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The Groz is retiring
- Thread starter Roddybob
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Grosby is an excellent talent, but understood has had some health issues. Isn't he also the voice of Seattle U. basketball? Does that continue, or not? I like that he will still drop in with Clayton...(and as an aside, while I like Clayton's knowledge of the NFL, he struggles as a broadcaster...I don't mean this as an insult, but he is just not very smooth on local radio). That said, I still listen because he is one of the most informed NFL voices on radio today. Sorry, but it needs to be said.
I like Brock and Salk in the morning. Salk offers a pure sarcastic viewpoint that Brock evens out. Good combo.
My other issue with ESPN Seattle is a complete lack of audio quality. So many interviews are almost impossible to understand due to bad quality...whether it is in a locker room , or even a pure interview, the audio quality sucks on this station big-time, most of the time. I am surprised a top 20 market sports station allows such bad quality audio on the air. Areas for improvement, IMO.
I like Brock and Salk in the morning. Salk offers a pure sarcastic viewpoint that Brock evens out. Good combo.
My other issue with ESPN Seattle is a complete lack of audio quality. So many interviews are almost impossible to understand due to bad quality...whether it is in a locker room , or even a pure interview, the audio quality sucks on this station big-time, most of the time. I am surprised a top 20 market sports station allows such bad quality audio on the air. Areas for improvement, IMO.
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A microphone pointed at a subject on a podium is not designed to pick up a reporter's question in the opposite direction and 50 to 100 feet away. That's not unique to ESPN Seattle and it the pitfall to airing a live press conference.
I don't know about the specifics or if this refers to the particular station, but ESPN radio uses a lot of audio gathered by its TV crew, and the audio standards aren't the same for TV. That's just the nature of the business. Locker room interviews in particular can be an audio nightmare. I personally once interviewed a player in the shower because he dodged us in the locker room. The audio was awful, but we got an exclusive. Sometimes the content is more important than the quality. The tradition of locker room interviews goes back to the print days, where audio quality wasn't important. The coaches press conferences are a different story. That is a formal location. Some teams circulate a mic so reporters' questions can be heard. It's all about context. I think now, with people recording interviews on their phone (for convenience, not quality), things won't be getting better in that regard.
"ESPN Seattle" is the brand for KIRO-AM. It is NOT a FT ESPN Radio affiliate. It's L&L for most of the day and is the flagship for the Mariners and Seahawks. So those generalizations don't apply but it's excusable when Google searches are the basis for posts.
No Google search here. Just responding to a specific post by someone other than you. If you read past my first sentence, everything else applies to any local sports station. The issues of covering live sports is not unique to Seattle. It's all about context.
I get that but espn Seattle (kiro-am plus their state network including 1340 Tri cities where I live) is worse than most sports stations I listen to with audio. I understand that audio from locker rooms and pressers can be challenging but some manage to do it right. 710 does not.
I felt my comments on Clayton were a bit harsh. I think he is a major asset to espn Seattle overall and acknowledge his roots are a print reporter, not radio.
John hosted a Saturday morning NFL show on KJR for many years. Whereas you're right, what he lacks in radio host sound is more than made up for with insider knowledge of the subject matter. NFL fans (Fantasy Football fans in particular) adore John for his knowledge and insight of the sport.
A Seattle Book Blogger, Peter Miller, wrote this on 710... "710 AM must not realize that there are people. It speaks in gibberish and thinks itself funny and even clever. But it’s combination of ads and patter is akin to a huge wheeled SUV believing itself balletic. It was once probably on course but it has literally no sense. Making sense and story of sport is quite easy." Losing Groz is not going to help.
Here is his entire post on morning radio in Seattle:
I have commuted by auto for two mornings now. It has almost no gain. But here is a quick review of radio stations.
NPR has lost all self reflection, worn out by immigration, oxcycontin and Trump. It is rescued, as NYC is rescued by its Highline, by tiny notes like Bird Notes. They should, like the Europeans, shut for a week in the summer and review.
KingFM has no rhythm, at all. It has no sense that it is morning and no context of one listing to the next. When in doubt, it simply plays coronation music.
710 AM must not realize that there are people. It speaks in gibberish and thinks itself funny and even clever. But it’s combination of ads and patter is akin to a huge wheeled SUV believing itself balletic. It was once probably on course but it has literally no sense. Making sense and story of sport is quite easy.
91.9 KPTZ in Port Townsend is the favorite, though it can be hard to catch. It is often completely on point with the day. But it does have some volunteers who will play frenetic music at 6:00AM, music even its authors would not play until late in a day. And it can believe that it should talk.
Here is his entire post on morning radio in Seattle:
I have commuted by auto for two mornings now. It has almost no gain. But here is a quick review of radio stations.
NPR has lost all self reflection, worn out by immigration, oxcycontin and Trump. It is rescued, as NYC is rescued by its Highline, by tiny notes like Bird Notes. They should, like the Europeans, shut for a week in the summer and review.
KingFM has no rhythm, at all. It has no sense that it is morning and no context of one listing to the next. When in doubt, it simply plays coronation music.
710 AM must not realize that there are people. It speaks in gibberish and thinks itself funny and even clever. But it’s combination of ads and patter is akin to a huge wheeled SUV believing itself balletic. It was once probably on course but it has literally no sense. Making sense and story of sport is quite easy.
91.9 KPTZ in Port Townsend is the favorite, though it can be hard to catch. It is often completely on point with the day. But it does have some volunteers who will play frenetic music at 6:00AM, music even its authors would not play until late in a day. And it can believe that it should talk.
He sort of gives himself away by saying he loves KPTZ. Not that there's anything wrong with that or the station. But if that's where he preference lies, then there's little on commercial radio, even KING-FM, that he will like. I for one like coronation music.
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Only on this board can a thread originate about someone going into retirement then shift to a morning show in Port Townsend.
And even worse; via comments from some worthless blogger. "KING FM has no rhythm" That comment in itself is a dis-qualifier for anything intelligent to follow.
Now getting back to reality already in progress: I predict Groz will be back once he gets his health issues straightened out and gets the itch to get back on the air. Probably via a return to KJR.
The Groz is still going to be doing some daily phone drops on 710, his (and his wife's) production company still are buying time on sister station 770/94.5 for Seattle U Basketball broadcasts. I doubt he will suddenly "pop up" on rival KJR. That time has long passed. I don't think iHeart is in the mood to expend a ton of cash on more talent.
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Plus, Grosby signed a new contract for the scaled back role with 710 ESPN.
I know a few folks who're doing the exact same thing. Call it a change of life.
Any public figure in media is always the consumer's business. I don't think when we start talking about media figures their health issues are immune from comment. So, yes, as a consumer of media, it is indeed my business.
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I'm a consumer of media, so please post your doctor's contact information so I can check on your health issues.
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