I am not in a good mood this morning...

[ARK AFL]

I woke up at 5 a.m. CDT to listen to The Outdoors Show on ESPN Radio (which, by the way, is ridiculous to have to get up that early), and instead I get golf.

Yes, golf, which on radio is just absolutely riveting.

I check back in at 6 and 7. More golf. I'm pretty well ticked off right about this point, because I just woke up to listen to a show that last week had every intention of being on this week. So I checked out ESPN Radio.com. According to the schedule, the show has been canceled, and Inside Golf (exciting stuff, I tells ya) is now in the 5-6 a.m. (Central) slot, and supposedly a new show, Raceday (which has been on at 5-6 a.m. on Sundays, again way too early...) will take the 6-8 a.m. slot. But from 6-8 this morning, all I heard was golf (exhilarating).

So I now do not have an Outdoors show, there's no Raceday on, and I've lost an hour of sleep.

 

[vibe]

I'm sorry you're in a bad mood. I'm a golfer and ran a trial baloon about golf on the radio few weeks ago. There was a lack of response to the post which leads me to believe that radio and golf are not a good mix.

 

[clichemoth]

It's golf. On the radio. Yeah, people like to play golf. Some people even like to watch it. But who'd ever listen to it?

I bet it sells the ads, though.

 

[vibe]

Yeah, there's a lot of infomercials on the golf channel, lots of hype.

 

[ARK AFL]

I'm sorry you're in a bad mood. I'm a golfer and ran a trial baloon about golf on the radio few weeks ago. There was a lack of response to the post which leads me to believe that radio and golf are not a good mix.

Golf TALK really doesn't work.

All you can talk about is
"Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger Tiger"

 

[BDBopper]

Wow. Neat scrolling text!

We have a local golf show on 680 the Fan here in Atlanta and it ends up being more of an informational show. There's a little discussion about Pro golf, but mostly it ends up discussing things like how the weatheri s going to be for golfing this week, where are the best courses in the area and how much do they cost, when to take your kid golfing for the first time and how important it is to introduce them to the game, Basically the same thing as an outdoors show, except the subject matter there is hunting and fishing. The golf show is an hour, except like last week during the Ryder Cup or British Open that plays in that slot over here for analysis. I am not sure why the Golf Show has to be two hours on a regular basis though.

 

[vibe]

I always thought that having the important tournaments (the 4 majors and a few others) broadcast live on radio by picking up the network feed on Sat and Sun afternoon would Possibly work in markets where there were a lot of golfers and where the climate was nice for outdoor activites. NASCAR does well on radio but they have their own radio announcers. But I'm probably very much in the minority on this issue.

 

[bigtalkradiofan]

NASCAR does well on radio but they have their own radio announcers.

If you are looking at NASCAR radio, as a model for golf radio...

My understanding is - Bill France, NASCAR founder, felt NASCAR wasn't getting the respect it deserved from the mainstream sports press - so he created the MRN radio network (in conjunction with a radio veteran, I believe) to guarantee more and better media coverage for NASCAR.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRN_Radio

Motor Racing Network, or MRN, was founded in 1970 by William H.G. “Big Bill” France, the founder of NASCAR and the world famous Daytona International Speedway. ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_Racing_Network

The Performance Racing Network is a radio network controlled by Speedway Motorsports, Inc..

PRN broadcasts all NASCAR-sanction events held at Speedway Motorsports-controlled tracks, in contrast to other NASCAR events, which are broadcast by NASCAR-controlled Motor Racing Network. ...