Awful Announcing owner, Ben Koo

Episode 595 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the owner and editor of Awful Announcing, Ben Koo. Koo talks about his day-to-day responsibilities, his philosophy on what the site should post and how he feels about amplifying disingenuous people in sports media. In addition, Koo discusses the relationship Awful Announcing has with the networks that air sports, whether he feels Awful Announcing is respected in sports media, whether he regrets anything the site he posted, the most popular post the site has put out, the most upset a story has made a network and much more. Following Koo, Sal Licata from SNY TV and “The Sal Licata Show” joins Jimmy for their weekly “Traina Thoughts segment. Topics covered in this episode include issues with trying to purchase MLB.tv thorugh ESPN, the run of celebrity deaths, an iPhone problem Jimmy is having, Sal’s wild use of “legend” to describe a WWE announcer and more. Sponsored by: Rocket Money ( rocketmoney.com/simedia ) Advertising Inquiries: Privacy & Opt-Out:

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Awful Announcing owner, Ben Koo is an episode from Sports Illustrated Media Podcast by Sports Illustrated.

This episode is 79:13 long.

This episode was published on Feb 19, 2026.

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