Jim Rome is returning to where it all began in Southern California. His show will now air on The Mightier 1090. The homecoming is effective immediately.
Before it was The Jim Rome Show, the longest running nationally-syndicated long-form sports talk program in America, it was a weeknight program that was taking roots to becoming beloved in the early 1990s at San Diego’s all-sports station, XTRA Sports 690, the predecessor to The Mightier 1090.
The show will air from 12-3 p.m. PT daily.
Rome is understandably excited. “You know the saying, “You can never go home again.” Lie. I’m calling B.S. on that. You can. And I am! And I am hyped beyond belief for the opportunity. The Mightier 1090 ESPN Radio is getting after it on the daily in San Diego and when Bill Hagen and Scott Kaplan asked me if I wanted to be part of this, I asked, “When the hell do we start?!”
The SoCal city holds a fond piece of Rome’s heart. “San Diego is where the Jungle really took hold. It’s where I met my wife. And where I experienced some of the greatest moments of my entire life. There is no better town, no better market and you absolutely CAN go home. And that’s what I plan on doing. And I can’t wait. Let’s do this!”
“If there’s any market where The Jim Rome Show belongs in this country, it’s right here where it all started in San Diego and Southern California,” said Bill Hagen of The Mightier 1090 ESPN Radio. “When it comes to Jim Rome, you’re talking about one of the most iconic hosts in sports talk radio history and for “Clones” throughout Southern California there’s no better fit for The Jim Rome Show than right here at The Mightier 1090 ESPN Radio.”
The show was nicknamed “The Jungle” by Rome and his loyal listeners during it’s beginning stages in the evenings. The Jungle later moved to middays in San Diego and became known as The Jim Rome Show. It was first syndicated in 1996 from XTRA Sports 690.
The Jim Rome Show had been off the air in San Diego since February 2022.
