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senior editor, awful announcing

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Sean Keeley @seankeeley.bsky.social · 2d ago

Documents obtained by Awful Announcing through public records requests, along with an interview with Randy Levine, a vice chair of President Trump’s college sports committee, provide a closer look at those relationships.

Levine confirmed that ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro and Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks personally told him they were concerned about protecting their existing television contracts. Emails also place Pitaro on the invitation list for an August meeting organized through Cody Campbell’s office, the primary backer of Saving College Sports (SCS).

Meanwhile, SCS has run advertisements promoting the legislation during college football games, including on ESPN, featuring on-air talent such as Nick Saban. Sen. Ted Cruz’s Sept. 12 appearance on College GameDay coincided with the most games carrying SCS ads among the four Saturdays Awful Announcing examined.

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Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 3w ago

You couldn’t show me this until after Temple played football today?!!

Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 3w ago

Is that supposed to be a cheesesteak???

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · last mo.

As media vultures circle, Dabo Swinney only has himself to blame

This originally appeared in Tuesday morning’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. When I arrived in Clemson, South Carolina, for my first job out of college, I…

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · last mo.

Netflix’s Tom Pelissero met with Bill Simmons the same day he was let go by ESPN

By the time Tom Pelissero learned he no longer had a job, his suitcase was already thirty feet in the air, tucked into the cargo hold of a plane bound for Los Angeles. He was sitting in the Sky Club at the Minneapolis airport, a few hours from guest-hosting a week of The Rich Eisen…

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · last mo.

We refreshed our Starter Pack if you're looking for our staff...

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Jemele Hill on Colin Kaepernick, 10 years later

Ten years ago, Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem in peaceful protest of Black oppression and police brutality in America. Kaepernick, then the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, had refused to stand for the national anthem earlier that offseason. But nobody really noticed until Aug. 26, 2016, when he didn’t stand for the…

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Peanut butter, jelly, and Keith Hernandez: The secret formula behind SNY’s Mets broadcast

Being a New York Mets fan isn’t for the faint of heart. Trust me, I would know. I’m not the only Mets fan on staff at Awful Announcing, but I am the most vocal. And since I watch somewhere between 1-162, that would technically make me one of the most qualified to write about the…

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Awful Announcing’s 2026 MLB local broadcaster rankings

We asked you to grade the 2026 local MLB announcers and, 85,000 individual votes later, we have our rankings from No. 30 to No. 1!

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Tony Reali launching ‘REAL DEAL,’ a sports culture podcast with iHeartPodcasts

Tony Reali has his next act. More than a year after Around the Horn ended its run on ESPN, the longtime host is debuting REAL DEAL with Tony Reali on Tuesday, July 14, on iHeartPodcasts, distributed by his own Real Ones Media, with new episodes releasing every Tuesday. Each week, Reali and a rotating cast…

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Jarrett Seidler @seidler.bsky.social · 4mo ago

watching Vientos and Mauricio’s level of helplessness against Louis Varland’s breaking balls is a worse indictment of their former hitting coach currently mouthing off than anything else I could post in response to his sour grapes

Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Tried to have an actually nuanced conversation about this topic, since no one else wants to have it...

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Sean Keeley @seankeeley.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hey. @awfulannouncing.bsky.social is hiring. We're looking for a P/T Nights/Weekends Editor. 15/20 hours/week, West Coast hours, weekend availability a must. Opportunity to turn it into an F/T gig for the right person. Feel free to DM me with any questions. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Comeback Media is looking for a PT Nights/Weekends Editor to join the editorial team for Awful Announcing, the leader in daily sports media news, analysis, and commentary.

The ideal candidate is someone with editor-level experience and strong knowledge of the sports media industry. If you obsessively follow the latest NFL media rights news and can passionately break down your ideal NBA announcing booth, you’re the kind of candidate we’re looking for. There’s a difference between loving sports and understanding sports media; recognizing that distinction is important for this role. We’re also looking for someone who understands that stories about sports-broadcasting fragmentation and what Erin Andrews said on her podcast both have value and an audience, and who knows how to position them.

Candidates who will thrive in this role are strong communicators and effective collaborators. Someone who is a team player with a strong editorial voice. As you’ll be working with a small but passionate team of editors and writers covering breaking news, adaptability and a willingness to do the little things are key. The position calls for someone who can balance in-depth research, truthful storytelling, content strategy, and speed. A desire to learn and curiosity to find answers that aren’t easily available are necessities.

We’re looking for someone who is available 15-20 hours/week, can work West Coast hours, and has evening and weekend availability.

Requirements
Editor-level experience, preferably around sports or media verticals.
Extensive writing proficiency in sports, media, or sports media.
Excellent grammatical and editing skills.
General knowledge of sports media and sports business industries.
Interest and enthusiasm in social media, video, and other promotional tools.
Evening and weekend availability.
Familiarity with WordPress.
Willingness to work remotely.

Pay range is $2,000- $3,000/month. Opportunity to become a full-time role for the right candidate.

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How New York Soccer Journal rose from the ashes of Hudson River Blue

For as long as Hudson River Blue existed, the site did something that no outlet in the Tri-State Area with a larger staff and bigger budget ever quite managed to pull off: it showed up. Every week, for 13 years, through five executive editors, two platform structures, and a divorce from SB Nation, someone at…

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Sean Keeley @seankeeley.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Awful Announcing is accepting freelance pitches if you're into that sort of thing. Keep it sports media/sports business-centric, plz...

Awful Announcing Freelance Submissions

Please use this form to submit freelance article pitches to Awful Announcing. If you have any issues, please contact sean@thecomeback.com.

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Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@seidler.bsky.social Never wrong, just early. Jared Young supremacy!

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 5mo ago

10 years ago, Tom Hallion’s ass was in the jackpot

May 28, 2016, was not a great day for large, beloved figures being taken out before their time. Not only did Harambe — the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla whose death at the Cincinnati Zoo would consume the internet for the better part of a year — meet his end that afternoon, but Noah Syndergaard was…

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Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Virginia has to spend years getting dragged through courts and referendums over maps while TN can just kneecap Memphis politically because they feel like it. One side gets buried in process and the other gets to openly game the system in broad daylight.

Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On my umpteenth rewatch of Seinfeld, and you can you obviously tell when Larry David left the show because George just becomes a caricature of himself. Stills signs of prime Costanza, but it’s noticeably not the same.

Diana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I wrote about Dianna Russini, the constant pressure female reporters face to prove they aren't sleeping with sources (plus the pressure we do get from sources to get involved with them), and why all of this is so uncomfortable to talk about. Gift link:

You Can Never Let Them Think They Have A Chance | Defector

I don’t remember the first time someone hit on me as a reporter. I believe this is because my brain has come to treat these events as unremarkable. For any woman in journalism, they pile up over the y...

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Jeff Passan's new baseball podcast is anchored by a man who he's never seen. “I don’t want to know what you look like. The longer we can keep up this mystery, the better.” awfulannouncing.com/orig/jeff-pa...

Jeff Passan's new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fan

Jeff Passan hopes his new podcast will give fans baseball’s smartest conversations that don’t feel like homework.

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Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"He has seen Staff’s face zero times, and he has decided, as a matter of creative principle, to keep it that way." that's right baby

Jeff Passan's new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fan

Jeff Passan hopes his new podcast will give fans baseball’s smartest conversations that don’t feel like homework.

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lindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 6mo ago

love this profile of richard staff, one of my absolute closest friends and someone who i have never met in person awfulannouncing.com/orig/jeff-pa...

Jeff Passan's new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fan

Jeff Passan hopes his new podcast will give fans baseball’s smartest conversations that don’t feel like homework.

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Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We got an interesting tip that former ESPN/The Undefeated NBA writer Chris Palmer passed away in October of last year. I’m not finding much — if anything — in terms of media coverage, besides the attached obituary. Genuinely had no idea, and I'm curious if anyone knows more?

Christopher Palmer Obituary - Culver City, CA

Celebrate the life of Christopher Palmer, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors.

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Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Christopher Palmer Obituary - Culver City, CA

Celebrate the life of Christopher Palmer, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Gates, Kingsley & Gates Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors.

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Clinton Yates out at ESPN, Andscape amid network programming changes

Clinton Yates is out at ESPN. In a statement provided to Awful Announcing, ESPN confirmed that Yates’ role on the national radio network and KSPN will conclude as part of changes to its 10 a.m. to noon ET programming window, and that his work as a senior writer with Andscape will also end, with no Read more... The post Clinton Yates out at ESPN, Andscape amid network programming changes appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Sports media fell in love with Greenville, SC during NCAA Tournament

I’ve lived in Greenville, South Carolina, since October 2022, so I have a vested interest in saying what I’m about to say. But I’m also not going to be one of those locals who respond to every glowing out-of-town take with some variation of “please don’t move here.” Greenville is having a moment right now, Read more... The post Sports media fell in love with Greenville, SC during NCAA Tournament appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Trump: I’m going to put ICE in the airports, where they will target and arrest all the illegals, especially Somalis, because I hate the Democrats Headlines: Trump puts ICE officers in airports to ease long lines, provide relief for weary travelers

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7mo ago

Breaking News: New video adds to evidence that a U.S. missile likely hit an Iranian school where 175 people, many of them children, were reportedly killed.

U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.

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Sam Neumann @samneumann.bsky.social · 7mo ago

MLB Network is dropping an Italy access piece later today w/ World Baseball Classic Global Ambassador Ken Griffey Jr., Michael Lorenzen, and Jac Caglianone. Here’s a sneak peek: