12 and a half years in afternoon drive, across two partners and more fill-ins than we can count, is something few talk show hosts have done here. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise: by being protected in the lineup by two mass-appeal shows in the drivetimes, this is an opportunity to do the kind of unique, subversive radio he did in middays with Terry.

Those midday shows we're great. Maybe he can figure out a way get that mojo rising.

This is probably a better gig for him now. He can likely only turn around on 92 or 93 at this stage of his career.

If Bernsie is Shawn Michaels....who does that make Mac?

Hogan.

Just keeps coming back to take the title over and over

This is WM 9

Spiegel is Yokozuna, Goff was Bret Hart

Hogan.

Just keeps coming back to take the title over and over

This is WM 9

Spiegel is Yokozuna, Goff was Bret Hart

I have never understood the line of thinking that says since he did not go national he wasted his talent. Dude was the drive time host for 10+ yrs in one of the biggest markets in the country. He has had a huge impact on the city that he calls home. Love him or hate him he is a success story

I have never understood the line of thinking that says since he did not go national he wasted his talent. Dude was the drive time host for 10+ yrs in one of the biggest markets in the country. He has had a huge impact on the city that he calls home. Love him or hate him he is a success story

Might not be popular opinion, but Dan could/and really should have gone national. He is an extremely talented radio host. He should have been the next Greenberg, maybe not on his level, but national for sure.

Why didn't he, his major fault of grandstanding social issues on one side only(hence not only alienating, but making people not listen) and his abuse of callers.

It is okay to be a left leaning person on issues whether it is left or right, but the amount of time and effort(for the love of god just look at his twitter page, its the Huffington Post of retweets) is what kept him local.

Big fish in small pond Dan ended up, which in chicago gives you a great living, cost of living cheaper than the coasts and a nice lifesytle.

But wasted talent in the end in my opinion. In the early days he was hilarious, very quick witted, and the show had me laughing each hour.
After PSU and then with Goff, the venom and anger just turned people off, hence the change. Hate listen is hard to pull down ratings unless you are really popular or a shock jock(i.e Howard Stern in 80s/90s).

Dan LeBatard's ESPN radio show contract runs out this summer and with his patron John Skipper gone, he's made it pretty clear that he doesn't think he's going to be renewed. Bernstein would be an interesting fit for that timeslot (almost the same one he's now on, 9-12 Central) if he could bring back some of the goofiness. ESPN Radio listeners are used to a little bit of SJW, DLB and (when he had the afternoon show, Bomani) are focused on social issues in sports just as much as the games themselves, if not more. But DLB's show is silly as hell while he's doing it.

ESPN Radio listeners are used to a little bit of SJW, DLB

LeBatard has the mass appeal that Dan doesn't though. Although LeBatard will turn 50 this year, you wouldn't be stupid for thinking he may just be an older sounding guy in his 30's by listening to him. Bernstein sounds old, plays old, and looks even older still. That won't fly when trying to capture LeBatard's listener base, which is ironically a lot closer to what Bernstein and Goff thought they could capture in Chicago: Woke 20-somethings who live on Twitter and consume the show via podcast. What's more, do you really think Dan Bernstein has the balls to go chest-to-chest with the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Esquire, the way LeBatard did over the Marlins? I don't.

The had his tryout on national radio and it went nowhere.

The truth of the B and B show is that anytime they were faced with legitimate competition, they lost the timeslot. They were never the highest rated show at their station. They regularly lost listenership from their lead in show. Afternoon drive succeeded (if you call it that) because of the momentum of THE SCORE, not because of B and B. I've always considered drive time to be woefully underproductive considering their competition and the history of other shows in that time slot.

Dan Bernstein has some skill but he is niche programming. Always has been and always will be.

It's ridiculous to equate him with Greenberg. Greenberg is a handsome guy (no homo) and while I do think he has decent intelligence, he is on TV because he looks the part of a tv anchor. Putting looks aside, they are basically the same age. Greenberg was one or more steps ahead of Bernstein in his career at every single annual "landmark" of age from the very beginning.

Dan has had a great career. 99% of the radio world, not just sports entertainers, would give their left arm for his resume and salary. Let's not romanticize him. He is not a ratings grabber and his time being the FOTS has damaged the Score brand both in terms of character and ratings.