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Scott Shapiro Promoted To SVP Of Sports Programming For Premiere Networks

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Scott Shapiro Promoted To SVP Of Sports Programming For Premiere Networks

Congratulations are in order for Scott Shapiro. Premiere Networks announced Monday that he has been named the company’s new Senior Vice President Of Sports Programming.

Shapiro will oversee daily execution of the network’s sports programming. That includes working with affiliates and advertisers of FOX Sports Radio. He will continue to report to Don Martin, Executive Vice President of Programming for iHeartMedia Sports.

“Scott is a tremendous leader, incredible partner and wonderful friend,” Martin said in a press release. “I’m so proud of the talented family we have built on and off the air as we continue to produce the best sports audio content the industry has to offer. Julie Talbott and I couldn’t be happier to recognize Scott’s efforts with this well-deserved promotion.”

Prior to joining Premiere Networks and FOX Sports Radio in 2015, Scott Shapiro was the program director of ESPN Radio and a producer of Mike & Mike.

“I’m truly blessed to be working with such great people,” said Shapiro. “Julie Talbott and Don Martin are wonderful tone-setters who have set a world-class culture. The team I’m fortunate to work with on the air and behind the scenes inspires me on a daily basis to put my heart in and give this role my all.” 

Pat McAfee: ‘Did Anyone Know The Match Happened This Weekend?’

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Turner Sports created a unique golf event with The Match. The original event was staged in 2016 and saw Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods go head to head in a match play competition on Black Friday. More than 750,000 people tuned into the stream in the United States that year.

Subsequent editions have been met with significantly less fanfare, including the most recent one, which took place over the weekend. How it was almost missed entirely was a topic of discussion Monday on The Pat McAfee Show.

“I had no idea it was happening and I haven’t even seen any clips from The Match,” co-host AJ Hawk said.

The seventh edition of The Match featured Woods teaming up with Rory McIlroy to take on the team of Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas. McAfee said he stumbled upon it almost on accident and he found it on HLN, a place he never would have thought to try if he were looking for it. He said that left him with a lot of questions about what he was seeing.

“What is Tiger golfing at night, first of all, why is he at a driving range and why is this on HLN?”

Pat McAfee gave The Match a positive review. He said that he had watched previous editions and saw great golfers hitting bad shots because they were not taking the competition seriously. He said by contrast, he noticed that Justin Thomas seemed to be “locked in the entire time.”

“They should have told us it was happening,” Hawk fired back, mocking the event’s lack of promotion.

Lou Merloni Addresses Future After WEEI Departure

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Lou Merloni is departing WEEI as part of a revamped lineup on the Boston sports radio station, and Monday he addressed his future and his departure on Merloni, Fauria, & Mego.

Merloni was candid about what his departure from the show and what his future holds to open the show.

“At the end of the year, my contract runs out,” Merloni said. “It will not be renewed, and I will be off this radio show. Guys, I’ve been around this business 15 years. Big O (Glenn Ordway) put me on the radio around 2008, and I’ve seen people a lot better than me moving on. To me, it’s not a shock. It’s not a surprise. I’ve seen guys better than me move on. The company is going in a different direction but it doesn’t mean that I’m actually gone in this company.

“I do have an opportunity and I’ll be able to do what I want to do, being in the booth and talking about the Red Sox. I’m looking forward to that. It’s something I’ve been hesitant about doing over the years. Basically, you get comfortable. You get comfortable in your lifestyle, money, whatever it may be. I have to move on or I’m good where I am. It’s something I’m dealing with and I’ve been thinking about for some time. And now, obviously, I’m gonna get an opportunity to pursue that.”

Merloni added he was thankful that the development played out the way it did.

“Sometimes in life, you need a push to take you where you need to be. So that’s what I plan on doing. We’ll see where it goes. Nothing is etched in stone right now but hopefully for me, I’ll be moving on. Not on this show, but continuing to do what I love, and that’s talking baseball. Professionally, I’m looking forward to it, but I’m ready. Not to say I haven’t had a fun with you two. It’s been a blast,” he said to co-hosts Christian Fauria and Meghan Ottolini.

The former Major League infielder later discussed that waking up every day and trying to find something negative to create a discussion began to wear on him, but said that’s part of what the job entails.

Paul Finebaum: ‘Mike Leach is Funniest & Smartest I’ve Ever Dealt With’

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The college football media is waiting with baited breath for an update on the health of Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach. He was rushed to the hospital on Sunday after what the school describes as a “medical event in his home.” As of Monday, he remained in critical condition.

Paul Finebaum made his regular appearance on JOX 94.5 in Birmingham on Monday morning. The first question he was asked by host Cole Cubelic was about his relationship with Leach.

“He’s always been one of the most unpredictable people and I feel fortunate that I knew Coach Leach and worked with him before he got back into coaching,” Finebaum answered. “I got to know him quite well ten years ago when we were doing some things for SiriusXM and he is one of the funniest and smartest people I’ve ever dealt with.”

He added that in the absence of information, he has seen a lot of speculation about what may have happened to Mike Leach. He has also seen a number of people in the industry take to social media expressing disbelief.

“I can’t speculate beyond what people have been saying, but it is a jarring thing to wake up to on a Monday morning to say the least.”

Mike Leach has missed some public appearances he had scheduled recently. They included trips to Las Vegas for the College Football Hall of Fame induction and to Tampa to meet with the media ahead of January’s Reliaquest Bowl matchup with Illinois.

The Clarion Ledger reported on Monday that it was a massive heart attack that befell the coach. It also brought on seizures.

Keith Olbermann: Chuck Todd Will Be ‘Final Moderator of Meet The Press At This Rate’

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Chuck Todd is a somewhat polarizing political figure, often taking shots from both conservative and liberal political commentators for his questions to political powerbrokers. Monday, Todd took a shot from podcaster Keith Olbermann for a question he raised during a recent episode of Meet The Press.

Olbermann called Todd “the 12th and final moderator of Meet The Press at this rate”, taking a shot at the host for the shows lacking ratings compared to those of previous hosts, before saying Todd will never understand the political scene in Washington.

“Discussing the possibility of criminal referrals by the January 6th Committee with ex-prosecutor Preet Bharara, Chuck asked ‘But doesn’t it add negatively to the political stew?’,” Olbermann said. “Just when you thought Chuck had run out of euphemisms for ‘I have to say something to let the Republicans off some hook somewhere or they’ll get me fired tomorrow morning’.”

The former cable news host then added another shot at Todd for his lack of awareness.

“I’ve known Chuck Todd for 18 years now, and he will never understand that he will never understand the ‘political stew’ is merely the package that America comes in, not the contents.”

Earlier this year, Olbermann slammed NBC News for its retention of Todd after reports claimed the network was prepared to replace him with White House correspondent Kristen Welker. He claimed the network would replace Todd if someone could get Cesar Conde’s — chairman of NBC News — attention while he “spends most of his time trying to get a corporate executive position somewhere”.

Colin Dunlap: Trent Green Deserves More Credit for NFL on CBS Work

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Colin Dunlap: Trent Green Deserves More Credit for NFL on CBS Work

When the topic of best NFL analyst comes up, there are usual suspects: Cris Collinsworth, Troy Aikman, and Tony Romo usually lead the list. If Colin Dunlap on 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh had his way, CBS analyst Trent Green would get mentioned more often.

During The Fan Morning Show Monday, Dunlap pointed out Green — who worked the Steelers and Ravens game with Kevin Harlan Sunday — deserves more credit for his work.

“CBS has their crews. We know who their number one crew is,” Dunlap said. “Now, the second crew — they don’t really want you to say it’s the second crew or third crew. It’s all kind of muddied in who not the first crew is. I think Trent Green is really good. We’ve had him on our show a bunch before. I think he’s very analytical, I think he doesn’t try to guess plays; he just tells you what’s going on.

“Trent Green is a guy that when you start to rattle off who are the great color commentators in football…Trent Green is a guy that never really rises to the top. He’s always there. He’s a really good slice of pizza. But you never list him among the best. He’s just always that standby that gets you to a place…He’s not mentioned at the top enough. He’s super good.”

“I totally agree with you,” co-host Dorin Dickerson said. “Trent Green has done a fantastic job.”

Howard Stern Wonders If Trevor Noah Was ‘Thrown Out’ Of Daily Show

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On The Howard Stern Show Monday, the king of all media wondered aloud if The Daily Show host Trevor Noah left on his own volition.

Noah’s final episode hosting the show aired last Thursday, and Stern said he made a mistake in departing before positing if he was asked to leave.

“Trevor Noah’s last Daily Show premiered on Thursday,” Stern said. “I think he should have stayed with it. Maybe they threw him out.”

After co-host Robin Quivers noted that Noah — like other television hosts — are now reliant on social media staffs to push their content to viewers, Stern said that might be true but the ratings still weren’t good.

“I don’t know if he’d left or they kind of nudged him out because I guess, the ratings weren’t that strong. But, I don’t know which it is. I like the guy. I think he’s a nice guy. We had him on the show, but I would’ve advised him to stay at the Daily Show.”

Gregg Giannotti: Mike Francesa Jealous Of Michael Kay’s Alternate Broadcast

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Last week, Mike Francesa said the opportunity to do an alternate broadcast with his former partner Chris “Mad Dog” Russo would be a “home run” if someone wanted to pair the legendary duo together. Monday, WFAN morning host Gregg Giannotti reacted to that comment from Francesa.

During the final hour of Boomer & Gio, the topic came up with Giannotti noting that Francesa has a firm belief that he could do many things well, but pondered where the motivation for the former WFAN host to insert himself into the conversation came from.

“You know where this stems from? He’s probably just so jealous of the fact that Michael Kay has his own alternate broadcast on ESPN,” Giannotti said. “He’s probably like ‘Oh, this is terrible with A-Rod’, and A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) was Mike’s buddy, too. So he’s probably thinking ‘Why not me? Why him?'”

After mentioning that Francesa once said he do a good job managing the New York Yankees, Giannotti continued his criticism of the the Sports Pope.

“He probably thinks he could work on the International Space Station,” Giannotti said before beginning a Francesa impersonation. “‘They’d never ask me. Like, I know SpaceX would never come to me and ask — and I know they have defunded NASA and all that — but back in the day I had a good relationship with NASA, and they could have sent me up there years ago, before my knee replacement. But they never would have done it.

“They never would have called me to do that but I woulda been great at it. You put me in a zero gravity environment, and then give me the tools to fix that spaceship? I can do it. You put me and Dog up there? Whatever problem you have up there — you gotta worry about the debris floating around up there. You gotta worry about the debris. Meteorites and certain Russian satellites, but I’d be great at it.'”

WBT, Former Host John Hancock Collect 800 Bikes For Kids

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WBT, Former Host John Hancock Collect 800 Bikes For Kids

Former WBT host John Hancock partnered with the station to collect 800 bicycles for children during last week’s event.

It was the 29th year Hancock has collected bikes for children in the Charlotte area, with more than 2,000 kids receiving bikes at Christmas in the past three years. In total, the event has resulted in 20,000 bikes as well as food, clothing, and other gifts given to children in the area.

In just a four-hour span, WBT and WBTV collected 579 bicycles at the studios shared by the two entities. More than 200 more bicycles were added to the total over the weekend after other donations rolled in. Volunteers from the stations, Frito Lay, and Charlotte’s Kids First of the Carolina’s were on hand loaded more than two Frito Lay semi-trailers with bicycles to the the charity’s storefront for distribution in the coming weeks.

“What an energetic night filled with good, positive, uplifting people,” said Hancock following the event. “I truly am humbled by the efforts of so many. Think of the stories we created.”

KBOI Sets Record During ‘Idaho’s Largest Toy Drive’

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Newstalk KBOI in Boise and the United States Marine Corp reserve broke records during “Idaho’s Largest Toy Drive” last week.

More than 15,000 toys were donated and over $45,000 cash donations were dropped off over the 12-day Toys for Tots Fundraiser.

“In a year marked by inflation, seeing the Boise community come through to take care of the kids so they can experience joy this Christmas is very heartwarming,” KBOI Program Director Nate Shelman said. “KBOI Radio considers it an honor to help the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve accomplish their mission with Toys For Tots in Boise.” 

In total, the community collected four and a half semi-trailers full of toys for children in Idaho, Eastern Oregon, and Northern Nevada.

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