Co-Host: John Shannon
Guests: Dave Perkins, Damien Cox, Ed Olczyk, Wayne Parrish, Fred Gaudelli, Brendan Shanahan, Michael McKinley
Some awfully introspective questions between Cox and McCown on today's show. Questions about the media and roles and responsibilities of journalists. When McCown asks "are we wimps?", when he questions why mainstream journalists, you know the self introspection is at full tilt. There were a lot of questions in this segment, but very little answers. TMZ hides behind the site name, and the difficult thing for journalists is, they cannot hide. If someone like Cox or McCown divulge their deep knowledge of the Sports stars they cover, they can kiss goodbye access to the athletes they cover.
McCown also made mention of knowledge of major superstar who has had "indiscretions", and the process of not divulging the info. In McCown's defence, he attributed the element of legal action as his motivating factor. Cox leaned more towards future access to athletes.
Journalism in the sports world is changing...whether the old dogs want to admit it or not. This new segment of the news that McCown talks about as "fearless", is a reality. I'm interested to see how the next decade of journalists will cover stories.
Part of the reason I love PTS is the fact that we are exposed to characters we would never otherwise see. These are the big names behind sports that influence sports as much (if not more) than the athletes themselves. Fred Gaudelli is one of those individuals - great interview and hope he's a recurring guest after a long absence.
Interesting note from today's show: McCown and Cox are in an 8-year lawsuit?? Details, details!!!
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The radio audience measurement figures were released this morning, reporting for the first time results from the new Portable People Meters in the Toronto and Vancouver markets.
ReplyDeleteThe PPMs produce a more accurate figure than the old diary system because it’s a system in which everything is recorded electronically. The diary system required the respondent to fill out a diary and send it in.
The measurement period consisted of 13 weeks, from September to November. The important demographic for advertisers is the adult 25-54 group. The male 25-54 demo is key for stations broadcasting a large amount of sports.
In Toronto, one of the big fights is in the afternoon drive slot, where Bob McCown’s show on the Fan590 goes up against the Bill Watters show on AM640.
McCown still dominates. His show grabbed a market share in the male 25 to 54 demographic of 9.8 per cent, up two points from a year ago. The Watters show earned a 4.4 per cent share in the same demo, making a good gain from last year’s 2.9 share.
source: www.truthandrumours.net