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Reports indicate NFL owners colluded in 2022 to limit player guarantees, using emails about Kyler Murray and Justin Herbert, a fact the NFLPA allegedly withheld from players. In sports, the Yankees beat the Reds (Dominguez 4-for-5), and the Mets topped the Braves with Jeff McNeil's great catch and Juan Soto's two homers. Cooper Flagg was the NBA's top draft pick. Other topics included an impaled lifeguard, George Kittle on the Vasper bike, and a humorous anecdote about former colleague Mark Chernoff.
Hour 1 We started the show with the NBA draft which was last night and how the Knicks still don't have a head coach. They better have one soon as we head into free agency. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with the sounds of the NBA draft. ESPN announced that Portland drafted ‘Colin Cowherd' and also misidentified Cooper Flagg twice. Boomer asked if there was Buzz, or No Buzz, with the Nets. The Mets finally beat the Braves as Juan Soto hit 2 HRs. Jerry just called Jazz Chisholm ‘Jizzm'. In the final segment of the hour, Sydney Esiason says farewell to ‘WAG Life' now that Matt Martin has retired. Hour 2 Reports indicate NFL owners colluded in 2022 to limit player guarantees, using emails about Kyler Murray and Justin Herbert, a fact the NFLPA allegedly withheld from players. In sports, the Yankees beat the Reds (Dominguez 4-for-5), and the Mets topped the Braves with Jeff McNeil's great catch and Juan Soto's two homers. Cooper Flagg was the NBA's top draft pick. Other topics included an impaled lifeguard, George Kittle on the Vasper bike, and a humorous anecdote about former colleague Mark Chernoff. Hour 3 The hour began with baseball, noting the Yankees' series against the A's and the Mets' games against the Braves and Pirates. They discussed "triple digit sizzlers" (100+ mph pitches) and the existence of Sizzler restaurants. A caller raised concerns about the Knicks' lack of a head coach. Jerry's update highlighted Mets and Yankees wins, with Juan Soto hitting two homers. Two Rutgers players were drafted in the NBA, and Morehead State will honor Phil Simms. The hour concluded with a discussion about Counting Crows' tour and pre-show setlist viewing. Hour 4 The NBA draft saw the Nets not use their five picks to move up, while the Knicks continued their head coach search. Nick Van Exel blamed injuries on low-top sneakers. The Yankees avoided a sweep, the Mets beat the Braves (Soto 2 HRs), and a hurdler had an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction. ESPN mistakenly said the Trailblazers drafted "Colin Cowherd." The "Moment of the Day" was an NBA trade involving Jeanie Buss's panties. The show ended discussing the Knicks' coaching search and their urgent championship window.
Tommy DeVito and Jaxson Dart are big fans of “Love Island”, just like Jalen Brunson. Gio watched one season but is not a fan of the show. Former Jets LB CJ Mosley announced his retirement. The Moment of The Day: Eddie answers Gio's question about dogs playing which leads him to Mark Chernoff.
We hear Kevin Harlan on the call as the Pacers come back to beat the Knicks. The Mets won in Boston as Brett Baty had 3 RBIs. Jasson Dominguez had a walk-off HR as the Yankees beat the Rangers. The Florida Gators visited the White House and Trump talked about Tim Tebow and took a shot at the Jets. The Moment of The Day: Kidney Stones, Penis problems and Mark Chernoff loves hump day.
Listeners called in to discuss attending "Kickoff To Summer" and the Knicks' blown lead in their Game 1 loss to the Pacers. Jerry's final update featured Kevin Harlan's call of the Pacers' comeback win.In other sports, the Mets defeated the Red Sox thanks to Brett Baty's three RBIs, and Jasson Dominguez hit a walk-off homer for the Yankees against the Rangers. The Florida Gators' White House visit included Trump's comments on Tim Tebow and a jab at the Jets.The "Moment of The Day" covered kidney stones, penis problems, and Mark Chernoff's love for hump day. The hour concluded with news that the Islanders are seeking a President of Operations and the Maple Leafs are allowing them to speak with Brendan Shanahan.
Hour 1 The Knicks lost Game 1 to the Pacers in overtime after blowing a significant fourth-quarter lead. Tyrese Haliburton made a "choke" gesture after tying the game in regulation, echoing Reggie Miller's past antics. Despite the loss, Gio remains confident in the Knicks, believing they will dominate Game 2, especially recalling their past series win against the Pacers after Miller's similar gesture. In other sports news, the Yankees secured a walk-off win against the Rangers with a home run from Jasson Dominguez, and the Mets defeated the Red Sox, thanks to Brett Baty's three RBIs. The show concluded with Gio reiterating his faith in the Knicks, addressing calls from concerned fans. Hour 2 We were encouraged by the Knicks' offensive performance despite their loss. Gio received an old Washington Post article from 1989 where Michael Wilbon wrote about Boomer. A caller mistakenly identified Fat Joe at the game, but Gio's research revealed it was actually one of CC Sabathia's agents. A caller suggested players should go home after a loss and speak to the media the next day. The show then featured a clip of Marv Albert interviewing Boomer after his Super Bowl loss. Jerry's update included Pacers radio audio of Haliburton's shot that they initially thought was a game-winner. In other sports, Jasson Dominguez hit a walk-off home run for the Yankees against the Rangers, and the Mets beat the Red Sox with a Francisco Lindor home run. Jerry also played his signature "What the hell is that sound?" segment. Hour 3 Tyrese Haliburton's "choke" gesture toward the Knicks in Game 1 could become a defining moment of the series. In a show of local team spirit, NYC has even renamed some streets and intersections after Knicks players, prompting Boomer to quip about taking a picture at "Precious Achiuwa Place'. Jerry's update included Kevin Harlan's call of the Pacers' overtime comeback win. Tommy Lugauer offered "3 things to know" about the loss, which Ben Stiller notably "agreed" with in a quote tweet. In other sports, Jasson Dominguez hit a walk-off home run for the Yankees (with Dave Sims on the call), and Colts owner Jim Irsay passed away at 65. NFL news included the "Tush Push" not being banned, described by Jeffrey Lurie as a "wet dream," and Aaron Glenn's early impressions of Justin Fields in camp. The segment ended with a discussion about one of Boomer's friends who suspected he had a kidney stone. Hour 4 Listeners called in to discuss attending "Kickoff To Summer" and the Knicks' blown lead in their Game 1 loss to the Pacers. Jerry's final update featured Kevin Harlan's call of the Pacers' comeback win.In other sports, the Mets defeated the Red Sox thanks to Brett Baty's three RBIs, and Jasson Dominguez hit a walk-off homer for the Yankees against the Rangers. The Florida Gators' White House visit included Trump's comments on Tim Tebow and a jab at the Jets.The "Moment of The Day" covered kidney stones, penis problems, and Mark Chernoff's love for hump day. The hour concluded with news that the Islanders are seeking a President of Operations and the Maple Leafs are allowing them to speak with Brendan Shanahan.
Gio stayed at a sketchy hotel last night that didn't even provide towels. Mark Chernoff drilled into Gio's brain that he can't spend money on better hotels.
On this Wednesday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, covers the sad news today that Val Kilmer, best known for his roles as Iceman and Batman in movies such as Top Gun and 1995's Batman Forever, has died. He was 65 years old. In other news of the day, it's officially Liberation Day in America as today is the day President Trump's tariffs will kick in, the GOP wins both special Congressional elections down in Florida, a liberal Democrat wins the special Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Attorney General Pam Bondi is seeking the death penalty in the case of Luigi Mangione, and Democrats are suing the Trump administration over the executive order the President signed last week regarding voter I.D. in America. Rich Lowry, Jack Ciattarelli, Mark Chernoff, Arthur Aidala, Bruce Pearl and Scott LoBaido join Sid on this hump day installment of Sid & Friends in the Morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mark Chernoff, longtime WFAN program director, joins Sid to remember the days of being Sid's boss, before he updates New York City listeners on where his legendary career has taken him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joe and Jerry reminisce about the days of hosting overnights on WFAN. Jerry also recounts a story when he thought he was getting fired by Mark Chernoff and it somehow involved the Nets. We also took some calls on the Mets, Yanks and the Jets. Peter returns for an update and starts with the sounds of the Mets beating the Cardinals and Pete Alonso being dropped down to fifth in the lineup. The White Sox lost their 21st game in a row, tying the A.L. record. The Giants and Lions were throwing punches in yesterday's joint practice. Aaron Rodgers talked about having big expectations. In the final segment of the hour, we talked one hit wonders.
Hour 1 Jerry and Joe Benigno are in for Boomer & Gio and started with the Mets win in St. Louis. Sean Manaea had another great pitching performance and the Mets got big hits from Tyrone Taylor and Jeff McNeil. Pete Alonso seemed very confident before the game, saying he's on pace to hit 40 home runs. Both Jerry and Joe think Alonso is pressing because of the impending contract. If the Mets sign Juan Soto, you let Alonso walk. If you don't, you have to keep Pete. Peter Schwartz is in for updates and starts with all the sounds from the Mets beating the Cardinals. Joe B doesn't seem to be a big fan of Gary Cohen. The White Sox lost again, their 21st in a row. Daniel Jones was in the middle of a scrum with the Lions during joint practice. ‘Preseason football is like non-alcoholic beer', according to Joe B. In the final segment of the hour, Jerry told the story about his son and a brain tumor from a few years ago in relation to Freddie Freeman and his son. Hour 2 Joe and Jerry reminisce about the days of hosting overnights on WFAN. Jerry also recounts a story when he thought he was getting fired by Mark Chernoff and it somehow involved the Nets. We also took some calls on the Mets, Yanks and the Jets. Peter returns for an update and starts with the sounds of the Mets beating the Cardinals and Pete Alonso being dropped down to fifth in the lineup. The White Sox lost their 21st game in a row, tying the A.L. record. The Giants and Lions were throwing punches in yesterday's joint practice. Aaron Rodgers talked about having big expectations. In the final segment of the hour, we talked one hit wonders. Hour 3 Not sure how we got to it, but Jerry said that Bill Belichick's new girlfriend has a Mom who runs a sex shop in Massachusetts. We also talked about the new episodes of ‘Untold' coming to Netflix, including one about the murder of Steve McNair. Peter returns for an update and starts with the Mets beating the Cardinals. Jerry wonders if bad teams will intentionally walk Aaron Judge. We also talked about some of the great Darryl Strawberry home runs. In the final segment of the hour, Jerry has headlines to read to get a reaction from Joe. Hour 4 The Mets play in Colorado tonight for a series and then head to Seattle. The Yankees start a series with the Angels and can find themselves in first place when the series is over. Weather will be a factor in these Yankees games. A caller said when he and Joe B ‘drop dead', the Jets are going to win the Super Bowl. A caller wonders what Joe's favorite album of all time is. It's a Beach Boys album. Peter Schwartz returns for an update and starts with the sounds of the Mets beating the Cardinals. We talked about the Yankees and Joe wonders how much of the managing is Aaron Boone and how much is actually Brian Cashman. The Giants and Lions threw punches during a joint practice yesterday. We debated whether Aaron Rodgers should play at all in the preseason. The Moment of The Day involves how the band Steely Dan got their name. In the final segment of the show, Joe B again makes it known he is not a fan of Gary Cohen. This weekend Craig Carton is doing the Yankee games on radio with Suzyn Waldman.
Hour 1 The Mets keep rolling and the Yankees keep losing but Boomer is declaring today, ‘Jalen Brunson Day'. The Knicks can sign him to an extension starting today and Boomer sees that happening. Yesterday Boomer & Gio went to the Mets game with their kids and grandkids. A foul ball was hit into the box and it hit Boomer's nephew in the leg (he is an adult with a child of his own). Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with the Yankees losing to the Rays again. They have now lost 8 straight series. Aaron Judge has been ice cold of late. The Mets beat the Nationals as Brandon Nimmo had another big hit. He wants the Mets to be buyers at the trade deadline. Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes was removed from a no-hitter after 7 because he was at 99 pitches. Aaron Rodgers said he can't wait to play with Davante Adams again, which seems odd. Roger Goodell was on CNBC to talk about the Sunday Ticket lawsuit. Monte Kiffin passed away at 84. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Shohei Ohtani stealing a base against the Phillies and then doing a very strange gesture with his batting glove and his crotch. Gio called it, ‘air cranking'. Hour 2 Aaron Rodgers was asked about Davante Adams and he said he ‘can't wait to play with him again'. Gio wonders what that means. Has he told the Jets to get Devante Adams even though they can't because he's on the Raiders? Maybe he threw it out there because he loves getting a reaction. Maybe he's so down on the Jets that he wants to play QB with the Raiders. Maybe he just said that without thinking about it at all. Or maybe he was talking about playing golf with him again. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Yankees losing to the Rays again. That 8 straight series losses for the Yankees. Juan Soto was 2-for-3 with a HR and double in the loss. The Mets beat the Nationals again and Brandon Nimmo had another big hit. Paul Skenes was removed from the Pirates game after 7 no-hit innings because he was ‘tired' and threw 99 pitches. Bill Belichick is joining ‘Inside The NFL' on the CW. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Cam Newton being surprised that he wasn't invited to Christian McCaffrey's wedding. McCaffrey responded by saying he hasn't gotten a text back from Cam in years. Hour 3 Boomer is excited for Fanatics Fest and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin will be in studio on Wednesday to talk about that. Gio wonders who's doing radio play by play for the Yankees when the playoffs start. Boomer thinks the guy that will work the cheapest will get the playoff games. Gio said it has to be somebody who's done playoff games before. Gio said Brendan Burke or Rickie Ricardo. Boomer doesn't think it would be right to take Rickie off the spanish language broadcast during the playoffs. These are radio calls that could live on forever, so Gio would go with a more ‘seasoned' broadcaster. Jerry returns for an update, but first we talked about how awkward it must be if you have to use a cpap machine when you're dating. We also talked about Mark Chernoff making us share rooms when on the road or on snow days. Jerry has a great clip of Nikki Glaser from the ESPYs. In the final segment of the hour, some people are saying that when Rodgers said he can't wait to play with Davante Adams again, he said ‘on Saturday'. But that's a different voice, not Rodgers. A caller wonders why Boomer didn't take more time off the clock in his Super Bowl before giving the ball back to Joe Montana. Hour 4 Boomer thinks today will be ‘Jalen Brunson Day', as he expects the Knicks to sign him to an extension today. The Yankees lost their 8th straight series and started an important one tonight against the Orioles in Baltimore before the all star break. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with the audio of Aaron Rodgers saying he can't wait to play with Davante Adams again. Tyreek Hill took to Instagram with his top 5 QBs in the league and he included Baker Mayfield. Hill is having his fifth child…this year! The Yankees lost to the Rays again and have dropped 8 straight series. The Yanks are 7-18 in their last 25 games. The Mets shutout the Nationals 7-0 as Brandon Nimmo had a bases clearing double. The Moment of The Day involves Al's solution for who will do the Yankees radio broadcast for the playoffs. In the final segment of the week, we talked about going to the Mets game yesterday with our kids and grandkids.
Boomer is excited for Fanatics Fest and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin will be in studio on Wednesday to talk about that. Gio wonders who's doing radio play by play for the Yankees when the playoffs start. Boomer thinks the guy that will work the cheapest will get the playoff games. Gio said it has to be somebody who's done playoff games before. Gio said Brendan Burke or Rickie Ricardo. Boomer doesn't think it would be right to take Rickie off the spanish language broadcast during the playoffs. These are radio calls that could live on forever, so Gio would go with a more ‘seasoned' broadcaster. Jerry returns for an update, but first we talked about how awkward it must be if you have to use a cpap machine when you're dating. We also talked about Mark Chernoff making us share rooms when on the road or on snow days. Jerry has a great clip of Nikki Glaser from the ESPYs. In the final segment of the hour, some people are saying that when Rodgers said he can't wait to play with Davante Adams again, he said ‘on Saturday'. But that's a different voice, not Rodgers. A caller wonders why Boomer didn't take more time off the clock in his Super Bowl before giving the ball back to Joe Montana.
Mark Chernoff used to make us share hotel rooms on the road.
The Knicks beat the Celtics and are still alive for the number 2 seed in the playoffs. Gio would rather they get the 3 seed as he thinks they will get a better matchup. We also talked about potential matchups for the Rangers in the playoffs. Boomer is pissed they lost to the Flyers last night. The Mets destroyed the Braves 16-4 and got themselves a series victory. Gio doesn't want the Knicks playing the Heat as that series will be ‘exhausting'. The Islanders hosted the Evan and Tiki Show and hardcore Rangers fan Shaun Morash was seen celebrating an Islanders goal with the owner of the team. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with audio of the Knicks beating the Celtics in Boston. Jalen Brunson scored 39. Jerry has audio of the Mets clobbering the Braves. We talked about Tiger Woods' day one performance at the Masters. In the final segment of the hour, Gio said former program director Mark Chernoff was in the office.
Hour 1 The Knicks beat the Celtics and are still alive for the number 2 seed in the playoffs. Gio would rather they get the 3 seed as he thinks they will get a better matchup. We also talked about potential matchups for the Rangers in the playoffs. Boomer is pissed they lost to the Flyers last night. The Mets destroyed the Braves 16-4 and got themselves a series victory. Gio doesn't want the Knicks playing the Heat as that series will be ‘exhausting'. The Islanders hosted the Evan and Tiki Show and hardcore Rangers fan Shaun Morash was seen celebrating an Islanders goal with the owner of the team. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with audio of the Knicks beating the Celtics in Boston. Jalen Brunson scored 39. Jerry has audio of the Mets clobbering the Braves. We talked about Tiger Woods' day one performance at the Masters. In the final segment of the hour, Gio said former program director Mark Chernoff was in the office. Hour 2 OJ Simpson died yesterday of prostate cancer at the age of 76. Gio said he enjoyed people trying to navigate how to report this yesterday, saying he had a ‘complicated legacy'. Gio disagrees, saying he was a murderer. Nothing complicated about that. Boomer said his sister was really caught up with the trial at the time. Boomer said of OJ, ‘he's a murderer. He's gone. The world's now a better place'. Gio couldn't believe OJ would talk about his fantasy football team on Twitter. Boomer's picture was used in the OJ trial as OJ was interviewing him on the field while wearing the same shoes he wore during the murders. Boomer and his friend Mike also went to OJ's house where Nicole was supposed to make dinner and she wasn't there so OJ was getting pissed. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the sounds of last night's Knicks win over the Celtics. Tom Brady was on a podcast and was asked if he would pick up the phone if a QB went down late in the season. He said he's ‘not opposed to it'. Jerry has audio of the Flyers beating the Rangers. The Islanders won their sixth straight last night. John Calipari met with his new team by saying, ‘there is no team'. In the final segment of the hour, the morning show at 102.7 never came through with the Dua Lipa interview they were supposed to set us up with. More information came out about Ohtani's interpreter's gambling situation. He now stole $16 million from him and lost $40 million betting. Hour 3 We gave a brief update on last night's Knicks and Mets game. Then we took a caller who doesn't want transgender women playing women's sports. Then a caller talked about the Rangers going soft into the playoffs. Jerry returns for an update but first a caller said a rapper named Apathy, put out a song that references Boomer, so we played it. Jerry started with the Mets beating up on the Braves, 16-4. Sal Licata went after Braves fans again and Jerry read some of the replies on Twitter. The Knicks crushed the Celtics and Jaylen Brown said the Knicks beat them up good. We talked about retirees who live on cruise ships. Jerry has sound from the Rangers loss to the Flyers last night. In the final segment of the hour, a caller wants to know why the NFL is playing a game in Brazil. Boomer is also mad that Fubo and SNY are no longer partners. Hour 4 Tomorrow is Booming Celebration, a black tie affair that we all go to. Gio wonders if Matt Martin will be there since they have an afternoon game. Boomer said if the Islanders win he'll definitely show up. We also talked about the Masters and how our picks are looking. A caller likes that Sal Licata pisses people off. He said too many of the hosts on WFAN are nice. We also talked about the Brazilian butt. Gio said he would not buy his wife a plastic surgery butt. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with an update from the Masters as it's going on right now. The Knicks beat the Celtics and they've made a believer out of Shaq. The Mets had no problem with the Braves, beating them 16-4. The Rangers struggled in their loss to the Flyers. The Islanders beat the Canadiens for their sixth straight. The Moment of The Day involves Boomer in a bad mood and Tiger Woods' legs. In the final segment of the week, Spike Eskin joins us in studio as it appears he is wrapping up his time at WFAN.
Is he helping in deciding who the next PD of WFAN is?
Moment of The Day involves Mark Chernoff making WFAN employees share hotel rooms.
Boomer talked about all the endorsement deals Patrick Mahomes has. We also talked more about Travis Kelce going off on Andy Reid on the sideline of the Super Bowl. Jerry returns for an update but first Gio is getting defense texts from Chris McMonigle saying he is ‘all in'. Jerry has calls from the Super Bowl from ‘feeds' we didn't know existed. Ian Eagle was on the call for the ‘World Feed' and Noah Eagle was on Nickelodeon. Jerry also had NFL Films audio where the Niners were calling Mahomes a ‘regular quarterback' when things were going well for them early in the game. The Moment of The Day involves Mark Chernoff making us share hotel rooms on snow days. In the final segment of the show, Boomer wonders why the afternoon show is having an ‘A-Rod Day'.
Hour 1 Happy Valentine's Day to all who celebrate. We started talking about the Super Bowl and the Niners decision to take the ball in OT as opposed to deferring. Will NFL Films release the audio with the video of Travis Kelce screaming at Andy Reid on the sideline? Gio said they will not release it, but Boomer said he thinks they will. We also somehow got to that time Pedro Martinez threw Don Zimmer to the ground. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and started with Kyle Shanahan calling Sunday's loss the worst of his career. He has no regrets about taking the ball in OT. The Knicks filed an official protest regarding the controversial foul call on Jalen Brunson. Minko has the call as St. John's lost. Carlos Mendoza met the media to talk about the upcoming Mets season. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about advertisers live bidding to get their commercials in during overtime of the Super Bowl. Hour 2 We ran into Kevin Burkhardt and his wife walking into the Super Bowl. We also talked about Tom Brady preparing for next season by working with Kevin during this offseason. Gio wonders if Greg Olsen will get jealous seeing Kevin on a yacht with Tom Brady. A hungover Jon Feliciano of the Niners blamed his teammate for a missed block in the Super Bowl. Then, Feliciano and Jalen Carter of the Eagles accused each other of death taunts. Jerry is here for another update and starts with Kyle Shanahan talking about the worst loss of his life this past weekend in Vegas. Jerry has clips from Brandon Marshall's podcast where he says Taylor Swift had Kanye West removed from seats in front of her. Carlos Mendoza met the media to talk about the upcoming Mets season. In the final segment of the hour, Boomer wonders if Al's dog was happy to see him. Al also said he was asked to tip the dog hotel staff for watching his dog. Hour 3 Sal Licata did not make it in because of the snow yesterday. Or the flurries, really. Some say he had the runs and couldn't come in. The afternoon show is doing ARod day and the promo the station is running has some really bad acting by Evan and Morash. Jerry returns for an update and has sound from Shaq getting his jersey retired by the Orlando Magic. Former NBA player Matt Barnes got into it with a student broadcaster at a basketball game. In the final segment of the hour, Burger King Twitter goes savage on a complaining customer. Hour 4 Boomer talked about all the endorsement deals Patrick Mahomes has. We also talked more about Travis Kelce going off on Andy Reid on the sideline of the Super Bowl. Jerry returns for an update but first Gio is getting defense texts from Chris McMonigle saying he is ‘all in'. Jerry has calls from the Super Bowl from ‘feeds' we didn't know existed. Ian Eagle was on the call for the ‘World Feed' and Noah Eagle was on Nickelodeon. Jerry also had NFL Films audio where the Niners were calling Mahomes a ‘regular quarterback' when things were going well for them early in the game. The Moment of The Day involves Mark Chernoff making us share hotel rooms on snow days. In the final segment of the show, Boomer wonders why the afternoon show is having an ‘A-Rod Day'.
Hour 1 We are live for day 2 of Super Bowl coverage live from Las Vegas. Boomer had a full day of rehearsals and did Monday Morning QB. The fountains at the Bellagio go off every 30 minutes or so and it makes a loud explosion noise every time. Boomer is considering doing an outfit change during the Super Bowl pre-game show. Zach Gelb asked Travis KELCE about Phil Simms' ‘lady glasses'. Gio, Jerry, Al, Eddie and Stephen Waldron went to Top Golf yesterday. Eddie had a few more Bloody Marys. Boomer got to sit down with Brock Purdy yesterday and he said he's a guy you want to root for. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and there's a big bet later today between Boomer and Jerry regarding the Rutgers/Maryland game. Jerry starts with the Eagles playing on Friday night of opening week in Brazil. Boomer said that game is up for auction for a streaming service or TV network that wants to buy it. Jerry has Travis KELCE talking about dating Taylor Swift. Roger GOODELL also talked about KELCE/Swift. George Kittle talked about fellow TE Travis KELCE. Kyle SHANAHAN talked about having to sell Brock Purdy to Niners ownership. Purdy talked about the time he realized he could start in the NFL. KADARIUS Toney said his Instagram video got all edited to make it look like he trashed the Chiefs. He blamed the Giants fans. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about relationships and Ocho said he never broke up with a girl, they always leave him. He's also considering sleeping in his car when he comes out to the Super Bowl. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about KADARIUS Toney's Instagram where he was badmouthing the Chiefs. Boomer said Nate Burleson told him Patrick MAHOMES' brother was a good basketball player in high school. Hour 2 The Athletic is reporting that Mike Vrabel's physical appearance is too intimidating and may have turned teams off. Boomer said he wants ‘an aggressive looking man' as a head coach. Boomer said Vrabel will be on the Jets list if things go south again for them. Boomer talked about people in front offices of NFL teams just looking to ‘cover their Ass'. We talked about the Boomer vs Mike Lombardi feud regarding TUA from 2020. Gio doesn't understand why KADARIUS Toney is still on the Chiefs. Boomer said the Chiefs have Andy Reed, Patrick MAHOMES, Travis KELCE and Chris Jones on the team. Those are real leaders so they can handle a wild card like Toney on the team without it becoming a distraction. Jerry returns for an update but first we talked about the Sphere. Al is going on Thursday for some sort of nature film or something. Jerry has clips from KADARIUS Toney at the media session. RASHEE Rice talked about the Chiefs being underdogs throughout the playoffs. Gio ran into Brooks Koepka in the lobby of the hotel. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about relationships. Said Ocho, ‘if ya wanna live how bout you start sucking some toes'. The Nets took on Steph Curry and the Warriors and lost. The Rangers beat the Avalanche in OT. In the final segment of the hour, Michael Buble said he was on mushrooms while at the NHL All Star game festivities. There are rumors that some teams reached out to Justin Bieber after putting on a show at the all star game. He's got skills apparently. Who is the most famous Canadian? The last time Boomer did a number 2 in a public bathroom was 1985. Hour 3 We forgot to mention Drake and Jim Carrey as far as famous Canadians. What about famous Brazilians? Boomer said Gisele. ‘I think we got rancid sausage', said Gio, of his breakfast sandwich. Gio is fearing he may have food poisoning from the sausage. We are going on The Drew Barrymore Show tomorrow and they have us reading off a teleprompter. We did a read through of the script with Al playing the role of Drew Barrymore. Jerry returns for an update and starts with Roger GOODELL talking about people who think the NFL is scripted and pre-planned. We heard from MAHOMES and KELCE at the media session yesterday. GOODELL also talked about the Niners complaining about their practice field. Chris Russo called Dan ORLOVSKY a ‘scrub in the NFL'. We talked about working with Russo at WFAN and how he used to rub our shoulders and smack our butts. Gus Johnson was on the call Sunday for an NCAA women's basketball game and had a slip of the tongue. Gio imagines a gummy infused ‘caveman Jerry' showing up at the Breitling event. In the final segment of the hour, Barrett Sports Media named us the number one sports morning show. We also talked about Spike leaving and who is going to take over as the head of WFAN. Hour 4 Mark Chernoff called in and said he doesn't want to come back as Program Director of WFAN. He wants Al to not be lazy and take the job. Golf is canceled for today because it's raining again. We talked about Randy Moss coming on the show Thursday. We then found out that Al booked the horse racing broadcaster, Randy Moss, and not the former Vikings WR. Whoops. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with audio from Chiefs and Niners players from media day. Patrick MAHOMES talked about his ‘dad bod'. Kyle SHANAHAN talked about trying to sell Brock Purdy to ownership when he realized their best QB was third on the depth chart. KADARIUS Toney talked about his Instagram video being chopped up to make it seem like he has bad mouthing the Chiefs. He blamed the Giants fans and his comments box. Charles Barkley said, ‘get off your ass and play basketball', as he's sick of guys taking rest days. The Moment of The Day involves Al not realizing the Randy Moss he booked is not the real Randy Moss. In the final segment of the show, we talked more about the Randy Moss snafu and a potential issue with the James Brown interview.
Mark Chernoff called in and said he doesn't want to come back as Program Director of WFAN. He wants Al to not be lazy and take the job. Golf is canceled for today because it's raining again. We talked about Randy Moss coming on the show Thursday. We then found out that Al booked the horse racing broadcaster, Randy Moss, and not the former Vikings WR. Whoops. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with audio from Chiefs and Niners players from media day. Patrick MAHOMES talked about his ‘dad bod'. Kyle SHANAHAN talked about trying to sell Brock Purdy to ownership when he realized their best QB was third on the depth chart. KADARIUS Toney talked about his Instagram video being chopped up to make it seem like he has bad mouthing the Chiefs. He blamed the Giants fans and his comments box. Charles Barkley said, ‘get off your ass and play basketball', as he's sick of guys taking rest days. The Moment of The Day involves Al not realizing the Randy Moss he booked is not the real Randy Moss. In the final segment of the show, we talked more about the Randy Moss snafu and a potential issue with the James Brown interview.
Giants GM Joe Schoen met the media and he was asked so many questions about the draft even though they are still ‘in the hunt' and the draft is so far away. He was also questioned about allowing Leonard Williams to decide if he wanted to go to Seattle. How involved should NFL owners be in the job of the GM? A caller doesn't like the way the media is portraying Italians when it comes to Tommy DeVito. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Vikings announcers reacting to the loss to the Bears. Joe Schoen met the media and said Daniel Jones is the quarterback when he's healthy but they still need another QB. Maggie Gray talked about Bills fans throwing dildos on the field and Jets fans changing T-I-*-S. Gio does a Jon Heyman impression. In the final segment of the hour, Sports Illustrated is being accused of using A-I to create fake authors and using fake headshots for the authors. Eddie found an old memo from Mark Chernoff back in 1999 about putting ‘Eat Me' as the screen saver.
Hour 1 We had another brutally boring football game last night between the Vikings and Bears. Boomer said it's because there have been 50 different starting quarterbacks this year. Even though we have been complaining about how bad the product has been, we are still watching. There's also a lack of hitting in practice which leads to poor play in the games. Boomer also said the majority of players coming in from college are not prepared for the pro game, particularly at quarterback. Even Patrick Mahomes sat for a year before he played. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with sound from last night's boring Monday night game. Rex Ryan said Brandon Staley should go back to Division III football. Gio wonders what Bill Cowher does with his free time and imagines him out clubbing in NYC. Joe Schoen talked to the media and didn't say much. Bill Simmons had a strange way to describe the Eagles season thus far. It involves Milton Berle. In the final segment of the hour, the Mets hired Scott Havens as President of Business Operations. They are going to try and build a casino over by Citi Field. Hour 2 Giants GM Joe Schoen met the media and he was asked so many questions about the draft even though they are still ‘in the hunt' and the draft is so far away. He was also questioned about allowing Leonard Williams to decide if he wanted to go to Seattle. How involved should NFL owners be in the job of the GM? A caller doesn't like the way the media is portraying Italians when it comes to Tommy DeVito. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Vikings announcers reacting to the loss to the Bears. Joe Schoen met the media and said Daniel Jones is the quarterback when he's healthy but they still need another QB. Maggie Gray talked about Bills fans throwing dildos on the field and Jets fans changing T-I-*-S. Gio does a Jon Heyman impression. In the final segment of the hour, Sports Illustrated is being accused of using A-I to create fake authors and using fake headshots for the authors. Eddie found an old memo from Mark Chernoff back in 1999 about putting ‘Eat Me' as the screen saver. Hour 3 Would the Jets move on from Rob Saleh after this season? Probably not, because Aaron Rodgers seems to like him. Frank Reich was fired by the Panthers yesterday, the second straight year the Panthers fired a coach before he finished his first year. Callers wonder how Saleh survives after how bad he has been in his two years. A caller is upset at how Italians are being portrayed by the media with Tommy DeVito's success. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the boring Vikings/Bears game from last night as Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were thankful when it ended. Russell Westbrook got into it with a fan last night and talked to the media about it after the game. Jerry ran into Tony Paige at the Rutgers basketball game last night. Sonny Gray signed with the Cardinals and Erik Kratz claimed Larry Rothschild was the reason he wasn't good with the Yankees. In the final segment of the hour, we got a handwritten note from Luke, a young kid who came to visit us on the show a few weeks back. A caller who claims to be best friends with the DeVito family said it's been a great ride for the family. Hour 4 Gio's wife can't believe Al Roker has to do weather both in the morning and at night. Gio looked it up and he makes $10 million a year. Boomer wants a job like Jimbo Fisher, where he gets let go and still makes $76 million. Gio asked Al who's running the NY Rangers and Al said, ‘Gunther'. A caller said Tommy DeVito saved the Giants season, at least making it watchable. Boomer was in the bathroom and heard somebody wipe three times and he thought it was a lot. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and Boomer reads what Chat GPT said about him. Jerry starts with the Bears beating the Vikings in a boring MNF game. Mike McDaniel met with reporters and had fun with someone about the offensive line. Gio is in a Twitter fight with someone named Zach Braziller of the NY Post. He has had enough of the schmucks attacking WFAN. He called them ‘soapbox media a-holes'. The Moment of The Day involves Maggie Gray getting ‘dumped out' of her own show because of her salty language. In the final segment of the show, Boomer has his stat pack out with Bill Belichick info. We talked about Belichick's future with the Patriots and where he might go.
It's from 1999 about putting inappropriate things as screen savers.
Host Brandon Contes interviews Craig Carton, formerly of WFAN and now host of "The Carton Show" on FS1. Brandon and Craig discuss a wide range of topics including his dislike of Mike Francesa, almost replacing Howard Stern, being the face of gambling addiction, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:40: Being a “former” WFAN host-1:29: Decision to leave WFAN-2:42: Doing TV and radio on the same day-4:03: “The Carton Show” growth over the past year-4:51: Reception of the show on social media-5:46: Critics and haters-7:05: Being comfortable with clips generating social media engagement-8:43: Craig's recent Jets soundbite -9:41: Ratings talk-10:37: Cody Decker-11:15: Decker doing a morning TV show and a mid-day afternoon radio show-12:46: Being exclusive to Fox growing “The Carton Show”-13:12: Can you love TV as much as loving radio?-14:06: TV hosting/radio hosting-14:30: Is there any wasted talent by not doing radio?-15:04: Being a performer-16:46: Returning to WFAN after prison-17:56: Evan Roberts-19:10: Roberts being the right fit for “Carton and Roberts”-20:01: Moment the show started to click-21:12: Roberts and Tiki Barber-22:23: Taking pride in seeing people develop while at WFAN-25:17: Rooting for “Evan and Tiki”-27:05 : Mike Francesa -28:59: Enjoying the rivalry with Francesa-30:22: Listeners wanting Craig and Boomer Esiason to have a rivalry when Craig moved to afternoon-32:59: Camaraderie at FS1-33:43: Skip Bayless/Shannon Sharpe breakup-33:59: Does debate format appeal to Craig?-34:51: Greg Jennings/Skip Bayless clip-36:46: Building chemistry with rotating hosts-37:31: Almost replacing Howard Stern-39:34: Animosity working for a station that didn't let Craig replace Stern-40:29: Affiliate plan-41:21: Would replacing Stern been a harder challenge than replacing Don Imus?-42:47: Mark Chernoff-43:29: Secret meeting with Francesa-44:29: Chris “Mad Dog” Russo-44:56: Sports talk-46:08: How long does Esiason have on radio?-46:36: Would Craig ever come back to WFAN?-47:22: Importance of “Hello, My Name is Craig”-49:19: Gambling addiction-50:40: Being an ambassador for FanDuel-52:24: Does Craig treat the anniversary of his arrest different than any other day?
Gio and Al reflect on the part time hosts and cutting your teeth in the industry as Anthony Gallo gets ready to co-host the 9am hour with Gio. C-Lo gets in on the action with some more highlights from the weekend and even a guarantee from Mike Francesca. Plus, Gio reminisces on a recent road rage incident that had him feeling some type of way.
It's Gio and Gallo in the 9am hour! Gallo is happy Max Scherzer is on his way and likes the moves the Mets have been making but Gio wants more from this trade deadline. C-Lo returns for his final update, wacky, chaotic and informative. Featuring Moment of the Day!
Hour 1: Al's in for Boomer today and the talk starts up about the Mets trading Max Scherzer to Texas for top prospect Luisangel Acuna. The consensus is that the Mets are likely done this season but not done yet (maybe) trading. Verlander maybe? C-Lo is in with audio of the above including Billy Eppler's remarks. The Yanks fall apart yesterday with pitching as Luis Severino bombs for 3 innings and with a complete lack of hitting. Aaron Judge has remarks. Vacationing in hot places in August comes up for discussion as well. In the portion of the show, Michael Source (a.k.a Don Geronimo) is fired by WBIG-FM - the radio partner of the Washington Commanders - is fired for making sexist remarks about Sharla McBride, a sports anchor for WUSA. Gio questions firing him over the kind of remark it was. Hour 2: Sean Payton's remarks about Nathaniel Hackett and the Jets are front and center. Gio doesn't think what he said was a big deal. He also believes that the Jets losing to the Bills on Week 1 isn't as important as a lot of fans think it is. Bills are one of the best teams in football. The topic shifts to discuss who'll fill Shaun Morash's shoes over at the Sports Network side. There have been people interviewing but Gio puts his money behind Pat Boyle. Sean's body positivity also is discussed. Caller discusses Sean Payton's and Don Geronimo's remarks and how times have changed. Gio wanted Gary Dell'Abate on this week but was shut down by his side. C-Lo starts off the update with more about the Scherzer trade and getting Luisangel Acuna back. Alonso and Verlander remark on the Scherzer trade. Yanks get ruined by the Orioles. Rundown of the Wild Card race. Aaron Rodgers comments on the Sean Payton remarks and is “surprised” by them. Gio shares his thoughts on Dalvin Cook's strategy (or his agent's). In the final portion of the hour, Gio discusses what Elon Musk has done to Twitter (or X as it's known now). The thought is that it just isn't the vibrant place it was. Thanks, Elon. Hour 3: Gio and Al reflect on the part time hosts and cutting your teeth in the industry as Anthony Gallo gets ready to co host the 9am hour with Gio.C-Lo gets in on the action with some more highlights from the weekend and even a guarantee from Mike Francesca. Plus, Gio reminisces on a recent road rage incident that had him feeling some type of way. Hour 4: It's Gio and Gallo in the 9am hour! Gallo is happy Max Scherzer is on his way and likes the moves the Mets have been making but Gio wants more from this trade deadline. C-Lo returns for his final update, wacky, chaotic and informative. Featuring Moment of the Day!
Hour 3: The submarine that was touring the wreckage of the Titanic is still missing. They had 96 hours of oxygen in case of emergency. The CBS news story on the submarine made it seem like it was pieced together cheaply. Jerry returns for an update and starts with John Sterling calling an Anthony Volpe HR as they beat the Mariners again. The Mets dropped another series as they lost again to the Astros. Daniel Vogelbach had another couple hits in the loss. The Reds won their 11th in a row. It's their longest winning streak since 1966. Kristops Porzingis is headed to the Celtics in a 3-team trade. Dak Prescott met the media and talked about his legacy. And Henrik Lundqvist made it to the Hockey Hall of Fame. In the final segment of the hour, we have audio from the DA Show where DA was complaining about WFAN taking all of the talent from CBS Sports Radio. Gio said when he worked at the network he also didn't think anybody cared about it.
Hour 1: The Mets get swept by the Braves and Gio said this team is no different than ‘The worst team money can buy'. Boomer found a silver lining in Francisco Alvarez finding his groove and hitting 2 more homeruns. The Mets have over $80 million dollars tied up in pitchers that got lit up against your biggest rival. All three starters in this series fizzled. Gio can remember every detail from every terrible Mets loss over the years. Jerry is here for his first update and starts with the Mets blowing a 10-6 lead in Atlanta and losing 13-10 in the tenth inning. Justin Verlander talked about his terrible outing. The Yankees split a doubleheader against the White Sox. Gleyber Torres and someone named Billy McKinney hit HRs. Torres talked about the great pitching performance by Randy Vasquez. Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel was not born yesterday and will not talk about Dalvin Cook's availability. Why are the Vikings trying to get rid of him? Must be a cap situation. The Panthers beat the Golden Knights. Vegas still leads the series 2-1. In the final segment of the hour, Gio has to go to a dance recital tonight for his daughter Sabrina, and they are bringing their youngest daughter, Summer. Gio thinks that's a terrible idea since she goes to bed at 7:30pm and that's when the recital starts. Hour 2: Dalvin Cook is set to be released by the Vikings and Gio thinks he will wind up with the Jets. We also took calls on Gio having to go to his daughter's dance recital. A caller wants Buck Showalter fired, but Gio isn't sure it's his fault. The Mets have a ton of underachievers. Jerry returns for an update and starts with audio from last night's Mets loss to the Braves in Atlanta. The Mets actually had some offense but the pitching was a mess. The Mets had a 10-6 lead and lost 13-10. And what's going on with Pete Alonso's wrist? The Yankees split a doubleheader with the White Sox. Luis Severino has now had bad back to back starts. Billy McKinney hit a HR but John Sterling did not have a HR call for him. The Panthers beat the Golden Knights but still trail in the series 2-1. In the final segment of the hour, we took calls offering advice for Gio going to his daughter's dance recital tonight. Hour 3: Jimmy Dunne, who is now a board member of the PGA Tour, lost a lot of friends on 9/11. Yesterday he said he is sure nobody they are dealing with had anything to do with the attacks on 9/11. Then he said, if he finds out someone he's now working with was involved in the attacks he would ‘kill them himself'. Jerry returns for an update and it's starting to sound like Pete Alonso is going to miss a decent amount of time. The Mets get swept in Atlanta, losing 13-10 last night in ten innings. Boomer slurps his oatmeal for Gio to celebrate his birthday tomorrow. Jose Ramirez hit 3 homeruns against the Red Sox last night. Jerry Jones tried to compare player negotiations with marriage and it was very confusing. Jerry played the game winning goal for the Panthers as they beat the Golden Knights in OT. Jerry has the audio of Jimmy Dunne on the Golf Channel saying he would kill anyone he's dealing with if they were involved with 9/11. In the final segment of the hour, last night Las Vegas police responded to calls about aliens falling from the sky. We played news coverage from CBS in Las Vegas. Hour 4: Boomer thinks Craig Carton and Mark Chernoff could be aliens visiting us from another planet. Gio thinks Chris Russo could be an alien. We all had theories on who the aliens are. Al thinks they are humans coming back from the future. We do have some Pete Alonso news. Based on Buck Showalter's reaction to a question last night and the continuing testing of his wrist, it seems like he's headed the IL for weeks. Gio said it feels like we are just waiting for horrible news on Alonso. Jerry returns for his final update of the week and has some sound from last night's Mets loss in Atlanta. They led by four runs and still lost in ten. Andy Reid talked about the food that was served at the White House. Frank Reich named Bryce Young the first team starter. The Panthers beat the Golden Knights in overtime. They still trail in the series 2-1. Jerry previews game 4 between the Nuggets and Heat. In the final segment of the show, it looks like Pete Alonso is going to miss time with a wrist injury. This coming during a six game losing streak feels like rock bottom. The Belmont is tomorrow and there's still a chance it could get canceled if the air quality is terrible.
Hour 4: Boomer thinks Craig Carton and Mark Chernoff could be aliens visiting us from another planet. Gio thinks Chris Russo could be an alien. We all had theories on who the aliens are. Al thinks they are humans coming back from the future. We do have some Pete Alonso news. Based on Buck Showalter's reaction to a question last night and the continuing testing of his wrist, it seems like he's headed the IL for weeks. Gio said it feels like we are just waiting for horrible news on Alonso. Jerry returns for his final update of the week and has some sound from last night's Mets loss in Atlanta. They led by four runs and still lost in ten. Andy Reid talked about the food that was served at the White House. Frank Reich named Bryce Young the first team starter. The Panthers beat the Golden Knights in overtime. They still trail in the series 2-1. Jerry previews game 4 between the Nuggets and Heat. In the final segment of the show, it looks like Pete Alonso is going to miss time with a wrist injury. This coming during a six game losing streak feels like rock bottom. The Belmont is tomorrow and there's still a chance it could get canceled if the air quality is terrible.
Eddie Kalegi speaks with Rutgers graduate, WRSU Hall of Famer, and former WFAN Program Director Mark Chernoff about his time at WRSU and his career working for the nation's premier sports talk radio station.
Former WFAN programmer Mark Chernoff joins Sid to wish his friend a happy birthday and to remember the good old days with him and Lou Rufino at WFAN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 3: We turn to the life of Eddie the picks jockey. We heard from Travis, who is the husband of Danielle, the woman trying to help Eddie navigate life. Jerry returns for an update but first Eddie the picks jockey calls in and Boomer yells at him. The fun is over. Based on Eddie's behavior, we are returning all of the Go Fund Me teeth money. And just like that, the fun is over. We have cut Eddie the picks jockey out of our lives. RIP. The Knicks won their sixth straight by beating Boston last night. Pat McAfee talked about getting served by Brett Favre. In the final segment of the hour, a radio DJ in San Francisco is missing. He is JV of the JV & Elvis Show and they worked at 92.3 here in NYC a few years back. Mark Chernoff calls in to talk about JV and the fact that he has Lyme's disease which could be part of this.
Hour 1: The Knicks had a statement win over the Celtics last night. It was their sixth straight win. Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickley each scored 23 and Jalen Brunson had 16 points. Boomer said the move to get Brunson was ‘brilliant'. Jerry starts with the Knicks beating the Celtics last night. Charles Barkley is not a fan of load management and said you can't make that much money and take days off. Jerry goes around the NBA including LeBron missing several weeks because of a foot injury. Jerry has audio from Pat McAfee talking about being served papers by Brett Favre. In the final segment of the hour, WFAN's Keith McPherson is having a baby and posted a link to his Amazon baby registry. And Eddie the picks jockey is completely off the rails. Hour 2: Derek Carr will be meeting with teams in Indianapolis this week at the scouting combine. He will meet again with the Jets and Saints and also the Panthers. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Knicks winning their sixth straight by beating the Celtics. LeBron's injury is going to keep him out of the lineup for a number of weeks. Charles Barkley talked about the NBA salary structure and load management. We talked about doing a giant NBA tournament instead of a regular season. Larry Johnson loves Spike Eskin's podcast, The Rights to Ricky Sanchez. Evan Roberts loves the pitch clock and Jerry has audio of the pitch clock and the batter both not being ready. Pat McAfee talked about being served and sued by Brett Favre. In the final segment of the hour, Radar Online has a story saying Tom Brady wants to pursue stand up comedy. Juan in Myrtle Beach calls in to explain how Eddie the picks jockey goes off the rails and what causes it. Hour 3: We turn to the life of Eddie the picks jockey. We heard from Travis, who is the husband of Danielle, the woman trying to help Eddie navigate life. Jerry returns for an update but first Eddie the picks jockey calls in and Boomer yells at him. The fun is over. Based on Eddie's behavior, we are returning all of the Go Fund Me teeth money. And just like that, the fun is over. We have cut Eddie the picks jockey out of our lives. RIP. The Knicks won their sixth straight by beating Boston last night. Pat McAfee talked about getting served by Brett Favre. In the final segment of the hour, a radio DJ in San Francisco is missing. He is JV of the JV & Elvis Show and they worked at 92.3 here in NYC a few years back. Mark Chernoff calls in to talk about JV and the fact that he has Lyme's disease which could be part of this. Hour 4: We are doing a live show in Jersey City on April 7th. The Knicks won their sixth straight last night with a win over the Celtics at MSG. Jerry returns for an update and starts with audio from last night's Knicks win. Charles Barkley said KD has to win a championship when he's the leader of the team and the best player on the team if he wants to be among the greats. Barkley also talked about load management for players making $80 million. We also heard from Buck Showalter on the goings on in spring training with the Mets. Pat McAfee talked about getting served papers by Brett Favre. Jerry has an interesting sound from the XFL over the weekend. In the final segment of the show, Gio asks Boomer if he's an NFL Combine guy. Boomer said the Jets are keeping Zach Taylor this season because they want him to learn.
EPISODE SUMMARY: Buzz Knight is a strategist and media exec who has experience at multiple prominent companies. He recently founded his own company, Buzz Knight Media, and podcast, Takin a Walk. Knight shares stories from his career in radio and lots of insightful ideas as Buzz and Chachi sit down for a chat! On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi talks to Buzz Knight about:Growing up in Stanford, CT and listening to NYC radioGetting his start at WVUD while studying at the University of DaytonThe consequences of his mudwrestling stuntHaving to choose between being an on-air talent and off-air programmingBecoming a rock format captain and later SVP of Greater MediaThe Benefits and drawbacks of small and large media companies and what the ideal size isStarting Buzz Knight Media and learning as he wentLaunching his podcast, Takin A WalkAnd more!You can listen to Buzz's Podcast Takin A Walk HERE.ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST: Buzz Knight has been a strategist and media executive for decades with leadership roles for multiple prominent companies. Buzz most recently served as EVP of Strategy and Innovation for Beasley Media Group which he joined in 2016 upon the closing of the company's purchase of Greater Media. His passion for great content and tremendous brands has had an impact on a diverse list of outstanding radio properties across the country.His industry advocacy has included multiple roles in and around ratings and audience measurement with participation on The National Association of Broadcasters COLRAM (Committee on local Radio Audience Measurement), Nielsen Advisory Council and The Council for Research Excellence. He is also the creator and the host of The Takin A Walk Podcast Series where he walks and talks with interesting people available to listen here.ABOUT THE PODCAST: Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio industry.PEOPLE MENTIONED: Gene Shepherd, John Fulop, Mark Chernoff, Steve Goldstein, Ed Christian, Dave Robbins, Jerry Charm, Howard Stern, Mel Karmazin, John Garren, Tim Sabean, Scott Herman, Peter Smythe, John Bordes, Heidi Raphael, Paula Abdul.ABOUT BENZTOWN: Benztown is a leading international audio imaging, production library, voiceover, programming, podcasting, and jingle production company with over 3,000 affiliations on six different continents. Benztown provides audio brands and radio stations of all formats with end-to-end imaging and production, making high-quality sound and world-class audio branding a reality for radio stations of all market sizes and budgets. Benztown was named to the prestigious Inc. 5000 by Inc. magazine for five consecutive years as one of America's Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies. With studios in Los Angeles, New York, London and Stuttgart, Benztown offers the highest quality audio imaging work parts for 23 libraries across 14 music and spoken word formats including AC, Hot AC, CHR, Country, Hip Hop and R&B, Rhythmic, Classic Hits, Rock, News/Talk, Sports, and JACK. Benztown provides custom VO and imaging across all formats, including commercial VO and copywriting in partnership with Yamanair Creative. Benztown Radio Networks produces, markets, and distributes high-quality programming and services to radio stations around the world, including: The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, The Daily Dees Show, The Todd-N-Tyler Radio Empire, Hot Mix, Sunday Night Slow Jams with R Dub!, Flashback, Top 10 Now, AudioLogger, Audio Architecture, Radio Merch Shop, The Rooster Show Prep, AmeriCountry, and Benztown Swag Bank. Benztown + McVay Media Podcast Networks produces and markets premium podcasts including: The Making of: A National Geographic Podcast, Run It Again, Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation with Byron Kennedy, and Edelman Financial Engines' Everyday Wealth.Web: benztown.comFacebook: facebook.com/benztownradioTwitter: @benztownradioLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/benztownInstagram: instagram.com/benztownradio
Hour 2 Hour two begins with Moment of the Day finalist number 3: Al's Miscommunication at Fliegs's wedding. Sal lays out the rules for the “Perfect Parlay” and then the guys discuss the Knicks loss to the Spurs. Jerry's question for the Knicks is what's next? Sal says they're a little better than they've been but still need a star before they actually matter. If Trae Young is available, Sal is interested. Moment of the Day finalist number 4: Mark Chernoff became a music DJ over the summer. Peter returns for an update and begins with the Knicks loss to the Spurs. Jerry likes the Cowboys' alternate white helmets that they debuted last night. Moment of the Day finalist number 5: Gio singing as Mike and the Mad Dog as the Commodores after both WFAN legends called the Commanders the Commodores. In the final segment of the hour, we bring one of Sal's overnight staples, “Perfect Parlay”, to the mornings ahead of week 17 in the NFL.
Hour 1: Jerry and Sal begin their packed Friday show previewing this morning's “Moment of the Year” vote. The Titans started recent addition Josh Dobbs in a loss to the Cowboys and that leads into a discussion of just how crazy this year in the NFL has been. As we approach the end of the regular season, which teams are real Super Bowl contenders? Eddie sent in a question for Jerry and Sal to ask Neil deGrasse Tyson. Moment of the Day number 1: Gio as Wayne Randazzo after Wayne says “Coca-Cola corner”. Peter Schwartz is here with us to close out the year. The Knicks lost their fifth straight game falling in San Antonio last night. Sal says the team stinks. Pele passed away and Peter teaches Jerry and Sal the correct way to pronounce “Pele”. The Cowboys beat the Titans last night. One of Dak Prescott's interceptions was a bad throw but the other was not his fault at all. Sal isn't a big fan of JJ Watt. The Rangers lost to the Lightning in a shootout and the Islanders beat the Blue Jackets. In the final segment of the hour, we reveal Moment of the Day 2: a caller from Mississippi says Boomer is a loudmouth piece of ****. Then Jerry and Sal play Cool Games with an assist from Al. Hour 2: Hour two begins with Moment of the Day finalist number 3: Al's Miscommunication at Fliegs's wedding. Sal lays out the rules for the “Perfect Parlay” and then the guys discuss the Knicks loss to the Spurs. Jerry's question for the Knicks is what's next? Sal says they're a little better than they've been but still need a star before they actually matter. If Trae Young is available, Sal is interested. Moment of the Day finalist number 4: Mark Chernoff became a music DJ over the summer. Peter returns for an update and begins with the Knicks loss to the Spurs. Jerry likes the Cowboys' alternate white helmets that they debuted last night. Moment of the Day finalist number 5: Gio singing as Mike and the Mad Dog as the Commodores after both WFAN legends called the Commanders the Commodores. In the final segment of the hour, we bring one of Sal's overnight staples, “Perfect Parlay”, to the mornings ahead of week 17 in the NFL. Hour 3: American Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins the show to begin hour 3. He discusses life, the universe, whether life is predetermined, what happens when we die, the existence of aliens and how sports really are games of inches. Plus, Eddie Scozzare sends in a very specific question and Jerry asks NDT about his Yankees fandom. Moment of the Day finalist number 6: Torts kicked in the face. In the final segment of the hour, Bob Papa, the voice of the Giants, joins the show to share the story of being in the Mall of America with an active shooter last weekend and the football Giants season/upcoming game as well. Add Bob to the list of people who are in awe of the job Brian Daboll has done with the Giants roster this season. Hour 4: The final hour begins with Moment of the Day finalist number 7: Cranking the new horn at UBS Arena. Sal explains his view of the Giants and why he gives them credit but doesn't see them as a “real playoff team”. Moment of the Day finalist number 8: Caveman Jerry. We narrow down the finalists. Peter returns for his final update of the day and we all try Sal's ketchup on a Cheez-It combo. The guys debate how to pronounce “Pele” again and Sal uses an old Adam Sandler bit as his proof. We make our week 17 NFL picks as Yussef tries to catch up to Jerry in order to go to the Super Bowl. In the final segment of the show for the year 2022, Jerry reveals the results of the vote for the Boomer & Gio “Moment of the Year”.
Mark Chernoff talks about WFAN's newest Radio Hall of Famers, how the station has changed since he left, and the direction of sports radio programming in 2022.
Mark Chernoff talked to Newsday's Neil Best about becoming a music DJ…we played some clips and Gio did impressions of him…and then Mark Chernoff called in. Hilarity ensued.
Hour 2: The 7am hour starts with Boomer talking about above ground pools and how you save in taxes. If you put a pool in the ground you have to pay more taxes. We take a bunch of calls on golf, HR derby and Juan Soto. Jerry returns for an update and Juan Soto essentially says he's going through a tough time with the trade talks. Pete Alonso says great things about Mets fans. Aaron Judge says he doesn't play the game for money. Jerry has audio from a Newsday piece with Mark Chernoff. Gio makes fun of Chernoff and Mark calls in to defend himself. In the final segment of the hour, Boomer tells us that Ford has introduced the Raptor R. It starts at $104K.
Hour 1: Boomer & Gio open the show with talk of Juan Soto being traded. Both the Mets and Yankees are in the mix. Boomer says the Yankees won't trade for him unless Aaron Judge gets away. Most MLB insiders think a trade won't happen before the deadline and will likely not get done until after the season. Jerry is here for his first update and we hear from HR Derby Champion, Juan Soto. Aaron Judge says it's never been about the money, he wants to play for the Yankees. Soto said he has amazing numbers at Citi Field. New rule tonight for the All Star Game, if the game is tied after nine innings a HR derby will decide it. Giants & Jets rookies report to camp today. David Feherty is rumored to be going to LIV Golf. In the final segment of the hour, Lebron thinks the Celtics are behind the ‘F Lebron' T-shirts. They make a statement that they are not. Hour 2: The 7am hour starts with Boomer talking about above ground pools and how you save in taxes. If you put a pool in the ground you have to pay more taxes. We take a bunch of calls on golf, HR derby and Juan Soto. Jerry returns for an update and Juan Soto essentially says he's going through a tough time with the trade talks. Pete Alonso says great things about Mets fans. Aaron Judge says he doesn't play the game for money. Jerry has audio from a Newsday piece with Mark Chernoff. Gio makes fun of Chernoff and Mark calls in to defend himself. In the final segment of the hour, Boomer tells us that Ford has introduced the Raptor R. It starts at $104K. Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with the Derek Jeter documentary. Gio says he's not too interested because he's not a Yankees fan and he feels like he lived it. Boomer says he wouldn't be surprised if Juan Soto is on the Mets before the trade deadline. We take a bunch of calls on E-bikes and Juan Soto. Jerry returns for another update and starts with Juan Soto at the HR derby and talk of his impending trade. Aaron Judge says it's not about the money for him, though it seems to be. Jerry has audio from SEC Media Day. And David Faherty is likely joining LIV Golf. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about the Deshaun Watson situation. Hour 4: The 9am hour starts with Joe Schoen taking some subtle shots at Dave Gettleman. And we get into the Giants' upcoming season and in particular, Daniel Jones. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with tonight's upcoming MLB All Star Game. Juan Soto says he's been going through a lot of adversity lately. Multiple players were asked about their thoughts on Juan Soto as a player. Aaron Judge says it's not about the money for him, even though it seems to be about the money. In the final segment of the show, we talk about Elton John's upcoming show at MetLife Stadium. What if Mike Francesa does sports talk for LIV.
Justin Shackil was announced as one of John Sterling's fill ins and then Gio channels Mark Chernoff.
John Sterling to take some road games off in the second half of the season. Maybe Mark Chernoff is interested in calling Yankees games. Gio gives us a peek into what that might sound like and the yuks cascade.
C-Lo is in for Jerry today. Before he starts his update, Boomer wonders what's going on with the promos on the radio station. Gio says Mark Chernoff is angry with us for our critiques of his sports update. C-Lo starts with Eduardo Escobar hitting for the cycle last night in the win over San Diego.
Hour 1: The show opens with talk of the Mets win late last night in San Diego. Carlos Carrasco pitched a great game and Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle. Gio is pumped that the Mets have a high percentage to make the playoffs already this early in the season. Boomer keeps changing the topic to the Rangers but Gio keeps bringing it back to the Mets. Boomer says the Yankees need to be more like the Rams and how they just gave Aaron Donald more money. C-Lo is in for Jerry today. Before he starts his update, Boomer wonders what's going on with the promos on the radio station. Gio says Mark Chernoff is angry with us for our critiques of his sports update. C-Lo starts with Eduardo Escobar hitting for the cycle last night in the win over San Diego. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about Phil Mickelson playing in the Saudi tour. A caller wants to know if Gio took a golf lesson yesterday that was scheduled for him instead.
Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with talk of John Sterling scaling back on road trips for the second half of the season. Maybe Mark Chernoff can do it. Gio gives us a peek into what that might sound like. We take calls about Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and the Saudi Golf Tour. C-Lo returns for another update and he and Boomer talk about their dislike of ESPN's game coverage. Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle last night as the Mets beat the Padres in San Diego. Pete Alonso had a somewhat faceplant slide into home. In the final segment of the hour, we talk more about Phil Mickelson & Dustin Johnson playing in the Saudi Golf Tournament.
John Sterling is going to take 25-30 road games off in the second half of the season. Maybe Mark Chernoff can fill in for him. Gio lets us hear what that might sound like.
Hour 1: The show opens with talk of the Mets win late last night in San Diego. Carlos Carrasco pitched a great game and Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle. Gio is pumped that the Mets have a high percentage to make the playoffs already this early in the season. Boomer keeps changing the topic to the Rangers but Gio keeps bringing it back to the Mets. Boomer says the Yankees need to be more like the Rams and how they just gave Aaron Donald more money. C-Lo is in for Jerry today. Before he starts his update, Boomer wonders what's going on with the promos on the radio station. Gio says Mark Chernoff is angry with us for our critiques of his sports update. C-Lo starts with Eduardo Escobar hitting for the cycle last night in the win over San Diego. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about Phil Mickelson playing in the Saudi tour. A caller wants to know if Gio took a golf lesson yesterday that was scheduled for him instead. Hour 2: The 7am hour starts with talk of the Mets win last night in San Diego and they are 3-2 so far on the West Coast trip. The NY Post reports all signs are Kyrie Irving will return to the Nets. Boomer can't believe Kyrie is coming back but the Yankees are not doing the right thing by Aaron Judge. C-Lo returns for another update but first we talk about the sale of the Denver Broncos. C-Lo starts with Eduardo Escobar hitting for the cycle in the Mets win in San Diego. Keith Hernandez says the Mets are ‘stroking out' eight hits. Gary Cohen tries to explain ‘stroking out' to Keith. In the final segment of the hour, Gio talks about all the streaming services he's paying for. A caller asked Gio about the NFL rookies standing in the way during the boxing match he went to in Brooklyn. Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with talk of John Sterling scaling back on road trips for the second half of the season. Maybe Mark Chernoff can do it. Gio gives us a peek into what that might sound like. We take calls about Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and the Saudi Golf Tour. C-Lo returns for another update and he and Boomer talk about their dislike of ESPN's game coverage. Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle last night as the Mets beat the Padres in San Diego. Pete Alonso had a somewhat faceplant slide into home. In the final segment of the hour, we talk more about Phil Mickelson & Dustin Johnson playing in the Saudi Golf Tournament. Hour 4: The 9am hour starts with talk of the Mets and Gio is fired up about how the West Coast trip is going so far. This Mets season reminds Boomer of the Rangers season (of course it does). The Yankees are also having a great season so far. We also break down Rangers/Lightning game 4 tonight. C-Lo returns for his final update but first Gio tells us Boomer was farting during the break while demanding things from our Market Manager. Eduardo Escobar hit for the cycle last night as the Mets beat the Padres in San Diego. Rangers/Lightning Game 4 tonight in Tampa. In the final segment of the show, we talk about the reception the players who are playing in the Saudi tournament will get from the fans. If the Rangers keep winning, a Justin Bieber concert will have to be rescheduled.
We critique the Mark Chernoff sports update from 107 The Boss in NJ.
Hour 1: The show starts with Boomer & Gio breaking down last night's Rangers win over the Lightning in Game 1 at MSG. The Stanley Cup will be visiting the show later this morning. Boomer will not be ‘touching the cup'.Jerry is here for his first update of the day but first Boomer talks about the payday Dustin Johnson is getting for his Saudi golf event. Jerry starts with play by play of the Rangers Game 1 win over the Lightning. The Mets keep on winning, this time beating the Nationals 5-0. The Mets now head to Los Angeles. Yanks were rained out and will play a double header against the Angels today. Josh Donaldson talked more about the ‘Jackie' situation and Aaron Judge's take on it. There will be an alternate broadcast for the NBA Finals but nobody seems interested. Brady/Rodgers beat Mahomes/Allen in The Match. In the final segment of the hour, we talk more about the Rangers Game 1 win over the Lightning. Hour 2: The 7am hour begins with talk about the Mets west coast trip that begins tonight in L.A. where they face the Dodgers. We take some calls on the Rangers' big win. Jerry returns for an update but first Gio tells us midday Producer Pete Hoffman weighs 280 lbs. How many people here weigh more than 225 lbs? Jerry starts with audio from last night's Rangers' win over the Lightning in Game 1. The Mets won again, beating the Nationals 5-0. Warriors/Celtics Game 1 is tonight. Former Cowboys RB Marion Barber was found dead at 38. In the final segment of the hour we first talk about Spike Eskin weighing 154 lbs. Then we take some more calls on the Rangers win last night. Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with talk about Dustin Johnson and the Saudi golf tour. Jerry returns for an update and has Mark Chernoff's sports update from 107 The Boss in NJ. Mike Bolt, The Keeper of The Cup, comes into the studio with the Stanley Cup. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about the Stanley Cup visit and how you can pick up women with it, probably. Hour 4: The 9am hour starts with talk of last night's Rangers Game 1 win over the Lightning. We take a call from Arizona and discuss all the dangerous things in the desert. Jerry returns for his final update of the day and starts with play by play from the Rangers Game 1 win over the Lightning. The Mets beat the Nationals 5-0 and play in L.A. tonight. In the final segment of the show we bring in Pete Hoffman who weighs 280 lbs. Then Brandon Tierney jumps in to say he was offended that he wasn't invited to Al's house to watch the Rangers game.
Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with talk about Dustin Johnson and the Saudi golf tour. Jerry returns for an update and has Mark Chernoff's sports update from 107 The Boss in NJ. Mike Bolt, The Keeper of The Cup, comes into the studio with the Stanley Cup. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about the Stanley Cup visit and how you can pick up women with it, probably.
I mean, seriously, this might as well be called "murder".
Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with more talk about the Rangers beating the Hurricanes to move on to play the Tampa Bay Lighting starting tomorrow night. We take calls from Rangers fans. Jerry returns for another update. Jerry returns for an update but first a caller has a review of Mark Chernoff's first sports update on 107 The Boss. He was underwhelmed. Gio does impressions of Chernoff doing sports updates. Jerry starts with the Rangers beating the Hurricanes and advancing to play the Lighting starting tomorrow night. The Mets beat the Nationals 16-5. Big games by Nick Plummer, Starling Marte and Francisco Lindor. Lindor was asked about the NY Rangers. Joe Girardi's Phillies stink. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about the Mets honoring Ed Coleman. Jacob deGrom says he feels completely normal. We talk about the huge opening weekend Top Gun had.
A caller critiques Mark Chernoff's first sports update and Gio does impressions of what it probably sounds like.
Hour 1: Boomer & Gio talk about the Rangers dominant Game 7 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Rangers will play the Tampa Bay Lighting starting tomorrow night. Jerry is here for his first update of the day and starts with sound from the Rangers game 7 win in Carolina. Boomer does not like ESPN's coverage of NHL games. The Mets beat the Nationals. Nick Plummer had a HR for the second straight day. There appears to have been an issue with the tape op last night. Boomer wants this person fired. In the final segment of the hour, Gio tells us about his experience at the Barclays Center this weekend. The Giants & Jets rookies were there as well, and Kayvon Thibodeaux would not sit down. Gio said he did not come across great. There was also a fight in the stands and people thought there was an active shooter but there was not. Hour 2: The 7am hour starts with more talk about the Rangers game 7 win and we take some calls from excited fans. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Rangers game 7 win over the Hurricanes. The Mets swept the Phillies over the weekend and then beat the Nationals last night 16-5. Nick Plummer hit HRs in back to back games now. A caller said Jerry didn't mingle with the crowd on Friday. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about the Fantasy Football fiasco that got Joc Pederson slapped by Tommy Pham before a game. And Gabe Kapler is not coming out for the National Anthem because of the shape our country is in. Hour 3: The 8am hour starts with more talk about the Rangers beating the Hurricanes to move on to play the Tampa Bay Lighting starting tomorrow night. We take calls from Rangers fans. Jerry returns for another update. Jerry returns for an update but first a caller has a review of Mark Chernoff's first sports update on 107 The Boss. He was underwhelmed. Gio does impressions of Chernoff doing sports updates. Jerry starts with the Rangers beating the Hurricanes and advancing to play the Lighting starting tomorrow night. The Mets beat the Nationals 16-5. Big games by Nick Plummer, Starling Marte and Francisco Lindor. Lindor was asked about the NY Rangers. Joe Girardi's Phillies stink. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about the Mets honoring Ed Coleman. Jacob deGrom says he feels completely normal. We talk about the huge opening weekend Top Gun had. Hour 4: The 9am hour starts with talk of the Rangers beating the Hurricanes in game 7 last night. They will play the Lightning tomorrow night at MSG. Jerry returns for his final update of the day. He had a table for 36 at a restaurant in Baltimore for a Cal Ripken little league game. Is Boomer growing a playoff beard? Jerry starts with audio from last night's Rangers game 7 win over the Hurricanes. The Mets won again and Nick Plummer now has a HR in two straight games. Noah Syndergaard will pitch against the Yankees tonight. In the final segment of the show, we talk about Aaron Donald bringing up retirement again. Kadarius Toney has a new song that Gio doesn't care for.
Join Takin A Walk Podcast Host Buzz Knight as he takes a walk with legendary Radio Programmer Mark Chernoff. Mark has programmed some of America's biggest Radio Stations and managed some of the most listened to on-air talent including Howard Stern, Don Imus, Scott Muni and Mike and the Mad Dog.
Promo for episode releasing later this week with Mark Chernoff. He is a veteran broadcaster and Radio Programmer with a long history in the New York metropolitan area.
Hour 3: The 8am hour begins with talk of Tiger Woods withdrawing from the PGA event this past weekend. We also take calls about the Josh Donaldson/Tim Anderson ‘Jackie' situation. Jerry returns for another update and starts with the Rangers beating Carolina yesterday. The Yankees were swept by the White Sox in a double header yesterday. In the final segment of the hour, Mark Chernoff got a job as a sports anchor at 107 The Boss in NJ. Gio gives an impression of what Mark's update will sound like.
Mark Chernoff will be doing sports updates on a local radio station in NJ. Gio does an impression of what that might sound like.
Hour 1: The Show opens with a quick recap of the NY sports landscape from this weekend including the Mets and Yankees and then they focus on the Rangers/Hurricanes series. The Rangers won last night. Carolina leads the series 2-1 right now. Jerry is here for his first update but first we try to figure out what we're doing for dinner in NJ the night before our Kickoff to Summer Event at D'Jais in Belmar, NJ. Jerry starts with audio from yesterday's Rangers win over Carolina. We then turn to the Yankees getting swept in a double header yesterday by the White Sox. Taijuan Walker pitched a gem for the Mets as they beat the Rockies in Colorado. Jerry goes around the NBA from last night's playoff games. Tiger Woods withdrew from the PGA event this past weekend. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about dinner plans for Thursday night before our live event Friday morning. And we are all guest bartending at The Ugly Duckling in NYC on Wednesday night. Hour 2: The 7am hour starts with Josh Donaldson vs. Tim Anderson from this past weekend's Yankees/White Sox matchup. Donaldson called Anderson ‘Jackie', as he once referred to himself as the Jackie Robinson of today. Anderson thought it was racist to say that. Jerry returns for another update and starts with reaction to Josh Donaldson and Tim Anderson's confrontation over Donaldson referring to him as ‘Jackie'. The Rangers beat the Hurricanes and now trail in the series 2-1. Jerry goes around the NBA from last night's playoff games. In the final segment of the hour, we talk about HBO's Real Sports interviewing some of Deshaun Watson's accusers. That will air tomorrow night. Hour 3: The 8am hour begins with talk of Tiger Woods withdrawing from the PGA event this past weekend. We also take calls about the Josh Donaldson/Tim Anderson ‘Jackie' situation. Jerry returns for another update and starts with the Rangers beating Carolina yesterday. The Yankees were swept by the White Sox in a double header yesterday. In the final segment of the hour, Mark Chernoff got a job as a sports anchor at 107 The Boss in NJ. Gio gives an impression of what Mark's update will sound like. Hour 4: In the final hour of the show, Bartolo Colon put out a video of him pitching and wants to pitch for the Mets now that Max Scherzer is out. Gio caught a big fish this weekend. Boomer talks about the way ESPN covers hockey. Dan in Carteret calls about the Kickoff To Summer Party on Friday. Jerry returns and starts with the Rangers win over Carolina yesterday. The Yankees were swept in a doubleheader by the White Sox Yesterday. Aroldis Chapman blew one of the games in the ninth. The Mets won another series by beating the Rockies yesterday that's to a great outing by Taijuan Walker. Jerry goes around the NBA from last night's playoff games. In the final segment of the show, we talk about the NFL getting ready to kick Daniel Snyder out.
Hour 1: Some things were uncovered with regard to Matt Harvey's time with the Mets that were discussed Wednesday morning, the fine folks at the CBS Sport Network are planning on following around Jerry Recco at a Rutgers game, Al Dukes became the center of attention after Neil Best's Newsday piece on the esteemed executive producer turned ‘legitimate, marquee, on-air personality' was made public – although behind a paywall, the aforementioned Jerry then got busy delivering an update, Terry Collins joined Carton & Roberts to talk about Harvey's time with the Mets, Ben Simmons and James Harden get introduced by their new teams, Boomer got to see a Rangers win up close & personal, the power shift in the NBA has certainly changed things and Gio was recently reminded of how different Spike Eskin and Mark Chernoff actually are.
Things are a little different this year with Mark Chernoff not being around for Hungerthon and during Monday's highly anticipated 'Moment of the Day' Gio mentioned some of those differences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A caller pointed out to us that Gio might be smitten about Boomer, which Craig was all ears for. In other news, we have seen several retirements at our station recently, including Mike Francesa, Mark Chernoff and Steve Somers. All three have had certain parts of the station dedicated to them. Someone else that retired recently, Joe Beningo, did not...and Evan thought he would take it upon himself to change this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve talks with 4 distinguished guests: THE Eddie Scozarre, former WFAN boss Mark Chernoff, former WFAN employee & current play by play voice for Monday Night Football, Steve Levy and update anchor Rich Ackerman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve Somers wraps up his legendary 34 year run at WFAN with a rousing hour of radio fun. Jerry Seinfeld, Mark Chernoff, Steve Levy, Mike Francesa, Bernie Williams & others joined Steve for his final hour on the station. Steve, it was OUR honor to have you on the WFAN airwaves for the past 3+ decades! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our former boss, Mark Chernoff will officially become a Hall of Famer today and it turns out the only person from the Morning Show who will be attending the luncheon will be Boomer, so we get to the bottom of why 'the' Eddie Scozzare wasn't invited and why Al Dukes & Jerry Recco will not attend, then we were privy to an update from Jerry, the Astros take Game 2, the Nets drop to 2-3 after a loss to the Heat, the Knicks will be tested in Chicago Thursday night, a great Thursday Night Football game between the 6-1 Packers and the 7-0 Cardinals, JJ Watt will likely be out for the rest of the season, never a dull moment in the NFL, Anthony from Bellville wonders if Mike Francesca will be at the luncheon for Mark Chernoff and Al shares his itinerary for his girlfriend Gina's birthday celebration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sal imagines what it would be like had Mark Chernoff been the director of Public Relations for the Mets after Javy Baez's comments yesterday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The last weekend of preseason football means the games that count are right around the corner, Boomer just hopes that the Mets can somehow play their way back into relevancy, Gio uses a little reversed psychology, Navy SEAL Michael P. Murphy was a true American hero, Peter Schwartz gets some more gifts, then shares a Mark Chernoff story before delivering his abbreviated update, Gio feels the need to explain that while looking for 'swingers' he was not actually looking to do any 'swinging', the all important year three for an NFL quarterback and distracted by Larry King. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The NFL is taking a hard stance on players getting vaccinated, Lou is coming to the city to see the Eagles at MSG and has some safety concerns, hot air balloon rides seem a bit risky, Joe called in to express some disappointment by the lack of coverage regarding Ben Zobrist and his wife and he ended up getting exactly what he wanted, Friday's highly anticipated 'Moment of the Day' stemmed from the Zobrist's story and happened organically and then an unfortunate headline produced a call from our former boss, Mark Chernoff. It's a 'Feel Good/Summer Friday' folks, so go-ahead and start actin' like it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wednesday's highly anticipated 'Moment of the Day' focused on our old boss, Mark Chernoff and Chris Lopresti was not alone in thinking it was very funny. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tiki thanks Mark Chernoff, the Bucks backups roll, where will Kawhi Leonard play next season? And, former NBA Player, Eddie Johnson, joins the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Subway Series will begin tonight weather permitting of course, so Jerry & Kim opened the phones to hear some from fans, the Yankees seem to have taken on the identity of their manager, Mark Chernoff seemed to enjoy being showered with gifts, C-Lo showers up with an update, the Mets lose again in Atlanta, Hal Steinbrenner has no intentions of firing Aaron Boone, the Bucks take a 3-2 advantage over the Hawks and much more. Get into it already. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Yanks meltdown while the Mets got beat down, Boomer & Jerry got started talking about a tough Wednesday night for the baseball locals, with Jerry Recco by the Booms' side we had Chris Lopresti handling the update duties, Jerry was forced to defend his long shorts, Al Dukes' reading comprehension could use some work, there is still a large pimple of Jerry's forehead, Mark Chernoff is still listening, David Mayurnik's big shot, some NBA news and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark Chernoff's last day, and the Yankees bats awaken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark Chernoff is hanging them up at WFAN and he sits down with Moose and Maggie for one last go of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Hawks overcome Trae Young's absence to take Game 4 over the Bucks, who lose Giannis as well... Mark Chernoff, Program Director at WFAN joins the show on his final day in the office. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We had a couple of visitors for this, the final hour of the Morning Show, as Craig Carton stopped by to help pay tribute to Mark Chernoff, who is finishing off a 28 year career at WFAN and he joined the guys to talk about it for the full hour and even stuck around to hear Wednesday's highly anticipated 'Moment of the Day' Enjoy... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
With Wednesday marking Mark Chernoff's last day at WFAN, Jerry put together a little 10 question quiz to see how much the staff actually knows about their fearless leader, C-Lo took a page out of Jerry Recco's playbook and proceeded to update his face off, then we get to hear the perspective of Jerry with a little help from 'the' Eddie Scozzare, it will take a haul to get Damian Lillard to New York and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Yankees are alive, but did the outshine Shohei Ohtani? Mets back in the win column, Mark Chernoff hangs em up at WFAN, Tom Glavine, Out to Lunch, Pick of the Day and more... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-News on Jared Porter -More on the Trevor Bauer allegations -Mark Chernoff joined us on his final day at WFAN See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Mets show signs of life in Atlanta, Mark Chernoff says goodbye to Moose and Maggie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-Yanks win, Ohtani shines -Allegations against Trevor Bauer -How tall is Evan? -Mark Chernoff's last day -Aaron Judge gets a day off -Michael in Long Island thought he was calling our competitor See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Morning Show and the Afternoon Drive show go out to lunch with Mark Chernoff before he sails off in the sun, John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman react to Dylan Bundy loosing his lunch, Trevor May opens up about Hector Santiago and the impact it has on bullpens, Proper 12 sighting on the LIE and leave Justin Bieber alone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-Is this the most disappointing Yankee season in the last 30 years? -Dylan Bundy becomes infamous -Tommy and Big Mac were upset that they were not invited to Mark Chernoff's retirement lunch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
-Dylan Bundy will always be remembered for the guy who puked at Yankee Stadium -Tommy and Big Mac are offended that they didn't get invited to Mark Chernoff's sendoff lunch -Evan was very annoyed that Jacob deGrom was wrestling in the outfield before the game -Craig has some fun with our Audacy jingle See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gio may or may not have found the perfect retirement gift for Mark Chernoff, either way his idea led to an interesting, entertaining and somewhat uncomfortable discussion, it was then up to Jerry Recco to update that masses, wins by the Islanders, Yankees and Mets were covered and Stu Feiner called in to talk some Islanders' hockey. All that and more awaits you, now get into it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wayne Cabot's exit interview with WFANs Mark Chernoff and his career of radio stories See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We got a visit from our boss, Mark Chernoff, who will be serving as a guest DJ on our sister station, WCBS 880, so he stopped by to talk about his dream on-air gig, speaking of 'dream on-air gigs' Jerry Recco was then on-hand to get busy updating us on some wins & losses, more 'sticky stuff' fallout in MLB, Chris Paul has entered an indefinite quarantine, thus putting his status for the Western Conference Finals in question and Gio quickly grows tired of Boomer talking about Body Mass Index and he lets him know it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Matt Harvey will pitch against the Mets at Citi Field Wednesday afternoon and Boomer sure wishes he had someone to go to the game with, 'the' Eddie Scozzare's finances fascinate some of Boomer & Gio's friends, 'Bone Marrow' Brian Rascona - who works at WFAN - looked for no preferential treatment when calling in, a big congratulations to Mark Chernoff on being selected for the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame, we relived some classic WFAN prank calls, another update from Jerry Recco and of course, Wednesday's highly anticipated 'Moment of the Day'. Enjoy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's official, Mark Chernoff is parting ways as Programming Director of WFAN and passing the reigns to Spike Eskin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Brian talks Lubbock to L.A. and back, the humble transition from NFL player to broadcaster, and a little Socrates for the exclamation point. Introduction / Bio: Hey everyone and welcome to the All-Star Leader Podcast, where together we learn about leadership from the best and brightest, and keep it fun by connecting it to our passion for sports! I'm your host Daniel Hare, and I am very excited about today's show! Our guest is a familiar voice to college football fans everywhere. Brian Jones is a CBS Sports College Football Studio Analyst and host of the Gio and Jones Show on CBS Radio. Brian played six seasons in the NFL after a college football career at both UCLA and The University of Texas. This is Brian Jones. Hey Brian thank you so much for joining us! Interview Questions: So first of all now that college football is over give us a little behind the scenes into what you're up to during the offseason? Combine? NFL draft? Focusing on the radio job Gio and Jones, 6-9am EST M-F Draft shows from the college side Travel now that the weekends are free This past season we saw an incredible championship game with Clemson knocking off Alabama. We've talked on this show before about Nick Saban's leadership style, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on Dabo Swinney's leadership, and what we can learn from the two of them. Everyone has a process; it's how you go about implementing that process Different approaches: Saban – stoic, business-like; Swinney – folksy, Mack Brown-ish, shaking hands/kissing babies There is a myriad of styles that can work; Brian likes a more hands-on/assertive approach Authenticity is the key; players can see through you. If you aren't true to yourself, it will not work. Socrates quote: a life not self-examined is a life not worth living. (Or So-Crates as pronounced in West Texas) Let's talk a bit about growing up in Lubbock and playing high school football in Texas. What did you learn from those days that shaped who you are today? Grandmother raised him; neither mom or dad were around. Another lady from the neighborhood helped as well Grandmother loved sports and that's where it started Played neighborhood football on a concrete pad High school football in Texas is like religion; grew up in the Friday Night Lights era with Odessa-Permian; that really motivated you to do better; the conference was referred to as the little Southwest Conference You chose UCLA when coming out of high school before coming back to UT to finish up your college career; what went into those decisions and how do you look back on them now? Graduated high school 1986; SMU just got the death penalty; Every SWC school seemed to being investigated Went on recruiting trip to L.A. where it's 75 degrees (and Lubbock was in the 20s) UCLA was coming off a Rose Bowl win against Iowa Fell in love with it; a whole other planet UT was always on his mind, though he did well at UCLA and enjoyed it There's too much transferring now for the wrong reasons (playing time) Tough because he had great relationships with tremendous players/leaders at UCLA: Ken Norton, Jr., Frank Cornish, James Washington, Troy Aikman Also in 1984 was the Summer Olympics in L.A., so all these big-time track athletes would train at UCLA And lots going on with social issues on campus, including protests to divest in South Africa (response to apartheid) Go see the world; you can always return home; experience other cultures Who were leaders on those teams that you looked up to and why? A difficult dynamic that exists on a college campus many times is a new recruit joining the team and his relationship with the established player at that position Ken Norton, on the other hand, took Brian under his wing and was a great mentor and friend. He never felt threatened by Brian. James Primus mixed joking with serious Troy Aikman – so tough. Nebraska really gave him a beating but Troy kept getting up. How he went about his business as well. How they practiced, how they talked to teammates were all things Brian picked up on You then made it to the NFL; drafted by the Raiders in the 8th What surprised you the most when you transitioned from college to pro? Not as much politics at the pro level that you could sometimes experience in the collegiate game What shocked him was how different the league was in how stars were treated within the team. (Guys hanging out with Al Davis on the sideline during practice smoking cigarettes) House and Jerry Robinson took him under his wing. Winston Moss as well. Joe Kelly His rookie year they played a game over in Japan, and he was having a bit too much fun…Tim Brown and Marcus Allen pulled Brian to the side and said “Listen up young buck, you need to chill you're a** out!” As wild as the Raiders were, still disciplined enough to win championships Vince Evans was a great leader as well. Who are some guys you played with or against that weren't necessarily the best players, but were incredible leaders, and why? You have to have drive The skills translate to other walks of life as well Drive, determination, self-motivation Don't talk about it, be about it. People don't care what you say, they care what you do CBS Sports Radio boss Mark Chernoff. Gets there at 5am. Has already made a big name for himself in the industry. He empties trashcans, will B.S. with the guys. He could have a corner office with his feet kicked up, but he doesn't Brian tries to know everyone in the building regardless of position, etc.; create a fun environment to work with Jerry Lee was his high school coach and would really drive them; tough, tough; when he thought he couldn't keep going he found a way. That helps him today. So you have to balance that drive and motivation with the fun and warm environment. The transition out of playing professional sports can be tough on guys who have committed their entire lives to the game up to that point. Talk about how that process was for you. Difficult; athletes die twice: the first when their playing career ends What can you do to replace the rush and adrenaline that comes from playing? Guys try everything (drugs, women, etc.) Kenyon Rasheed (former OU and NFLer) would say you have to reinvent yourself. You can't walk into a place of business quoting your stats and expect anything; how does that help their bottom line? Brian went back to school and got his degree after about a year in the wilderness Then he had an opportunity to join the Longhorn broadcast team, though as the parabolic mic holder That was humbling Helped him strip down his identity away from the number on his NFL jersey and focus on what it would be going forward Broadcast career took off after that; did sidelines the next year and hosted coaches' shows Played in a golf tournament one time where the Fox Sports SW GM was playing as well. Brian had sent in his tape but hadn't heard anything. He went up to him and asked if he would watch his tape. GM said he would check it out. That led to an audition and then a job. Then a job at CSTV (former guests Scottie Rodgers and Craig Esherick worked with me there!!) Fun to help a startup build something No self-entitlement or ego!! You have to work! Five rapid fire questions: Name one trait or characteristic you want to see in a colleague. Work ethic and no excuses What habit has been key to your success? Being honest with youself Most important app or productivity tool? Wireless headphones Most influential leader you've personally been around? Jerry Lee – high school coach One sentence of advice for emerging leaders? Don't let others or societal norms define you. You define you. Where can people listen, watch, and connect with you?! Gio and Jones – CBS Radio on Sirius/XM, 6am-9am EST, M-F Twitter: @JonesN4Mo Yoga apparel – Yoga is my gym – ymg.yoga Thank Yous/Acknowledgements: Antioch Live/Clear Day Media Group – music More here. Jonathan Davis – production Clint Musslewhite – voice over