HeyJaredThe Soccer Media Podcast with John Shrader
We talk with the biggest names in the soccer media business, to get the inside information on what's happening, the processes and the personalities.
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Episode 63: MIKE WATTS, American soccer announcer, NWSL, MLS, USL, SEC (opens the original)
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MIKE WATTS is a veteran American soccer announcer, covering everything from college to MLS, to providing world-feed play-by-pla of the 2026 World Cup. Watts is the lead voice of the marquee Friday night NWSL broadcasts on Amazon Prime. He does MLS and SEC Network soccer as well.He is a Cleveland native who went to college at Fordham. In this conversation we talk about working with and for all those varied entities, growing up not far from the Kelces, getting Taylor Swift lyrics (lots of them) in
Episode 62: MIKE WOITALLA, Soccer America Editor-in-Chief (opens the original)
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MIKE WOITALLA is the Editor-in-Chief of Soccer America , a publication that has brought soccer journalism to the masses for about 55 years. Woitalla, who has been with Soccer America for about four decades, succeeds the retired Paul Kennedy. In this conversation we talk about the wisdom (or lack of) in signing USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino to a new contract; also, youth soccer in America, the coverage of the World Cup, FIFA’s Infantino and much more. Recorded September 9, 2026 THE SHOW: Americ
Episode 61: ALEXI LALAS, Fox Soccer analyst, State of the Union podcast host, and former US National team player (opens the original)
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ALEXI LALAS and his mates at Fox Sports just finished their third men’s World Cup cycle, the tournament this summer inthe United States, Canada and Mexico. Lalas worked in the studio for much of the time during the tournament with Rebecca Lowe, Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. It was a grouping that got a lot of attention. In this conversation we talked about that – “three big egos” as Lalas called the formerplayers on set together. Also in this chat, Lalas talks about social media and his
Episode 60: JOAQUIN DURO, EVP Sports and Streaming, Telemundo (opens the original)
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JOAQUIN DURO is the Executive Vice-President for Sports and Head of Streaming at Telemundo . He was in charge of the efforts that led to record-setting viewership for the 2026 FIFAWorld Cup. Duro talks about how they approached the production of the games as well as the marketing that helped them protect their Spanish-language audience and attract more English speakers. Recorded August 26, 2026 THE SHOW: American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by EmmyAward-winning John Shrader . It
Episode 59: STU HOLDEN, Fox Sports Soccer Announcer (opens the original)
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STU HOLDEN has now worked three World Cups for Fox Sports , 2018 in Russia, 2022 in Qatar and 2026 in North America. He has developed a very good relationship on and off camera with John Strong. The two did 21 games in the most recent World Cup, including the final, a Spain 1-0 win over Argentina, that drew more than fifty million viewers to Fox. In this conversation we talk about his career, working the World Cup, broadcasting styles, his beginning in the TV business and much more. Recorded Aug
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