There are rumblings, and then there is thunder. Tony Kornheiser, the beloved media mainstay in the local market and one half of the international sports supernova that is Pardon the Interruption, is coming back to local radio on/about September 8 with WTEM ESPN 980. And this means that Daniel Snyder scores a big one in [...]
The perfect storm is quickly approaching ESPN 980, and short of hiring me for their 6-10 a.m. slot, there’s little to nothing that Daniel Snyder and Red Zebra Broadcasting can do to stop the imminent destruction. WJFK has lined up locally-bred talent, former Washington footballers, and a score of professional sports broadcasting rights to cut [...]
The Delusions of Grandeur tour continues for former ESPN 980 mouthpiece Brian Mitchell. For anyone who will listen, Mitchell has been espousing the ills of 980, and their effort to control the message that Washington football sucks. The Washington Times is now in on the fun, recounting a conversation Mitchell had here in Baltimore with [...]
It wasn’t enough for former Washington football special teamer Brian Mitchell to be cut from the hosting roster at ESPN 980, he now has to insinuate the obvious; that he was forced out for his bias against the franchise he regularly covered. The story originates from a USA Today story in which Brian Mitchell says [...]
Ever notice how John Thompson is an expert on common sense and not so much sports? And while common sense is a rare and precious commodity, does it make for the stuff that makes great radio hosts? Particularly in sports radio? Don’t get me wrong, I know how much of a community institution Coach Thompson [...]
Imagine my elation this morning to read through news feeds and notice that Brian Mitchell’s contract would not be renewed at ESPN 980. Not that I or anyone should actively cheer for someone to lose their job, but I do cheer for people who aren’t good at their job being forced towards a more suitable [...]
