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Jake Tapper: Kayleigh McEnany Has ‘Huge Platform’ On Fox News to Refute 2020 Election Claims

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CNN host Jake Tapper took a shot at former Trump White House Press Secretary and current Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany over her claims about the 2020 election loss of Former President Trump.

Tapper welcomed former White House Communications Director and current The View panelist Alyssa Farah Griffin to his show Monday, after Griffin testified to the January 6th Committee that McEnany knows the claims are baseless.

“You told the committee in your testimony this about former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany,” Tapper said. He then quoted Griffin’s testimony about her former colleague.

“Kayleigh is a liar and an opportunist. I wish her the best but…she’s a smart woman,” Griffin said at the time. “She’s a Harvard law grad. This is not an idiot. She knew we lost the election.”

Monday, Griffin said she holds those who amplified the lies about the 2020 election “in a different category than those who merely remained silent,” adding that McEnany — among others — had “massive platforms” to deter the insurrectionists and refute inaccurate claims about the election.

“She has a huge platform on a different channel,” Tapper said, inferring to her current role on Fox News. “And she, as far as I can tell, doesn’t use it to correct the record.”

KFI Adds Mo’Kelly to Adjusted Daily Lineup

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640 KFI in Los Angeles has added Morris “Mo’Kelly” O’Kelly to it’s adjusted lineup, with the longtime personality taking over the evening timeslot.

“Talk radio can be musical, joyful, comical and insightful; all at the same time,” said Mo’Kelly. “We’ve been devaluing the medium by believing otherwise and audiences deserve to have it all.”

With the addition of O’Kelly, the entire lineup preceding him shifts one hour earlier. Bill Handel will now be heard from 6:00-9:00 AM, rather than his previous 6:00-10:00 AM shift. Gary and Shannon — featuring Gary Hoffmann and Shannon Farren — will now host from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM, while John and Ken — with John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou — moves to 1:00-4:00 PM. Tim Conway Jr. will air from 4:00-7:00 PM, with Mo’Kelly being heard from 7:00-10:00 PM.

O’Kelly has worked at KFI since 2011, beginning as a producer before later working as a weekend and fill-in host. In 2020, he was named the Radio Journalist of the Year by the LA Press Club for his weekend radio show The Mo’Kelly Show.

Kelly’s show will begin this evening.

Joy Behar: Barbara Walters’ Work Ethic Was Legendary

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Journalist Barbara Walters has been in the hearts and minds of those who worked with her and loved her since she passed away last weekend at the age of 93.

“The View” co-host Joy Behar appeared on “Good Morning America” Saturday to reflect on Walters’ legacy and her influence on show business. Behar said Walters was a role model to many in the news world.

“She had a work ethic you couldn’t deny. She was always prepared; she was always working on her material,” said Behar via Fox News Digital. “She never went out there and didn’t know what she was doing. That was an important thing to learn.”

Walters created “The View” in 1997. Originally, the show planned to bring women from various backgrounds together to discuss trending news topics.

“I went to her house a lot of times for dinner, she always had an array of the brilliant people of our time at the table, and she would always include me and my husband as if we were part of that particular group of people, which we were not,” Behar said.

According to the Los Angeles Times. Walters officially retired in 2014 but quickly announced she was “coming out of retirement” to do a special “20/20” interview with the father of Elliot Rodger, the UC Santa Barbara student who killed six people and wounded 14.

In 1997, Behar became one of the original panelists of “The View.” After that, Behar said she wasn’t against the idea of co-hosting a daytime talk show.  

“Daytime talk show? I don’t know about that; it doesn’t seem to be my cup of tea,’” Behar added. “This was different, and it had Barbara at the helm, and that’s when I decided I’ll take the job because if she was in charge of it, it would be a smart show.”

Jason Rantz says Dori Monson Challenged, Inspired Him

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KTTH Radio host Jason Rantz remembered the late Dori Monson as a man who inspired and challenged him to be better. Monson passed away over the weekend at the age of 61, just days after suffering a medical emergency. 

Monson, a mainstay at KIRO Radio, was the station’s midday host and worked on the Seattle Seahawks pregame and post-game shows.  

Bonneville owns three talk stations in Seattle. 97.3 KIRO-FM concentrates primarily on local shows, while 770 KTTH airs mostly syndicated programming.

Rantz said Monday that he became close with Monson because both men were passionate about newsgathering and informing their community better. 

“We would talk once every couple of weeks,” Rantz said. “Every time I got a phone call from him, I would know that he had a story before I got to it and that would always annoy me, and we always planned how we were going to talk about it.” 

Monson’s career began in Seattle in the 1980s. He worked for KING-TV before starting at KIRO Radio in the 1990s. 

“We would share information despite the fact that we were competing and that was due in part because we were covering similar stories and we respected one another,” said Rantz. “I respected the hell out of all of the work that he had been doing.” 

Rantz stated Monson had an incredible work ethic and was always looking for that next story. 

“I always appreciated that,” he added. “He always made me better at what I was doing because I always knew that he was going to snatch something up if I didn’t get it first. I always appreciated that motivation he provided but also the friendship and guidance that he provided.” 

KIRO Radio management said Monson leaves behind a wife and three daughters.

Sports Media Reacts to Scary Situation in Cincinnati on Monday Night Football

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It was a scary scene Monday night as medics performed CPR on the Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin. The defensive back collapsed during the first quarter of Buffalo’s much-anticipated matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals.

When something so significant and unprecedented happens on television, most go to social media to talk about it. Members of the sports media were no exception.

Clips from the ESPN broadcast were shared across Twitter. In addition to video, there was plenty of praise for ESPN’s talent in the way they reacted in a scary moment,

FOX’s Skip Bayless found himself in the spotlight in the situation for the wrong reason. His tweet suggesting that it is important for the league to figure out when to resume the game was met with criticism from colleagues across the industry.

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It is easy for fans to feel helpless in these moments. Some media members took it upon themselves to share information and links for people to donate to a toy drive organized by Damar Hamlin’s charity.

Barstool Arizona Bowl Presentation Is Everything Major League Baseball Needs

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It always appears to me that whatever Barstool Sports does is divisive. It’s either beloved or completely hated, with hardly any room for a middle ground.

Last week, Barstool Sports televised the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl, with Jake Marsh serving as play-by-play announcer alongside Dan “Big Cat” Katz, and Barstool founder Dave Portnoy. The broadcast drew mixed reviews from the Wyoming and Ohio fans that saw their teams participate in the bowl.

In full disclosure, I’d never call myself a “Stoolie”. I’m not a Barstool fan, and I’m not a Barstool hater. They have done some incredible things, like the Barstool Fund to help save small businesses during the pandemic, have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charitable causes during times of tragedy, and from a media aspect, have created some of the finest podcasts in the space. However, they also have had their fair share of foot-in-mouth moments that makes it difficult for an unbiased observer to fully embrace the dude-bro culture of the outlet.

But from my standpoint, the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl broadcast was a smashing success, and any other sports event, series, league, or conference that is or would be struggling for viewers should consider partnering with the empire.

The camera shots, graphics, replays, and overall presentation were top notch. Honestly, it was probably better than what ESPN would have provided for a third-tier bowl game. Barstool Sports treated the game like it was the National Championship Game, because to the online outlet, it was. It was a test balloon for them, and they passed with flying colors.

Now, the announcers were where the “mixed reviews” portion came into play. From my standpoint, Marsh was fantastic. He did a great job controlling the broadcast in — at times — a somewhat chaotic environment. Eventually, Big Cat and Davey Pageviews got in the swing of things and realized they needed to let Marsh call the action before trying to interrupt the play with their thoughts.

Katz and Portnoy went back and forth throughout the broadcast with unlimited candor — in true Barstool fashion — about who they were rooting for. Literally, on Wyoming’s first drive with less than two minutes gone in the first quarter, Katz said “I’m a MAC guy, and I’m rooting for Ohio”.

Essentially, the divide is down generational lines. Older viewers and fans were embarrassed that their prestigious, venerable, bastians of higher education would be associated with such a classless presentation. Meanwhile, younger viewers and fans were entertained by the complete lack of usual decorum and the frank nature broadcast.

Like it or hate it, Wyoming and Ohio playing in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl brought unrivaled reach. Outside of securing the Group of Five spot in the New Years Six bowl games, no other bowl site would have offered those programs more attention than the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.

And that’s where Major League Baseball comes in. I’m not sure if they’ve noticed, but MLB has seen a Grand Canyon-wide gap expand between the NFL and NBA as the country’s top two sports, with MLB now trailing well behind. We could examine why that is — which is a whole column in itself — but one of the reasons is the stuffy baseball broadcast and lack of reach.

A partnership with Barstool Sports for a weekly broadcast — similar to the YouTube Game of the Week, or the league’s current partnership with AppleTV — helps solve both of these problems. Will fans of the MLB teams participating in the games hate the presentation? In all likelihood, yeah. But the casual fan — the fan that MLB needs to attract more of, and rapidly — is likely to watch the Barstool Sports broadcast and be entertained.

Whether it wants to recognize it or not, baseball’s television broadcast future relies on gambling content as much as it relies upon broad reach. Barstool Sports isn’t going to offer the same reach as ESPN, FOX, or TBS, but it will bring heaps of entertainment, gambling content, and a newfound dedicated fan base.

To its credit, Barstool Sports has created a cult-like following. “Stoolies” will do whatever Portnoy, Big Cat, PFT Commenter, Kevin Clancy, and company tell them to do. And by god, if they say watch Major League Baseball on Barstool.TV, then their fans are going to do it.

If the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl was a proof-of-concept presentation that the growing media empire can produce top quality game broadcasts, they passed with flying colors. Hopefully, other sports leagues and events in need of more attention, notice, and viewers took note, because Barstool proved they’re a player in the space.

KIRO Host Dori Monson Dies

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Longtime KIRO midday host Dori Monson has died at the age of 61.

The Seattle radio legend reportedly suffered from a medical issue on Thursday, December 29th, before passing away on December 31st at a Seattle hospital.

“We, along with Dori’s family, are mourning his loss,” said Bonneville Seattle Senior Vice President and Market Manager Cathy Cangiano. “We are working on on-air tributes to memorialize and celebrate his life and legacy.”

Monson began his storied Seattle career with KING-TV and KING-AM in 1982 before migrating to KIRO in the early 1990s. He also worked as the pre-game and post-game host for the Seattle Seahawks radio broadcasts.

Monson hosted from 12:00-3:00 PM on the Seattle station — which finished the fall ratings period as the second highest-rated station in the market — and was widely viewed as the city’s longest conservative radio voice.

“Seattle is a very liberal place,” he told Barrett News Media’s Jim Cryns earlier this year. “I think people view me here as someone who can help balance the rest of the media. I have things to discuss that aren’t political. I want to be a companion for people stuck in traffic. Make them laugh. I take a great deal of pride in that.”

According to the station, Monson leaves behind a wife and three daughters.

In addition to his work at KIRO, Monson was the coach of the Shorecrest High School girls basketball team from 2010 to 2017, winning the 2016 Washington AA State Championship.

Dickey Broadcasting To Present Radio Megacast Of Peach Bowl

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Dickey Broadcasting To Present Radio Megacast Of Peach Bowl

With the Georgia Bulldogs in the hunt for another national championship, it’s likely that most Atlanta sports fans will be locked into the Peach Bowl on Saturday. ESPN has already unveiled its plans to give fans several ways to take in the action and Dickey Broadcasting’s Atlanta radio stations are set to do the same.

Three stations will be involved in the radio megacast. Fans will be able to choose from two different versions of local coverage or the national feed.

ESPN is producing the national radio broadcast, which will feature Joe Tessitore and Greg McElroy. That broadcast will air on ESPN Atlanta 103.7.

680 The Fan will produce its own play-by-play broadcast of the game. Ben Ingram, the voice of the Atlanta Braves, will be joined by two fan personalities in the booth. Former Bulldogs quarterback Hutson Mason and Chuck Oliver will provide analysis. Brandon Joseph will work the sidelines for the game.

Finally, there will be a radio take on the Manningcast. Dickey’s news/talk station Xtra 106.3 FM will feature the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl FanCast. Chris Mooneyham, Justin Hanover and Steve West will comment on the action while taking listener calls and welcoming special guests to give their take on what is happening on the field.

The Peach Bowl is set to kick off at 8 pm Eastern time on Saturday. The Georgia Bulldogs and Ohio State Buckeyes will play for the right to face the winner of the Fiesta Bowl in LA on January 9 for the National Championship.

Laurence Holmes: ‘Adam Amin Was Ready to Fight Grayson Allen’

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Grayson Allen has earned his reputation as a dirty player. Wednesday night was just more evidence of his desire to take altercations on the court a little too far. The Chicago Bulls television crew called him out for it, and 670 The Score’s Laurence Holmes said he loved every second of it.

“My man was ready to fight Grayson Allen yesterday, and I was right there with him,” he said Thursday morning.

In the third quarter of the Bucks’ game against the Chicago Bulls, Allen delivered a forearm shiver to DeMar DeRozan as the’ guard set a pick. The move sent DeRozan to the ground. Allen’s Bucks teammates surrounded him as DeRozan hopped up looking for revenge.

Adam Amin and Stacey King, who call Bulls’ games for NBC Sports Chicago were noticeably angry with Allen. Amin pointed out that before he even got the NBA, he had been accused of taking cheap shots at opponents four times while he was at Duke.

“Just because you got pushed doesn’t give you cart blanch to do that,” Amin shouted as Allen tried to convince the refs that he did not make a dirty move against DeRozan, but that he was instead shoved into the Bulls’ All-Star. “That is why it is frustrating to watch a talented player like Grayson Allen keep getting involved in stupid, dumb, dirty moments.” 

Holmes said it was interesting to see Adam Amin be the one to go so over the top with his anger, because it is usually Stacey King that is accused of reacting emotionally to hard fouls. He added that their reaction to Grayson Allen was a clear sign of the duo’s chemistry.

“What you heard in there also was a testatment to how great their partnership is.” he said. “What happened was, you really listen to the clip, Stacey was getting less angry because Adam was getting more angry.”

Joe Rogan Says Elon Musk Didn’t Handle @ElonJet Right

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Elon Musk made headlines for banning the @ElonJet Twitter account and others that tracked the location of his private plane earlier this month. Initially, he offered the account’s owner $5000 to stop. Joe Rogan thinks the billionaire didn’t handle it in the best way.

According to Rogan, if Musk’s actions did anything, they exposed the account to more people than previously knew about it.

“People are paying attention to it,” he said this week on The Joe Rogan Experience. “He might be able to monetize it.”

Musk faced criticism for removing the accounts that reported on his plane’s location. Keith Olbermann, one of the journalists temporarily suspended from the platform, called the Twitter CEO a “lying, hypocritical, paranoid snowflake” in response to the decision.

Joe Rogan disagrees with the criticism. In his mind, the existence of the account is so strange that Musk’s disdain for it is understandable.

“It’s definitely weird and I would not like it at all. I don’t think it’s a nice thing to do.”

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