"I'm just going to call spade a spade here. Tony Romo mailed it in after that, mailed it in in every way. It was clear on so many of those broadcasts that he was not prepared for them."
That ability to make the local feel universal isn't a small skill. It's arguably the most valuable one in the format. And if you can master it locally, there's every reason to believe it carries over to a national platform.
"I just kept saying it out loud, to anyone that would hear it. Not in an annoying way. I'd mention it when it would come up. I put my hand up when there were opportunities."
Salem Radio Network will also feature other, yet-to-be-announced hosts in the daypart before it settles on an eventual successor to The Chris Stigall Show in morning drive.
"President Trump is going to need all the reinforcements he can get in Washington. And that's why I've decided I'm going to leave my show, I'm going to leave this microphone, and I'm going to enter the arena today."