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I was listening to the absurdity over every sports talk radio host crying that the slant pass in last night's game was the worst play call in the history of the Super Bowl. Give me a break. It wasn't even a bad call. However, that is not the point of this thread. The conversations just got me to thinking about sports talk radio in general.
I was wondering who on the board routinely listens to sports talk in Florida. Where are you located? Who are the main hosts? How do you like them? I live in Jacksonville, and I'd say are three main guys are Dan Hicken in the morning, and Frank Frangie and Rick Ballou in the afternoon. Hicken is awful. I don't know how he has a job. He's relies on gimmicks and tries to be funny but comes awfully short of being funny or entertaining. When he's not trying to be gimmicky, he can be occasionally insightful, but I'd give him an average at best knowledge of sports. He has a dumb looking face too. If he was only on radio that wouldn't be a problem, but he's on local tv. Rick Ballou is probably the best and has the most worldly experience. His stories can be interesting. Even though he's an FSU homer, he realizes the Gators come first in the broadcast. Frank is dumb. He repeats himself constantly and is a name thrower. Always claims to have inside information without ever offering anything before the fact. They are all on 1010XL, which takes little (if any) calls from listeners. There is merit and drawback to that. A more general problem if that all the hosts just sit around agreeing with each other. It's the same show over and over again. Overall I'd rate radio in Jax mid-level. Better than Gainesville sports talk (the worst) and not as good as Tampa/St. Pete.
I've lived all across the State and just wondering if people on the board have an impression in their respective towns. If you're in Gainesville, WPB, or Tampa/St. Pete, I probably have experience listening to your local guys.
I was wondering who on the board routinely listens to sports talk in Florida. Where are you located? Who are the main hosts? How do you like them? I live in Jacksonville, and I'd say are three main guys are Dan Hicken in the morning, and Frank Frangie and Rick Ballou in the afternoon. Hicken is awful. I don't know how he has a job. He's relies on gimmicks and tries to be funny but comes awfully short of being funny or entertaining. When he's not trying to be gimmicky, he can be occasionally insightful, but I'd give him an average at best knowledge of sports. He has a dumb looking face too. If he was only on radio that wouldn't be a problem, but he's on local tv. Rick Ballou is probably the best and has the most worldly experience. His stories can be interesting. Even though he's an FSU homer, he realizes the Gators come first in the broadcast. Frank is dumb. He repeats himself constantly and is a name thrower. Always claims to have inside information without ever offering anything before the fact. They are all on 1010XL, which takes little (if any) calls from listeners. There is merit and drawback to that. A more general problem if that all the hosts just sit around agreeing with each other. It's the same show over and over again. Overall I'd rate radio in Jax mid-level. Better than Gainesville sports talk (the worst) and not as good as Tampa/St. Pete.
I've lived all across the State and just wondering if people on the board have an impression in their respective towns. If you're in Gainesville, WPB, or Tampa/St. Pete, I probably have experience listening to your local guys.