Zaslow is so bad without Joy in the morning. I like Romberg but Amber is hot garbage and ruins the dynamic.
Kinda long but this is an awesome interview with Dan and Stu about how they started. Nostalged hard at some of the names they mentioned, most notably Sidney Aurther Rosenberg. He was a total jackass but I loved his show in the mornings when I was coming off midnight shift. https://radioink.com/2017/01/13/12-26-2016-dare-different/
I'll admit I didn't get the show when I used to check it out. I don't even remember what got me hooked, it might have been the Looks Likes with Tim Kurkjian and him laughing.
I started listening in 2008 when I first started working in South Florida. I would listen on my phone before listening to the radio on my drive home. It was around the time two of the most famous bits/spats happened. Michael Phelps failing trying to hang up on Dan and calling him a joke and Jay Bilas famous interaction Bilas: No offense this is stupid Dan: You cant say no offense and then call me stupid Bilas: Then take offense, this is stupid When Hochman left in 2012 to permentantely host the morning show, I never thought the show would be the same. Its reached new heights since then and they have such a solid core in the shipping container that its still on the rise IMO. Hoch and Zas with Joy was also a great morning show. Once Hoch left to WQAM it was just ok with Joy but once Joy left the show is unlistenable. Which is sad because I love Zas.
Zas and Roms are a great duo but amber just kills it. I listened to the audition shows of all three candidates to replace joy. Amber wasn’t just the worst but she was BY FAR the worst.
And don’t forget about Dick Vitale hanging up on Stu, thinking it was Dan. He’s still mad at Dan for speaking ill of Duke and Coach K.
Vitale is such a fraud. Defends every crooked NCAA basketball coach but then went all in on condemning UM after Shapiro
One perfect thing about this article - it was written two years ago and Stugotz mentions "I'm starting a podcast on my own soon" which he still hasn't done.
Or actually trying to be a real radio professional. Feel like he tries too hard. Need a new morning show for sure. Would love to see Tobin get a show w Zas and someone else.
My absolute random guess is they are changing the name of the show to "AND" plus adding some sort of nod to the shipping container. Only other guess is they are doing the national championship megacast again
https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/greg-cote/article222988575.html Greg Cote Here’s how Miami-based ESPN radio and TV star Dan Le Batard is growing his empire again The “major announcement” that has been teased on the radio show and by the @LeBatardShow Twitter account is to be announced by ESPN and revealed at 11 a.m. Tuesday. But why wait? We have it first. This is it: The Le Batard And Friends Podcast Network, starring the flagship “South Beach Sessions,” will include a series of weekly in-depth, one-on-one interviews featuring Le Batard interviewing a guest from sports, music or entertainment. The full weekly schedule is to launch on Jan. 8, but there will be a preview episode debuting Tuesday, Dec. 18, in which Le Batard interviews former ESPN personality Jemele Hill. Guests on subsequent episodes of South Beach Sessions are expected to include Chappelle Show co-creator Neal Brennan, broadcaster Joe Buck and iconic Miami producer and activist Luther Campbell. The Le Batard And Friends Podcast Network, which will be promoted and linked on the show’s social media platforms, also is expected to incorporate other existing podcasts under its umbrella, Though unconfirmed, the network also might eventually include original content featuring Stugotz and the radio show’s popular “Shipping Container.” Le Batard’s radio show (weekdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), which features Herald columnist Greg Cote as a regular Tuesday co-host, also is available via podcast and is regularly ESPN’s No. 1-rated podcast, averaging more than eight million downloads per month. The new podcast network is expected to be augmented by a new website to launch soon. The site will include a merchandise component featuring Le Batard Show T-shirts and other stuff. Le Batard, who turns 50 on Sunday and is engaged to be married for the first time, recently signed a four-year contract extension with ESPN. He will celebrate his birthday Saturday night with the third of his occasional “Mas Miami” events, another recent side project that is a celebration of Miami sports, music and culture. This one is being held at The Wynwood Yard, and is sold out.
I thought about it last night that this might happen. It's so obviously contrived but its still funny.
Wait, is the announcement that there is a space between Le and Batard? Did I know that before? Also wish this would have been worked into the 5Reasons Network as those guys have built a great little concept that's already this (and has had Dan as a guest).
It's possible they are bringing in 5 reasons, but I would guess that Le Batard doesn't really want to do business with Skolnik considering all his personal issues.
For sure. Cote had every detail cold. You don’t pick that up by listening to convos in the hall once a week. It was also a dead giveaway watching it live. Everyone was smiling and laughing. It also went live right at a commercial break so they had an entire segment to be outraged without having to worry about breaking.
What was Dan’s reaction today? Missed the show and haven’t listened to the podcast yet. I wish Cote was on more.
Now redirects to the clip of Stephen A Smith saying Aaron Rodgers should demand a trade from the Packers. Whoever is behind these is incredible.