ESPN Radio Shakeup

[Clonehomer]

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/mike-greenberg-returns-to-radio-dan-le-batard-golic-and-wingo.html

So it sounds like there's another complete shakeup in the ESPN radio lineup. I can't see this going well for ESPN.

Hopefully there's more podcasts to make up for the lack of good content on the actual air.

 

[mj4cy]

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/mike-greenberg-returns-to-radio-dan-le-batard-golic-and-wingo.html

So it sounds like there's another complete shakeup in the ESPN radio lineup. I can't see this going well for ESPN.

Hopefully there's more podcasts to make up for the lack of good content on the actual air.

Yeah Mike and Mike was decent but when they split up and tried to force chemistry among other people it just didn't work.

Podcasts are the way to go anymore.

 

[Cydkar]

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/mike-greenberg-returns-to-radio-dan-le-batard-golic-and-wingo.html

So it sounds like there's another complete shakeup in the ESPN radio lineup. I can't see this going well for ESPN.

Hopefully there's more podcasts to make up for the lack of good content on the actual air.

There are no sports anyway.

 

[JM4CY]

The world doesn’t need more ways to listen to Max Kellerman

 

[CyState85]

Do people listen to ESPN radio?

Seriously though, the whole sports radio era has been over for years and loud obnoxious hosts like Mike Golic Jr and Stephen A. Smith aren’t going to bring it back.

 

[Drew0311]

I hate sports talk shock radio guys like Colin Cowhert. IT seems they come up with dumb opinions just to rile everyone up. I don't get it at all.

 

[Clonehomer]

Do people listen to ESPN radio?

Seriously though, the whole sports radio era has been over for years and loud obnoxious hosts like Mike Golic Jr and Stephen A. Smith aren’t going to bring it back.

See, I guess I preferred the whole loud and obnoxious hosts. I can't stand Greenberg and company that refuse to take a risk and say something that may make someone uncomfortable.

 

[cyfan92]

Who listens to live radio in 2020? Podcasts are 10000x better with the ability to choose the content you are hearing and fast forward through commercial slots

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

I hate sports talk shock radio guys like Colin Cowhert. IT seems they come up with dumb opinions just to rile everyone up. I don't get it at all.

To be fair that's the entire media now.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Who listens to live radio in 2020? Podcasts are 10000x better with the ability to choose the content you are hearing and fast forward through commercial slots

Radio is basically dead if you're under 40. Why would you listen to the crappy radio playlists so you can hear Nickelback three times in an hour with ads? Get Google play and unlimited data and welcome to freedom.

 

[Clonehomer]

Who listens to live radio in 2020? Podcasts are 10000x better with the ability to choose the content you are hearing and fast forward through commercial slots

But many of ESPNs podcasts are recordings of their radio shows or at least feature hosts of radio shows. If the radio lineup is garbage, their podcasts are going to be as well.

 

[CTTB78]

Mike Greenberg makes $6.5 million per year? That's about $6 million more than what he's worth.

 

[Cydkar]

See, I guess I preferred the whole loud and obnoxious hosts. I can't stand Greenberg and company that refuse to take a risk and say something that may make someone uncomfortable.

They both suck.
End thread.

 

[ClonesFTW]

Clay Travis is getting rich off of the demise of ESPN radio shows the past couple years.

 

[MartyFine]

I thought that they'd take Le Batard off the air completely, but at least they didn't do that. Sports are a luxury of a functioning society, though, and we don't have that right now...

 

[Halincandenza]

See, I guess I preferred the whole loud and obnoxious hosts. I can't stand Greenberg and company that refuse to take a risk and say something that may make someone uncomfortable.

Yeah, Greenberg annoys me. I can't listen to him.

I like guys who will put themselves out there with an opinion like Cowherd. I don't always agree with him but Cowherd will also admit when he was wrong on something.

 

[ClonesFTW]

I hate sports talk shock radio guys like Colin Cowhert. IT seems they come up with dumb opinions just to rile everyone up. I don't get it at all.

Cowherd is different than most as he actually admits to playing "defense attorney" for Fox Sports. He says all the time he is paid to take a position and spew hot takes for 3 hours a day; I respect his honesty.

 

[JM4CY]

Collin can be tolerable in small chunks, at best.

DP is the only person I would listen to on live radio. Even there, he gets old.

 

[cyfanatic]

Doesn't matter to me...as long as Rome (I know, not an ESPN guy) is on the air...I will be happy!

 

[jdoggivjc]

Do people listen to ESPN radio?

Seriously though, the whole sports radio era has been over for years and loud obnoxious hosts like Mike Golic Jr and Stephen A. Smith aren’t going to bring it back.

I don’t think this is quite accurate. Yes, I do think the generic national “let’s spend all our time talking about only the teams and topics we think are important” talk shows - the epitome of ESPN and Fox Sports - is dying. Local shows, on the other hand, especially in major markets, are doing fine, especially during drive times. I think people get tired of listening to national media talking most of the time about the Patriots or the Yankees or the Lakers, and those that do want to listen to them all the time would rather listen to local guys more knowledgeable about the teams talk about them as well. I know I’d rather listen to Detroit guys talking Detroit sports rather than ESPN, who most of the time don’t know what they’re talking about.