Sports Talk Hosts Often Talk about Non-sports Related Topics

[BruceNYC]

I listen to WFAN and ESPN-New York about a half-hour a day. I find it quite annoying when the hosts all of a sudden talk about irrelevant non-sports issues. I find this quite annoying and usually turn off the station. Any comments?

 

[AbrahamJSimpson]

One comment: it works.

 

[BruceNYC]

Today on ESPN New York I heard Michael Kay discuss his weight loss with Don Lagreca and Peter Rosenberg at the start of their show. Who cares?

 

[TheBigA]

Today on ESPN New York I heard Michael Kay discuss his weight loss with Don Lagreca and Peter Rosenberg at the start of their show. Who cares?

Funny...the dentist often rants about how radio personalities need to be unleashed and allowed to talk about anything. He says radio companies have "muzzled their talent." Those are his words. I often wonder what he'd like to hear them talk about. So now we have a thread about talk show hosts going off the subject. At least we have proof that they're not being muzzled by corporate radio.

 

[CTListener]

Today on ESPN New York I heard Michael Kay discuss his weight loss with Don Lagreca and Peter Rosenberg at the start of their show. Who cares?

Did he mention a specific diet regimen he follows or diet aid he takes? If so, there could be some (legit or under-the-table) money at work, I'd suspect.

 

[sox fan matt]

We have "The Ticket" in Dallas where they venture off into said topics that are non sports. I don't mind the off topic because it could be a topic I've been curious about myself.

 

[CTListener]

One comment: it works.

And it helps on days that one team's win or loss or one major off-the-field development is dominating the conversation and the hosts and callers are making the same points over and over and over. I enjoyed listening to Tony Kornheiser's show back in the day for just that reason. There's only so much "Should Aaron Rodgers be punished?" or "Did the refs rob the Bears last night?" talk one can take. A segment on music or movies or food or TV gave the show a fresh start.

 

[TheBigA]

There's only so much "Should Aaron Rodgers be punished?"

I notice some hosts are staying away from that subject.

 

[Mikey Radio]

I've heard plenty of sports talk where they'll discuss nearly any subject that pops up. While their shows are always sports-centric, they also talk about life in general at times as well..Where they've eaten recently, stuff about their kids, etc. If nothing else, it may make them more relatable to their listening audience.

 

[EricStein]

I've heard plenty of sports talk where they'll discuss nearly any subject that pops up. While their shows are always sports-centric, they also talk about life in general at times as well..Where they've eaten recently, stuff about their kids, etc. If nothing else, it may make them more relatable to their listening audience.

We got a local afternoon drive time show on one of the local sports stations where they start with sports, but the show is interactive and the conversation is always steered by the text messages from the listeners. They admit they don't take themselves seriously.

 

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

I notice some hosts are staying away from that subject.

I get it Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay Packers right now are too politically polarizing given the recent situation over Ivermectin and Vaccine status.

But then again it's general sports/talk show they have to talk other sports stories and hype up their favorite teams and players.