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Allen in CNJ : 2/19/2018 8:34 am
Just venting.....

I wind up listening to the "afternoon drive" shows everyday since I have a longer commute and usually tune in as the two shows, Kay and "CMB" are mid-show.

I don't know if it's me, but I'm having a continually hard time listening to both of these shows now. Kay used to be good, as did LaGreca, but the wiseguy milennial that's with them now is unbearable and they spend so much time talking about innocuous nonsense and things related to politics. Just my opinion!

As a matter of fact, every time I tune into ESPN radio, no matter who the host is, I hear some form of political discussion or discussion surrounding politics or current events. I don't want to hear this crap.

And now every time I tune into WFAN, I hear Maggie Gray spewing some nonsense or Bart Scott doing something similar, while Carlin chimes in. It's terrible radio, and it's gotten worse since they started.

I miss Francesa. Big time. Until something changes I'm listening to music LOL

Thoughts?
100% agree  
CMicks3110 : 2/19/2018 8:40 am : link
I wish they got Kim Jones and paired her with Evan Roberts in the afternoon, and if they wanted to try out a different crew, do it in the mid-day show, not the afternoon drive. CMB are terrible IMO. I miss MF as well. If they couldn't get any of them, and despite my disdain for him as a person, I would have listened to Chris Christie
You should try ATL sports radio  
superspynyg : 2/19/2018 8:47 am : link
The morning show is lead by a Boston fan. The 12 show by an Eagles fan and the afternoon show that is just unbearable to listen to.

I was in NY last week and listened to the afternoon show  
DC Gmen Fan : 2/19/2018 8:57 am : link
it sounds like they are recording the show in a tin can.
Yeah, Carlin and company are really bad. And not NY fans  
PhiPsi125 : 2/19/2018 9:13 am : link
which is a special bonus. Can’t listen to them.

Kay and his band of merry idiots has also gone downhill. You are right, they try to hard to be “hip” with the younger but it just comes off as super annoying and out of touch.

Using the word “repug” is annoying enough but they use it a thousand times. And can we stop talking about how Kay has never eaten an egg, ketchup, yougurt, a Twinkie, or whatever like it’s some badge of honor?

In fact, there have been many times I drive home and don’t hear a single word about sports. Just nonsense.
Replacing Francesa is impossible  
EliIsEliteX2 : 2/19/2018 9:15 am : link
Both Kay and Carlin's shows are awful and I totally agree that Peter Rosenberg really ruins Kay's show. That's why I stick to music and podcasts for now. I'm sure Francesa will be back before we know it.
RE: Replacing Francesa is impossible  
EliIsEliteX2 : 2/19/2018 9:18 am : link
When I say "back" I mean doing another radio show or podcast. I do not think Francesa ever returns to WFAN


In comment 13835933 EliIsEliteX2 said:
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Both Kay and Carlin's shows are awful and I totally agree that Peter Rosenberg really ruins Kay's show. That's why I stick to music and podcasts for now. I'm sure Francesa will be back before we know it.
All of these  
Spyder : 2/19/2018 9:19 am : link
ego maniacs think we want to hear about THEM. Their stupid habits, their eating preferences on and on.

Mike and Mad dog could talk about that stuff a little bit since they earned a little cred by talking about sports for so damn long. Decades.

These new jackasses think we give a shit about them. LOL
Everyone knew that there would be a big void  
figgy2989 : 2/19/2018 9:22 am : link
After Mike left. However, I really think WFAN dropped the ball with the replacements. They just don’t work well together and that really comes across on the air. I have switched over to Kay and although they are not on Mike’s level, they make the drive home tolerable.

On a side note, I have been listening more to the ESPN midday show with DP, Canty and Rothenbrg. They are really a good listen. The real problem I have is the 2-3PM hour. It’s either Screaming A or the bore fest on WFAN.
Kim Jones being on with Jerry Recco  
UConn4523 : 2/19/2018 9:29 am : link
last week for a few days was a treat. Can’t believe WFAN couldn’t convince her to do a show (I know she wasn’t interested but maybe their monetary offer stunk).
agreed  
Allen in CNJ : 2/19/2018 9:31 am : link
with Rothenberg and Canty - they're Giants guys!
I would even settle for a  
spike : 2/19/2018 9:35 am : link
Chris And Phil Simms radio show.
I actually really like boomer and gio  
Tuckrule : 2/19/2018 9:41 am : link
Gio is hilarious and knowledgeable and seems to bring the best out of boomer. The best show imo is Humpty canty and rothy. You get humor knowledge and the banter between rick and Dave is great. Afternoon shows are weak. Kind myself listening to kay over cmb purely because kay is a yankees guy and he has some great insight.
its tough  
Dankbeerman : 2/19/2018 9:41 am : link
this time of year is always awful as not much is going on to drive the talk. They dont talk hockey and the area nba teams are garbage. The few story lines get beaten to death and then they try to make something from any crumb they can find. It is also hard to hear the same voice on the same topics over and over again.

They should have more varied on air hosts break it up a bit. Kim Jones hosting everyday then have a rotating group of other voices threw the week.

Bart Scott on Monday and Friday during football season would be fine. Him 5 days a week in February is a bore.

During the summer bring in baseball guys to do the whole show with her. would love to have Flarety or Cone do a whole show once a week with kim and someone like darling or hernandez.

Different reasons to tune in each day would keep it fresh. they also need to not repeat guests on every show
^^^  
Tuckrule : 2/19/2018 9:43 am : link
So they’ll employ 500 people and rotate them to keep it fresh. This isn’t doable financially nor do these hosts want to work 2 days a week. They will look elsewhere for work. In theory it’s great but I’m actuality it isn’t feasible
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Danny Kanell : 2/19/2018 9:53 am : link
The Kay show has become my go to by default since Francesa left. I like Lagrega and maybe I’m in the minority but I kinda like Rosenberg. He’s grown on me.

My favorite guy right now in all of NY sports radio is Dave Rothenberg. He’s blocked by Kay in that time slot but he needs to get into an afternoon drive somehow. Maybe the FAN can move Joe and Evan to the afternoon (they’re going to have to soon, Carlin, Gray and Scorr are literally unlistenable), then have Rothenberg replace Beningo when he retires.

And Gio was a good hire with Boomer. They actually got something right there.
*Scott  
Danny Kanell : 2/19/2018 9:55 am : link
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RE: Kim Jones being on with Jerry Recco  
Gatorade Dunk : 2/19/2018 9:57 am : link
In comment 13835944 UConn4523 said:
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last week for a few days was a treat. Can’t believe WFAN couldn’t convince her to do a show (I know she wasn’t interested but maybe their monetary offer stunk).

Agreed, and I don't particularly like Jerry Recco. But I thought he was good with Kim - he set the topics well and let her do most of the heavy lifting when actual information (rather than opinion) was called for.
I'm curious to see the ratings when they come out  
arniefez : 2/19/2018 10:10 am : link
I'm wondering if Kay's ratings are going to drop too. The WFAN show is so horrid I'm guessing it's going to affect the amount of people listening to sports radio in those hours. I think Francesa actually helped Kay's ratings a lot. I didn't listen to Francesa that much the last few years but the only time I ever listened to Kay was when Francesa had someone on I didn't like or he was talking about something I wasn't interested in. I'd flip over to see what Kay was talking about. Usually I'd flip right back. Kay is a terrible listen and way too thin skinned to be on the radio.
how carlin is a major media figure  
sundayatone : 2/19/2018 10:13 am : link
is one of the great mysteries ever
Evan and joe  
Mike Graves : 2/19/2018 10:14 am : link
Are awful to I’m tired of people saying how good they are. It’s all Mets and jets. Joe can’t go a day without getting his jet misery on the air. Evan has to gets the Mets into every topic it is unlistable. I have listen maybe two or three times since Francesa left.
Agree completely on Rothenberg.  
bceagle05 : 2/19/2018 10:22 am : link
Very knowledgeable and funny. Much better than Kay, who doesn't know anything about basketball or hockey, and not a whole lot more about football.
The reason Beningo and Roberts aren't 2-6  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 2/19/2018 11:10 am : link
is because Beningo didn't want to do it. Simple as that. Evan kept the team together and will move down to that slot soon enough. Despite the Mets/Jets talk, it's pretty much the only decent listen. Radio is never going to pay as well as TV, so unfortunately it's unlikely we'll see a Kim Jones/Max Kellerman daily pairing ever.

Can somebody tell me when Carlin decided he was a comedian? He's awful. The problem with the new show is that its only strength is Scott's insights into football and now it's baseball time.

A LeGreca/Rothenberg show would be pretty good.
Btwn the shitty on air talent  
UESBLUE : 2/19/2018 11:14 am : link
and football season being over Ive pretty much given up on sports talk radio for the time being.
easier said than done  
djm : 2/19/2018 11:33 am : link
but if you can get sirius do so. NFL radio is great. The afternoon blitz is good. Movin the chains is fantastic. Kirwin is a treasure.
Peter Rosenberfg is 38  
Sonic Youth : 2/19/2018 11:37 am : link
He is not a millenial
RE: Peter Rosenberfg is 38  
PhiPsi125 : 2/19/2018 11:47 am : link
In comment 13836064 Sonic Youth said:
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He is not a millenial


Which makes it even more intolerable. He’s trying to hard to sound like one, which is annoying enough.
When Roberts moves to drive time  
arniefez : 2/19/2018 12:09 pm : link
he'll have a new partner who hopefully will balance the 2nd citizen teams he roots for in NY and Joe will be playing golf in FL.
Lol, second citizen teams  
PhiPsi125 : 2/19/2018 1:02 pm : link
Why be vague about it?

For as much bitching and moaning Yankee fans do about “how much more” radio talks about the Mets than Yankees... and they seem to conveniently forget that one afternoon drive host is the biggest Yankee fan alive while the other afternoon drive host is a Yankee shill and lead announcer. And they both talked about the Yankees way more than the Mets. And if they ever did talk about the Mets, it was to mock them (probably rightfully so).
RE: The reason Beningo and Roberts aren't 2-6  
Gatorade Dunk : 2/19/2018 1:12 pm : link
In comment 13836033 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:
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is because Beningo didn't want to do it. Simple as that. Evan kept the team together and will move down to that slot soon enough. Despite the Mets/Jets talk, it's pretty much the only decent listen. Radio is never going to pay as well as TV, so unfortunately it's unlikely we'll see a Kim Jones/Max Kellerman daily pairing ever.

Can somebody tell me when Carlin decided he was a comedian? He's awful. The problem with the new show is that its only strength is Scott's insights into football and now it's baseball time.

A LeGreca/Rothenberg show would be pretty good.

The only decent listen? Joe does absolutely zero preparation for his show every day (and Evan had to bring him up to speed on what he missed while he was on vacation, including some relatively major MLB trades - what professional sports talk show host doesn't keep track of transactions while they're on vacation?), and contributes nothing other than, "right... right... right" when he's not on a Jets rant. Benigno is bar none the worst sports talk show host in NY, and that includes the trainwreck trio in the afternoon slot.
RE: RE: The reason Beningo and Roberts aren't 2-6  
njm : 2/19/2018 1:50 pm : link
In comment 13836158 Gatorade Dunk said:
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and contributes nothing other than, "right... right... right" when he's not on a Jets rant.


He also "contributes" a whole lot of "bro, bro bros".


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Benigno is bar none the worst sports talk show host in NY, and that includes the trainwreck trio in the afternoon.


Now that Carton is gone I agree.
RE: RE: RE: The reason Beningo and Roberts aren't 2-6  
Gatorade Dunk : 2/19/2018 1:58 pm : link
In comment 13836188 njm said:
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In comment 13836158 Gatorade Dunk said:


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and contributes nothing other than, "right... right... right" when he's not on a Jets rant.



He also "contributes" a whole lot of "bro, bro bros".




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Benigno is bar none the worst sports talk show host in NY, and that includes the trainwreck trio in the afternoon.



Now that Carton is gone I agree.

This is one of my favorites - Joe Benigno says "right" 14 times in 7 seconds.

right, right, right, right, right... right, right, right, right, right... right... right, right, right - ( New Window )
RE: RE: RE: RE: The reason Beningo and Roberts aren't 2-6  
njm : 2/19/2018 2:03 pm : link
In comment 13836202 Gatorade Dunk said:
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This is one of my favorites - Joe Benigno says "right" 14 times in 7 seconds. right, right, right, right, right... right, right, right, right, right... right... right, right, right - ( New Window )


Beningo probably sends out Christmas cards with a picture of himself wearing a Santa hat with the caption:

"Bro, bro bro MERRY Christmas"
Carlin is awful.  
NoPeanutz : 2/19/2018 2:17 pm : link
And for those of you wondering how he winds up being the #1 PM drive guy there, remember that this is the network that gives Richard Neer a weekly show. That is a crime against broadcasting.
RE: Carlin is awful.  
Sonic Youth : 2/19/2018 2:46 pm : link
In comment 13836220 NoPeanutz said:
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And for those of you wondering how he winds up being the #1 PM drive guy there, remember that this is the network that gives Richard Neer a weekly show. That is a crime against broadcasting.
Richard Neer is the singl emost boring thing I've ever heard on the radio.
Disagree on Kay  
Samiam : 2/19/2018 3:03 pm : link
He has never been good (and is not good now).

I’ll see how things go when there is Giants news but I listen to Bloomberg now more than sports radio
I like the Mets. I root for the Mets.  
arniefez : 2/19/2018 3:59 pm : link
I watch most of the Met games and I like to hear the Met talk. I don't even really mind the Jet talk. I went to Jet games when Namath was playing. I don't root against the Jets. Neither of those teams is as popular as the Yankees or the Giants but they have very large fans bases. The Nets & the Islanders? Total 2nd class citizens even in Dolan's Garden.
Beningo is awful.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/19/2018 7:23 pm : link
First off, it doesn't sound like he watches a lot of the games. Roberts has to fill him in on what happened. Uh, your sole job is to watch sports. Secondly, his vocabulary-'Bro, bro'-is nauseating. Beningo is what, 55, 56? I've never met someone that age who uses the word 'bro'.

Roberts, on his own, is listenable. He knows his stuff.
FAN afternoon Drive  
Manning10 : 2/20/2018 5:47 am : link
No chemistry,no humor and boring. Bart is OK when talking Football , Gray seems like she is getting paid by the word and Carlin is just a dolt.
As far as Kay , its OK sometimes But I cant stand Rosenburg.
Kay should just quit  
arniefez : 2/20/2018 2:38 pm : link
this is embarrassing. Told ya Francesa helped his ratings.
How WFAN’s ‘Afternoon Drive’ rated in first month - ( New Window )
RE: Kay should just quit  
Gatorade Dunk : 2/20/2018 3:23 pm : link
In comment 13837263 arniefez said:
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this is embarrassing. Told ya Francesa helped his ratings. How WFAN’s ‘Afternoon Drive’ rated in first month - ( New Window )

Why should he quit? Do you think he's embarrassed every other Thursday?
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