Here’s your chance to prove it. After we asked you to name your favorite sports talk host currently working for KNBR and 95.7 FM “The Game,” it’s time to give someone a (pretend) shot at a full-time hosting gig.
In today’s edition of comment-to-win, here’s a question that demands a little more imagination. But I’m sure you’re up to it…
Question: Of any potential sports talk personality who isn’t currently hosting full-time, who would you give a hosting job?
The person you choose could work for either station, either as a solo act or with a co-host. Maybe he or she works as a fill-in host or update person right now, or your dream host could be a guest you like and want to hear more of. Maybe your choice is someone who we’d never expect to hear as a local sports talk host.
Feel free to make up your own dream pairing — Bill Romanowski could join Tom Tolbert for a new show called “The Romo and Mr. T”!
(I’m totally kidding about that idea, by the way. Whenever I hear Romo’s voice I react like a labrador retriever when someone blows a dog whistle.)
This is a part of our daily sports talk radio question series this week. Two commenters from the posts will be chosen at random to win a 10-person Pizza Party, courtesy of Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria. Good luck!
P.S. Damon Bruce mentioned in the first hour of his Wednesday show that Larry Krueger complained to him about how Bruce is getting so much more love in the KNBR “favorite host” poll than he and/or Gary Radnich. If you needed proof that people in the industry are paying attention, there you go.














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I say a Morning Zoo/Howard Stern type program with Marty Lurie, Bruce McGowan and Sam Spear. They could have ragtime piano music playing in the background and Gary Radnich could be the young, wisecracking sports update guy. I'm sure between the three of them, they have a least six months worth of mid 70's Giants interviews!
Quiet be kept the Guru has showed some tremendous passion and I think his future is bright!!! Listening all day he has become surprisingly entertaining while not afraid to blast local teams!!!
"The man so bad he was named after two dead presidents" - I can't remember who said that, but somebody did from his old playing days. Lincoln Kennedy
The most entertaining would be Dibs, P-con, and the Guru doing the morning show. Great radio that would be .
Radnich warned Dibley to leave him out of his tweets. The bonds are gone.
Dibley's tweets ripping Gary were immature and inappropriate. Good for Gary telling him to knock it off
What did he say?
Rod Brooks and the Guru!
I would actually listen to that. A complete dumbass and an arrogant asshole. Hearing Rod tear apart all of the Guru's lame takes would be hysterical.
Have Ralph on The Drive taking cheap shots at KNBR ... Bruce Jenkins is outstanding. Dennis Eckersley doesnt live in the Bay Area, but he's really good Ralph was a pain in the butt but I miss his idiosyncratic style ... he really was different which for me is entertaining
Brody Brazil and Greg Papa. Brilliant.
I'd love to hear Dan Dibley and Mychael Urban. The two would complement each other perfectly, Urb's phenomenal baseball knowledge coupled with Dib's exceptional "every bay area team" all around love. They could rap serious, intellectual strategy moving seamlessly to off the cuff booger, fart joke comedic genius.
The idea here wasn't to come up with something worse than Fitz and Brooks
Ralph & Fitz & Brooks ?
Agreed, you win. You'd have to add national guys (McCarver and/or Joe Buck) to get worse than that ....
Fitz, Urban, Brooks & Ralph = FUBR I win
haha. Yeah, a Dibley-Urban pairing would have the potential to be a very entertaining show, but no offense, at the same time, it might be too amateur hourish though. They both can take it there.
That is easy. I will throw my support to Jared from KGO. I understand he much beloved.
I'm going old school on this one. Before knbr started bringing in the young know nothings without a lick of talent they had some real pros working there. I would love to see a pairing of Big Bruce McGowan and John Schrader. In between breaking down the game they could also wow you with jazz and bodying surfing knowledge. They were Marty Laurie before Marty Laurie, but in all sports and for all teams. To think they threw those guys out just to save a few bucks for the likes of the hillbilly and the now departed dibber is a travesty on all our ears. SM
I think both Ted Robinson and Dave Fleming have taken the mantle of best multi-facted Bay Area broadcaster away from Greg Papa. Neither one of them would do a full-time show, but they both have interesting, well-informed opinion on many sports. As for an athlete, Brandon McCarthy:interesting twitter feed, good writer (SI guest article) and hot wife (has to be said mandatory with B-Mac).
Yeah, I agree with Stan. Henry Wofford is pretty good. For my pairing, I would pair him up with Tom Tolbert.
I'll take Rick Tittle full time
Even though they have full-time gigs, Townsend with Bucher hasn't been that bad. This show has went smoothly today. I agree with you guys who have been saying that 95.7 should switch Tierney with Townsend.
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago on the Radio Wars ratings column; that Tierney should go on a lesser popular time show like with Steinmetz on "the East Coast Gombah Show", and pair the more popular Bucher with Townsend to make a run at drive time. You're welcome Jason Barrett; it looks like it's working. Make it permanent.
Looking forward to these shows! 1) For people who need to be audio tortured:Dan Dibley and Bob Fitzgerald 2) For people who need help for sleeplessness/insomnia: Rob Brooks and Dwight Clark 3) For people who love themselves - d Bruce, Brian Tierney 4) For people who love loud vanilla: Krueger and Steinmatz 5) For musically inclined jocks: Tim Flannery, Carlos Santana and Paul McCaffery 6) For All Baseball Talkers: Murph, Marty Lurie and a humbled Mike Urban. 7) Football talk with Steve Young and Eric Davis 8) Basketball Talk with Rick Barry, Gary Payton and Ann Meyers 9 Sport Night Talk with Eric Byrnes, Kate Scott and a BASG blog guest rotating. 10) Narionally Syndicated: Gary Radnitch and Tony Bruno with Ray Woodson 11 Just for laughs: Any joker that writes in here @BASG , Joe Buck and Mike Singletary
Forgot: 12) Intelligent Sports Talk: Join Barry Tompkins, Ted Robinson and Bruce Jenkins for great and interesting sports talk - for the mature, only.
Add: Put these three together for sports, world and comedy banter-debate: Condi Rice Sean Penn Robin Williams
I already really like Ratto with Tolbert and wish they would make that the permanent pairing.
Ray Ratto's curmudgeon act is wearing thin. Or is he just a complete prick ? He loves to rip followers on Twitter ...stupid ....Either way, I dont care for him on the air
If we're going straight for $, then I'd go with Dan Dibley and Lincoln Kennedy. Dibley (whom I have no reason to dislike but I despise greatly) caters to the lefty vegetarian demographic and Kennedy as the former athlete jockocracy foil.
Besides me..your choice of one person of color is all that mentioned. And not one positive vote. I think Obama proved what I have been saying. Sports bigotry is going to die someday..but its strong.
If we're honest about gingers, I actually went with two persons of color.
I've already stated my love for the Ray Ray show featuring Ray Ratto and Ray Woodson. The two work well together. But seeing Brian Murphy's name on someone's out list actually made me think about what a great pairing Ratto and Murph would be as well. Murph's shameless fan angle with Ratto's caustic nature working against each other would make for some pretty entertaining radio!
I have thought of this question for awhile and this is my thought: 5-9 am: Chris Russo & Larry Krueger w/Dan Dibley 9-12 pm: Tony Bruno & Gary Radnich w/Harry Mayes 12-3 pm: Damon Bruce & Jay Mohr w/Danny Fry 3-7 pm: Tom Tolbert & Andy Roddick 7-10 pm: Rotating by season: Ric Bucher (NBA), Dave Flemming (MLB), Ted Robinson (NFL) Guest Hosts: Mike Silver, Lincoln Kennedy, Jim Kozimor, Kyle Bonagura, Bruce Jenkins Out: Rod Brooks, Bob Fitzgerald, Brian Murphy, Paul McCaffrey, Kate Scott, Patrick Connor, Marty Lurie, Eric Byrnes, Ray Ratto, Ray Woodson, Kevin Lynch.
Bruce is full of crap. He pays attention but I doubt Larry, evenly jokingly, complained. He'll take a copy of the comments to Hammer and Hammer would put it on the refrigerator and say, "now go back to your 1050 lil Damon." Mr. T. and Ray Ratto.
He was making a joke, and its the standing undercurrent of fallout from the ill fated forced pairing of Gary and Damon. You'll hear "Oy oy oy's!" on Radnich, and subtle snipes on Damon's show, but in truth both shows ratings have gone up since Larry came on with Gary. Damon has big following, and loves to stir the pot. professionally Larry and Damon get along fine. They just aren't going out to dinner.
How about Romo with Ray Ratto, with Brodie Brazil as the referee? Call it Brazil, Romo & the Rat
Bring Peter Pococurante (props if you know who I mean) back and pair him with Rick Tittle. Call it Poco & Tits
I think I'd pair Roxy Bernstein and Tom Tolbert. You've got a former player and a broadcaster, both with college ties as well as pro experience (roxy broadcasting baseball), and non-athlete/athlete mix. Both smart and not full of themselves. Also heard Lincoln Kennedy on with Tom the other day; I think that'd be a good pairing as well.
Mr T and anyone other than Eric Byrnes... I'd probably go with Damon Bruce. Damon might lighten up a little and be able to reign in some of Tommy's eccentricities.
but both of them already have their own full time gigs
Chronicle sports editor Al Saracevic would be perfect. He's always got a fresh take. I also think Aubrey Huff would be hilarious.
Along the same lines as Bo up there, I would go with Steve Young, though I worry he might not be able to do a full 3 hours five days a week. I'm not sure how broad his knowledge of other sports is.
HEY BASG..You tweeted that Kreuger commented on your favorite host column. So,what did he say?
Damon Bruce mentioned how Krueger was disappointed that he and Gary didn't have more people choosing them in the "favorite KNBR host" comments. Bruce was mostly joking because more people chose him than Krueger.
I don't think those two have bonded. -wink.
Stan I think you are right. Larry Kreuger has to strong of a personality for Radnich.
Brian Wilson with Murph & Mac.
I actually enjoy Ray Ratto when he's been on. Usually pretty insightful and I personally appreciate his sarcasm.
Wolford is good...I thought he WAS going to be in it for Bucher's job. They never even considered him?