Pittsburgh Sports Media Thread

Postby **Panther** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:18 pm

This morning I was thinking about how much I miss Giannotti.

You and I were sharing brainwaves then.

And I don't mind Poni at all anymore. I loathed him when he had his solo show in the evenings, but he's much much better since joining Cook.

I'd love to see Poni go to the morning show somehow. Even better if Pittsburgh Dad Jr. went to afternoons so Ron Cook could cut him down a few pegs every once in a while.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:27 am

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/3 ... -own-boss/

Cool article on DK

Postby **NAN** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:36 am

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/3 ... -own-boss/

Cool article on DK

That is a really good article. I signed up for his site and I really enjoy it. Gets a different perspective on things and I like DK.

Took a big risk, and at least in the short term beginning, it is definitely paying off.

Postby **RonnieFranchise** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:20 am

I listen to Gio and Jones a lot on radio.com (since no stations actually carry it. Their total number of listeners nationwide is probably less than TFMS). It's pretty good. Way too much NBA talk.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:26 am

I listen to Gio and Jones a lot on radio.com (since no stations actually carry it. Their total number of listeners nationwide is probably less than TFMS). It's pretty good. Way too much NBA talk.

My favorite part of the Gio and Jones Show is that a guy whose last name does not bear any resemblance to "Gio" and had never previously been called Gio at any point in his life, suddenly has the nickname Gio because that's the best name for the show corporate could think up.

Postby **LITT** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:13 pm

i think saying that gio and gianotti bear no resemblance to each other is a little unfair

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:26 pm

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/3 ... -own-boss/

Cool article on DK
That is a really good article. I signed up for his site and I really enjoy it. Gets a different perspective on things and I like DK.

Took a big risk, and at least in the short term beginning, it is definitely paying off.

I'm skeptical for it's long term success. I thought it was odd that he said he didn't compete with the newspaper, but then clearly states that the viability of his site is to siphon off the readers that only want to go to the sports section on newspapers.

I think his formula immediately opens up his base to further specialization. His site doesn't offer enough comprehensive analysis to not lose Pirate readers to the Pirates prospects paid site, or to other future sites that can provide readers with better x's and o's talk on the steelers and penguins.

But maybe that's just me, I know I'm not interested in the beat writer/columnist that seems to be his site goal. I have considered a Pirates Prospects subsrcription, but never once considered a DK one.

Postby **VoiceOfTheFan** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:13 pm

Mark Madden getting his own TV show?!?!
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio ... 1507210017

On local WPNT 22. Looks like it will be video footage of his radio show, similar to the old Howard Stern TV show from years ago.
I did see a few months ago that WPNT is going to focus on local sports, they already have the WB/S Pens games and picked up a full slate of high school football games. I'm wondering if Madden is the first step to a newer version of a local sports channel, like KBL/FSN/ROOTSports used to be.
Wouldn't it be great if they had an updated version of SportsBeat?

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:24 pm

There's a long list of people I would rather look at for two hours than Mark Madden.

Postby **VoiceOfTheFan** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:32 pm

There's a long list of people I would rather look at for two hours than Mark Madden.

Oh for sure, no doubt Dickie. I was sitting here trying to think of young guys I wouldn't mind seeing on a new local TV sports station.
There are some good radio guys but TV is different. I don't mind the old guys like Steigerwald, Savran, Junker, Fedko but I think the ship has sailed for them.

You have a long list? Can you post some names?

Postby **Troy Loney** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 2:42 pm

He was just ripping on madden for being fat and generally unappealing visually.

He's the only one that would work in this format, because he's the only Pittsburgh sports talk guy with an entertaining show.

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:01 pm

@MarkMaddenX: God, it is so easy2 get the very lesser lights of so-called media in a frothing tizzy. Hilarious. What a bunch of marks.

@colin_Pittsburgh Dad Jr.: @MarkMaddenX they even have a whole message board where their jealous drivel comes out again and again and again in anonymous posts!!!

5af related?

Postby **MR25** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:03 pm

Read 2 posts above yours and guess.

"VoiceOfTheFan" isn't really that inconspicuous.

Postby **Craig** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:06 pm

What does colin Pittsburgh Dad Jr. do?

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:09 pm

votf's post doesn't really seem like jealousy or anything.
Who are you VOTF?

Postby **MR25** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:10 pm

Host-Fan Morning Show-93.7 The Fan

Postby **MR25** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:11 pm

votf's post doesn't really seem like jealousy or anything.
Who are you VOTF?

Yeah, but why come out swinging?

Postby **columbia** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:12 pm

I don't think that Pittsburgh Dad Jr. is a horrible as Mueller, so he has that going for him.

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:14 pm

I'm on my phone so I only see usernames. Pittsburgh Dad Jr. is the host of TFMS. I am confuse.

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:17 pm

Mueller was better overnight when there are less constraints on topics. I was listening to Paul Zeise one night @~ 1:00am and it was pretty funny. He was discussing this story....my wife and I were cracking up on the way home from the drive-in.

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/07/ ... -exposure/

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 5:45 pm

I don't think that Pittsburgh Dad Jr. is a horrible as Mueller, so he has that going for him.

Pittsburgh Dad Jr.'s unlikeability spikes when he goes all eurosnob.

Postby **slappybrown** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:48 pm

As one of the few (only?) posters here who likes your work overall Colin, welcome aboard. Hopefully you're more capable with the written word than the NAN of Pittsburgh sports media, DK.

Postby **MR25** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:27 pm

I'm on my phone so I only see usernames. Pittsburgh Dad Jr. is the host of TFMS. I am confuse.

I quoted that from Pittsburgh Dad Jr.'s twitter, not the new poster's location.

Postby **slappybrown** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:09 pm

@Todd_the_Fraud: Is it true that @MarkMaddenX once backed down from @jimwexell ??? #wewantthetruth

@MarkMaddenX: @Todd_the_Fraud @jimwexell Far from it. He blindsided me physically after a Steelers game. I acted professionally. He's a punk& a drunk.

@MarkMaddenX: @Todd_the_Fraud @jimwexell Had it happened someplace else, I wouldn't have acted professionally. &won't, if it happens again.

@jimwexell: @MarkMaddenX @Todd_the_Fraud haha, anytime anywhere fatso.

Postby **columbia** » Wed Jul 22, 2015 3:19 pm