Stan Verrett defends decision to host new show on Twitch – Awful Announcing

Credit: ESPN Stan Verrett and longtime SportsCenter partner Neil Everett are launching a new show together next week on the popular streaming platform Twitch.That may have raised some eyebrows among sports fans that are used to getting their content through traditional means like television or radio, or even from more modern mediums like podcasting, but it is one that Verrett stands firmly by. In response to a column written by Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel criticizing the SportsCenter legends for taking their new product to a new platform, Verrett defended the idea of streaming on Twitch, citing the availability of the show on other major platforms, and the ability to capture a younger audience. The preview episode of @stanandneilshow is already available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and anywhere else you get podcasts. ALL shows will be available there. In ADDITION, the show will be live on Twitch before it posts to the other platforms. Lots of sports content on… https://t.co/u3WxENm9ay — stan verrett (@stanverrett) September 2, 2025 And we are excited about being on Twitch. Younger consumers are there. We hope they will join us and stick with us for the long haul. Plus, the folks at Twitch have been extremely
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