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Junker and Crow... and Mack?

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Let me preface my remarks by saying that I have been a huge fan of Guy Junker for many years. With Stan Savran no longer on radio, Guy, in my opinion is now the most tenured, knowledgable and professional personality on local sports radio. I did not like Eddie Crow at first, but as time has gone by, I have learned to appreciate his contributions to the show. They play off of each other beautifully. I guess opposites really do attract.
Now for the bad news. Producer Chris Mack has been heard from far too often. They rarely ask him to contribute. He interrupts them constantly with comments that only he can think are funny and/or clever. Sound bites that add nothing to the show. ( Sorry Chris, but Fred Norris is talented. You are no Fred Norris ).
I wish the powers that be would tell Chris Mack to be quiet. His sophomoric, frat boy humor detracts from the show. Guy and Eddie are the stars of the show for a reason. They are talented professionals who have been mastering their craft for years. They do not need your comments and sound bites.
Does anyone else feel the same way? Another question would be this: When did this annoying trend of producers being a vocal part of a talk show begin? I am old enough to remember local talk show hosts like Mike Levine, John Cigna, Perry Marshall,Myron Cope, etc. They never had on air input from their producer. I have been a fan of Doug Hoerth for years, but he started to decline in my opinion when he had Lawrence Gaines as a producer on the old 1250. Lawrence, like Chris Mack, thought that he was the star of the show. Thank you for letting me vent.
 
For better or worse the trend is to make sports shows (and talk shows in general) sort of "ensemble casts" where you hear from the people on the other side of the glass in varying degrees...
 
Yea, maybe the dude wants, eventually, to be something other than a producer...give him a break...
 
garnet said:
Yea, maybe the dude wants, eventually, to be something other than a producer...give him a break...
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He already was but got himself fired from CBS.
 
FCR said:
garnet said:
Yea, maybe the dude wants, eventually, to be something other than a producer...give him a break...
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He already was but got himself fired from CBS.
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That's correct. Chris Mack was a weekend DJ at the original B 94 from 2003-2004 and had the midday slot for K Rock in 2005.
 
That means two of the people on that show, Crow and Mack, aren't really sports guys.

And spare me that Crow was the morning sports guy on WDVE. He read scores. When WEAE hired him his most recent work had been as a weekend DJ at WRRK.
 
You are right Pratte4 Life. 2 of the 3 contributors on the Junker and Crow show are not sports guys. At least Eddie played collegiate football and soccer. The company line at ESPN has always been that the "E" in ESPN stands for entertainment. My contention is that they follow this belief at the expense of the sports. ( Have you watched a SportsCenter lately? ) This thinking starts at the top in Bristol, Conn. and filters down to their local stations. I guess this is why Chris Mack performs his comedy routine during each show. I only wish he was as funny as he thinks he is.
 
Where did Crow play football?

And how could he have played football and soccer at the same time in college since they play at the same time?
 
I do not know all the specifics, but on the show he claims to have gone to Purdue University and The University of Alabama. He often mentions playing soccer (what position I do not know ), and being one of the punters on the football team.
 
Well, I can't speak for this Mack character, haven't heard him, but from someone beyond the glass I will say it is very mucb a mixed bag offering when it comes to talking on the air. Certainly successul shows can be found on either side of the equation, whether that be Rush who flies solo, or someone like Imus or Stern, where the rest of the studio has become part of the show. All I can offer is my own slanted judgement on the issue and the personal filters that I use, the first and most important being whether or not the host of the show welcomes comments from my side of the glass. Some have an agenda that they very much want to stick to, others prefer to have someone to play off of, so in that regard it depends on the host/show. Second is whether or not the contribution is of merit. Taking the show off track by introducing an off the wall topic isn't helpful, that being said, being able to add to the conversation (I can't speak for others, but even though I don't host I do 2-3 hours of research every show as well as follow up research while the show is goimg on) even if it doesn't completely mesh with the hosts opinion. Controversy tends to draw more input from callers than having the same dozen or so people call you every day just to reaffirm that which has already been said on the air. Lastly, remember whose name is on the front door, because no matter what I say, at the end of the day it is going to be attributed to the host, since the show is identified by their name, moreso than it will be identified by me, who is in many ways just a nameless voice, not unlike many of the callers. In the end it becomes a delicate balancing act that when done well, is impressive in its own right, and when done poorly, makes the show sound like a clusterhump.
 
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