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As The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz celebrates its 20th anniversary on the air, the team at Meadowlark Media has reminisced on the journey of the show and its impact on the sports media landscape. Coinciding with the milestone, co-host Jon “Stugotz” Weiner is set to release a new written work, titled “Stugotz’s Personal Record Book,” in which he gives his commentary on several professional sports and milestones therein.
The book comes out on Tuesday, Nov. 26, and Weiner has been incentivizing consumers to pre-order the work to receive discounts, autographs and other perks. It turns out that he is engaging in a similar process with radio stations and podcasts looking to schedule him as a guest on their shows to discuss the publication.
In a video posted to X on Saturday, Weiner outlined a tier system in which broadcast entities will be considered based on how many copies of the book they purchase. Reaching out to Weiner’s team on social media, outlets need to send proof of purchase, and from there, they will determine which shows and stations on which he will make appearances.
“So really, it depends on how badly you want me on your show,” Weiner said, “and by ‘how badly you want me on your show,’ what I mean is, ‘How many books are you willing to buy to get me on your show?’”
During Monday’s episode of the show, Le Batard emphasized that the release of the book is an important moment for the program as it celebrates its time on the air. The work is co-written by Dan Stanczyk, to whom Weiner attributed most of the material and expressed his gratitude. The discussion surrounding his book took place just before ‘Weekend Observations,’ which Le Batard surmised is one of Weiner’s most popular bits.
“This book is a real thing, and Stugotz wants it to be a New York Times bestseller, and it launches tomorrow,” Weiner said. “The pre-orders are crazy already, all sorts of gifts to the people who have gotten in early, but this thing is happening. I’ve seen the book, it exists and tomorrow it’s no longer a broken promise.”
Weiner conveyed his gratitude for the people who contributed to the book and everyone on social media as well. In fact, he expressed how it was touching to see how many listeners purchased the book, and he thanked them for their patronage and support. Weiner has been promoting the book on the show and through his social media channels, generating enthusiasm and excitement towards the compilation surrounding his views on sports records.
“Twentieth year, I was moved over the weekend,” Weiner said. “It was nice, it was a relaxing weekend. The Jets weren’t playing. I watched former Jets perform and excel all over the NFL – Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, just to name a few – and I really had some time to reflect on the last 20 years and what this audience means to me, and this audience means everything to me, so thank you.”
