Maggie Gray Teases New Show on Watch D.A. Live
january 13, 2026
As for her Gray’s next stop, she addressed the timing of a formal announcement about the show’s next steps during an appearance on Damon Amendolara’s YouTube channel. “Soon. Very soon, in a form you’re familiar with,” said Gray.
Media Predictions for 2026
december 30, 2025
Mad Dog Sports Radio host Damon Amendolara also sees growth coming as the appetite for content continues. He feels the consumer will continue to find new ways to seek out content in 2026.
“Those of us in the creator space are engineering ways to make compelling, consistent content at bargain-basement production prices compared to traditional TV production costs,” said Amendolara. “I feel you’ll see more streaming channels search out podcasts and YouTube shows as programming on their model.”
Amendolara, who recently signed a multi-year extension with SiriusXM, noted that Netflix’s partnerships with Spotify, iHeartMedia, and Barstool Sports serve as an example of what’s to come in 2026 and beyond.
“Netflix adding those podcasts to their library is the first chapter,” said Amendolara. “Smaller streaming channels will realize what efficient programming this is and start licensing all levels of successful podcasts. Much like the era when linear TV sports channels realized sports radio shows could easily and cheaply fill hours of programming. The same land grab will happen with podcasts.”
D.A. Laments End of Network
december 19, 2025
When Westwood One Sports launches its new weekday lineup on Dec. 29, it’ll mark the official end of the Infinity Sports Network, formerly CBS Sports Radio. For Damon Amendolara, who spent 11 years building something he believed in at CBS Sports Radio, watching it disappear is downright gutting.
D.A.: National Media Did a “Disservice” to A’s Fans
november 21, 2025
In a recent appearance on The Damon Bruce Show on YouTube, the veteran host argued that too many national voices dismissed Oakland’s problems as the result of apathetic fans rather than examining how ownership created the conditions for the franchise’s departure. He felt the early narrative lacked critical reporting and context.
Zucker Joins D.A. To Honor Greg Gumbel’s Legacy
march 25, 2025
Awful Announcing
Zucker, who had long admired Gumbel as a student at Syracuse, reflected on the surreal nature of stepping into the position.
“It’s still so weird because I was in school at Syracuse, waiting for Greg Gumbel to come on,” Zucker told Damon Amendolara, “to tell me if Syracuse was in or out or where they were going. Where were we going to go do radio or cover it with the TV station that I was at there? The whole thing’s been very strange and sad. He was the greatest. He was so great to me; he was great to everybody.”
D.A. Gets Admission From Jason Kelce
march 25, 2025
SportsIllustrated.com
Jason Kelce isn't rethinking his decision to walk away from football after the Eagles Super Bowl win.
“I try not to think about it in terms of like, ‘Oh, if I just would have done that a year, I would have been able to win the Super Bowl’ because who knows what would have happened and who else would have been there and what guys would have been acquired and all these other things,”
Kelce told SiriusXM’s Damon Amendolara at the Ed Block Courage Awards.
“So for me, I'm very happy with what I left when I was there."
Charlie Weis on Drake Maye’s Debut
october 14, 2024
Weis, who was the Patriots’ play-caller for five seasons at the start of Bill Belichick’s tenure in New England, was recently asked about what he thought of the team’s newest quarterback: Drake Maye.
He acknowledged that Maye showed promise.
“You have to say that he did enough in this game to be encouraged,” Weis explained in an interview with Damon Amendolara on “Watch D.A. Live,” referencing that Maye threw three touchdown passes in the 41-21 defeat to the Texans.
“D.A.’s Cool Original Creation”
june 10, 2024
Barrett Sports Media
Thumbs Up: Damon Amendolara & Damon Bruce: The two talented hosts created a full-day event for A’s fans in Oakland. It started with a live show on YouTube, which included notable guests and a live audience. They then gathered with fans for a pre-game tailgate before invading The Coliseum waving ‘SELL” flags to draw attention to the franchise’s disastrous ownership group.
They then capped it off with post-game fun at Ricky’s, a popular spot among Bay Area sports Oakland fans. Just a cool, original creation from two guys who agree that the A’s belong in Oakland, and their owner is responsible for destroying a once proud franchise.”
“Amendolara Makes News with YouTube Show”
june 25, 2024
Talkers: The Bible of Talk Radio
“Veteran sportscaster Damon Amendolara made news in Northern California when he interviewed Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao at a recent Oakland Athletics’ fan convention on his live YouTube program ‘Watch D.A. Live.’ Amendolara has been a champion for Athletics’ fans who want their team to stay in Oakland instead of moving to Las Vegas. Mayor Thao said, ‘It’s frustrating… and it’s f***d up. I have warned the legislators in Vegas to watch out for John Fisher and Dave Kaval… and the majority have not listened. And that’s what pisses me off. If you just wanted a ballpark (and not the property around it), that could’ve been done.’”
D.A.: “A Champion for Athletics’ Followers”
july 1, 2024
Jockline Daily (Broadcast Media’s Daily News)
“Damon Amendolara has been a champion for Oakland Athletics’ followers who want their team to stay put. Athletics’ owners on the other hand are reportedly looking to move the team to Las Vegas, which has sent their fans into a frenzy. During the interview, Thao opened up and for the first time and blasted Oakland A’s owners.
“I’ve been a supporter of the Athletics staying in Oakland from early on,” said Amendolara. “I’ve become the national voice for the team’s fans, who feel that no one else is listening to them. I was shocked at how emotional it was. There were fans with tears in their eyes saying, 'Thank you for telling our side of the story.'” Amendolara also hosts The D.A. Show with Babchik weekdays 6a-9a ET on SiriusXM and was looking to expand his presence to a visual platform for live events. The rise in popularity of YouTube in the last few years for anything and everything visual seemed like the perfect solution. "I love having a new way to connect even more deeply with my audience,” said Amendolara.”