse, and Sarah Spain wasn't having it.
Sarah Spain reveals she is part of ownership group of the Chicago Red Stars NWSL team
Spain is among many with Chicago roots who are new owners of the Red Stars.
A power outage may have caused Tuesday’s Highly Questionable to awkwardly air out of order
Viewers were very confused with today's Highly Questionable episode
Mike Golic on the end of his ESPN Radio run: “Someday, I will tell the full stories of everything”
"I think I should still be doing radio."
Awful Announcing Podcast: ESPN’s Sarah Spain talks working with Jason Fitz, The Le Batard Show, Second City and more
Spain spoke to AA about learning to do everything, the "More Than Mean" video, women in sports media and much more.
Sarah Spain’s new podcast episode about objectification in sports media is a must-listen
"There's so much more that goes into the job of being a sports reporter, for women, than there should be."
Sarah Spain’s interview of Mike Missanelli about Philadelphia celebrations led to a bizarre Twitter feud
Spain asked Missanelli about vandalism around the celebrations, and Missanelli objected. He then replayed that clip on his show, leading to a Twitter feud.