EG Greg wrote:
I guess I'm confused by a producers role. I thought you were there to book guests and keep the show moving along in a general direction. Timing out breaks, commercial reads, etc. I dont know that anyone on here is clamoring for a bunch of on air commentary out of the production staff. If that were the case, I would think you would have been paid to be "on air" and not behind the glass. I guess the rule to me would be, speak if asked for your comment, if not book some entertaining guests. As Beef said, I like the addition of Jim Miller, he does a really nice job covering the entire NFL on Sirius NFL Radio. I would think some columnists, beat writers, play by play announcers and color guys would be happy to come on and talk about their teams as well.
Part of our job is to book guests, and keep the show moving. We're also here because of knowledge we have, be it sports, rock and roll, or whatever else the subject is. Jay is very savvy when it comes to the NHL, for instance. Is he supposed to write a cue card for Mac and Spiegs when he's the one who can explain it the best??? What about follow up questions??
As far as other guests, they are coming. If there is an informative and engaging expert or player, we are going to book them. Putting every Tom, Dick and Athlete on is not always a good move. Not all people are compelling interviews. (Before you tell me I'm boring and stupid, I don't have a show, nor do I think I should have one.) I'm not going to put somebody on just to move meters.
This is still a very new show that is finding its way. We are building relationships every day. We're working hard to entertain every day, that's a fact.