Michael Kay rubs elbows with some big names in his duties with 98.7 ESPN New York and the New York Yankees. That doesn’t mean he always enjoys the interactions.
After a caller questioned if Don La Greca resembled wrestling legend Ric Flair, Kay noted he would have no interest in speaking with the Nature Boy.
“He loves celebrities,” co-host Peter Rosenberg said of Flair.
“Here’s the deal, though, I have no desire to speak to him,” Kay admitted. “I don’t like to talk to people that are famous. I did an entire cross-country flight and didn’t say a word to Cindy Crawford.”
When Rosenberg and La Greca joked that The Michael Kay Show host purposely didn’t talk to Crawford so he could use the story until the end of time, Michael Kay laughed. He continued by noting he doesn’t have anything in common with some celebrities he meets.
“What would I say to (Flair)? ‘We had your daughter on our show?'”, said Kay.
“Yes! You have so many icebreakers. ‘We had your daughter on the show. I work with Dave La Greca’s brother, Don. I work with Peter Rosenberg,'” La Greca responded. “What’s the matter with you? Are you not a conversationalist?”
“No! I’m not! You know I’m not. Everybody laughs when I say this, but I’m essentially shy,” Kay shouted. “You think a guy picking up a pizza and a chicken parm hero really wants to have a conversation with me?”
Rosenberg posited that Flair would enjoy conversing with Kay because of his stature as the voice of the Yankees.
