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Ken Carman: What is Tony Romo’s Motivation to be Better?

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Tony Romo has fallen out of favor among NFL fans. Whereas the early days of his broadcasting career were met with great enthusiasm, now he is more often the subject of criticism and ridicule.

Add Ken Carman to the list of people questioning Romo’s performances of late. On Tuesday morning, the 92.3 The Fan morning show host questioned how much time the CBS analyst is putting into preparing for his game each week.

“I hate to go into what other broadcasters are doing for prep work, but now people are noticing,” Carman said. “I mean Tony Romo is just showing up day of. He’s golfing all week. He’s living the good life. So what’s the motivation there?”

Carman’s partner Anthony Lima was surprised to learn that Romo is nearing the end of his sixth year on CBS. He described the ability to predict that next play as “a nice parlor trick” Romo could do, but it is an act that has worn thin on the audience.

“At first they loved it and then they didn’t like it and then he started getting them wrong,” Lima said.

Ken Carman compared Tony Romo to Cris Collinsworth. He said that the prep time they each put in is evident and their respective approaches could not be more different.

“Now it’s become chic to rip all these announcers, but look at Collinsworth. He has his own ideas. He is actually studying the film like a coach and I appreciate that in Collinsworth.”

Tony Romo will call one more game this season. He and Jim Nantz will be in the CBS booth on Sunday as the Cincinnati Bengals visit Kansas City with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

Lynda Lopez to Anchor Middays at 1010 WINS, Brigitte Quinn Joins WCBS 880 as Host, Managing Editor of ‘Newsline’

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Audacy is making two programming moves in New York City, which will have an influence on 1010 WINS and WCBS 880’s on-air content.

The company has hired Lynda Lopez to handle midday anchor duties on 1010 WINS. Lopez’s addition coincides with veteran journalist Brigitte Quinn sliding over to sister station WCBS 880, where she will host and serve as Managing Editor of “Newsline,” weekdays from 10a-1p ET.

“Since we embarked on our journey of two unique brands but one cohesive news organization, we have made tremendous strides increasing our coverage of the tri-state area and today’s announcements continue that exciting trend,” said Ivan Lee, Brand Manager, 1010 WINS and WCBS 880. “Lynda’s knowledge of New York City is a perfect fit for the legendary 1010 WINS, while Brigitte and “Newsline” allows WCBS 880 to go beyond the headlines. Plus, Sophia’s experience will make sure that we have focused coverage on one of the largest and most important parts of our listening area – Long Island.” 

Quinn has hosted “Newsline with Brigitte Quinn,” a daily four-hour news program, since 2021. Prior to that she anchored mornings at the station for eight years. Her career includes stops at MSNBC, NBC News at Sunrise, and FOX Newschannel. She was also the first female to co-anchor morning drive on WCBS radio back in the 1990’s. 

Lopez on the other hand has a surplus of local and network level experience. She’s earned an Emmy for outstanding news program and a place in the prestigious “Who’s Who Among Hispanic Americans.” She served as a news anchor on WCBS-TV before moving My9 and FOX 5 in similar roles. Her prior experience includes stints with WNBC-TV, E! News, ABC News and Audacy’s WCBS 880 and WNEW.

The moves involving Quinn and Lopez are expected to go into effect in mid-February. Additionally, Audacy has confirmed that reporter Sophia Hall has been elevated to Long Island Bureau Chief.

49ers and Cowboys Draw More Viewers Than Any Telecast Since Super Bowl

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FOX bosses love the Dallas Cowboys and it is easy to understand why. The team has tremendous national appeal. That was evident on Sunday as 45.7 million people tuned in to see the team lose to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs.

The audience is significant. First, it is the second highest-rated Divisional Round game on record. The top spot is held by the Cowboys’ loss to the Packers in 2017. That game drew 45.8 million viewers. It is also the most-watched TV broadcast since the Super Bowl last year.

NFL football is always a ratings driver, but the Cowboys have been at the center of some major milestones this season. Last week, their win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was the most-watched playoff game in ESPN history. On Thanksgiving Day, more than 42 million people tuned in to see the Cowboys take on the Giants, making it the most-watched regular season game in history.

Overall, the Divisional Round continued the positive ratings trend for the NFL. Across all four games, the league averaged 37.1 million viewers. While that is a 3% drop from last year, it is still the third highest-rated Divisional Round of all time.

Kent Sterling Named Morning Host, Program Director of Bloomington’s Voice

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Talk radio veteran Kent Sterling is back in a dual role. The accomplished program director and host has joined WGCL (1370 AM, 98.7 FM) in Bloomington, Indiana as the station’s new program director and morning show host. The Heritage Broadcasting talk station recently relaunched as “Bloomington’s Voice”.

Sterling’s new show will be branded “Sterling in the Morning” and air weekdays from 7a-9a CT. The station will feature additional local content including Tony Katz Today, live from Indianapolis in the 12p-3p time slot, and Glass in the Afternoon from 3p-6p. WGCL will also have news broadcasts from Diane Daily, sports broadcasts from Joe Smith, and its early midday programming hours will be occupied by The Ramsey Show from 9a-12p.

“We are fortunate to work for a company that believes in the power of local radio and is willing to invest accordingly,” said WGCL President/General Manager Brad Holtz. ‘Bloomington’s Voice’ is an affirmation of WGCL’s proud history of service and commitment to the community.”

In Sterling, WGCL adds a programmer and talent with a history of working in a number of top markets and a connection to the local area. Prior to moving to Bloomington, the radio veteran spent time in Indianapolis working at WIBC-FM, 107.5/93.5 The Fan, and CBS Sports 1430. He also enjoyed stops in St. Louis at 101 ESPN, and in Chicago with WGN.

“WGCL has such a rich heritage of serving Bloomington and south-central Indiana,” Sterling said on Monday. “I applied for a job at the station when I was a student at Indiana University. Being astute judges of broadcasting, they understood I was a work in progress. Now I get to come back to Bloomington’s Voice without the rough edges and serve so many listeners. It’s a dream.”

Stephen A. Smith: Jerry Jones Cancelled 105.3 The Fan Appearance Because He Was Scared Of What He Might Say

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Jerry Jones is a regular guest on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. So is his son Stephen, who serves as the Dallas Cowboys’ Executive Vice President. Usually, both men make multiple appearances per week on the station, but that is not the case after the Dallas Cowboys were eliminated from the NFL Playoffs and Stephen A. Smith doesn’t blame the family at all for that decision.

“Jerry Jones cancelled that interview because Jerry Jones has decisions to make,” Smith said Tuesday on First Take.

Smith is among the many that speculated that despite making it to the postseason, head coach Mike McCarthy’s job was far from safe. Jones has said that is not the case, but after the team’s disappointing finish in San Francisco, Stephen A. Smith isn’t buying it. He isn’t so sure that the decisions are only about McCarthy either.

“There may be no changes, but he’s thinking about it,” Smith told Molly Qerim, Keyshawn Johnson and Marcus Spears. “That’s why he cancelled that interview, number one. Plus, he’s scared of what he’s gonna say because he knows how he feels.”

Shan Shariff was the one to tell listeners that Jerry Jones had cancelled his appearances this week.

On Tuesday morning, Shariff’s morning show partner Bobby Belt reminded him that Jones has cancelled in the past when big news is coming.

“Stephen cancelling doesn’t pique my interest as much as Jerry does, because it’s like ‘Oh, what secret doesn’t he trust himself not to tell.’”

That lends some credibility to the theory Stephen A. Smith floated on First Take.

Audacy Reportedly Planning to Add Single-A Broadcaster to Mets Radio Booth

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Wayne Randazzo has left the Big Apple for the City of Angels. That means the New York Mets are in search of a new voice for their radio broadcast team. Just like when there is a need to fill a hole on the field, the team’s farm system may produce the answer.

According to Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, Keith Raad has emerged as the leading candidate for the job. Raad spent last season calling games for the Mets’ single-A affiliate the Brooklyn Cyclones.

Raad was reportedly impressive in his interview with Audacy bosses. Audacy is the parent company of the Mets’ flagship station, WCBS. While he is their desired target, the team does have to approve his hire.

There should be no doubt about Keith Raad’s passion. He is a lifelong Mets fan who grew up on Long Island.

The exact number of games Raad would be expected to call is not known at this time. Howie Rose made the decision last year to cut back on the number of dates he spent in the team’s radio booth.

Rich Shertenlieb: NESN Really Did Chaim Bloom Dirty

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NESN recently aired video from the Boston Red Sox Winter Weekend in Springfield, MA. During the event, team owner John Henry and Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom sat down with Tom Caron to answer questions about the future of the franchise.

Raw video from the event has been floating around social media that shows that Henry received a lot of heckling and boos when he spoke. Most of it was edited out when the event aired on NESN. Tuesday morning on 98.5 The Sports Hub, Toucher & Rich played some of the real audio and edited audio side by side.

“If you’re asking if any of the boos were left in, sure they were! But it was a little bit of a pick-and-choosing when and who was talking when the boos were aired,” Rich Shertenlieb said.

He pointed out that the audio was manipulated more significantly when Henry spoke. More of the audience’s true reaction was preserved during Bloom’s responses. To illustrate this point, they played a clip that had audience backlash to John Henry saying that this past season was disappointing edited out completely while the boos for Bloom answering the same question were not manipulated at all.

Fred Toucher joked that the audio made it sound like the stage manager “had slides of Chaim Bloom pushing old ladies over” and must have shown the audience photos of “Chaim Bloom flipping off kids.”

“They did Chaim Bloom dirty,” Shertenlieb said. “They took out all the boos for John Henry and let in every single one of them for Chaim Bloom.”

Chad Finn of The Boston Globe reached out to NESN about the editing. They responded that the presentation was edited and the audio was manipulated but insisted that it was nothing nefarious or abnormal.

“The show tonight at 8p — as is always the case with television production,” the network responded, “we made tweaks where needed to accommodate sound quality in the unique amphitheater environment at MGM and condensing a 90-min period to the hour-long format of the show. With that said, the lion share of the ownership/front office Q&A is included in the show.”

Shertenlieb is not buying that explanation. He played raw audio of the audience booing and heckling John Henry when he said it was expensive to field a winning baseball team. That is why the team raises ticket prices. The NESN audio cut out the response to Henry and the team owner was not heard from again during the telecast.

“Either he talked and they edited it out or he just didn’t answer for the rest of it,” Shertenlieb said. “And they really did Chaim Bloom dirty, because when Chaim would speak they left in every single boo and they edited out the time when John Henry spoke and all those boos that we heard, where he got the worst response, were cut out.”

Knicks Fire Radio Analyst Brendan Brown

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MSG Networks has parted ways with Brendan Brown. The analyst on Knicks’ radio broadcasts was let go after allegations of verbal harassment. Details of those accusations are not available, but Andrew Marchand of The New York Post reports they were investigated by the team’s human resources department.

Brown has been absent from Knicks broadcasts recently. The team has turned to Alan Hahn, Monica McNutt, Wally Sczerbiak and John Wallace in his absence.

“MSG Networks and Brendan Brown have decided to part company,” an MSG Networks spokesman said in a statement. “For the remainder of the season, various personalities, including former Knick John Wallace, will serve as the Knicks radio analyst on the MSG Radio Network on ESPN.”

The rotation of analysts is only scheduled to go on through the end of the season. The permanent future of the spot alongside play-by-play man Ed Cohen will be determined at a later date.

The Knicks have employed Brown since 2008. He has served in a variety of roles. He was an advanced scout prior to moving into the radio booth full-time in 2012.

Marchand reached out to Brendan Brown, who declined to comment on the accusations.

Pete Hegseth to Host Education Forum on Fox Nation

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Fox News personality and author Pete Hegseth will moderate a live forum Thursday, Jan. 26th on FOX Nation called “The MisEducation of America 2: Live Summit.” The event will take place from The Factory at Franklin in Franklin, Tennessee.

According to a release, a panel will examine the critical issues facing today’s education system, including the history behind sex education, the transgender youth movement, schools’ declining academic standards, teachers’ unions and their impact on the Western nuclear family.

The evening will include discussions with Outkick’s Tomi Lahren, former Princeton University and Vanderbilt University professor Carol Swain, Executive Director of FightForSchools.com Ian Prior, Parents’ Choice founder Trisha Lucente,

Hegseth co-authored a book called Battle for the American Mind that deals with challenges faced in public education. Also appearing at the event, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Rep. Cameron Sexton (R), founder and president of Turning point USA Charlie Kirk.

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Erick Erickson Bothered By Media Beliefs and Bigotries

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Over the weekend, riots broke out in Atlanta as windows were smashed, police cruisers were burned, and people were arrested. Some blame the media for downplaying the situation. A local Fox TV affiliate aired a live shot with a reporter describing the protests as “mostly peaceful” as a vehicle burned in the background. 

Syndicated radio host Erick Erickson, whose show is based in Atlanta, shared Monday that he has become bothered by the media being captured by its own prejudices, beliefs, and bigotries. 

“I actually think we as a free people do have to have a free press,” said Erickson. “I think it’s important, particularly at a local level, that we have reporters, journalists, willing to ask tough questions of both sides of the aisle investigating corruption, exposing it for the public, I think that’s actually a very useful purpose.”  

Erickson said increasingly we don’t have a free press. He cited an interview on CNN that took place during the riots with independent journalist David Peisner who said property damage didn’t equate to violence. 

“I think that there’s a real blurring of the lines in the use of the word violence. Is property destruction violence? To some people it certainly is. But, you know, this idea that breaking windows or other acts of property destruction are the same as actual violence against humans, it’s kind of a dangerous and slippery concept,’” he said. 

Erickson said the lack of willingness to label what happened in Atlanta as violent is something you hear from the people committing the crimes themselves. 

“This is an echo we hear from a lot of protestors, left-wing rioters, and left-wing terrorists,” Erickson said. “Property destruction is different from physical violence because it’s not real violence because there’s no victims. Except, there are victims you just don’t see. The selfishness of these protestors and the media entertaining this.”