The 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.

The Soccer Media Podcast with John Shrader is a sports podcast hosted by John Shrader, with 65 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

John Shrader hosts The Soccer Media Podcast with John Shrader, a sports show with 65 episodes published.

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  Episode #65

  Episode 65: JAKE ZIVIN, Lead Play-by-Play, MLS Apple TV

  Oct 7, 202634 minS1

  JAKE ZIVIN joins Taylor Twellman on Major League Soccer’sApple TV broadcasts. They’ve teamed for four seasons broadcasting the highes profile matches for Major League Soccer. The playoffs are upon us soon, and then 2027 the calendar is turned for MLS. We also talk about the young MLSstars making a big splash on the US National team. Recorded October 6, 2026 THE SHOW: American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by EmmyAward-winning John Shrader . It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America , the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group , at https://shradermedia.com/ John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcastingincluded MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.

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  Episode #64

  Episode 64: DAVE JOHNSON, voice of DC United and the Washington Wizards

  Sep 30, 202633 minS1

  DAVE JOHNSON has been involved with DC United since before they were even named. He is in his 31st year as the voice of the team, and in will soon start his 30th season as the voice of the NBA’s Washington Wizards. He chats here about his career with DC United and his love for soccer and Major League Soccer; the big picture of American soccer broadcasting, the new MLS calendar, and his diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and how it has impacted his life and work. Recorded September 22, 2026 THE SHOW: American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by EmmyAward-winning John Shrader . It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America , the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group , at https://shradermedia.com/ John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcastingincluded MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.

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  Episode #63

  Episode 63: MIKE WATTS, American soccer announcer, NWSL, MLS, USL, SEC

  Sep 23, 202637 minS1

  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) into a broadcast and much more. Recorded September 18, 2026 THE SHOW: American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by EmmyAward-winning John Shrader . It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America , the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group , at https://shradermedia.com/ John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcastingincluded MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.

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  Episode #62

  Episode 62: MIKE WOITALLA, Soccer America Editor-in-Chief

  Sep 16, 202634 minS1

  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: American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by EmmyAward-winning John Shrader . It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America , the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group , at https://shradermedia.com/ John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcastingincluded MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.

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  Episode #60

  Episode 60: JOAQUIN DURO, EVP Sports and Streaming, Telemundo

  Sep 1, 202631 minS1

  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 includes insight from the editors of Soccer America , the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971.New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group , at https://shradermedia.com/ John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcastingincluded MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.

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