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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/playbyplay for 10% off your first month and get on your way to being your best self.Fox Sports is rocked with a sexual battery and discrimination lawsuit. "WWE Raw" makes its long-awaited debut on Netflix. Jason Kelce's late night show was a dud. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen discuss these topics and more with AA's Drew Lerner on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps:-1:02: Jerry Jones acting-2:56: Fox Sports lawsuit-26:46: “WWE Raw” Netflix debut-47:27: “They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce” debut-58:12: Amazon hires Dirk Nowitzki-1:00:15: Jalen Rose calling first NBC game-1:03:25: Amazon hires Blake GriffinYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As 2024 closes, we take a look back at the year in sports media with our year-end awards, The Awfulies. Awful Announcing's Sean Keeley, who compiled this year's results, talks about some of the winners with Play-By-Play hosts Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen.Time Stamps:-:54: Remembering 2024 in sports media-7:33 Sports Media Person of the Year - Tom Brady-12:28: Best Moment of 2024 - Pat McAfee calling Norby Williamson a “rat”/Jeff Darlington covering Scottie Scheffler’s arrest-17:50: Best Play-By-Play Announcer - Kevin Harlan-22:01: Best Studio Analyst - Charles Barkley-24:06: Best Debator - Chris Russo-27:49: Best Acquisition - Nick Saban-31:43: Best Debate Show - “First Things First”-38:06: Best Sports Documentary - “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants”-40:16: Best Broadcast Innovation - Peacock Gold Zone-42:48: Recapping the rest of the winnersYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Election Day is coming and sports is an important part to both campaigns. The 2004 Boston Red Sox have a new docuseries on Netflix but who is it for? Jason Kelce getting a weekly late night show on ESPN? Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen discuss these topics and more, including discussing the passing of Cleveland Browns radio voice Jim Donovan, on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps:-1:27: Chris Canty-6:26: Kendrick Perkins-7:49: ESPN breakthrough draft-25:31: “The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox” on Netflix-36:31: Politics and the election in sports and sports media-50:58: Jim Donovan’s passing-54:32: Jason Kelce weekly late night ESPN showYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two weeks of Super Bowl coverage is going to bring repeated talking points. Sports betting companies are cutting funding for sponsored content. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen discuss these topics and more, including Deion Sanders and the Dallas Cowboys on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.Time Stamps:-2:23: Super Bowl storylines you’re going to get tired of hearing-6:09: The Super Bowl storyline draft-32:22: Sports betting companies cutting back on sponsored content-47:59: Awful Announcing’s new newsletter/Deion Sanders and the Dallas Cowboys-51:52: ESPN appYou can subscribe to The Play-By-Play wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe, rate and review!Download The Play-By-Play:Listen on AppleListen on SpotifyAwful Announcing on XAwful Announcing on FacebookAwful Announcing on InstagramAwful Announcing on ThreadsAwful Announcing on BlueSkyAwful Announcing on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.