Al Michaels

Sports Media with Richard Deitsch

Audacy

News, Business News, Sports, Sports News

4.3 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Episode 268 of the Sports Media Podcast features Al Michaels, the iconic sports broadcaster who is coming off his first season as the play by play voice for Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football. He will also call the opening round of the NFL postseason for NBC. In this podcast, Michaels discusses his first year in the booth for Amazon; working with Kirk Herbstreit; his being critical of some dud game Amazon aired; having never had a pet; the broadcasting prospects of Sean McVay, Tom Brady and Mike Tomlin; Joe Buck and Damar Hamlin information; where sports gambling is heading on NFL broadcasts; the 2024 Paris Olympics; Greg Olsen and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This Sunday, the race for Premier League glory continues as Manchester City take on Liverpool at the Etihad.
0:06.3	As good as it gets!
0:07.6	And you can stream every moment live on Sky Sports.
0:11.3	Well, it's just wonderful.
0:12.6	Available without a contract with Now.
0:15.7	Absolutely brilliant.
0:17.6	Stream Manchester City versus Liverpool this Sunday from 4pm.
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1:00.2	Okay, so I think I'm to the point in my life and career, having watched sports since I was six years old.
1:06.6	I feel what the crowd feels.
1:09.1	And I know a lot of people thought, especially in the Denver, Indianapolis game, week four, which was a dreadful game.
1:16.5	No other way to describe it.
1:18.1	No touchdowns.
1:20.0	In fact, at one point during the game, I said to Kirk, I said, is it possible a game could be so bad that it's actually good?
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