Change in Omaha Sports Radio

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:29 am

Hopefully when Shick and Nick leave they take all their GOD AWEFUL sound effects with them. That would be the best upgrade they can make.

I can' hardly listen to the afternoon show anymore because the intern on that show is always playing the Stupid |expletive| Sound effects now.

Good content makes for great shows, not stupid sound effects!

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:59 pm

Really glad Jason Peter is going to be on in the morning, I never listen in the morning. Severe and Bishop should be a solid USC crew.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:37 pm

Hearing that Jason Peter was let go from 1620, can't say I'm too upset.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:41 pm

Linkin5 wrote:Hearing that Jason Peter was let go from 1620, can't say I'm too upset.

Where did you hear that? He was on this morning.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:56 pm

Coyote wrote:
Linkin5 wrote:Hearing that Jason Peter was let go from 1620, can't say I'm too upset.
Where did you hear that? He was on this morning.

I know. Hearing it from huskerboard.com

Post by **nebugeater** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:19 pm

For what it is worth the 1620 web site now just lists Gary Sharp as the 7 to 11 host. I am sure it listed them both before. I just looked. The afternoon show listed both hosts.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:27 pm

nebugeater wrote:For what it is worth the 1620 web site now just lists Gary Sharp as the 7 to 11 host. I am sure it listed them both before. I just looked. The afternoon show listed both hosts.

Well, I'll be, he isn't listed there anymore!

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:11 pm

I'll never be happy about someone losing their job but I can definitely see why a change may be made. There is only so many rhetorical questions and stuttering rambles I can deal with a radio host, it gets really old after a while.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:58 am

No JP on the show this morning..

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:13 pm

JP tweeted out today that he made the decision to leave the show.

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:31 pm

Linkin5 wrote:JP tweeted out today that he made the decision to leave the show.

Wonder what the "other" option was?

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:42 pm

Last Wednesday Shatel wrote an article on him:

Shatel: Ex-Huskers on the air aim to tell it like it is

“If coach Osborne came to me and said something, I could back off a little bit. But he hasn't.

“Look, some people don't like to hear the truth. If they want to ban me from the stadium, they can ban me from the stadium. I have to be myself.”

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:55 pm

I never had a problem with his criticism of the program, I actually enjoyed it because it was upfront and honest. I did have a problem with his whiny voice, rhetorical questions, and stuttering.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:55 am

Damon Benning is the new co host in the 1620 morning show.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 4:18 pm

nebugeater wrote:Damon Benning is the new co host in the 1620 morning show.

Eh, not bad. Still wish Matt Schick was there though.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:59 pm

I gotta admit at first I wasn't too thrilled about the change in lineup but Benning is a really good co-host. Everytime I listen he brings an interesting perspective to things and breaks things down very well. Also, he has told some pretty good stories from the 90's without throwing it in your face or relating every topic to his time playing football a'la Jason Peter.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:16 pm

I like him, too. He really knows his |expletive|, which is more than can be said for a lot of local sports talk. Michael Grey is also good, and I appreciate the fact that he's not a Husker fan, so you get the outside perspective.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:45 pm

S33 wrote:I like him, too. He really knows his |expletive|, which is more than can be said for a lot of local sports talk. Michael Grey is also good, and I appreciate the fact that he's not a Husker fan, so you get the outside perspective.

I like Michael Grey as well, he is very quick witted and entertaining. Nobody has still been able to answer for me though why Petey Mac left the show (although I wasn't too heartbroken about that he was pretty brutal).

S33 · Post by **S33** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:12 pm

I guess I just always assumed he was lured away to be Todd N Tyler's sports guy?

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:45 pm

S33 wrote:I guess I just always assumed he was lured away to be Todd N Tyler's sports guy?

That's what he was before he got the gig on 590 though.

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:03 pm

I'm pretty sure Petey Mac went the way of Jason Peter. I know the Creighton fan base could not stand him when he hosted the pre game show, he turned one pre game show against Northwestern into Big 10 football talk, he was horrible.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:22 pm

cp jay 07 wrote:I'm pretty sure Petey Mac went the way of Jason Peter. I know the Creighton fan base could not stand him when he hosted the pre game show, he turned one pre game show against Northwestern into Big 10 football talk, he was horrible.

REALLY horrible. I remember one time he was giving his take on why Creighton bball was doing well and stated "In one word, swag" and then pretty much ended his synopsis from there. That basically summed up his total sports knowledge, he can tell you the scores of games and names on the jerseys.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:49 pm

Damon Benning is a huge upgrade on 1620. I didn't mind Jason Peter that much, but Benning is a major acquisition. And let's be honest, both are MUCH better than the two clowns that previously held the timeslot.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:17 pm

Travis Justice and Rob Zatechka are now doing a Podcast.

Rob Zatechka &Travis Justice -- Husker Talk Podcast #1
http://soundcloud.com/ticketexpress/rob ... _justice01

Rob Zatechka &Travis Justice -- Husker Talk Podcast #2
http://soundcloud.com/ticketexpress/rob ... e-podcast2

Rob Zatechka &Travis Justice -- Husker Talk Podcast #3
http://soundcloud.com/ticketexpress/rob ... e-podcast3

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:52 pm

I wondered what happened to Travis Justice. I guess I figured he was just grooming alter boys all these years

Post by **Brad** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:42 pm

S33 wrote:I wondered what happened to Travis Justice.

He is on 1460 KXNO doing a sports talk show from 6am to 8am
He is the Director of Business Development for MCL Construction
Last I knew he still owned City Brew Coffee on Saddlecreek Rd
He is doing the Husker Talk Pod Casts for Ticket Express
He will also be writing a few columns for Creighton's Rivals site this year.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:53 pm

Well isn't he just a busy fella

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:03 pm

1620 just posted that they will be announcing "Exciting news for the station....and nobody is getting fired." at 2pm tomorrow.

Wonder if they are going to join the CBS Sports Radio Network?

cp jay 07 · Post by **cp jay 07** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:31 am

Coyote wrote:1620 just posted that they will be announcing "Exciting news for the station....and nobody is getting fired." at 2pm tomorrow.

Wonder if they are going to join the CBS Sports Radio Network?

They technically kinda already are I think, when Rome is they have all the CBS Sports Radio ads running and CBS' sports desk. Of course at night it goes back to Fox Sports so who knows.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:49 am

cp jay 07 wrote:
Coyote wrote:1620 just posted that they will be announcing "Exciting news for the station....and nobody is getting fired." at 2pm tomorrow.

Wonder if they are going to join the CBS Sports Radio Network?
They technically kinda already are I think, when Rome is they have all the CBS Sports Radio ads running and CBS' sports desk. Of course at night it goes back to Fox Sports so who knows.

OOPS - That should have been me. Apparently I edited Coyotes post yesterday and not quoted it... Sorry.

That's what I was thinking when they said it. It wouldn't surprise me if CBS was pushing hard for all the Rome Affiliates to also go with CBS.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:13 am

( I was just going to ask you if you edited my post - I couldn't remember saying that :P )

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:16 pm

1620 The Zone Named Flagship Station For Creighton Men's Basketball

Go Creighton wrote:Omaha’s No. 1 home for local sports has secured a three-year deal to air the radio broadcasts for Creighton Men’s Basketball, as the Bluejays transition to the BIG EAST Conference. Under the agreement 1620 The Zone will air the play-by-play broadcast and all ancillary sports coverage for the team, beginning with the upcoming 2013-14 campaign.

Take that Mike'l Severe!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:00 pm

Creighton AD Bruce Rasmussen on 1620 soon.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:11 pm

Apparently Creighton will buy the time slots from NRG just like they did with JBG and then sell their own advertising slots to sponsors.

So now the question is - what will 590 have to offer for local sports?

Post by **nebugeater** » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:09 am

Since 590 carries the Iowa Hawkeye Football season I wounder if there is any change they will carry the Mens Basketball now that the Jays are gone.

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:01 pm

Or will 590 drop Iowa sports and just run ESPN programming 24x7 on autopilot. I'm not sure what the heck Journal Broadcasting is doing with that frequency, other than squander it. They dropped the Royals and Chiefs, now they've lost Creighton. They've apparently given up on local talk.

Post by **nebugeater** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:26 pm

HskrFanMike wrote:Or will 590 drop Iowa sports and just run ESPN programming 24x7 on autopilot. I'm not sure what the heck Journal Broadcasting is doing with that frequency, other than squander it. They dropped the Royals and Chiefs, now they've lost Creighton. They've apparently given up on local talk.

Dropped the Chiefs? They are still listed for the 2013 season as an Affiliate On the Chiefs Radio Network web site.

http://www.kcchiefsradio.com/page.php?page_id=193

Ankeny Husker Freak · Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:03 am

HskrFanMike wrote:Or will 590 drop Iowa sports and just run ESPN programming 24x7 on autopilot. I'm not sure what the heck Journal Broadcasting is doing with that frequency, other than squander it. They dropped the Royals and Chiefs, now they've lost Creighton. They've apparently given up on local talk.

The previous host left to take a job in Seattle and Journal is looking for a replacement.

http://staatalent.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5303

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:57 pm

The Chiefs have been MIA on 590 for the last two or three seasons. And yes, Michael Gray left for Seattle over two months ago...but most stations find interim hosts pretty quickly, if only to keep the timeslot warm, because people will assume that 590 isn't interested in local talk otherwise.

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 1:17 pm

The new unsportsman like conduct with Bishop and Severe is brutal to listen to, huge downgrade from Kugler. I started to listen to Grey's show every day and liked it, good for him he got a better job, but bad for sports talk in Omaha.