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Shepkowski and his whistling "S" annunciation
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Author:  ShipOfZion [ Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:21 am ]
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Does this drive anyone else crazy? His lisp is very difficult to listen to. I thought people with speech impediments generally don't get jobs speaking on the radio.
Author:  Beardown [ Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:38 am ]
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Not at the Score. They look for guys that can't talk. They want stutterers, lisps, nasally and poor grammatical speakers. drinky, Herb and Shep just to name a few.

Bernstein must hate Shep. Not cuz of the lisp, but he has the thickest Chicago accent at the station. Bernstein hates this kind. Bernstein has often said the "Thick Chicago accent people" are dying off. Well, Shep is pretty young so he's wrong.
Author:  Rod [ Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:32 pm ]
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Beardown wrote:
Bernstein has often said the "Thick Chicago accent people" are dying off.


I plan on outliving bernstein with his regular consumption McGangbangs and his Waffle House binges.

Also, I rather enjoy Shep's sibilance.
Author:  Beardown [ Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:42 pm ]
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You know how bernstein has made it a thing to mock the stupid of chicago by doing his Chicago accent and saying something like "Da bears need Dick Butka to give da Bears a speech."

So, of course, everybody at the station does it now.

Well, drinky and Zawaski do it. I say to myself, boys, you have Chicago accents. Not the real thick Mike North one. But they have it.

Shepkowski did it once on his weekend show only it was his exact same voice. :lol: Only louder. Cracked me up.

These guys have no idea that they are mocking themselves. :lol:
Author:  Rod [ Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:56 pm ]
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Beardown wrote:
You know how bernstein has made it a thing to mock the stupid of chicago by doing his Chicago accent and saying something like "Da bears need Dick Butka to give da Bears a speech."

So, of course, everybody at the station does it now.

Well, drinky and Zawaski do it. I say to myself, boys, you have Chicago accents. Not the real thick Mike North one. But they have it.

Shepkowski did it once on his weekend show only it was his exact same voice. :lol: Only louder. Cracked me up.

These guys have no idea that they are mocking themselves. :lol:



bernstein has one himself. He has just very consciously modified it by carefully overpronouncing each and every word he speaks.
Author:  Curious Hair [ Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:08 pm ]
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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
bernstein has one himself.


yeah he has an accent TOOOOO.

Hasn't he said his mom is from Buffalo? No fuckin' way you're getting through life without a Great Lakes accent if you have family from Buffalo. Western New Yorkers sound like people doing impressions of Chicago accents but that's just the way they always talk.
Author:  Godfella [ Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:13 pm ]
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What about Dustin Rhoades? The first time I heard him on air I seriously thought it was Robert Smigel as a Superfan! :lol:
Author:  America [ Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:14 pm ]
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Everyone who grew up in Cook Co has the accent. Sometimes it's thicker depending on the person but there are pronunciations unique to it. Dan does it, Terry does it, I do it.

Listening to Oregonians all day then flicking on Chicago Sports Radio really highlights it.
Author:  Curious Hair [ Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:23 pm ]
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What is an Oregon accent like? It has to be perfectly neutral, right? Maybe a hint of southern California from transplants?

LOLing at "annunciation," by the way.
Author:  bigfan [ Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:09 pm ]
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Beardown wrote:
You know how bernstein has made it a thing to mock the stupid of chicago by doing his Chicago accent and saying something like "Da bears need Dick Butka to give da Bears a speech."

So, of course, everybody at the station does it now.

Well, drinky and Zawaski do it. I say to myself, boys, you have Chicago accents. Not the real thick Mike North one. But they have it.

Shepkowski did it once on his weekend show only it was his exact same voice. :lol: Only louder. Cracked me up.

These guys have no idea that they are mocking themselves. :lol:

Zawaski mocking chicago guys with accents is kinda funny.
Author:  newper [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:48 am ]
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Beardown wrote:
Not at the Score. They look for guys that can't talk. They want stutterers, lisps, nasally and poor grammatical speakers. drinky, Herb and Shep just to name a few.

You can also add Hub and Hamp to that list.
Author:  GOIrishND [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:31 am ]
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On WGN Radio, Wally Phillips had the "whistling 'S' " going for him. The beginning of a Chicago broadcasting tradition!

Mother Angelica, who did the rosary with her nuns on radio, also had it going on. Had to do with loose-fitting dental.
Author:  America [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 2:35 am ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
What is an Oregon accent like? It has to be perfectly neutral, right? Maybe a hint of southern California from transplants?

LOLing at "annunciation," by the way.

There is no Oregon accent. The mispronounce 'Chicago' a lot... "Oh hey America, youre from CheecawwwGO?"
Author:  ShipOfZion [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:24 am ]
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Curious Hair wrote:

LOLing at "annunciation," by the way.


Why?
Author:  Curious Hair [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:25 am ]
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The word is "enunciation." Annunciation is some Catholic thing.
Author:  ShipOfZion [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:26 am ]
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Annunciation also means to announce. You're right, but so am I.
Author:  Curious Hair [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:29 am ]
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No you aren't. He's not making announcements.
Author:  ShipOfZion [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 11:34 am ]
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Curious Hair wrote:
No you aren't. He's not making announcements.


Announcements and proclamations, sure he is. I'm not going to play semantics with you. Your word works better, I'll give you that. But my word isn't wrong.

Anyway, the point being, Shep has a speech impediment and has no business announcing, speaking, whatever, on the air.
Author:  Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:14 pm ]
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So is Shep clearly announcing the immaculate conception of the Lord Jesus Christ or isn't he?
Author:  redskingreg [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:17 pm ]
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My middle school English teacher had "ENUNC 8" on her license plates. I can't recall if she handled the school announcements, though.
Author:  Godfella [ Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:20 pm ]
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"That Shep boy sounds just fine to me!"
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