I think Jesse and George came off alright tonight.

While I agree with their assessment that there's a market for a 'SportsWebio' type product, I don't think it can survive as was, with the hosts making the same amount of money and Shorty George traveling across the countryside as a beat reporter.

Best of luck to all involved though.

Anybody know if this is gonna be on the WTTW website or youtube?

Come on Eaglo, get away from your computer tonight... go spend some time with your wife.
Oh and by the way congrats!

Also of note: Jesse says North is planning on starting up Webio again soon...and Big Head Ed is all for it (what a stammering shill).

Out of the three of them, Sherman came off as the only one with a brain.

Jesse, with his comments; is making sure he won't be hired any time soon in radio. "This is the right way to do it." No, it isn't. Sending a reporter to cover the hockey playoffs with nearly 2000 bucks in airfare is NOT the way to get a business moving forward. Also, God forbid he addressed the fact that North HAD HERNANDEZ AT HIS HOME YEARS AGO. Because if he did; North would either look like a liar or a glad-handing blowhard, or both.

George; for all his reporter insight, again didn't think it was odd that amount of money was being spent to cover a sport that gets maybe 20% of fans attention? I'm not knocking the Blackhawks, but they also weren't in the Finals. George knew it was wrong, and he knew it was wrong when it was happening; but once he duckwalked out the door at WSCR, he couldn't just go back.

To me, red flags were all over this. In a market that money is already tight, in an economy when people are afraid to risk large sums of money, you have a guy throwing money around like its water. You have guys who are in secure jobs; with 17 years under their belt; but with the promise of being a bigger "player" toss that aside and follow North off a cliff.

Again, I say how does North keep the Comcast gig now? Who exactly is financing it?

TV shows are funded by advertisers.

Hey douchebag. Nort was sponsored by NextStep... who's money man is now in federal custody. Care take another stab at your your answer?

Out of the three of them, Sherman came off as the only one with a brain.

Jesse, with his comments; is making sure he won't be hired any time soon in radio. "This is the right way to do it." No, it isn't. Sending a reporter to cover the hockey playoffs with nearly 2000 bucks in airfare is NOT the way to get a business moving forward. Also, God forbid he addressed the fact that North HAD HERNANDEZ AT HIS HOME YEARS AGO. Because if he did; North would either look like a liar or a glad-handing blowhard, or both.

George; for all his reporter insight, again didn't think it was odd that amount of money was being spent to cover a sport that gets maybe 20% of fans attention? I'm not knocking the Blackhawks, but they also weren't in the Finals. George knew it was wrong, and he knew it was wrong when it was happening; but once he duckwalked out the door at WSCR, he couldn't just go back.

To me, red flags were all over this. In a market that money is already tight, in an economy when people are afraid to risk large sums of money, you have a guy throwing money around like its water. You have guys who are in secure jobs; with 17 years under their belt; but with the promise of being a bigger "player" toss that aside and follow North off a cliff.

Again, I say how does North keep the Comcast gig now? Who exactly is financing it?

Mr. Kirk

COMCAST had a show on TV in that time slot before Mike North created the revolutionary idea of paying for TV time. They have national accounts which they knew how much income they made on these ads before North arrived on the scene.

Those ads pay for the basic expenses and North is responsible for the costs over and above that. He would also get the income over and above that, if any existed. The problem for Mike is that the income is not greater than the expenses of Jen, Jiggs, Mike, Producer and additional graphics, etc.

Frontman that was very well said, and I think this is a fascinating look at how easy it is to manipulate people with a certain type of ego - people who are probably somewhat self delusional to begin with. Judging by what I saw on channel 11 last night, these guys still don't get it, and I doubt they ever will.

BTW, here's my red flag. Somebody wanted to pay Chet Coppick six figures for anything.

No shit, Sherlock. But it appears most of the ads running are from accounts Comcast already had. The NextStep money's not being diverted from investors any longer, and Notre Dame High School's not pumping that much money into this. So where's the money coming from?

Here's the video of Jesse and George telling the webio story. The two guys still don't get it. Sherman doesn't get it either. It's amazing how dumb they all are. Like others said, George, DON'T say you enjoyed the lavish hotels you douchebag!!! Jesse looks like a puppy trying to cross a busy intersection. They still believe webio could be a success. Mike called Jesse before the show to tell him to spread that word.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Jesse, George and Sherman. Good God!!!
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