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Ryan Fitzpatrick: I Learned How to Poke Richard Sherman Last Year

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As year one of Thursday Night Football was a learning experience for Amazon, it was also the case for former quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick as a studio analyst on the broadcasts.

Fitzpatrick joined Pat McAfee on Thursday ahead of Amazon’s lone preseason broadcast featuring the Colts and Eagles. He said he felt really good about 2022.

“I loved it. I wasn’t sure going in,” he said. “I felt like it was a nice transition for me, though, to be able to still see my teammates every week. To form a new team with Andrew Whitworth, Sherm (Richard Sherman), Charissa (Thompson) and Tony (Gonzalez).”

Pat said Amazon getting a better slate of games for its TNF schedule would definitely get Fitzpatrick excited for the new season. They both agreed that play-by-play voice Al Michaels should be the most excited considering how vocal he was about the poor quality of most of the games he called last year.

But Fitzpatrick added that the presence of Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit in the booth legitimized the Amazon broadcast. It made it easier for Ryan to journey through something new alongside Sherman and Whitworth, who had also retired following the 2021 season.

“There were three of us that had never done it before,” Fitzpatrick said. “But we were fresh off the field.”

“Sherm is just so engaging and interesting you never know what’s going to happen with him,” he added. “And I learned to kind of poke him and prod him a little bit, push those buttons for some entertaining TV.”

Bay Area Sports Radio & TV Personality Mychael Urban Dies

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Bay Area Sports Radio & TV Personality Mychael Urban Dies

Mychael Urban has passed away. The Bay Area sports media personality was a regular presence on both of San Francisco’s sports radio stations as well as Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, which is now NBC Sports Bay Area. He was 55 years old at the time of his passing. 

No official word has been given on the cause of his death. His brother Dan relayed the news in a social media post.

Urban played baseball at the University of San Francisco. He immediately began covering the sport, landing with MLB.com in 2001 to cover the Oakland As. Urban’s involvement covering the A’s led to writing a book, Aces: The Last Season on the Mound With The Oakland A’s Big Three – Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, and Mark Mulder.

He spent time as a part-time host on both KNBR and 95.7 The Game. ‘Urbs’ as he was affectionately known to Bay Area listeners was a regular presence during The Game’s launch, appearing frequently on The Wheelhouse with John Lund, Greg Papa, Matt Steinmetz and others.

As a writer, Urban also contributed to NBCOlympics.com, MLB.com, SF Examiner, FinalFour.com, Golf.com, and the Sports Movie Database.

He was born in San Francisco, grew up in Redwood City, and was recently living in Houston, TX. He leaves behind two daughters, Jackie and Natalie.

Covino & Rich Extend Radio Show With New Podcast

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Covino & Rich Extend Radio Show With New Podcast

Covino & Rich only gets two hours on the air each day, so the FOX Sports Radio duo is going digital to extend their show. They have launched Overpromised, a new podcast that picks up where the radio show leaves off.

Their radio show runs from 5 until 7 pm Eastern time. After that, Steve Covino and Rich Davis immediately head into another studio and start recording Overpromised.

Covino & Rich originally launched their show on SiriusXM’s Maxim Radio. The new podcast will lean into the pop culture topics and debates the show was founded on.

Overpromised is available via the iHeartRadio app. 

Larry Elder: Debate Candidates Were Given Illegal Contributions By Fox News, RNC

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After originally threatening to sue the Republican National Committee, former radio host and current prospective Presidential candidate Larry Elder has argued the RNC and Fox News gave illegal contributions to the debate candidates Wednesday.

Elder has claimed that he met the requirements to appear at the first debate, but was denied the opportunity to participate. He alleges the RNC denied the Rasmussen poll that showed him above the 1% threshold was invalidated by its ties to the campaign of former President Trump.

In response, he has said he will keep the ability to sue the RNC in his back pocket for now but will file a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging impropriety by the political party and Fox News.

“Essentially what the RNC has done is given an in-kind contribution to these eight people that made it on the debate stage and subject to a fine, it could be as much as $100 million. Also Fox News, by putting these people on the debate stage and ignoring the fact that Elder met the criteria that were set forth by the RNC, is also giving an in-kind contribution to the eight people that could amount to a fine as much as $100 million,” Larry Elder alleged during an interview with KFI’s Mo’Kelly Wednesday.

“And we’re filing that complaint…because I met all their requirements.”

Julian Edelman Headed to FOX

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FOX is adding more NFL star power to its pre-pregame show. Julian Edelman has been introduced as the newest panelist on FOX NFL Kickoff.

“We are thrilled to welcome Julian Edelman to the FOX Sports family,” Brad Zager, the network’s President of Production & Operations & Executive Producer of FOX Sports said in a press release. “His passion for the game, experience as a Super Bowl champion, and ability to connect with fans will unquestionably make him a valuable addition to our team, both on and off the screen.”

Edelman is an interesting addition considering the impending arrival of Tom Brady to the FOX Sports family. The two won three Super Bowls together with the New England Patriot.

“Joining FOX Sports is a dream come true,” Edelman said. “I grew up watching the NFL on FOX on Sundays, and now being an analyst for FOX NFL Kickoff feels full circle. Twelve years in this league has given me insight and opinions that I’m eager to share alongside the talented FOX NFL cast and crew.”

This is not Edelman’s first foray into the media. After retiring from the NFL, he spent last season on Inside the NFL. 

At FOX, he will work with host Charissa Thompson, fellow analysts Charles Woodson and Michael Vick, and insider Peter Schrager.

FOX NFL Kickoff airs at 11 am and is the lead in to FOX NFL Sunday during the regular season.

ESPN Could Owe ACC up to $72 Million if Conference Adds 3 Teams

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Will the ACC expand? There aren’t necessarily attractive candidates to add from either a geographic or national interest standpoint. More teams means more money from ESPN though, so talks are intensifying.

Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports reports that ESPN pro rata clause with the ACC states that each team added to the conference will increase the TV deal by one Tier 1 share. There are three tiers to a full revenue share in the ACC. Tier 1 is worth about 70% of the total, which is believed to be near $24 million.

The conference has kicked the tires on adding Cal and Stanford. SMU is also under consideration to join the conference. That would make expansion worth as much as $72 million to ESPN and the ACC.

In order to find a new, more stable home, all three schools have reportedly agreed to take a lower payout. Cal and Stanford are said to be willing to take a reduced share starting at about 30% for multiple years. 

SMU is reportedly willing to take no distribution for up to seven years. That would almost certainly placate the concerns of the seven schools seeking unbalanced rights fees in order to keep pace with media revenue generated by the Big Ten and SEC.

Currently, the ACC is locked into a media rights deal with ESPN that runs through the end of 2036. Schools receive $30-35 million annually under the terms of that deal.

Clay Travis: Comparing Debate and Tucker Carlson Views Isn’t Fair Comparison

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Instead of participating in the first 2024 Republican Presidential debate on Fox News, former President Donald Trump instead sat down with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson for an interview published to X, formerly Twitter. The interview has garnered more than 200 million views on the social media platform, but radio host Clay Travis believes accuracy is important in explaining television ratings and social media views.

After the debate Wednesday evening, Travis took to social media to argue that during the 2020 election, President Joe Biden was the least popular candidate on social media during debates and still won.

“Pay less attention to what Twitter likes,” argued Travis. “It often doesn’t overlap at all with huge majority of viewers who aren’t on here.”

When a user then told Travis that Trump’s interview with Carlson had garnered more than 75 million views in an hour as proof that the game has changed since 2020, Travis rebutted that the two comparisons aren’t comparable.

“These numbers aren’t the same at all. A TV audience is counted every six minutes for an average over two hours,” Clay Travis wrote in a post to X. “Not a total audience number. This is a total number of people who saw this video at all for a few seconds. It’s still impressive, but most people watched under a minute.”

A preliminary rating for the debate broadcast on Fox News hasn’t been released.

Howie Carr: Fox News Pre-Debate Coverage Shows Political Bias

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Howie Carr: Fox News Pre-Debate Coverage Shows Political Bias

Depending on perspective, one could argue that any number of candidates were treated with a bias during the first 2024 Republican Presidential debate on Fox News Wednesday. Howie Carr argued the network showed a bias against former President Donald Trump in the leadup to the night’s festivities.

“Do you want to know how on the level the Fox News debate is? I mean, it’s not a it’s not a huge story, but I think it’s emblematic of just how crooked the Murdoch organization has gotten,” said Carr during The Howie Carr Show Wednesday. “They’re doing all these focus groups.”

Carr then noted that debate moderator Martha MacCallum was hosting a “man on the street” style interview, and asked a Black Wisconsin voter some questions.

“The Fox News panel yesterday came up with Chris Lawrence, he’s a ‘Wisconsin GOP voter’, ok? Do you know who he works for? Would you care? Would you care to guess if he works for an A pro-Trump group or an anti-Trump group?… A Wisconsin GOP voter according to Fox has worked as the past nine years as the Senior Field Director for the group Americans for Prosperity. Who are the Americans for Prosperity? That’s the Koch brothers group. The Koch brothers have pledged…$70 million to defeat Donald Trump.

“So he’s a man on the street. But the street he’s on is Easy Street because he’s working for the Koch brothers. That’s how on the level the Fox News debate is.”

Eli Gold Will Only Call Alabama Home Games in 2023

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Alabama fans are certainly happy to hear that Eli Gold will be back on the call of Crimson Tide football games in 2023. Following a battle with cancer though, the broadcaster is not ready to make a full-time return. 

Gold is only scheduled to call home games in 2023. Chris Stewart will be the voice of the Tide when they are on the road this season.

Stewart handled all of Bama’s football play-by-play last year as Gold dealt with his health issues. He is also the regular play-by-play voice of Alabama basketball.

With the home/away split, Gold will call seven games while Stewart calls five. The home schedule includes most of the marquee opponents including Texas, Tennessee, and LSU. Stewart will call the annual Iron Bowl against Auburn.

Bama opens its 2023 season at home against Middle Tennessee with Gold on the call. Stewart will make his season debut in Tampa on September 16 when the Crimson Tide visit the South Florida Bulls.

Both men will work with Tyler Watts. The former Alabama quarterback replaces John Parker Wilson as the analyst. Wilson stepped down last season after five years on the job. Former Crimson Tide and Carolina Panthers linebacker Christian Miller will be the broadcast’s sideline reporter and analyst.

KFI AM-640 Producing Special on Maui Wildfires

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KFI AM-640 Producing Special on Maui Wildfires

After devastating wildfires have struck portions of Maui, KFI AM-640 is planning a special program on the events.

KFI’s Steve Gregory will host Maui Island Inferno for the iHeartMedia station.

“Gregory became the center of controversy when, during a press conference, he pushed Hawaii Governor Josh Green for answers and access to the fire scenes. Local and national media covered the exchange and became the foundation for other reporters to push back, seeking transparency and accountability,” a press release from the company states.

The special will feature exclusive interviews from Gregory who was on the ground reporting on the situation.

Gregory will speak with government officials, islanders, and others about the fires and what the plan to rebuild and recuperate from the tragedy will entail.

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