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DINO COSTA WEBSITE STORY ON COACHES
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nate
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http://www.dinocosta.com/CostaChronic> les/ChronicleArchive/DCS_Chronicles/DCS_harderfireblack.html
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wow, this Dino Costa guy is really on top of it.
I am amazaed he's not in a bigger market.
Actually, no he's not (on top of it)...and no I am not(amazaed he's not in a bigger market). He was a hack on a rimshot daytimer near Cleveland and a hack for the 15 seconds he was in Miami.
Dino-
Be sure to thank your interns for posting this link and the other one about Jim Rome a while back.
The Rome rant didn't really do much for anybody and playing the race card is hardly a credible way to get attention as a host, but I guess if you had any credible talent we would have seen it by now.
>
wow, this Dino Costa guy is really on top of it.
I am amazaed he's not in a bigger market.
Actually, no he's not (on top of it)...and no I am not(amazaed he's not in a bigger market). He was a hack on a rimshot daytimer near Cleveland and a hack for the 15 seconds he was in Miami.
Dino-
Be sure to thank your interns for posting this link and the other one about Jim Rome a while back.
The Rome rant didn't really do much for anybody and playing the race card is hardly a credible way to get attention as a host, but I guess if you had any credible talent we would have seen it by now.
> http://www.dinocosta.com/CostaChronic>
> les/ChronicleArchive/DCS_Chronicles/DCS_harderfireblack.html
>
> >
>
> wow, this Dino Costa guy is really on top of it.
> I am amazaed he's not in a bigger market.
>
> Actually, no he's not (on top of it)...and no I am
> not(amazaed he's not in a bigger market). He was a hack on a
> rimshot daytimer near Cleveland and a hack for the 15
> seconds he was in Miami.
>
> Dino-
> Be sure to thank your interns for posting this link and the
> other one about Jim Rome a while back.
> The Rome rant didn't really do much for anybody and playing
> the race card is hardly a credible way to get attention as a
> host, but I guess if you had any credible talent we would
> have seen it by now.
>
Nice post Nate.
But I'm puzzled. Who cares where he worked before or what market you heard him in previously? What does that matter any when considering the points he makes in his article which I believe is not even close to playing a race card? The points he makes in the article are at the very least arguable and at best very accurate. Oh yes, I happen to enjoy his show here in Denver. If that is okay with you?
> les/ChronicleArchive/DCS_Chronicles/DCS_harderfireblack.html
>
> >
>
> wow, this Dino Costa guy is really on top of it.
> I am amazaed he's not in a bigger market.
>
> Actually, no he's not (on top of it)...and no I am
> not(amazaed he's not in a bigger market). He was a hack on a
> rimshot daytimer near Cleveland and a hack for the 15
> seconds he was in Miami.
>
> Dino-
> Be sure to thank your interns for posting this link and the
> other one about Jim Rome a while back.
> The Rome rant didn't really do much for anybody and playing
> the race card is hardly a credible way to get attention as a
> host, but I guess if you had any credible talent we would
> have seen it by now.
>
Nice post Nate.
But I'm puzzled. Who cares where he worked before or what market you heard him in previously? What does that matter any when considering the points he makes in his article which I believe is not even close to playing a race card? The points he makes in the article are at the very least arguable and at best very accurate. Oh yes, I happen to enjoy his show here in Denver. If that is okay with you?
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hoochbcs
Guest
decent article. I've never heard this guy on the air but, he reaks of arrogance. here's a snippet
" Jim asked me: Is it harder in this day and age to fire a black head coach once that coach has been hired in the NFL or at a college?
What a question.
What nerve this guy had to make such an inquiry.
Jim obviously was well aware of the fact that I live for questions like this one.
Where others would run the other way as fast as Reggie Bush does carrying a football - I on the other hand run toward a question like this as fast as a fireman does running into a burning building."
Is he another Nasty Nestor with his gd Baltimore Ravens book?
" Jim asked me: Is it harder in this day and age to fire a black head coach once that coach has been hired in the NFL or at a college?
What a question.
What nerve this guy had to make such an inquiry.
Jim obviously was well aware of the fact that I live for questions like this one.
Where others would run the other way as fast as Reggie Bush does carrying a football - I on the other hand run toward a question like this as fast as a fireman does running into a burning building."
Is he another Nasty Nestor with his gd Baltimore Ravens book?
H
HeyYo
Guest
Hi, Dino
Yes, I know it's you, Ryan. The all-caps thing is a dead giveaway. You've done the same thing everywhere you've been: go on sites, hype yourself up in all-caps, then pretend it's not you. Thought your schtick may have changed by now.
You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this: you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to better use.
Yes, I know it's you, Ryan. The all-caps thing is a dead giveaway. You've done the same thing everywhere you've been: go on sites, hype yourself up in all-caps, then pretend it's not you. Thought your schtick may have changed by now.
You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this: you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to better use.
The Dino Costa Party
> You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're
> due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this:
> you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work
> for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to
> better use.
If it's Dino or not, the post is out of place here. This is not a board to discuss sports issues...it's a board to talk about sports-related RADIO topics. Not topics on sports radio SHOWS.
So, let's talk about Dino Costa.
He keeps hovering on the edge of respectability.
He gets on in Jacksonville, and starts looking like he's actually going to catch on. But for whatever reason, Dino keeps hooking up with marginal operators who go out of business, who try to target large markets with substandard signals, and who are otherwise not the best businesspeople.
His current employer is "Radio Colorado", a group of small stations based at a suburban rimshot Denver signal with a recent power upgrade. (He's been in the market before at Crawford's KLZ "ESPN 560".) His chances of getting anything even resembling ratings in the competitive Denver sports radio market? Zero.
Without even looking, I can tell you that Dino is getting his clock cleaned by anyone from KKFN to KOA to even KLZ. The Denver sports radio market is crowded, even without the former sports format on now-liberal talk AM 760.
Thus, the article in question. Dino's trying to get noticed by controversy, and his last shot is touching the third rail of race-related sports topics. Ask Rush Limbaugh how that worked for him in his brief stint at ESPN.
My two favorite Dino Costa Career Moments:
* In my home area of Northeast Ohio, he aired for a while on AM 1560, a small 500 watt daytime station based in Chardon, Ohio. (Look on a map. It's a distance from Cleveland, with a signal that barely reached even Cuyahoga County.) Yet, "SportsRadio 1560" positioned itself on air as "Cleveland's new sports radio station". It's off the air entirely now, by the way.
* In one of his Jacksonville stints, he took over the programming gig at a planned new talk radio station (general talk, not sports). As he was building the station, he frequently advertised in the AllAccess job listings for new on-air and off-air talent. His ads were the most entertaining things ever printed on that site. My personal favorite was his enthusiasm at the new 50,000 watt transmitter ("Look! It just arrived!").
The station was turned away from talk at the last minute by its owners, and I do think Dino got a raw deal there.
In whole, Dino's one of the best self-promoters in sports radio or any radio format. I reserve judgement on his talent, because I've never heard him do a show...he could be the best "undiscovered" sports talk hosts in America. But if it were me, I'd dial back the self-promotion a notch or two.
-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
> You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're
> due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this:
> you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work
> for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to
> better use.
If it's Dino or not, the post is out of place here. This is not a board to discuss sports issues...it's a board to talk about sports-related RADIO topics. Not topics on sports radio SHOWS.
So, let's talk about Dino Costa.
He keeps hovering on the edge of respectability.
He gets on in Jacksonville, and starts looking like he's actually going to catch on. But for whatever reason, Dino keeps hooking up with marginal operators who go out of business, who try to target large markets with substandard signals, and who are otherwise not the best businesspeople.
His current employer is "Radio Colorado", a group of small stations based at a suburban rimshot Denver signal with a recent power upgrade. (He's been in the market before at Crawford's KLZ "ESPN 560".) His chances of getting anything even resembling ratings in the competitive Denver sports radio market? Zero.
Without even looking, I can tell you that Dino is getting his clock cleaned by anyone from KKFN to KOA to even KLZ. The Denver sports radio market is crowded, even without the former sports format on now-liberal talk AM 760.
Thus, the article in question. Dino's trying to get noticed by controversy, and his last shot is touching the third rail of race-related sports topics. Ask Rush Limbaugh how that worked for him in his brief stint at ESPN.
My two favorite Dino Costa Career Moments:
* In my home area of Northeast Ohio, he aired for a while on AM 1560, a small 500 watt daytime station based in Chardon, Ohio. (Look on a map. It's a distance from Cleveland, with a signal that barely reached even Cuyahoga County.) Yet, "SportsRadio 1560" positioned itself on air as "Cleveland's new sports radio station". It's off the air entirely now, by the way.
* In one of his Jacksonville stints, he took over the programming gig at a planned new talk radio station (general talk, not sports). As he was building the station, he frequently advertised in the AllAccess job listings for new on-air and off-air talent. His ads were the most entertaining things ever printed on that site. My personal favorite was his enthusiasm at the new 50,000 watt transmitter ("Look! It just arrived!").
The station was turned away from talk at the last minute by its owners, and I do think Dino got a raw deal there.
In whole, Dino's one of the best self-promoters in sports radio or any radio format. I reserve judgement on his talent, because I've never heard him do a show...he could be the best "undiscovered" sports talk hosts in America. But if it were me, I'd dial back the self-promotion a notch or two.
-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
Re: The Dino Costa Party
> > You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're
>
> > due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this:
> > you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work
> > for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to
> > better use.
>
> If it's Dino or not, the post is out of place here. This is
> not a board to discuss sports issues...it's a board to talk
> about sports-related RADIO topics. Not topics on sports
> radio SHOWS.
>
> So, let's talk about Dino Costa.
>
> He keeps hovering on the edge of respectability.
>
> He gets on in Jacksonville, and starts looking like he's
> actually going to catch on. But for whatever reason, Dino
> keeps hooking up with marginal operators who go out of
> business, who try to target large markets with substandard
> signals, and who are otherwise not the best businesspeople.
>
> His current employer is "Radio Colorado", a group of small
> stations based at a suburban rimshot Denver signal with a
> recent power upgrade. (He's been in the market before at
> Crawford's KLZ "ESPN 560".) His chances of getting anything
> even resembling ratings in the competitive Denver sports
> radio market? Zero.
>
> Without even looking, I can tell you that Dino is getting
> his clock cleaned by anyone from KKFN to KOA to even KLZ.
> The Denver sports radio market is crowded, even without the
> former sports format on now-liberal talk AM 760.
>
> Thus, the article in question. Dino's trying to get noticed
> by controversy, and his last shot is touching the third rail
> of race-related sports topics. Ask Rush Limbaugh how that
> worked for him in his brief stint at ESPN.
>
> My two favorite Dino Costa Career Moments:
>
> * In my home area of Northeast Ohio, he aired for a while on
> AM 1560, a small 500 watt daytime station based in Chardon,
> Ohio. (Look on a map. It's a distance from Cleveland, with
> a signal that barely reached even Cuyahoga County.) Yet,
> "SportsRadio 1560" positioned itself on air as "Cleveland's
> new sports radio station". It's off the air entirely now,
> by the way.
>
> * In one of his Jacksonville stints, he took over the
> programming gig at a planned new talk radio station (general
> talk, not sports). As he was building the station, he
> frequently advertised in the AllAccess job listings for new
> on-air and off-air talent. His ads were the most
> entertaining things ever printed on that site. My personal
> favorite was his enthusiasm at the new 50,000 watt
> transmitter ("Look! It just arrived!").
>
> The station was turned away from talk at the last minute by
> its owners, and I do think Dino got a raw deal there.
>
> In whole, Dino's one of the best self-promoters in sports
> radio or any radio format. I reserve judgement on his
> talent, because I've never heard him do a show...he could be
> the best "undiscovered" sports talk hosts in America. But
> if it were me, I'd dial back the self-promotion a notch or
> two.
>
> -OA
>
You people are all nuts and need help.
> > You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're
>
> > due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this:
> > you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work
> > for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to
> > better use.
>
> If it's Dino or not, the post is out of place here. This is
> not a board to discuss sports issues...it's a board to talk
> about sports-related RADIO topics. Not topics on sports
> radio SHOWS.
>
> So, let's talk about Dino Costa.
>
> He keeps hovering on the edge of respectability.
>
> He gets on in Jacksonville, and starts looking like he's
> actually going to catch on. But for whatever reason, Dino
> keeps hooking up with marginal operators who go out of
> business, who try to target large markets with substandard
> signals, and who are otherwise not the best businesspeople.
>
> His current employer is "Radio Colorado", a group of small
> stations based at a suburban rimshot Denver signal with a
> recent power upgrade. (He's been in the market before at
> Crawford's KLZ "ESPN 560".) His chances of getting anything
> even resembling ratings in the competitive Denver sports
> radio market? Zero.
>
> Without even looking, I can tell you that Dino is getting
> his clock cleaned by anyone from KKFN to KOA to even KLZ.
> The Denver sports radio market is crowded, even without the
> former sports format on now-liberal talk AM 760.
>
> Thus, the article in question. Dino's trying to get noticed
> by controversy, and his last shot is touching the third rail
> of race-related sports topics. Ask Rush Limbaugh how that
> worked for him in his brief stint at ESPN.
>
> My two favorite Dino Costa Career Moments:
>
> * In my home area of Northeast Ohio, he aired for a while on
> AM 1560, a small 500 watt daytime station based in Chardon,
> Ohio. (Look on a map. It's a distance from Cleveland, with
> a signal that barely reached even Cuyahoga County.) Yet,
> "SportsRadio 1560" positioned itself on air as "Cleveland's
> new sports radio station". It's off the air entirely now,
> by the way.
>
> * In one of his Jacksonville stints, he took over the
> programming gig at a planned new talk radio station (general
> talk, not sports). As he was building the station, he
> frequently advertised in the AllAccess job listings for new
> on-air and off-air talent. His ads were the most
> entertaining things ever printed on that site. My personal
> favorite was his enthusiasm at the new 50,000 watt
> transmitter ("Look! It just arrived!").
>
> The station was turned away from talk at the last minute by
> its owners, and I do think Dino got a raw deal there.
>
> In whole, Dino's one of the best self-promoters in sports
> radio or any radio format. I reserve judgement on his
> talent, because I've never heard him do a show...he could be
> the best "undiscovered" sports talk hosts in America. But
> if it were me, I'd dial back the self-promotion a notch or
> two.
>
> -OA
>
You people are all nuts and need help.
Re: Hi, Dino
> Yes, I know it's you, Ryan. The all-caps thing is a dead
> giveaway. You've done the same thing everywhere you've
> been: go on sites, hype yourself up in all-caps, then
> pretend it's not you. Thought your schtick may have changed
> by now.
>
> You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're
> due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this:
> you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work
> for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to
> better use.
>
Recent thread: IT'S OFFICAL JIM ROME HAS LOST HIS MIND - oldvnewschool
Hmm. ALL CAPS Was this Dino too? You people are insane. I like to listen to Costa because I am a Pro Bull Riding fan first and foremost, and Costa is the only living sports talk host that I know of who talks up the world of Justin McBride and other incredible athletes on the tour. I'm also a hockey fan and for those not in the know he is one of the few in the Denver market who knows anything about the game. As for his stations and their ability to become popular radio destinations I'll be the first to admit they are lacking in many ways. But you can take KOA or KKFN or any other station in Denver and none of them has a guy that can present a show with the same passion and knowledge plus entertainment ability as Costa can. I still think you're all nuts. Dismissed.
> Yes, I know it's you, Ryan. The all-caps thing is a dead
> giveaway. You've done the same thing everywhere you've
> been: go on sites, hype yourself up in all-caps, then
> pretend it's not you. Thought your schtick may have changed
> by now.
>
> You've been on for a few months, right? That means you're
> due for another exit soon, right? I will give you this:
> you're a hell of a self-promoter. Perhaps you could work
> for Don King where your talents would certainly be put to
> better use.
>
Recent thread: IT'S OFFICAL JIM ROME HAS LOST HIS MIND - oldvnewschool
Hmm. ALL CAPS Was this Dino too? You people are insane. I like to listen to Costa because I am a Pro Bull Riding fan first and foremost, and Costa is the only living sports talk host that I know of who talks up the world of Justin McBride and other incredible athletes on the tour. I'm also a hockey fan and for those not in the know he is one of the few in the Denver market who knows anything about the game. As for his stations and their ability to become popular radio destinations I'll be the first to admit they are lacking in many ways. But you can take KOA or KKFN or any other station in Denver and none of them has a guy that can present a show with the same passion and knowledge plus entertainment ability as Costa can. I still think you're all nuts. Dismissed.
Sorry, Dino...
> You people are all nuts and need help.
So, the truth makes me look "nuts" to you? Dino, you know that aside from my own speculation on your motives for the message that started this thread, and other opinion thrown in, every bit of what I said is 100% true. You know I have my facts straight.
Heck, I was somewhat kinder to you than many other wags on boards like this have been. I think you DID get a raw deal down in Jacksonville with that talk station... they pulled the rug out from under you. I personally don't think you'd have knocked off WOKV with that station, but you might have built something.
And I made it quite clear that I haven't yet heard your on-air performance, so I'm not knocking your talent or anything. Your brief stint in Northeast Ohio was on a station that didn't have even a remote chance of reaching where I lived. I'd certainly have listened, if 1560 made it down to Akron at all.
I'd frankly be more impressed if you hooked up with a major operator at some point...and got out of the cycle of fronting shows for all these wannabe operators. Radio Colorado Network seems at least somewhat more stable than most of your past employers. Whether they have a chance at cracking Denver even with the upgraded 1060/Longmont signal is hard to say, but they at least don't look like they're gonna go dark tomorrow.
Dino, if you've got talent...you'll "break through". It doesn't always happen as quickly as one would like. Don't let message board chatter dissuade you of that.
-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
> You people are all nuts and need help.
So, the truth makes me look "nuts" to you? Dino, you know that aside from my own speculation on your motives for the message that started this thread, and other opinion thrown in, every bit of what I said is 100% true. You know I have my facts straight.
Heck, I was somewhat kinder to you than many other wags on boards like this have been. I think you DID get a raw deal down in Jacksonville with that talk station... they pulled the rug out from under you. I personally don't think you'd have knocked off WOKV with that station, but you might have built something.
And I made it quite clear that I haven't yet heard your on-air performance, so I'm not knocking your talent or anything. Your brief stint in Northeast Ohio was on a station that didn't have even a remote chance of reaching where I lived. I'd certainly have listened, if 1560 made it down to Akron at all.
I'd frankly be more impressed if you hooked up with a major operator at some point...and got out of the cycle of fronting shows for all these wannabe operators. Radio Colorado Network seems at least somewhat more stable than most of your past employers. Whether they have a chance at cracking Denver even with the upgraded 1060/Longmont signal is hard to say, but they at least don't look like they're gonna go dark tomorrow.
Dino, if you've got talent...you'll "break through". It doesn't always happen as quickly as one would like. Don't let message board chatter dissuade you of that.
-OA<P ID="signature">______________
Ohio Media Watch - <a target="_blank" href=http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com>http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com</a></P>
Re: Sorry, Dino...
I can't say I've ever heard Dino on the air. The only thing I know is that he pollutes every message board in any market he has interest in with Dino-crap. It is just plain annoying. I am all for self promotion, but no operator worth a damn pays attention to this stuff when making hiring decisions.
Perhaps that is why Dino continues to end up with second rater operators.
I can't say I've ever heard Dino on the air. The only thing I know is that he pollutes every message board in any market he has interest in with Dino-crap. It is just plain annoying. I am all for self promotion, but no operator worth a damn pays attention to this stuff when making hiring decisions.
Perhaps that is why Dino continues to end up with second rater operators.
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