Dan Patrick on "SportsCenter," retirement, "Jeopardy!," and more

Awful Announcing Podcast

Host Brandon Contes interviews former "SportsCenter" and current host of "The Dan Patrick Show," Dan Patrick. Brandon and Dan discuss a wide range of topics including anchoring "SportsCenter," working in radio, retiring in four years, hosting "Jeopardy!," and more.
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-:40: Is this part of a retirement tour or a book tour?
-1:00: Collaborating with Joel Cohen
-2:55: Coming up with the format of the book
-4:30: Writing a book forward
-6:05: Most extensive book tour? Dan’s or Stephen A. Smith’s?
-7:10: Retirement talk
-8:22: Retirement announcement taking off
-9:41: Concern about being someone that social media views is too old and wants to point out every mistake
-11:08: Is four years long enough for Dan to welcome retirement?
-13:34: Being the “old man” at “SportsCenter”
-14:56: Radio
-16:40: Making producers part of the show
-18:28: Howard Stern
-19:26: Celebrities on “The Dan Patrick Show”
-20:38: Adam Sandler movies
-21:38: Interest in acting?
-22:12: “SportsCenter” as a creative outlet
-23:21: Creative freedom at ESPN
-25:05: Having more to offer as a radio host while at ESPN
-26:34: Anchoring “SportsCenter” with Keith Olbermann
-29:32: Confidence to push limits on “SportsCenter”
-31:55: Moment that got Dan and Keith in management’s office
-33:01: Future of “SportsCenter”
-34:55: The impact of embrace debate
-37:03: Do debate shows rely too much on topics like LeBron James and the Dallas Cowboys?
-38:11: The “Dan Patrick brand”
-39:20: Would Dan host a podcast in retirement?
-40:17: Keith Olbermann not having a long-term home post-ESPN
-42:03: Going political?/Sharing a name with an outspoken politician
-44:11: Interviewing presidents
-45:21: Interacting with Donald Trump
-46:24: Someone Dan would like to interview that he hasn’t yet
-48:27: Michael Jordan
-49:19: Matt Harvey/Kyler Murray interviews
-51:10: Did NBC/“Football Night in America” feel bigger than “SportsCenter”
-52:28: Did “Football Night in America” affect what Dan could say about the NFL on his radio show?
-54:01: “Jeopardy!”
-56:31: Were there discussions for Dan to host after Trebek passed away?
-58:12: Challenge of hosting “Jeopardy!”
-59:18: Reaction to Aaron Rodgers hosting “Jeopardy!”
-1:00:12: Was Dan glad “The Price is Right” didn’t reveal the pay in order to tempt him to host?

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