Ever since Elle Duncan left ESPN after a decade, she mentioned about moving to Netflix so she could "challenge" herself. Awful Announcing was able to catch her just days after
Skyscraper Live, where fans simply hated how she handled the saga involving Alex Honnold in his attempt to climb one of the largest skyscrapers--without ropes or a harness.
Elle was self critical about her performance, especially if you watch her opening segment where she was talking too fast. It wasn't until halfway through the interview where she finally answered why she left ESPN, where she was towards the top and getting the plum jobs leading the WNBA and women's college basketball. She talked about her early love of performing in the theater, similar to what Laura Rutledge talked about in a podcast several years ago about her early love of performing ballet:
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