Where's Dave Shannon?

[Spackler1]

What's Dave Shannon up to these days? If this guy isn't doing on-air or play-by-play work in State College or Altoona, it's a shame. In my view, he's as good a play-by-play guy as anybody to come through this market. The Spikes or Curve should have snapped him up when they had the chance.

 

[Ethomas626]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

 

[jackandcoke]

Didn't Shannon join WBLF?

 

[wiseman]

Shannon was on WBLF mornings recently on a part-time basis after he was dismissed by the ironically named Forever group. He is a pro.

 

[Ethomas626]

Shannon was on WBLF mornings recently on a part-time basis after he was dismissed by the ironically named Forever group. He is a pro.

Good! I hope they find something for him there. It's a shame not having him around full time anywhere. Like I said previously, he's a great guy, didn't deserve that mess.

 

[Becker]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

Treated like what? Dave Shannon still has a friendly repoire with the people at Forever Broadcasting and stops by frequently. It stinks that he didn't get the job with The Spikes because he's definitely better at calling baseball than the person they chose.

His whereabouts? Everyone knows Dave likes to go fishing. Find a fishing hole. He's probably there...relaxing.

 

[Ethomas626]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

Treated like what? Dave Shannon still has a friendly repoire with the people at Forever Broadcasting and stops by frequently. It stinks that he didn't get the job with The Spikes because he's definitely better at calling baseball than the person they chose.

His whereabouts? Everyone knows Dave likes to go fishing. Find a fishing hole. He's probably there...relaxing.

They shouldn't have dumped him, is all I was saying when I used the phrase "treated like that."

I agree, he should have some type of baseball gig. The Curve, something.

 

[Becker]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

Treated like what? Dave Shannon still has a friendly repoire with the people at Forever Broadcasting and stops by frequently. It stinks that he didn't get the job with The Spikes because he's definitely better at calling baseball than the person they chose.

His whereabouts? Everyone knows Dave likes to go fishing. Find a fishing hole. He's probably there...relaxing.

They shouldn't have dumped him, is all I was saying when I used the phrase "treated like that."

I agree, he should have some type of baseball gig. The Curve, something.

All reliable sources agree it was a money issue, there were no bad exchanges and an offer of a salary cut was turned down.

 

[Spackler1]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

Treated like what? Dave Shannon still has a friendly repoire with the people at Forever Broadcasting and stops by frequently. It stinks that he didn't get the job with The Spikes because he's definitely better at calling baseball than the person they chose.

His whereabouts? Everyone knows Dave likes to go fishing. Find a fishing hole. He's probably there...relaxing.

They shouldn't have dumped him, is all I was saying when I used the phrase "treated like that."

I agree, he should have some type of baseball gig. The Curve, something.

All reliable sources agree it was a money issue, there were no bad exchanges and an offer of a salary cut was turned down.

Poorly handled. Offering a lower salary? Insulting. That's really just telling an employee: "We don't think you're worth what we're paying you, but rather than let you go, we'll just pay you less for the same work".

 

[Becker]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

Treated like what? Dave Shannon still has a friendly repoire with the people at Forever Broadcasting and stops by frequently. It stinks that he didn't get the job with The Spikes because he's definitely better at calling baseball than the person they chose.

His whereabouts? Everyone knows Dave likes to go fishing. Find a fishing hole. He's probably there...relaxing.

They shouldn't have dumped him, is all I was saying when I used the phrase "treated like that."

I agree, he should have some type of baseball gig. The Curve, something.

All reliable sources agree it was a money issue, there were no bad exchanges and an offer of a salary cut was turned down.

Poorly handled. Offering a lower salary? Insulting. That's really just telling an employee: "We don't think you're worth what we're paying you, but rather than let you go, we'll just pay you less for the same work".

That's one way of looking at it. How about "we want to keep you on board but we can't continue to pay you what we'd like. Would you be willing to take a small decrease in pay?"

Regardless of how one looks at it, Dave Shannon turned that offer down. And who did NOT appeal to unemployment when they could have? That'd be Forever Broadcasting. As insulting as one may think it is, that's turning down a bona fide job offer and unemployment will deny you your unemployment for that.

I think Dave did an okay job. I still think he was better at baseball. That's HIS niche. Meanwhile, could you-know-who that got the Spikes job leave some crumbs for the rest of his colleagues? Like he needs yet another job. And he's not that great at any of them. Hated at one of them from what I hear.

 

[jackandcoke]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

Treated like what? Dave Shannon still has a friendly repoire with the people at Forever Broadcasting and stops by frequently. It stinks that he didn't get the job with The Spikes because he's definitely better at calling baseball than the person they chose.

His whereabouts? Everyone knows Dave likes to go fishing. Find a fishing hole. He's probably there...relaxing.

They shouldn't have dumped him, is all I was saying when I used the phrase "treated like that."

I agree, he should have some type of baseball gig. The Curve, something.

All reliable sources agree it was a money issue, there were no bad exchanges and an offer of a salary cut was turned down.

Poorly handled. Offering a lower salary? Insulting. That's really just telling an employee: "We don't think you're worth what we're paying you, but rather than let you go, we'll just pay you less for the same work".

That's one way of looking at it. How about "we want to keep you on board but we can't continue to pay you what we'd like. Would you be willing to take a small decrease in pay?"

Regardless of how one looks at it, Dave Shannon turned that offer down. And who did NOT appeal to unemployment when they could have? That'd be Forever Broadcasting. As insulting as one may think it is, that's turning down a bona fide job offer and unemployment will deny you your unemployment for that.

I think Dave did an okay job. I still think he was better at baseball. That's HIS niche. Meanwhile, could you-know-who that got the Spikes job leave some crumbs for the rest of his colleagues? Like he needs yet another job. And he's not that great at any of them. Hated at one of them from what I hear.

He's no Kevin Nelson.

 

[wiifm]

Last football season I know he was doing some TV work.....I know I missed working with him when I was at MAJ and he was let go.

We used to get him on our Friday HS football show too. Great guy. Enjoyed working with him and it was a shame to see him treated like that at the end.

Treated like what? Dave Shannon still has a friendly repoire with the people at Forever Broadcasting and stops by frequently. It stinks that he didn't get the job with The Spikes because he's definitely better at calling baseball than the person they chose.

His whereabouts? Everyone knows Dave likes to go fishing. Find a fishing hole. He's probably there...relaxing.

They shouldn't have dumped him, is all I was saying when I used the phrase "treated like that."

I agree, he should have some type of baseball gig. The Curve, something.

All reliable sources agree it was a money issue, there were no bad exchanges and an offer of a salary cut was turned down.

Poorly handled. Offering a lower salary? Insulting. That's really just telling an employee: "We don't think you're worth what we're paying you, but rather than let you go, we'll just pay you less for the same work".

That's one way of looking at it. How about "we want to keep you on board but we can't continue to pay you what we'd like. Would you be willing to take a small decrease in pay?"

Regardless of how one looks at it, Dave Shannon turned that offer down. And who did NOT appeal to unemployment when they could have? That'd be Forever Broadcasting. As insulting as one may think it is, that's turning down a bona fide job offer and unemployment will deny you your unemployment for that.

I think Dave did an okay job. I still think he was better at baseball. That's HIS niche. Meanwhile, could you-know-who that got the Spikes job leave some crumbs for the rest of his colleagues? Like he needs yet another job. And he's not that great at any of them. Hated at one of them from what I hear.

"You-know-who" also has, like, 8 children to feed, so I can't blame him for picking up a few extra bucks. That said, State College's obsession with Steve's play-by-play is something that is beyond my comprehension.

 

[Becker]

"You-know-who" also has, like, 8 children to feed, so I can't blame him for picking up a few extra bucks. That said, State College's obsession with Steve's play-by-play is something that is beyond my comprehension.

I don't get it either.

 

[Spackler1]

All reliable sources agree it was a money issue, there were no bad exchanges and an offer of a salary cut was turned down.

This thread's been dead, but I did speak to somebody who has the definitive word on the "truthiness" of the above statement. There was no offer of any kind, unless you count "you're fired, give me your keys, and get out of here ASAP" (I'm paraphrasing) as an offer.

My source on this is as reliable as they get.

 

[Becker]

All reliable sources agree it was a money issue, there were no bad exchanges and an offer of a salary cut was turned down.

This thread's been dead, but I did speak to somebody who has the definitive word on the "truthiness" of the above statement. There was no offer of any kind, unless you count "you're fired, give me your keys, and get out of here ASAP" (I'm paraphrasing) as an offer.

My source on this is as reliable as they get.

I've done some checking of my own and no, there was no offer of a salary cut. However, it is true that Dave was "set free" because of money. It is also true that there is not bad blood between Dave Shannon and Forever Broadcasting. He has been seen visiting there because he was in town that particular day. He was even there on a day when that Carol woman was there. Based on what I have heard, he would try to avoid being there if there was bad blood between he and she.

 

[jraynar]

That said, State College's obsession with Steve's play-by-play is something that is beyond my comprehension.

Thank you....I always thought Fran did a better job. Steve-o's radio voice makes him sounds like he's constipated.

Then again, PSU is like the federal government, rather than hiring based on someone's skill set, they just go with the "who you know" philosophy, which is why we're stuck with mediocrity.

 

[punjistx]

And when the 'voice' of Penn State sports is not sounding 'constipated' he's screaming his beaver stadium ego sized head off. Everything is exciting, "Sean Lee just took a drink of water!!!!!!!!" "Dan Connor just tied his shoe!!!!!!!!!" God it is so freaking annoying. I can't listen to his play-by-play or scream-by-scream.

 

[jraynar]

Speaking of PSU sports, there was a great audio clip someone had, where Jerry Fisher and his sidekick were wrapping up coverage of a lady lion's game, when all of a sudden they started shooting off fire works, and Fisher is so spooked by this, that he drops the F-bomb.

it was something to the effect of, "we're getting ready to wrap things up here at the Jordan Center[fireworks] and OH F$*%!"

i am not sure what was funnier, Fisher's swearing, or his color commentator feebly trying to continue the broadcast while pretending that Jerry didn't just curse on 30 different radio stations.

 

[fryman]

Let's hope Dave has an unlisted phone number in case Ed Shy-lock...I mean Sherlock ...tries to call him and convince him to invest money in a new FM station in upstate New York. The FM won't be in Albany proper but will be on the outskirts and the signal won't quite reach into Albany. It's those darned mountains. I know...let's move the tower!

 

[Radioheadbone]

I've heard Dave Shannon on WRTA the last few months. Not bad.
According to WRTA, Shannon is on tomorrow 4 to 6 Tuesday April 1.
Dave and I have worked together in State College, good guy.