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Jacobs & Marotta on XTRA - Picking up where they left off

It's been, what, 5 or 6 years since they were the morning team on 910, but Bruce Jacobs and Vince Marotta sounded just like their old selves today. Jacobs needs a laid-back partner to neturalize his manic persona (and they need a new morning man on 550 - Jacobs should go back to sports fulltime), while Marotta never should have been let go in the first place.

Definitely a good competitor to Gambo & Ash on 620 - of course they were all together at one point, back when XTRA was XTRA and at their post-1360 peak. I'll be listening to both depending on the subject matter.
 
No way!! Vince's laugh is too distracting...especially on a talk station. It's easier to accept as part of a morning zoo, but IMO, it's pretty annoying at 3:00 in the afternoon.
And I don't think G&A have anything to worry about. They are better informed & more professional than Bruce Jacobs on any day of the week.
 
I think changing persona from lunatic, far right wing fanatic who calls legislators pigs and the governor of this state unthinkable slurs, to a semi friendly sports talk host is difficult at best. You take yourself with you where ever you go. Jacobs takes his red neck morning personna with him to a different venue that does not call for the kind of abuse he levels on those he considers "liberals". He may now abuse sports figures, managers, players; however, as in his morning show where abuse and anger serve as a substitute for intelligence and knowledge, sports listeners will expect some knowledge some reasonable justification for opinion. Just invective and derision isn't enough for the real sports fan. Gambo and Ashe have knowledge and understanding. Their opinions are based on that knowledge and understanding. They are not primitive, knuckle dragging, neanderthals. Jacobs is. His approach is an insult to intelligence in politics and in sports.
 
and they need a new morning man on 550 - Jacobs should go back to sports fulltime
They do? I guess they’re tired of being number one then. Bruce does a fine job in the mornings on 550 KFYI.
I think changing persona from lunatic, far right wing fanatic who calls legislators pigs and the governor of this state unthinkable slurs, to a semi friendly sports talk host is difficult at best. You take yourself with you where ever you go. Jacobs takes his red neck morning personna with him to a different venue that does not call for the kind of abuse he levels on those he considers "liberals". He may now abuse sports figures, managers, players; however, as in his morning show where abuse and anger serve as a substitute for intelligence and knowledge, sports listeners will expect some knowledge some reasonable justification for opinion. Just invective and derision isn't enough for the real sports fan. Gambo and Ashe have knowledge and understanding. Their opinions are based on that knowledge and understanding. They are not primitive, knuckle dragging, neanderthals. Jacobs is. His approach is an insult to intelligence in politics and in sports.
How hypocritical you appear to be, on one hand you attack Bruce for using slurs/name calling, and in doing so you use slurs and name calling… fascinating. Simply because Bruce isn’t a polished word smith carefully weaving his way through the English language and brings some passion to the table I don’t think that makes him a bad host. I also love how you insinuate his point of view and persona as “redneck”—I guess because he has a “conservative” viewpoint? While I don’t agree with everything Bruce says or does, talk show hosts in this market could learn a lot from him. Bruce is a pretty regular guy doing a radio show, not some contrived, KTAResque, creatively stymied, management embracing personality. Gambo and Ash are mediocre personalities that do a reasonable job. Bruce has a nationally syndicated show on over 300 affiliates, and a number one rated morning show… not bad for someone who lacks “intelligence or knowledge”. Apparently he has more than enough credibility with the listeners to continue a 14 year career in Phoenix.

If you want soft and fluffy with a lot of shtick, then listen to KTAR. I'm sure Doug and Wolf are presently repeating the same bits every 2 hours, calling eachother "gonads" and occasionally sandwiching in some sports talk after they get out of their shtick comas.
 
jayaz, I agree with you wholeheartedly!!
It bothered me last week when Bruce said he hates Barry Bonds so much that he wishes him harm, and hopes Bonds gets hurt playing. And he wasn't kidding. I understand that to the vast majority of the sports world, Bonds is Public Enemy #1...but to wish another human being bodily harm is pretty low, IMO.
And that's just one example of the many uninformed & ridiculous opinions that Jacobs has.
Again, G&A have nothing to worry about...they seem as though they at least try to take the high road 99% of the time.
 
KMGX, whether Bruce Jacobs is on KFYI, KGME or FSR, he suffers from a very bad habit of believing that the BS that's in his head is the truth.

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."
-Aldous Huxley
 
jayaz said:
I think changing persona from lunatic, far right wing fanatic who calls legislators pigs and the governor of this state unthinkable slurs, to a semi friendly sports talk host is difficult at best. You take yourself with you where ever you go. Jacobs takes his red neck morning personna with him to a different venue that does not call for the kind of abuse he levels on those he considers "liberals". He may now abuse sports figures, managers, players; however, as in his morning show where abuse and anger serve as a substitute for intelligence and knowledge, sports listeners will expect some knowledge some reasonable justification for opinion. Just invective and derision isn't enough for the real sports fan. Gambo and Ashe have knowledge and understanding. Their opinions are based on that knowledge and understanding. They are not primitive, knuckle dragging, neanderthals. Jacobs is. His approach is an insult to intelligence in politics and in sports.

You obviously never listened to KGME/XTRA when Jacobs did mornings.

Jacobs' act was that he was the butt of his morning co-host's jokes when he was there years ago. Didn't matter if it was Golic, Traber, Powell, or Marotta, that was Jacobs' shtick. That's what he's doing again and it works.

The "redneck" persona (a Jewish guy from Noo Yawk is a redneck?) is strictly within his KFYI morning show, although he's been known to get on his high-horse whenever he does a solo show, especially on his Fox Sports Net weekend show. His KFYI act is best-described as "Hannity Lite" or "Savage-wannabe." He was hopelessly lost and uninformed as a news-talk host, but some of that was probably just an act - I hope.

If Clear Channel was smart, they'd get a new morning host for KFYI and keep Jacobs on 910. I can't defend what Jacobs does on 550 - in fact he's unlistenable there - but I can and will do so as a sports guy.
 
KMGX

you obviously have no idea of what is conservatism and the difference between nutcase, right wing, lunacy.
I'll try to help you this once. Conservatism is less government, pure and simple that's it. We are capable of achieving on our own. We can help others if we choose without government intervention. That's a simple definition of conservatism. Right wing fanatic is wishing harm to Barry Bonds to prove that steroid use is bad. Calling a representative a pig because you disagree with her stands. Intimating that the Governor is a lesbian becasue you disagree with her politics. (though she has been a very successful governor).

KFYI has a great host, Barry Young. Conservative, entertaining, bright. He never doesn't have to call those with whom he disagrees names. Hannity is a great example of hatred and those who would foment hate.
He is a real bad copy of Rush. Rush who at least has a sense of humor. Hannity believes what he says is important and thanks goodness he is singing to a choir of those who hate. In my next lecture to those who are really opinionated without knowledge I may discuss Rush more fully. All of us who are conservative owe him a debt of gratitude. He made conservative talk legitimate. So many others are bad copies who see how far they can expand that envelope.

As for jacobs ratings, you'd better check again 6am to 7am 12+ he loses to KTAR. 7am to 8am 12+ He loses to KTAR Barry comes on at 8 and things change a little and now with Ankarlo that, in time, will change as well.

Your arguments are absurd, I shan't try to help you again.
 
Conservatism is less government, pure and simple that's it. We are capable of achieving on our own. We can help others if we choose without government intervention. That's a simple definition of conservatism. Right wing fanatic is wishing harm to Barry Bonds to prove that steroid use is bad.
I don’t believe these two are related Jay. For the record, I hope Bonds gets injured also, as he is a cheater, why would anyone want a cheater to break the most sacred record in all of sports—by the way, Bonds and Dennis Rodman are the only two people I ever wish would have been injured (not fatally injured just not able to play anymore), because they are both reprehensible people, but that’s a side tangent.
Calling a representative a pig because you disagree with her stands. Intimating that the Governor is a lesbian becasue you disagree with her politics. (though she has been a very successful governor).
Sounds as though you’re a great P1 listener to Bruce, I’m sure he appreciates it. He has the right to call those he disagrees with “pigs”, while I don’t necessarily agree with that tactic, I’ve heard many talk show hosts in this market do that—including and especially Barry Young. On another side note: I hardly call our governor a “success”, that’s another topic for another board, however I feel she is yet another in the string of embarrassments that this state has endured in the governor’s chair. Bruce speaks with passion and discusses issues in ways most of us do—fancy lexicons and a complete memorization of the encyclopedia aren’t required to listen.
KFYI has a great host, Barry Young. Conservative, entertaining, bright. He never doesn't have to call those with whom he disagrees names. Hannity is a great example of hatred and those who would foment hate.
He is a real bad copy of Rush. Rush who at least has a sense of humor. Hannity believes what he says is important and thanks goodness he is singing to a choir of those who hate. In my next lecture to those who are really opinionated without knowledge I may discuss Rush more fully. All of us who are conservative owe him a debt of gratitude. He made conservative talk legitimate. So many others are bad copies who see how far they can expand that envelope.
As a conservative/libertarian I don’t always agree with Hannity, Rush, Barry or everyone on KFYI—although I do find myself agreeing a fair amount, I think you’re backwards on this. Hannity is an excellent broadcaster, unlike Rush, Hannity actually brings significant guests from all sides on the air to discuss the issues and sometimes battle it out on the air. Rush is a hypocrite, without carrying the discussion too far, he is a “do as I say, not as I do” type of radio personality—he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and in spite of his own teachings he used his clout to weasel his way out. Let’s not forget insinuating that Parkinson’s patients are faking or exaggerating their disease to further his own agenda.

As for jacobs ratings, you'd better check again 6am to 7am 12+ he loses to KTAR. 7am to 8am 12+ He loses to KTAR Barry comes on at 8 and things change a little and now with Ankarlo that, in time, will change as well.
If you are who I think you are, you know better than to simply quote the 12+ numbers and leave it at that. The numbers you really should look at are the IMPORTANT numbers relevant to the TARGET DEMOGRAPHICS—that being persons (especially males) 25-54, and without quoting specifics, let’s say that Ned and Connie are eating a lot of people’s dust, including Bruce’s.
Your arguments are absurd, I shan't try to help you again.
Jay, I appreciate your lesson—condescending as it was, but it would seem that the professor was just schooled.
 
How sad for you that you wish human beings harm. No sports record, sacred or not, is worth any human being suffering bodily injury over!! Who are you to suggest otherwise? Bonds works for an organization and a league that allow him to conduct himself the way he does. Take issue with them, not him. He doesn't work for himself.

Not fatally injured, you say...just injured so that he can't play??!! Again, who are you to decide what kind of pain is allowable??!! How terrible.

You're the reprehensible one. What about the money that both Bonds & Rodman have given to charity??!!

I hope you don't deal with children, because I dare you to stand in front of a group of them and tell them that you wish another human being harm, regardless of their ALLEGED actions.
 
KMGX

Thanks for quick reply. I am a devoted talk/news listener. I like Karilyn though how she tolerates Jacobs merely means she's being paid enough to swallow any pride she had.

I really like Ned and Connie. The news is my first place in the morning. I will tolerate Jacobs dfor just long enough to tick me off then I leave. I'll try Goyette, he's bright and informed, I knew him when he was a conservative. I always go back to Ned and Connie.

As for Hannity, he is a Ruch clone without the sense of humor. What I most dislike about him, and there are so many thinghs to dislike, he doesn't give dissent a moment. He insults the dissenter and hangs up.
That is such pathetic radio. I guess it's showtime radiom but his ratings nationally arte nowhere near Rush.
Oxycontin notwithstanding, Rush is the reason so many conservative/libertarians have a program.

I dislike those clones who figure they'll make their mark by not being smart but rather excpanding the envelope. Call people pigs and worse. That's intellectual.
 
I'm I the only person when reading Jay's posts try to speak the text using his voice?

??? :D ;)
 
brian4 said:
I'm I the only person when reading Jay's posts try to speak the text using his voice?

I'm also channelling Jay's voice, but in this case it was when he (or was it
Dave Hull?) asked Al "Jazzbo" Collins to "swear us all in to the Purple Majubers."
 
This seems to be a been there and done that tandem by XTRA.

I like Jacobs much more doing political talk and I realize that he can sometimes be very over the top. With that said I do not exactly hate him on the radio doing sports, I just think his forte is in the political arena.

XTRA brought in a guy from Denver a few weeks back by the name of Dino Costa who blew me away with the shows he did. I was almost convinced that XTRA was serious about doing something not so predictable after I heard him. If XTRA was looking for something different then they should have gone with that guy, or perhaps some other new name that would have been able to rival G&A.

As it stands now I see J&M having some success, but nothing that will be able to come close to defeating G&A once the books come out.
 
gail68 said:
This seems to be a been there and done that tandem by XTRA.

It is. Jacobs and Marotta were paired in AM drive several years ago.

I like Jacobs much more doing political talk and I realize that he can sometimes be very over the top. With that said I do not exactly hate him on the radio doing sports, I just think his forte is in the political arena.

You're one of the very few that prefers him doing politics. Jacobs has been doing sports-talk in Phoenix or at the network level (Sporting News Radio & Fox Sports Net) since 1995, when he and Mike Golic replaced the forgettable-and-long-forgotten Sports Nuts on 1360, and political talk only since 2002. His forte is definitely not political talk and it shows on-air, although I still think a lot of the BS spewing from his pie-hole on 550 is an act. He's much better and more experienced doing sports.
 
Keith your points are noted, and you make some good ones.

Then why not keep Jacobs where he was and bring on a fresh voice for afternoons?

I think the twosome thing is way overdone on a lot of stations, and XTRA would have done themselves better by going in a different direction.

When they were alternating hosts and brought in Costa for two shows from Denver a few weeks ago, he clearly showed his ability to drive a show on his own, with a singular voice...plus he had the phone lines exploding for the three hours he was on each day. Why not roll with that.,and see if that show (or maybe even another) could fire up some embers and become a serious contender to the G&A throne?

I dont know, to be honest I'm dismayed with a lot of the decisions that are made in local radio, and to me XTRA is going back in time to try to create a formula for success...but that formula in my opinion has a limited ceiling to it.

G&A's defection across town could have been a silver lining moment for XTRA to totally reinvent themselves. They chose to play it safe.
 
porfavor said:
How sad for you that you wish human beings harm. No sports record, sacred or not, is worth any human being suffering bodily injury over!! Who are you to suggest otherwise? Bonds works for an organization and a league that allow him to conduct himself the way he does. Take issue with them, not him. He doesn't work for himself.

Not fatally injured, you say...just injured so that he can't play??!! Again, who are you to decide what kind of pain is allowable??!! How terrible.

You're the reprehensible one. What about the money that both Bonds & Rodman have given to charity??!!

I hope you don't deal with children, because I dare you to stand in front of a group of them and tell them that you wish another human being harm, regardless of their ALLEGED actions.
"ALLEGED" actions? Bonds TESTIFIED to a grand jury that he took Steroids, what more do you need? Of course there's the obvious head size increase and mysterious inflation of home run numbers. Typical though, whenever Bonds gets caught in a lie he just lies some more or throws a team mate under the bus--but I guess that's okay for children eh? As for Rodman, maybe the camera man he kicked in the groin or various other persons he assaulted might feel as I do. By the way, I wonder how those "children" you talk about (or their parents) would feel if they knew the person you so vigorously defend committed adultery and tax evasion--oh, but, yes, I'm the reprehensible one for hoping that a cheater doesn't get to cash in and win at another element of life they aren't entitled to. Give me a break.
 
NO, you give me a break!! You don't even have your facts straight. Bonds testified that he wasn't aware there were steroids in the clear cream that he had been given. But according to you, that means he admitted using steroids. Read the story and get the facts straight before you start opining.

You can say whatever you want about adultery, steroid use, tax evasion, and lying...those are all ways for you to get away from the fact that you wish another human being harm. You're gonna tell me that you honestly would stand in front of a group of children and wish a living being bodily harm??

And you didn't say "I hope a cheater doesn't get to cash in and win at another element of life they aren't entitled to." Because that's legit if you would've said that. But you didn't...you said you hope he gets hurt.

IMO, it's just not a very evolved point-of-view to take towards your fellow man. Again, Bonds works for people that allow him to act the way he does.
 
porfavor said:
NO, you give me a break!! You don't even have your facts straight. Bonds testified that he wasn't aware there were steroids in the clear cream that he had been given. But according to you, that means he admitted using steroids. Read the story and get the facts straight before you start opining.

You can say whatever you want about adultery, steroid use, tax evasion, and lying...those are all ways for you to get away from the fact that you wish another human being harm. You're gonna tell me that you honestly would stand in front of a group of children and wish a living being bodily harm??

And you didn't say "I hope a cheater doesn't get to cash in and win at another element of life they aren't entitled to." Because that's legit if you would've said that. But you didn't...you said you hope he gets hurt.

IMO, it's just not a very evolved point-of-view to take towards your fellow man. Again, Bonds works for people that allow him to act the way he does.
Ahh yes, the "defense" where he again ducks personal responsibility and accountability and says "oh I was taking steroids but I was UNAWARE of it", if it were anybody other than Bonds they would be in jail for abusing a controlled substance.

Again, I fail to see what children have to do with this argument--it's actually a total red herring, but playing into your hands I'll say "yes" I would stand in front of children and say "I sure hope while round first Bonds falls, finally tears up his ailing knee and cannot break a record that he does not deserve because he cheated".

Again, you totally failed to discuss the other legitimate issues I brought up... would you be willing to stand in front of "children" and tell them that cheating is okay?
 
KMGX said:
How hypocritical you appear to be, on one hand you attack Bruce for using slurs/name calling, and in doing so you use slurs and name calling… fascinating. Simply because Bruce isn’t a polished word smith carefully weaving his way through the English language and brings some passion to the table I don’t think that makes him a bad host. I also love how you insinuate his point of view and persona as “redneck”—I guess because he has a “conservative” viewpoint? While I don’t agree with everything Bruce says or does, talk show hosts in this market could learn a lot from him. Bruce is a pretty regular guy doing a radio show, not some contrived, KTAResque, creatively stymied, management embracing personality. Gambo and Ash are mediocre personalities that do a reasonable job. Bruce has a nationally syndicated show on over 300 affiliates, and a number one rated morning show… not bad for someone who lacks “intelligence or knowledge”. Apparently he has more than enough credibility with the listeners to continue a 14 year career in Phoenix.

While you're right on everything else, Bruce is not on 300 affiliates. FSR doesn't even have 300 affiliates... maybe close, but no. And not all of them carry the network 24/7 or during Jacobs' show; some use it for weeknight fill, weekend daytime fill, etc.
 
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