Awful Announcing Podcast: Jon “Stugotz” Weiner on Dan Le Batard, WFAN, Pat McAfee, and more

Host Brandon Contes interviews co-host of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, Jon “Stugotz” Weiner. Brandon and Stugotz discuss a wide range of topics including being interested in being program director at WFAN, working with Dan Le Batard for nearly 20 years, the importance of being on ESPN and being jealous of Pat McAfee, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown:

• :36: How close was Stugotz to being program director at WFAN?
• 2:50: Process of program director discussion
• 4:08: Being a full-time host while being program director?
• 6:14: Sal Licata
• 8:19: Ryan Hurley
• 10:06: Mark Chernoff/Spike Eskin handling WFAN program director role
• 12:48: Talking to Spike Eskin about the program director job
• 14:24: Talking to Chris Oliviero about before the program director job opened up?
• 16:04: Wanting a full-time WFAN show before retirement?
• 17:31: Letting Dan Le Batard know about talks with WFAN
• 18:39: Le Batard understanding what WFAN means to Stugotz
• 19:59: Any talks about doing WFAN and Le Batard?
• 25:55: Mike Francesa or Chris “Mad Dog” Russo?
• 29:34: Mad Dog on First Take
• 33:24: Does it feel like it’s been 20 years with Le Batard?
• 35:31: Francesa doing a podcast
• 37:34: Le Batard being a perfectionist
• 39:00: Size of the cast on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
• 41:17: Convincing Le Batard to be a sports radio host
• 44:12: Chemistry between Stugotz and Le Batard at first
• 46:15: Importance of being at ESPN
• 48:09: Podcast audience growth
• 51:05: Decision to leave ESPN
• 52:15: Comfortable with leaving ESPN
• 53:38: Did Stugotz consider leaving the show due to leaving ESPN?
• 54:59: Being jealous of Pat McAfee
• 55:45: Did ESPN give The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz the freedom they wanted?
• 57:32: Pat McAfee level of freedom?
• 1:00:36: Stugotz’s book

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