Bob Costas on Donald Trump, Olympics, Tom Brady, and more [PPA0uNT6FOQ]
Host Brandon Contes interviews broadcasting legend Bob Costas. Brandon and Bob discuss a wide range of topics including his feelings on Donald Trump before and after becoming president, Bob's infamous gun culture essay, how Tom Brady would be as a broadcaster, and more. For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing. -1:07: Being selective with doing podcasts -5:19: Thoughts about Joe Biden and Donald Trump -13:19: Relationship with Trump pre-president -17:55: Covering the Olympics -19:50: Hearing back from China after being critical of them -21:50: Responsibility of not “sticking to sports” -24:14: Jim Nantz and the Masters -26:27: Misconceptions surrounding gun culture essay -33:47: Biggest detriment to the essay -35:37: Can it be “not worth it” discussing serious topics when people can make their own headlines and twist around those words? -36:34: NBC coming to Bob with issues they wanted him to talk about -36:58: How did NFL owners and Roger Goodell react to some of Bob’s essays? -38:04: Watching the NFL -38:26: How will Tom Brady do as a broadcaster? Could Brady do this for a long time? -40:23: Social media/aggregate media causing change in media -48:41: Doing “Later” on NBC -49:59: Can long-form interview format work on TV today? -50:27: Why Bob feels he couldn’t do a show like “Later” anymore -52:19: No studio audience on “Later” -54:27: One thing in sports Bob would like to see happen before retirement