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Good Read.

http://sportsradiopd.com/2018/07/the-ga ... n-chicago/

This is simple and makes a lot of sense imo


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Remember “The Game”—the Chicago sports radio station? Well I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t. The Tribune broadcasting sports effort lasted less than a year on the air at 87.7 FM. It may actually be best known for midday host Ben Finfer finding out about the shutdown of the station while hosting his show on the air!

As a quick refresher course, here was the station’s weekday lineup:

6-9a: The Johnny B Show with Jonathon Brandmeier & Buzz Killman (Non Sports)

9a-12p: Kap & Haugh (David Kaplan and David Haugh)

12-3p: Quigs and Finfer (Alex Quigley and Ben Finfer)

3-7p: Jarrett, Harry & Spike (Jarrett Payton, Harry Teinowitz and Spike Manton)

7p-10p: The Night Game with Carms and Connor (Mark Carman and Connor McKnight)

The man behind the start-up and shut down of the “The Game” is Jim deCastro. “Jimmy” to those who know him, made a name for himself in Chicago radio in the 1980s and 1990s with a powerhouse, talent-laden station—the AM Loop and the broadcast company AMFM.

More recently you may know him as the President and GM of WGN Radio. During his tenure, WGN lost the Cubs. WGN Radio and the Cubs had been synonymous since 1925. Not only that, but the Cubs produce huge ratings and with more day games than any other team in baseball—those ratings are happening in midday and afternoon drive. WGN loses the Cubs in 2014; the Cubs win the World Series in 2016 with play by play on The Score/Chicago-A CBS (now Entercom) radio station.

So follow the bouncing ball. The man who started a failed sports station and lost a key asset at a heritage radio station—WGN– leaves Tribune Broadcasting in October of 2016. A little over one year later deCastro is picked by Entercom as the Chicago Market Manager in charge of six radio stations, including The Score. This is where The Game comes back into play.

In less than a year after taking over The Score, deCastro replaced Score Midday mainstay Matt Spiegel with Connor McKnight. Earlier this week, it was announced that morning host Brian Hanley will not be returning to the “Mully and Hanley” show which has anchored mornings at The Score since 2008 and produced exceptional ratings. In May “Mully & Hanley” rated No. 2 in Chicago with a 6.8 share among men 25-54.

Who is most likely to replace Hanley at The Score? The consensus is David Haugh, Sports Columnist at the Chicago Tribune. Yep, he was a host on The Game.

So in less than a year on the job, deCastro has replaced three long-time Score personalities (Hanley, Spiegel, Goff) with two hosts from The Game and one he really wanted at The Game (McNeil). I was scratching my head.

I talked to a sports radio insider to try and make some sense of this: “It’s seriously crazy. I understood the McNeil for Goff move. If he (deCastro) wanted someone who fit his style better that’s fine. It’s not like Dan (McNeil) hadn’t produced before. Spiegel for McKnight though made little sense and dropping Hanley when all he’s done is produce (ratings) for them is stunning!”

So I thought about it a lot today. Then it came to me. I realized what is happening at The Score. DeCastro is using The Score to try and prove a point—likely something only he cares about.

The point?–the failure of The Game wasn’t his. To prove that, deCastro is hiring former hosts from The Game to replace hosts at The Score. That’s it. That’s the whole reason. This version of The Game has a strong signal, the Cubs, and 26 years on the air.

PS–I found someone who is even happier than DeCastro with these moves—his name is Adam Delevitt. He’s the Program Director of cross-town rival ESPN 1000.

Editor’s Note: Matt Fishman worked at The Score in Chicago from 1994-2003

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 8:58 am 
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Reads like a Beardown post.


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Godfella wrote:
I talked to a sports radio insider to try and make some sense of this: “It’s seriously crazy. I understood the McNeil for Goff move. If he (deCastro) wanted someone who fit his style better that’s fine. It’s not like Dan (McNeil) hadn’t produced before. Spiegel for McKnight though made little sense and dropping Hanley when all he’s done is produce (ratings) for them is stunning!”


He only doesn't understand the white replacements.

SAD!

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It's idiotic that the article jabs at DeCastro for "losing the Cubs." He didn't lose the Cubs. He was smart enough to not overbid as a now fired CBS Radio Executive did. 670 is still in the red on that deal as they overpaid by millions per year.

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If he even think of bringing Harry Teinowitz over I am out.

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Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
It's idiotic that the article jabs at DeCastro for "losing the Cubs." He didn't lose the Cubs. He was smart enough to not overbid as a now fired CBS Radio Executive did. 670 is still in the red on that deal as they overpaid by millions per year.


Surprised to see Fish write that drivel.

Just a stupid and baseless premise that makes the rest of what he wrote look like sour grapes.

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Seacrest wrote:
Ogie Oglethorpe wrote:
It's idiotic that the article jabs at DeCastro for "losing the Cubs." He didn't lose the Cubs. He was smart enough to not overbid as a now fired CBS Radio Executive did. 670 is still in the red on that deal as they overpaid by millions per year.


Surprised to see Fish write that drivel.

Just a stupid and baseless premise that makes the rest of what he wrote look like sour grapes.

Surprised that you had something negative to say about it.

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Or I should I say I'm NOT surprised you didn't have anything positive to say about it.

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spmack wrote:
Or I should I say I'm NOT surprised you didn't have anything positive to say about it.


Matt Fishman is a friend of mine. He knows that the Score is losing at minimum $5M dollars a year on the Cubs.

Find us the positive in that when you have a minute.

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Or I should I say I'm NOT surprised you didn't have anything positive to say about it.


Matt Fishman is a friend of mine. He knows that the Score is losing at minimum $5M dollars a year on the Cubs.

Find us the positive in that when you have a minute.

You're right. I just wanted to go at you. I'm sorry.

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WGN's loss of the Cubs, as I understand it, was because Zimmerman overbid and promised every station in the cluster would promote concerts at Wrigley, which WGN couldn't compete with.

I think the insider is Terry Boers.

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WGN's loss of the Cubs, as I understand it, was because Zimmerman overbid and promised every station in the cluster would promote concerts at Wrigley, which WGN couldn't compete with.


Ohh the cross promotions will be great.

For the Cubs.

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Lin Brehmer's fake-interested voice wrote:
THE RECORD COMPANY!!!

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every once in a while i get to enjoy the ben finfer video of him finding out they don't have a job.

the best part is his partner apologizing like a cuck for not telling him.

are even the lowliest of low radio personalities so egomaniacal that they can't really read the writing on the wall?


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


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Curious Hair wrote:
Lin Brehmer's fake-interested voice wrote:
THE RECORD COMPANY!!!


I don't know who worked at this place.

Bobby Skafish, Johnny Marrs, Shel Lustig, whoever.

Their spirit is dead, if they ever had one.

It's gone.

You're buildin' a yacht rock station here, a vessel for easy listening douchebags.

And if you think you're preparin' these listeners for rock and roll, you better think again, because I say you are killin' the very spirit... this institution proclaims it instills.

What a sham.

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Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.

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Terry's Peeps wrote:
Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.



It was a complete shit way of being told. But, when you are in your 30's and still wanna be in the field, you don't do that.


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Terry's Peeps wrote:
Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.



It's awesome how uncomfortable Backstabbing Quigs is there.

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Finfer has burned the only bridge to both talk stations in town. :lol:

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
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Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.



It's awesome how uncomfortable Backstabbing Quigs is there.


That was pretty good.

He apologizes and Finfer says it's not your fault.

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DeCastro seems to show contempt for ALL employees.

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DeCastro seems to show contempt for ALL employees.


Seems like he'd be a perfect fit to head the FCC in this administration.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Terry's Peeps wrote:
Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.



It's awesome how uncomfortable Backstabbing Quigs is there.



It's uncomfortable how unprofessional Finfer is.

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Seacrest wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
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Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.



It's awesome how uncomfortable Backstabbing Quigs is there.



It's uncomfortable how unprofessional Finfer is.


The man got emotional, Seacrest. It's not a lot different than what his mentor, Mac has done on MANY occasions. Steve Dahl is a HUGE influence on broadcasters in this town. It may be "unprofessional" by a certain standard, but so are their voices.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Seacrest wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Terry's Peeps wrote:
Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.



It's awesome how uncomfortable Backstabbing Quigs is there.



It's uncomfortable how unprofessional Finfer is.


The man got emotional, Seacrest. It's not a lot different than what his mentor, Mac has done on MANY occasions. Steve Dahl is a HUGE influence on broadcasters in this town. It may be "unprofessional" by a certain standard, but so are their voices.


We all get emotional. He isn't the first person to lose his job. He is out of the industry because of his inability to handle his emotions properly.

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Seacrest wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
Seacrest wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
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Cashman wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUkpQuq2uzE



6:20 , is probably why he doesn't have a job at the Score right now.


He's not wrong.



It's awesome how uncomfortable Backstabbing Quigs is there.



It's uncomfortable how unprofessional Finfer is.


The man got emotional, Seacrest. It's not a lot different than what his mentor, Mac has done on MANY occasions. Steve Dahl is a HUGE influence on broadcasters in this town. It may be "unprofessional" by a certain standard, but so are their voices.


We all get emotional. He isn't the first person to lose his job. He is out of the industry because of his inability to handle his emotions properly.


I think he's out of the industry mainly because of his inability to pull ratings. A guy like Mac or Dahl can act like a baby and get away with it. Finfer and Goff cannot.

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ESPN whacked him after he went off on someone for political reasons on Twitter if I remember correctly.

Another case of his emotions getting the best of him. Permanently it appears.

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ESPN whacked him after he went off on someone for political reasons on Twitter if I remember correctly.

Another case of his emotions getting the best of him. Permanently it appears.


At least he can be comforted by the fact that people know he opposes President Trump...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

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