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When is Bernsie's contract up? Would WMVP try to poach him?
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Author:  WhiteAndProud [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:49 am ]
Post subject:  When is Bernsie's contract up? Would WMVP try to poach him?
Despite all he says about the Booyahs he'd jump ship for $100K more a year (private High School and College tuition are around the corner). If ESPN cares about ratings (and maybe they don't - it might be just enough to have a Chicago affiliate to sell national ads), I could see them thinking Bernstein is the reason for B&B's success and try to pounce on him.

And why wouldn't the Score let him go? They could slide Danny Mac to afternoon drive and not miss a beat. Then they could literally put anyone who could button their shirt on in mid-days and still crush ESPN, especially if they go with a national show.

It would be a bold move, and ESPN knows that Bernstein would tow the company line because he doesn't fuck around when it comes to getting paid.

Any thoughts?
Author:  WhiteAndProud [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:59 am ]
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Keeping Score wrote:
He's signed through 2015 at 600K a year.


Yeah, that's a fur piece away.


By Cracky
Author:  good dolphin [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:04 am ]
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Dan isn't sending his kids to private school. He is a man of the people so he sends them to public schools that are available to 1% of the population.
Author:  SomeGuy [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:05 am ]
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Yuck. That would be yet another reason not to listen to ESPN Radio.
Author:  Crystal Lake Hoffy [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:29 pm ]
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Probably not. I'm sure if he moves, it will be to a national broadcast for the purposes of getting wider exposure. I would expect that he won't move until his kids are a little older and / or Terry retires.
Author:  Powerhouse233 [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:48 pm ]
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600k? Not a bad gig.
Author:  Crystal Lake Hoffy [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:49 pm ]
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Keeping Score wrote:
Bernsie isn't going anywhere, he's got it made. And I love how he has made a nest in SomeGuy's head.

Bernstein OWNS SomeGuy.


At some point the Chicago scene has to hit the point where he can't take it anymore. Seriously, I don't know how the guy hasn't gone nuts already. Its the same Bears crap for about ten of twelve months every year.
Author:  Mini Ditka [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:00 pm ]
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Can the Score amnesty Bernstein?
Author:  Mini Ditka [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:07 pm ]
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Here's why amnesty makes sense:

Bernstein probably gets about 4 weeks off every year. So let's say he works 48 weeks of the year with roughly 25 hours of airtime a week. That's 1200 hours a year on the air. Which means at $600,000 he is making $500 an hour to talk about Penn State and Lance Armstrong. Something must be done. If you can't trade him, please pay him and set the listeners free.
Author:  Mini Ditka [ Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:14 pm ]
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The truth comes out: Bernstein makes enough money to buy the camp his charity funds.
Author:  Phil McCracken [ Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:34 am ]
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Mini Ditka wrote:
Can the Score amnesty Bernstein?

Mini Ditka wrote:
Here's why amnesty makes sense:

Bernstein probably gets about 4 weeks off every year. So let's say he works 48 weeks of the year with roughly 25 hours of airtime a week. That's 1200 hours a year on the air. Which means at $600,000 he is making $500 an hour to talk about Penn State and Lance Armstrong. Something must be done. If you can't trade him, please pay him and set the listeners free.

Mini Ditka wrote:
The truth comes out: Bernstein makes enough money to buy the camp his charity funds.


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Author:  Scorehead [ Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:49 am ]
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Keeping Score wrote:
He's signed through 2015 at 600K a year.


Unless Dan got a new contract recently & nearly doubled his salary, he & Terry were both around $300K previously.
Author:  manbearpig [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:26 am ]
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Both the 300K and 600K numbers sound odd because Boers and Bernstein were making around a million back in 2004

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004 ... ion-wgn-am
Author:  badrogue17 [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:31 am ]
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Even with the hype and conjecture about these salaries on this message board, I never dreamed those guys would near 1 million each respectively. Wow.
Author:  manbearpig [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:36 am ]
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badrogue17 wrote:
Even with the hype and conjecture about these salaries on this message board, I never dreamed those guys would near 1 million each respectively. Wow.


Well it said they were making just less that 2 million. I never would have thought it either, but the overall point is if they were making close to 2 million combined back in 1160 days right when they were starting off, I can't see them at 600K (or even 1.2 million) combined when they are number 1 in their key demographic and them being 13 years into the show.
Author:  pittmike [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:44 am ]
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A while back 1M was not preposterous for a leading radio personality. Since people like Dahl and even Mac got put on the bench in that contract cancelling craze though no one in radio even comes close anymore.
Author:  manbearpig [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:06 am ]
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pittmike wrote:
A while back 1M was not preposterous for a leading radio personality. Since people like Dahl and even Mac got put on the bench in that contract cancelling craze though no one in radio even comes close anymore.


Fair enough.
Author:  NearWessSideHussra [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:48 am ]
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Total spent on U.S. radio adversting in 2004 ~ $20 billion

Total spent on U.S. radio advertising in 2009 ~ $14 billion

throw in some inflation adjustment and that's quite a haircut.
Author:  Brick [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:51 am ]
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Nearly $2 million for a 4 hour midday show? I don't believe it. I have a feeling the author was simply saying that since they make less than $2 million they are a bargain compared to Mike North who made over $1 million by himself.
Author:  Telegram Sam [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:46 pm ]
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WhiteAndProud wrote:
If ESPN cares about ratings (and maybe they don't - it might be just enough to have a Chicago affiliate to sell national ads), I could see them thinking Bernstein is the reason for B&B's success and try to pounce on him.


I would posit that ESPN is at least as responsible for B&B's ratings success as Dan Bernstein is.
Author:  IkeSouth [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:57 pm ]
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wow... $500 an hour and the producers probably make less then $25 :(
Author:  Curious Hair [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:11 pm ]
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And if they ever ask for raises, just play a tape of Dan giggling that they don't even do show prep.
Author:  IkeSouth [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 7:28 pm ]
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i would feel bad if i were dan. maybe he does... but you would think he could tell management to pay him a little less and them a little more. it doesnt matter if someone else could do the producers job. some guy from a hotdog stand can do dans job.
Author:  Scorehead [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:34 pm ]
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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
Nearly $2 million for a 4 hour midday show? I don't believe it. I have a feeling the author was simply saying that since they make less than $2 million they are a bargain compared to Mike North who made over $1 million by himself.


B&B combined have never earned close to $2 Million. I'm pretty sure that Berns is about $350K, & Boers is about $300K.
Author:  RFDC [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:45 pm ]
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Brick, where are you getting the 2 million for a 4 hour show from?
Author:  Scorehead [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:46 pm ]
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RFDC wrote:
Brick, where are you getting the 2 million for a 4 hour show from?


From an article linked earlier in this thread from, 2004.
Author:  Colonel Angus [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:48 pm ]
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Boers gets paid in chocolate flavored licorice.
Author:  RFDC [ Sun Mar 17, 2013 9:49 pm ]
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Scorehead wrote:
RFDC wrote:
Brick, where are you getting the 2 million for a 4 hour show from?


From an article linked earlier in this thread from, 2004.

Thanks must have missed that.
Author:  Elmhurst Steve [ Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:23 pm ]
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Scorehead wrote:
RFDC wrote:
Brick, where are you getting the 2 million for a 4 hour show from?


From an article linked earlier in this thread from, 2004.



Well, if it's been reported as fact in an internet posting, it must be true..... :roll:

Guaranteed he's not making that kind of coin.
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