Considering the ESPN radio that I can and do listen to every week is ESPN's 1050 radio that's the only scheduling I really care about. So when ESPN gave Mike Tirico a 2 hour time slot from 1-3 and Stephen A the 3-4 timeslot I wondered what the kind of shakeup their would be on my radio dial since Stephen A. had previously spit out nonsense from 12-2. Well the execs of NYC have moved Stephen A's two hour timeslot to 2-4, which includes his national hour, extended Max Kellerman's show an extra hour from 10-1 and will broadcast Tirico's show for a sole hour from 2-3. Talk about a non impact signing in New York.I can only imagine that Tirico would have required to be either the highest paid per hour at a radio station or just behind the Mike's in the Morning. So why the insignificant one hour time slot in New York. Why is Stephen A so damn important? Do they actually listen to his show? It's horrible. It makes your ears bleed.
I do see benefit here for myself though. Personally Max Kellerman, the former Around the Horn host and Boxing Guru, has grown on me a lot since 1050 used him to replace Colin Cowherd at the 10-12 slot. He does a lot of weird shit that I tend to enjoy like the Killer Animal Tournament, and he's also the biggest biased Yankee fan on New York Talk Radio. So I'm glad he's on for an extra hour. I just find it odd how ESPN is going to spend a boatload of money for Mike Tirico and only use him for a single hour in their largest market.
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