austin radio stuff

[LTtxfan 50007]

1 hour ago, sidis said:

i would love to make fun of all you for sounding like such incredible tools on this page bitching and moaning about the banalities of local sports radio (which, to be clear, you absolutely sound like) but i would seriously pay money to never have to hear justin wells' dumbass east texas twang spewing endless koolaid flavored cliches about what grown ass men everyone is in practice and on the recruiting trails.

 

[jimmyjazz 47221]

3 hours ago, sidis said:

but i would seriously pay money to never have to hear justin wells' dumbass east texas twang spewing endless koolaid flavored cliches about what grown ass men everyone is in practice and on the recruiting trails.

Wait, you don't think his cracker "nuttin' but love, brother" closing is authentic?  Man, I think he fooled me.

[LTtxfan 50007]

On 9/16/2022 at 11:38 PM, ztejas said:

Rod's passable at best. I'm sorry that he was a superstar on campus when some of you were on the 40. That doesn't make him worth a shit when it comes to radio. He's fine. He has nothing interesting to say basically ever. He just recites a bunch of football stats and goes over how different sets interact with each other. 

 

Yeah Rod uses too many stats...  guess he lacks confidence as a radio guy so he's constantly using stats in an attempt to prove to listeners that he really knows his stuff.

Makes me think of this classic... "No Confidence"

 

 

Edited September 24, 2022 by LTtxfan

[ztejas 44233]

I was thinking yesterday he'd be better for a higher profile gig - national maybe - because of how verbose he is and how much research he does. You just have to tone him down with a partner who actually contributes and cuts his monologuing down. Hardge doesn't do anything. He chimes in as much as a producer would normally.

[Nope 3151]

15 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

 

Yeah Rod uses too many stats...  guess he lacks confidence as a radio guy so he's constantly using stats in an attempt to prove to listeners that he really knows his stuff.

Makes me think of this classic... "No Confidence"

 

 

Your premise is correct but I think that particular stat is a good find

[LTtxfan 50007]

On 8/29/2022 at 8:57 AM, utxmike05 said:

Trey has the douchey whiny tone....so I eventually could zero in on his voice quick.  Still no update on what happened?

 

Yeah no Trey for me either...  YUCK!!!

Elling just made an appearance on this On Texas Football YouTube today.  Really hope this is just a one time thing.  😬

 

[LTtxfan 50007]

 

Trey was Fired... Here's his video explanation

[LTtxfan 50007]

26 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Yeah, not Trey fan either...   YUCK!!!

Elling just made an appearance on this On Texas Football YouTube today.  Really hope this is just a one time thing.  😬

 

 

Well Fuck... On this video, Trey says he will be with Joe Cook every Monday.  Guess On Texas Football hired him to help out with their YouTube stuff.  😬

[utxmike05 1833]

Re: The Horn.

Holy Shit.  I liked Zay in doses when he was a producer. I still think he knows his shit, and agree with most his takes.  But holy shit it's like listening to Chad and the Joker.  

Re: The Horn.

Holy Shit.  I liked Zay in doses when he was a producer. I still think he knows his shit, and agree with most his takes.  But holy shit it's like listening to Chad and the Joker / Chuckles the Clown.  

[ztejas 44233]

Yeah he's gotten way too excited and dialed it up too much since becoming full time. It's still better than letting Chad have free reign. 

[TankedBevo 2503]

I don't know, I think Zay is hilarious and seems to know his shit. A welcome little bit of crazy to offset a dull co-host

[utxmike05 1833]

58 minutes ago, TankedBevo said:

I don't know, I think Zay is hilarious and seems to know his shit. A welcome little bit of crazy to offset a dull co-host

I definitely lol at things he says, but dang don't laugh at all your own jokes. Not sure if they have a name for their show yet, heard some dumb ass listener ideas last week.

[Nope 3151]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Yeah he's gotten way too excited and dialed it up too much since becoming full time. It's still better than letting Chad have free reign. 

At least he seems to enjoy his job, unlike Trey

[LTtxfan 50007]

 

[UTCzech III 2959]

RIP Johnny Walker.  KLBJ gonna whip out the Bone one last time at 5pm today.  Raise a glass to the brotha.

[Mittens 8750]

RIP Johnny Walker

 

[jimmyjazz 47221]

Had he been sick?

[UTCzech III 2959]

5 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Had he been sick?

I think he has been ill for a while, MS maybe, something debilitating like that.  Could be wrong, but I think I remember Dale and some of the other DJ’s mentioning it before.

[jimmyjazz 47221]

I wasn't the world's biggest Soul Hat fan, but I always loved that he spun "Bonecrusher" on Fridays at 5 PM.  It coincided perfectly with my drive home at the end of a work week, and it's a helluva song.  I need to tune in.

[Deej 77848]

Rest in peace, Johnny.  

Hard to believe it's been 15 years since they fired him. 

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2007-04-13/465109/

 

[Wally Pryor 5410]

Ugh, RIP. Re-reading that Chronicle piece. Walker. Peg. Patty. Loris Lowe (not mentioned).

Time does fly. 

[Mittens 8750]

Thanks for posting that @Deej.  Definitely takes me back to a time I miss.

Johnny's quote "Radio is soulless," he said. "I think we can burn it all down and start over again." made me think of another Austinite gone to soon's (F cancer) movie about exactly that:

 

 

[Deej 77848]

 

[jimmyjazz 47221]

Goodness, what a heavy song.  Thanks for posting that.

[Radical Larry 28822]

 

Gonna have to play this at 5:00 on Friday. RIP Johnny.

[Updawg 2385]

I wasn't the world's biggest Soul Hat fan, but I always loved that he spun "Bonecrusher" on Fridays at 5 PM.  It coincided perfectly with my drive home at the end of a work week, and it's a helluva song.  I need to tune in.

This. It was great. Good times

[Deej 77848]

 

That's pretty awesome.

Quote

For him it was always music,” remembers his sister Sissy. “He started on radio in Albuquerque and then he came to KLBJ. For whatever reason, [Lady Bird Johnson] and him really got along, and at a lot of KLBJ events she would ask that he escort her. It was such an odd relationship, the freaky rock & roller and the dainty first lady, but he very much loved that family before the station was sold.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2022-11-22/legendary-austin-rock-and-roll-deejay-johnny-walker-has-died/

Edited November 23, 2022 by Deej

[Wally Pryor 5410]

Looks like there is a new sports talk station, 102.7?  Ward's on it. Either 11-2 or 1-2, not sure. 

https://www.1027espn.com/show/the-jeff-ward-show/

Edited December 7, 2022 by Wally Pryor

[Deej 77848]

Not that new. 

They need to put Ward back with Ed Clements during drive time. 

Edited December 8, 2022 by Deej

[Updawg 2385]

And get Phyllis to do Friday picks

[Deej 77848]

Maybe Jeff can get Art Acevedo to call in?

[UTCzech III 2959]

4 hours ago, Updawg said:

And get Phyllis to do Friday picks

Yeah, that's gonna happen...

[Mittens 8750]

17 hours ago, Deej said:

They need to put Ward back with Ed Clements during drive time. 

I can never tell when posters are being sarcastic or just have incredibly shitty taste.

[Deej 77848]

6 minutes ago, Mittens said:

I can never tell when posters are being sarcastic or just have incredibly shitty taste.

Ward is the only one who would openly mock Ed. 

[MAUFRAIS 6741]

Ed’s license plate reads “MR RADIO”

How can you mock that?

[Gucci_Suit 2828]

I found Ward by accident because I got fucking sick of the non-fucking-stop high school coverage on the Horn. I get it, sprinkle in some HS stuff, but damn it’s all day every day. Don’t need to hear an interview with the vandegrift jv volleyball coach. And i don’t need snoop Daniel shoving that shit my way. Plus the station is barely detectable in central/west Austin  

Switched over and heard my former Advertising prof talking sports like the old days. Liking it. 

Edited December 8, 2022 by Gucci_Suit

[Native Horn 3581]

18 minutes ago, Gucci_Suit said:

I found Ward by accident because I got fucking sick of the non-fucking-stop high school coverage on the Horn. I get it, sprinkle in some HS stuff, but damn it’s all day every day. Don’t need to hear an interview with the vandegrift jv volleyball coach. And i don’t need snoop Daniel shoving that shit my way. Plus the station is barely detectable in central/west Austin  

Switched over and heard my former Advertising prof talking sports like the old days. Liking it. 

The first paragraph cannot be emphasized enough.  Between the HS sports, "Florida Man" bullshit, and five minutes of commercials every ten minutes, the late morning show with Craig Way and Jeff Howe is basically unlistenable for me.

[Gucci_Suit 2828]

10 minutes ago, Native Horn said:

The first paragraph cannot be emphasized enough.  Between the HS sports, "Florida Man" bullshit, and five minutes of commercials every ten minutes, the late morning show with Craig Way and Jeff Howe is basically unlistenable for me.

Exactly. You have the voice of the Longhorns and a Longhorn “insider” and you waste my time telling me that the “computer” favors Goldthwaite by 7 over Bangs. I dont fucking care. 

[Steamboat1874 4383]

You will find your life much more pleasurable when you stop listening to "sports talk" radio.

Do you really care what "Joe" in South Austin thinks about the Packer's chances of making the playoffs? 

Take it from me......listen to Little Steven's Underground Garage instead - Sirius XM 21. 

[jimmyjazz 47221]

4 hours ago, Gucci_Suit said:

Exactly. You have the voice of the Longhorns and a Longhorn “insider” and you waste my time telling me that the “computer” favors Goldthwaite by 7 over Bangs. I dont fucking care. 

You forgot the part where Craig has to pontificate on the fact that "the computer" has no bias.  Every.  Single.  Time.  They.  Talk.  About.  It.

[Gucci_Suit 2828]

34 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said:

You will find your life much more pleasurable when you stop listening to "sports talk" radio.

Do you really care what "Joe" in South Austin thinks about the Packer's chances of making the playoffs? 

Take it from me......listen to Little Steven's Underground Garage instead - Sirius XM 21. 

You’re not wrong. About 50% of my radio time is 89.5 classical music. It’s the other 50% that’s pissing me off. 

Oh, the “all flex team” has  running back from Manor that is committed to Central Oklahoma? Fantastic. 

[Deej 77848]

Craig Way should only be allowed to call football games on the radio. 

[crash_davis 23470]

Just heard that Jason Dick was let go today. Today is his last broadcast.

edit: his tweet

 

Edited December 9, 2022 by crash_davis

[stc 1500]

21 hours ago, MAUFRAIS said:

Ed’s license plate reads “MR RADIO”

How can you mock that?

Weirdly I read this yesterday and then saw the MR RADIO license plate as soon as I got on the service road to IH-35 last night. 

[Guest]

Boo on Jason Dick. Been listening for a long time. The sports podcast with Nick and DaveB was always fun to listen to as well as it was roughly an hour of them bullshitting with each other with sports mixed in. 

Wouldn't surprise me a bit if he posts here or at least lurks. 

[Wally Pryor 5410]

21 hours ago, MAUFRAIS said:

Ed’s license plate reads “MR RADIO”

Surely not serious. 

[Pam Cummings 9881]

There's no radio talent left in this city. The pay must be abysmal. And i'll never understand how Craig Way can be so exciting calling a game and so unbelievably boring doing literally anything else.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Pam Cummings

[Delta Charlie 159]

On 12/8/2022 at 12:34 PM, Gucci_Suit said:

the “computer” favors Goldthwaite by 7 over Bangs

I'll take that action.

[deft 7059]

Boo on Jason Dick. Been listening for a long time. The sports podcast with Nick and DaveB was always fun to listen to as well as it was roughly an hour of them bullshitting with each other with sports mixed in. 

Wouldn't surprise me a bit if he posts here or at least lurks. 

Finkle is Einhorn. Dick is Derka.

[PantsTent 2005]

For fucks sake, is The Horn almost done with this All Flex shit?  30 minutes of reciting names and stats of kids nobody but their parents give a shit about.