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Mike Francesa: ‘Chris Russo & I Don’t Have Freedom To Do Regular Mike & The Mad Dog Reunion’

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Mike Francesa: ‘Chris Russo & I Don’t Have Freedom To Do Regular Mike & The Mad Dog Reunion’

Fans of Mike & the Mad Dog got a treat last week when Chris “Mad Dog” Russo showed up on The Mike Francesa Podcast. It got many wondering if the duo could work together again with some regularity. That possibility was put to bed immediately on Thursday’s episode of the show.

“I got asked a lot about this everywhere in the last couple of days,” Francesa said. “It’s not something we can do on a regular basis for a lot of business reasons that I’m not going into.”

True to his word, Francesa did not offer much detail. He said that he and Russo still like talking sports together, but it won’t happen regularly. The only explanation that he offered was that he and Russo do not “have the freedom” to decide to reunite on their own.

“The Mike & the Mad Dog brand and the idea of anything on a regular basis, there are so many people that will have their hands in it that it is just not gonna happen.”

Francesa says he is happy that the old show is remembered so fondly. It is part of what motivates he and Russo to make time for one another’s shows.

He did not have an answer for fans wondering when the do may speak again in a public forum, but he reiterated that there is no schedule and that it won’t be happening anytime soon.

“I would think if it was once more this year, it would be a lot.”

ESPN Targets Gen Z with Launch of ESPN Creator Network

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ESPN is starting a network that will provide up-close access to their sports properties thru its social media. The new network of content creation will be called ESPN Creator Network.

The network will feature up-and-coming content creators and is set to launch in October and will continue for about four months. ESPN will select ten creators to lead the new initiative and be led by talent/social strategist Omar Raja.

“What we’re continuing to see from our sports community on social channels increasingly is this gravitation toward first-person, authentic content creation,” said ESPN’s VP of Social Media Kaitee Daley told Front Office Sports. “ESPN has always been fan-centric and Creator Network is our new-age way of expressing that.”

ESPN will focus mainly on TikTok. Daley says that the initial programming options for the creators will be up to the creators themselves.

“It’s going to be the creators’ discretion how they choose to program their channels, and then it’ll be our discretion how we choose to elevate.” says Daley. “We don’t want to force it because we don’t want the creators to feel like this is a one-way street.”

Anaheim Ducks Launch Audio Streaming Network

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The NHL’s Anaheim Mighty Ducks have jumped into the digital streaming waters by launching Ducks Stream, their new streaming network.

The team announced that the 24/7 network Ducks Stream will carry play-by-play of all Ducks games and will offer exclusive podcasts and offer up-to-date news on the team and NHL. The space will also offer ten unique podcasts that will be available on demand and via the stream. Also on-demand audio from the network will include game replays.

“We’re excited to launch one of the most innovative audio networks in sports,” Ducks Club President Aaron Teats said in a release. “Partnering with TuneIn gives fans increased access to our content on a round-the-clock basis, including programming hosted by players.” 

“The Anaheim Ducks have one of the most passionate fan bases in the NHL,” TuneIn CEO Richard Stern said in a release. “Our partnership with them means that no member of the flock will ever have to miss a moment of action on the ice, regardless of where they are.”

The Mighty Ducks will still air on their flagship station KLAA Los Angeles, which is owned by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Clay Travis, Buck Sexton Defend WFLA After Tampa Bay Lightning Move to 102.5 The Bone

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Clay Travis, Buck Sexton Defend WFLA After Tampa Bay Lightning Move to 102.5 The Bone

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced yesterday they are moving their radio broadcasts to 102.5 The Bone after airing games for the last decade on conservative talk station NewsRadio WFLA. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton were thrilled to hear the news.

A report from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay pointed out the station “spent a significant portion of the pandemic spreading COVID-19 disinformation”, which The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show took aim at.

“There’s a news story that’s saying that the Tampa Bay Lightning have moved from WFLA as their station…because of COVID misinformation,” Sexton said.

“If this has really happened, this is a goldmine for us,” said Travis. “A Florida based team is not going to be on a radio station that we’re on because they’re accusing us of COVID misinformation?”

The story from Creative Loafing Tampa Bay did not accuse the Lightning of moving their games from NewsRadio WFLA because of COVID-19 disinformation, it simply stated the station’s history of airing content discussing the ineffectiveness from the COVID-19 vaccine, which included hosts Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and Travis and Sexton. Meanwhile, 102.5 The Bone boasts Florida’s strongest radio signal with 100,000 watts.

Travis continued by saying the pair, along with Outkick.com, are “going to absolutely obliterate this team. They have no idea. I hope that we have some Tampa Bay Lightning executives listening right now. I want to let you know, prepare…we are about to unleash holy hell on you, Tampa Bay Lightning, and you have no idea what you’re in for. So if you’re listening to us on WFLA in Tampa and you’ve got friends who work with the Tampa Bay Lightning, you better tell them that they have no idea about the Mack truck that is about to flatten their team.”

According to Awful Announcing, which transcribed the audio, the segments spent on the subject during The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show were not present on the show’s podcast uploaded after the conclusion of Wednesday’s show.

During the Lightning’s contract with NewsRadio WFLA, it was the only NHL franchise whose radio flagship aired a political talk station.

Jay Croucher Hired As NBC Sports Lead Betting Analyst

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Jay Croucher Hired As NBC Sports Lead Betting Analyst

Former head of trading for PointsBet, Jay Croucher, is joining NBC Sports as their lead betting analyst.

“We’re excited to add an analyst with Jay’s credentials as a former head trader of a sportsbook,” said NBC Sports Executive Producer Sam Flood. “His perspective in breaking down betting lines will help us tell the story of each game from a unique angle.”

Croucher will join newly acquired NBC host Matthew Berry for Fantasy Football Happy Hour and Fantasy Football Pregame. He’ll also make regular appearances on NBC Sports Edge’s Bet The Edge podcast.

Croucher, a native Australian, moved to the United States in 2019.

CNN New Morning Show Announced: Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, Kaitlan Collins

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After reports that new CNN President Chris Licht could “blow up” New Day, the network has announced the cast of a new morning show. Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins will host a new, yet-to-be-named show.

“This demonstrates our commitment to the morning and how important it is to me,” Licht told The New York Times. “The show will set the tone of the entire day and it will set the tone for the news organization.”

Current morning hosts John Berman and Brianna Keilar will transition to different roles at the network.

Currently, New Day is the lowest rated cable news morning show among MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News. Both Fox & Friends and MSNBC’s Morning Joe draw more than a million viewers daily. New Day averaged half that.

Lemon has been with CNN since 2006, serving as the anchor of the 10:00 PM show since 2014. Harlow joined the network in 2008 and has worked as the mid-morning anchor of CNN Newsroom. Collins currently works as CNN’s Chief White House correspondent.

Schopp And The Bulldog: What Happened to Player Shows?

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The player or coach show trend of the 1980s and 1990s no longer exists, for the most part, which WGR hosts Schopp and The Bulldog lamented Wednesday.

“There were player shows. Are there player shows? Is there a Josh Allen Show? Or is there a Tim Settle Show?”, Mike Schopp asked.

“I don’t know about all that. McDermott is on the radio. I think there’s a TV show, but it’s not something I go seeking out,” Chris “The Bulldog” Parker said. “I don’t know that they do them like they used to. In those days, those shows went places. They were on location all the time. That’s why there’s that video of Marv (Levy) singing ‘Go Bills’ in front of a crowd. They would pull 50 people and put them in a studio and here’s the Marv Levy show.”

“Why can’t that work anymore?”, Schopp said.

“I don’t know. Maybe because the teams feel like they just want to control the message themselves and they don’t need the media to do all that?”, The Bulldog pondered.

The pair then reminisced about all the “shows” they had throughout their radio careers.

“Listen, I did The Eric Moulds Show, The Antowain Smith Show, The Jeff Burris Show,” Bulldog said. “I had a Jeff Burris show. That might be it as far as regular, weekly shows. And those shows were almost every week.”

“I had a Wade Phillips show, a Rob Johnson show in Rochester,” Schopp remembered. “The Wade Phillips Show, that can’t be called a show. That was like a 15-minute call in.”

Boomer Esiason: Craig Carton ‘Likes to Hold Grudges’

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Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton were paired in mornings on WFAN for a decade, so it’s safe to say the pair know each other quite well. After Carton took offense to something Esiason said earlier in the week, the former NFL quarterback pointed out his former co-host has a history of remembering things.

A phone caller asked Esiason if he had any thoughts about what Carton said about him, and Esiason went to the offensive.

“Just so you know, we listen to them and they listen to us,” Esiason said. “Well I don’t know if Craig listens to us anymore. He’s doing some show somewhere — I’m not really sure where it is — but he’s doing a show somewhere in the morning. Anything that’s said here on the radio station gets to us…we love Craig, and we want Craig to do well.”

The question from the caller came after Gregg Giannotti was late to the morning show earlier in the week, and Carton & Roberts were surprised Boomer Esiason didn’t say the last time his co-host was late, he never saw him again, alluding to Carton being “late” for the show after his 2017 arrest for securities and wire fraud.

“He’s keeping receipts, he’s got a long memory,” Esiason said.

“People who have wronged him, he remembers,” Al Dukes said.

“How did I wrong him?,” Esiason countered. “Didn’t I do his documentary? Didn’t I give him nice quotes when he was away? Didn’t I give him nice quotes when he came back? Didn’t I call them up on their first day and say ‘You guys will be number one before you know it? I guess we don’t remember those things.”

“Nothing but support,” Giannotti quipped.

“I mean, I bought him mackerel when he was in prison. I tried to continue to do that but they wouldn’t take my credit card anymore,” Esiason revealed.

“What, is there like a mackerel quota?”, Giannotti asked.

“You could only give — I think — you could only give $300 a month,” Esiason said.

“And you were exceeding that in mackerel?”, Giannotti countered.

“I don’t know what all it entailed, all I know is that for the first three or four times there was no problem and then the next time I went on it kept declining, declining, declining. I have no idea why,” Esiason said.

“Maybe he didn’t want your mackerel,” Giannotti pondered. “Maybe he was like, ‘I don’t need this mackerel anymore. You’ve wronged me. That’s probably what he was saying. Holding a grudge.”

“That’s the thing. He likes to hold grudges,” Esiason concluded. “Then he has to go see his therapist to talk about all that stuff. And I wouldn’t say that, unless he had said that on the radio. And he’s said that on the radio.”

Jesse Kelly Details Radio Rise

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Jesse Kelly Details Radio Rise

During The Jesse Kelly Show Wednesday, the eponymous host detailed his rise from Marine to syndicated radio host.

Kelly talked about his time in the Marines, his construction job background, his failed political aspirations, and unemployment before describing how he get his radio start.

In 2017, Kelly began writing his thoughts on social media. A Facebook post he made got into the hands of conservative radio host Michael Berry, who invited Kelly on his show to discuss his thoughts. The pair struck up a friendship, and Berry eventually asked Kelly if he would be interested in a media career.

“You don’t want to do what I did,” Kelly said, noting he’s often asked by people what the best way to get started in the media is. “What I did was yet another horrible risk and gigantic leap of faith in a long history of risks that have flamed out for me time and time again. This one just happened to work.

“I got a one hour show at 7 o’clock at night. 7 o’clock to 8 o’clock at night. A one hour show on the great KPRC in Houston. And it just took off. And I have no idea why. Soon, it turned into a two-hour show from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM. Now that’s drive time. Oh my gosh, this might work. Soon, a smaller national syndication company, Key Networks, gets ahold of it. I’ve been on the radio like a year and a half or something like that, at this point. This never happens. Boom, I’m on in like 10-12 cities thinking I got it made.”

Kelly then said things broke his way, and he got the break he wanted once he began working in radio.

“Then the phone call every single person who does radio wants — the phone call from Premiere Networks — was ‘Hey, we want you to step in and do a show for us’. And that’s how I got here.”

Kelly’s story came to light Wednesday because he said still continues to be asked by people how to begin a radio, television, or newspaper career. He also said “the news sucks today”, and wanted to spend more time on encouraging people.

Charlie Savage: Fox News Needs Durham Report ‘Fodder’

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After a report from The New York Times that special counsel John Durham’s investigation is wrapping up, co-author of the report Charlie Savage joined Morning Joe on MSNBC to discuss the story and conservative media’s reaction to it, namely Fox News.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump had hoped Durham’s report would uncover political corruption at the government’s highest levels. Thus far, Durham has indicted a Russian national accused of lying to the FBI and a Washington D.C. lawyer who lied to the FBI about communication between the Trump Organization and a Russian bank.

“The conspiracy — or the theme of this — has morphed over time,” Savage said during his Morning Joe appearance. “Its moved from ‘Durham is going to find a high-level, deep state, FBI/CIA White House conspiracy to get Trump,’ to ‘Maybe people who are associated with Hillary Clinton’s campaign were conspiring to make people think that Trump was colluding with Russia.’”

Savage continued that the investigation could serve as new “fodder” for conservative outlets who continue to support the former President.

“It’s not a deep state government conspiracy that discredits the FBI’s investigation in the first place,” Savage said. “So the extent they want something to talk about on Fox News, Durham’s investigation has provided fodder. But to the extent that they were hoping Jim Comey would go to jail, things like that, there’s just nothing there.”

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