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?
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.
In comment 13835933 EliIsEliteX2 said:
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Which makes it even more intolerable. He’s trying to hard to sound like one, which is annoying enough.
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).
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.
He also "contributes" a whole lot of "bro, bro bros".
Now that Carton is gone I agree.
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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 )
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"
I’ll see how things go when there is Giants news but I listen to Bloomberg now more than sports radio
Roberts, on his own, is listenable. He knows his stuff.
As far as Kay , its OK sometimes But I cant stand Rosenburg.
How WFAN’s ‘Afternoon Drive’ rated in first month - ( New Window )
Why should he quit? Do you think he's embarrassed every other Thursday?