Wow what is 1090 thinking?
by Steve (Grey Suit) on Jan 3, 2009 2:23 PM PST
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From the NC times:
It's official: The folks who run XX Sports Radio 1090 have lost their minds.
Starting Monday, Jordan Smith (aka Jordan from Downtown) and Irwin Earl Milan (aka ATL Earl) will be the station's new drive-time duo from 3-7 p.m.
Hal Brown ---- aka The Hammer ---- is now the vice president of programming at 1090. He made the announcement on Jordan and Earl in a press release.
Neither Brown nor station CEO John Lynch returned phone calls seeking comment.
"The listener response to Jordan and Earl has been unprecedented," Brown said in the release. "They bring a fans' perspective and energy that this station welcomes and requires."
Jordan and Earl have worked a few shows on 1090. Apparently, Brown isn't getting the same response I am. A two-word summation of the numerous calls and e-mails I received after a few trial shows is: "They suck!"
They might be nice people. But they shouldn't be on the radio. They scream. They yell. They butcher the English language.
Jordan is a New Yorker who is in the restaurant business. The 1090 press release says "he has been an avid listener of XX." He's also ill-informed and obnoxious.
ATL Earl served in the Marines as a drill instructor at both Paris Island and MCRD in San Diego. For that, I salute him. He apparently works a mean BBQ and could break me in two with a nod. But he's not a radio talk-show host.
"When we first started sports radio in San Diego, our vision was to hire hosts from everyday walks of life," Lynch said in the release. "We hired Chet Forte, Coach John Kentera and even Jim Rome; none had on-air broadcast experience. Mike and the Mad Dog in New York, Mike North in Chicago and JT the Brick all have become national figures in the sports-radio business; each were fans, not broadcasters. The sports-radio business has not added bright new personalities in years. Their hiring will bring a new sense of energy and fun to XX.
"I think they will hit a home run."
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/01/01/sports/maffeitv/z593146d5584b4dbe8825753100814f2b.txt
So the new 1090 line up will be:
- 5am-9am Scott and BR
- 9am-noon Rome
- noon-3PM Darren Smith
- 3PM-7PM Jordan and Earl
- 7PM-Mid night Coach Kentera
Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for 1360.
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Effing Hal Brown
That’s the guy that ousted Philly Billy.
Sorry 1090, I don’t care if you’re the only game in my town, Jordan and Earl are auditory feces. Tuning out.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Jan 3, 2009 11:09 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Ditto
1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.
by Wonko on Jan 3, 2009 11:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I drove to the south side of O'side
and tuned in to 1360 for a short time today.
Radio waves die in the valley it seems.
feels good man
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Jan 4, 2009 5:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m glad Werndl is gone, but these guys aren’t exactly an improvement.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Jan 4, 2009 3:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I am still pisssed at ATL Earl
He predicted a Charger LOSS vs. Denver.
This was at the Scott and BR’s Tailgate to the Playoffs at HOB.
Chicks Dig the Bullpen.
by eastbaysd on Jan 6, 2009 3:37 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
He predicted a loss to the Colts as well
Callers were all over him yesterday (yes, I listened for a bit, the show isn’t nearly as bad as it was in its first go, but the call-in aspect is so awful. It gets derailed every time a cell phone cuts in and out or the caller can’t figure out how to operate his/her phone. As long as the New York guy isn’t screaming half the time like he was the other time I listened, its slightly better than listening to commercials).
1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.
by Wonko on Jan 6, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
"WHAT? TURN MY RADIO DOWN?"
By the way, if 1090 is watching this thread, I’ve moved in with the enemy and we’re sharing a bed.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Jan 6, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Double X
So I gave this show a shot yesterday… Repugnant. The two dudes went on and on about how it was about the fans and what not. They spent more time talking about what the show was about than actually doing a show. I’m sure there are some fans out there that are smart, interesting and generally entertaining but these two guys are not it. Guess I’ll try 1360 on the drive home tonight.
by fairweather on Jan 6, 2009 4:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I figured out
what the other station is that blends with the 1360 signal up here.
It’s religious talk. Still better than the “bleacher bums”
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Jan 7, 2009 4:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
idiots
they kept saying welcome to xx1090.com,i thought philly billy was annoying but please….the drive at 1360 makes these idiots look like 2 drunks in there garage oppps that was jeff and whats his ass on espn..nm but seriously look at who the drive gets as guests dick enberg dan fing fouts…ernie and bert beg for calls one of them kept talking about philly and ny giants in afc game the other idiot told him twice its nfc… man i miss hacksaw…kill me for typing that and is nevin coming back or is he a manager now????
by badknick on Jan 7, 2009 5:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Nevin is gone
He said so before his last show.
1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.
by Wonko on Jan 7, 2009 7:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Drive
Had Stan Humphries and Shawne Merriman, too.
1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.
by Wonko on Jan 7, 2009 7:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Horrible
I tried. Really did. It was awful. Then I tried 1360 though it felt traitorous to me, and that was awful too. Guess I’ll have to listen to music on my drives home now!!
by Christina on Jan 7, 2009 7:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
On Second Listen...
Last night I gave it a second shot. As you can see I am a very forgiving person. About three minutes in I found myself yelling at the radio “Shut the F@#$ up you As#@$&*!!!”. It really takes a lot to make me do that. I have no idea what makes these guys trigger a rage in me. At BEST the show could be a podcast on a personal website… but on a commercial radio station. This may go down as one of the worst radio decisions ever made… it makes me pine for the days when that one station just played the Macarena over and over again for days and days.
by fairweather on Jan 8, 2009 12:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Triggering the rage
At this point, I’m upset that this thread and our continued discussion is driving people to at least tune in to them!
To our word for it, people! IT’S BAD! 
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Jan 8, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yet, somehow
They get tons of callers that are really excited about the show. And then I can’t understand what they are saying because they mumble or their phone goes out.
Real caller: “I think if they put astro-turf in Qualcomm, then they could get a few super bowls there and it will help players’ careers”
…Earl tells him how this will never happen and how the Super Bowl will never come to Qualcomm.
“Well, I was just rapping with my buds and thought it was an awesome idea.”
1-10-DEN 18 (9:52) (Shotgun) 6-J.Cutler pass short right intended for 19-E.Royal INTERCEPTED by 93-L.Castillo (95-S.Phillips) at DEN 18. 93-L.Castillo to DEN 14 for 4 yards (62-C.Wiegmann). 6-J.Cutler pouts ob to DEN 25 for 11 yards.
by Wonko on Jan 8, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm convinced now
It’s like an on-air blog where nobody knows what they are talking about. Once I saw the similarities between “bleacher bums” and gaslamp I realized I hate myself.
by jbox on Jan 8, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Anticipation of a GLB podcast
is ripe.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
by Axion on Jan 8, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I never thought Hal Brown was all that great anyway
now he’s running the effing place? These guys are terrible, and when they get fired … not if, when … the person responsible should be fired as well.
Thank you, radio deity, for 570.
by Lancers46 on Jan 11, 2009 1:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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