Radio Wars
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4.7K13Dennis O’Donnell interviews a combative Jay Mariotti, who was either sweaty or wore too much hair gel
Dennis O’Donnell took some time out from breaking news last night to interview Jay Mariotti. The intro montage included a rundown of Mariotti’s career with a heavy focus on the domestic assault cases from 2010 and 2011, to which he pleaded no contest. Mariotti, who was combative throughout most of the interview, was not pleased with […]
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6.8K13Examiner hires Jay Mariotti: let the boasting and self-victimization begin!
The San Francisco Examiner has been around for over 150 years. Throughout my childhood it was an afternoon paper that had an odd relationship with the San Francisco Chronicle. I assumed the two newspapers were fierce competitors, which wasn’t necessarily the case, probably because my father could never stick with one newspaper subscription for very long. For […]
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7.5K26Draymond Green calls Matt Steinmetz a “clown”
It’s always fun when we get to pull out the popcorn for the purposes of watching athletes and media figures in the Bay Area trading jabs with one another. 95.7 The Game host Matt Steinmetz hopped onto Twitter Sunday morning with a thought on Draymond Green. It appears Green follows Steiny, because he was quick […]
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6.4K15BASGcast (Ep. 127): Dan Dibley on his return to 95.7 The Game
Dan Dibley is back on 95.7 The Game, and he joins Bay Area Duck Guy and Bay Area Sports Guy to talk about the biz, 49ers and Warriors. Topics include: What Dan’s been up to since he was last on the radio, and last talked to us How Dan handled “getting fired” What Dan will […]
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13.3K20San Francisco Giants players reportedly boycotting beat writer
Via Henry Schulman: Pagan was not immediately available for comment. Before Bochy spoke, Pagan abruptly cut short a group interview because of the presence of one beat reporter whom he and other players say they will boycott, angry over something he wrote. Apparently the team has decided en masse that they won’t speak to any […]
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4.4K14BASGcast (Ep. 105): Dan Dibley talks sports radio biz
Dan Dibley joins Bay Area Duck Guy and Bay Area Sports Guy discussing the sports radio business and his experience at the two Bay Area sports talk stations. *** Got a question for the next BASGcast? Want us to do an episode on something? Shoot an email to BADG at joey@bayareasportsguy.com.
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3.8K9Jim Harbaugh’s ice bucket challenge and journalistic integrity
When 49ers PR Director Bob Lange asked if I’d join a sizable list of beat writers in accepting Jim Harbaugh’s “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,” I didn’t take much time to think before saying, “Yeah, put me down.” At that moment, it seemed like something I’d regret more if I didn’t do it. What was the worst I’d […]
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8.2K15Erin Coscarelli leaves CSN Bay Area for NFL Network
Just saw this on Awful Announcing: Erin Coscarelli, who joined CSN Bay Area last May, is now with NFL Network. Coscarelli and Rhett Lewis will join the team at “NFL AM,” the network’s daily morning show filmed in Los Angeles. The new co-hosts start next week. Former 49ers cornerback Eric Davis left 95.7 The Game for “NFL […]
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5.8K20Exclusive: Rich Lieberman’s “sources” were wrong about DeSean Jackson signing with the Raiders
Rich Lieberman loves to rip local media personalities. He also loves to talk about Tommy’s Joynt and tell his detractors that they work at 7-11. Recently he combined two of his greatest loves: the Oakland Raiders and lots of attention. Raiders fans were excited over rumors that they were in the running for DeSean Jackson. […]
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February ratings: baseball can’t start soon enough for KNBR and 95.7 The Game
Baseball is just around the corner, and that’s just in time for the local radio stations. They say February is the slowest month in the sports world — the sports world as it pertains to the United States, anyway — and the sports talk ratings bear that out with significant February dips on an annual […]
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9.5K31What does Damon Bruce’s departure mean for KNBR?
Well, well, well. It looks like these here Radio Wars just got a little more interesting! Tuesday morning, our fearless leader sent shockwaves through the sports talk radio community (meh) and effectively brought Twitter to its knees in the process (not really) when he broke the news of a huge shakeup at 95.7 The Game. You’ve […]
