10 questions 95.7 FM The Game’s Program Director answered on Twitter

Good stuff. Seems to me to that having dumb show names takes away from the name recognition too...you want to promote having Papa on the radio--not cover up his presence with a stupid show name. Steiny was better with Towny--his dry sense of humor showed up more. I like him with Roxy....Tittle with Steiny? So nice to have the Game in town. I grew up listening to KNBR and now find them, though I like Tommy, pretty damn dull. Though Millen is now on the Game...damn he sucks...oh well can't have it all.

More people in the North bay would listen if 95.7 had a stronger signal,anyway to fix that?

While Barrett has made some changes for the positive, there's still more to do. Moving Towny to 3-7 was a no brainer. So far, Haberman has be doing a decent job 7-whatever even though Tittle was the more popular choice. I've enjoyed Brazil 10-noon although Stienmetz slows the show down. The guy never seems to remember a damn thing. Thank god Brazil is well prepared and covers Stienmetz's flaws well. It would be a good move to lock in Brazil there regularly, if possible I've also noticed that the empty debates seem to have tapered off. It's as if Tierney took that with him, thank god. Within the evolution of the station, if I'm Barrett, I continue to make small tweaks. With the exception of the morning show, I would dump the sill show names, The Pulse and The Wheelhouse. You've already dumped The Drive so keep going. I would also eliminate the constant promos. Lund seems to be the biggest offender with endless "you're listening to 95.7 the Game" interruptions. It's 2012. My radio is digital. I know what frequency I'm listening to and don't need a reminder every 5 minutes. I would also eliminate all the "what's coming up" promos. "In 7 minutes, we'll have so-and-so insider with his take". Take a page from Damon like Towny and Bucher have and just give a synopsis at the top of the show or top of the hour. You don't need to tell me what's coming up in 10 minutes every 7 minutes. Most people are aware that the football hour is every Tuesday at 1. We don't need to here "coming in 20 min..." and then "coming up in 13 minutes..." One promo at the top of the show is enough. Again, whittle down all the shtick segments. Do Truth or Trash on Mondays, do Stock Up Stock Down on Tuesdays, etc... There's absolutely no need to do all 5 every day. Interrupting a great debate or interview because you have to get to some silly segment on time is idiotic. More freeform, less structure. Lastly, nail down the evening slot. Is it 7-10 or 7-11 or 7 midnight? No one seems to know. How do you build up loyal listeners when you constantly change the length of the shift? You've got the Warriors games and Monday and Thursday night NFL games to cover. Eventually the Sharks will be back. Just stay on until midnight with callers to cover the games played that evening. I like most of the changes I've heard recently but there's more to be done to build a loyal listenership.

according to Raddy,Lee Hammer's career has been to stuff his pockets with freebee's and get his no talent son a good job with the Twins broadcasting. Typical republican. He couldn't wait to stab Ralph in the back too. Know each other 20 years? Lee didn't care..he sits by Baer in the plane. Two rotten hypocrites in charge of bay area media. I wish Hammer the worst. Flag waving ass.

Haberman is already one of the top two or three hosts on the station. Working in his favor is that he works solo and thus doesn't have to participate in the choreographed debates/arguments that saturate all the other shows on The Game.

I would have preferred to hear Rick Tittle in the 7-10pm spot because 1) he is local, 2) is exactly what the Bay Area needs: a thoughtful, reasoned voice in the minutiae of sports talk radio, and 3) he can go with or without callers. I mean I see the need for a Townsend and a Bruce for the midday, but we aren't like other media regions in the U.S. The Bay Area also likes to hear some facts with those hot button sports topics of the day.

I like the way their station is heading. I listen to the Rise Guys (like all three hosts, but could do without so much morning zoo nonsense). I really like Lund and Papa, great pairing. The football hour with Romo and Rod is awesome! Bucher and Townsend are really good together so far. That seems like a winner too.

Yeah, I agree with you guys on Ralph. When he came on 95.7 that day, yeah it was pretty bad. First off, they should've postphoned that interview to when his voice sounded better. He sounded terrible that day. You could barely hear/understand him. Second, yeah, he did kind of turn that interview into talking about himself and bashing Lee Hammer, Cumulus/KNBR. It's almost kind of like if someone got out of a bad relationship and you interviewed them to talk about how they felt about their ex. Of course they are going to bitter. They should've postphoned that interview until after the dust settled about Ralph being let go from KNBR and all the legal stuff that ensued after that. I think if Ralph was interviewed when his voiced felt better and he wasn't as mad at Lee Hammer and Cumulus/KNBR, maybe he wouldn't have been as bitter about being let go by KNBR and it would've been a better interview. I mean yeah, the way Ralph was let go by KNBR was messed up, but you have to be the bigger man in that situation and been more graceful, and yes, he should've thanked his fans.

It's better. No Tierney and Halberman is a good start. 3 things they do need to fix: 1) Up in 10 minutes, Leaping Lines, The Double Shot...etc etc. How about just doing sportstalk and not "topicize" it. 2) Rise Guys better than other two shows, but can they do the damn show without that stupic Morning zoo hazing? Like Kriedler,; other two not so sure (especially the loudmouth ginger who fake argues everything) 3) Lund; I listen to the show because the times Papa is on his game, he's very compelling with his opinions.But his co-host: not-so-much. Today I hope he was joking about him getting yelled at his son's Christmas pageant because he wanted to watch the game on his phone isntead of watch the performance. He said he slept on the couch last night because of it. Dude doesn't really get being married and doing things to keep the peace. He said he TiVoed the game, why does he have to watch it on his phone....loser.

I gotta say, the new Townie and Bucher show is a major upgrade. I also like Brodie with Steinmetz and the nightime guy. Pretty solid lineup for a sports station. As long as they talk about all of the Bay Area's teams and not just two, I'll be listening.

I agree with Carlos. It is nice that Jason Barrett was open to answering questions on Twitter about the hosts on 95.7. He pretty much answered a lot of the questions that we were wondering about on here. Yeah, it would be nice if Lee Hammer ever took some tweets and questions, but KNBR blasts 95.7 in the ratings each month, so he probably figures there doesn't need to be in any changes to the everyday lineup, as I think others have alluded to on here. Plus, what happens if he gets tweets bashing Gary or Fitz, and asking why isn't Damon on 680, pretty much the same things we talk about and wonder on here.

I asked this in the Guy Haberman article, but I'll ask it here. I just wanted to ask, does Guy Haberman sound kind of like Tim Montemayor to any of you guys? Yes, there is a difference between their voices, but at times, Haberman sounds somewhat similar to Montemayor.

Comment on Urbs sounds pretty cold.

At least he put himself and station out there to ask him anything , KNBR ever do that ?? Happy with the Guru's work tells me we haven't heard the last of him .. I heard Zak and Guru and I gotta tell you a lot of passion I loved it !!! May not agree everytime but the guy is getting better ... Radnich sucks

1 POST ABOUT 95.7 THE GAME? THAT REPORTS FACTS? AND HAS NO REAL JUDGEMENT IN IT? I am outraged that the BASG is completely in bed with KGMZ... all you guys do all day is talk about the game and it's greatness... TAKE OFF YOUR KRUK GLASSES AND STOP BEING SUCH A HOMER... MAYBE INVEST IN SOME KNEE PADS... Have I replicated the outrage that will inevitably come with this post from KNBR or KGMZ interns? If i'm JB- I tell all most hosts "hey, I'll give you guys BIG bonuses- but you have to broadcast thru the holidays..." KNBR is about a week away from fill-in mode. Your Montys, Lynchs, Luries- they may have their strengths... but most of the time... people don't listen to fill-in hosts... and IF KGMZ continued to bring out the big guns every day while KNBR was running the 3rd string out... they might get a BIG ratings bump... even if it is for a month. And to my former "employer"- I really hope you decide to give Kolsky, Frye and others on your staff a good shot this holiday season... rather than go with the same tired fill-ins. Sans Lynch- I really enjoy Lynch.

Good to hear Rick Tittle is still with The Game. I will have to listen to the A's pre and post game shows more often. Ralph Barbieri; that guy has burned too many bridges. What a way to end a career.

Really enjoying "Bucher and Towny" these days, great move by the station. Surprisingly, I'm warming up to the Lund and Papa show also -- I gave them another chance and the pairing works for me. 95.7 is starting to settle in and establish themselves. Its too bad they don't have a stronger signal. If that happened they would snag another major local sports team, I can assure you. To the PD, please don't take too many callers. For me, it dumbs the shows down. I actually wish KNBR would slash the amount of calls they take. Then the hosts would actually have to start doing their homework, instead of cutting off Bob from Benicia and then laughing about it afterwards. Not a fan of naming shows "the this" or "the that". Just give me the host names and don't get too cutesy with it. As much as I miss Ralph, I agree with the PD, it wouldn't really work with the game. It would also appear like the game is just trying to pick up KNBR's cast offs. It would look like weakness.

Even the PD admits its a glass door in front of a huge titanium 8' thick steel door for minority's in local talk radio. He admits it. But he doesn't change it. And his pimp Holloween costume is telling. Tells me.