Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 (4:00-7:00)

Executive producer of studio production at Rogers Sportsnet, Nelson Millman, Ed Olczyk, NBC and Versus hockey analyst; owner of the Hamilton Tiger Cats, Bob Young, Darren Rovell, sports business reporter for CNBC; president of Ryerson University, Sheldon Levy.

Wow - Nelson Millman gone. This will be really interesting, specifically how Millman's departure affects Prime Time Sports. His effect on the FAN 590 and building the radio station through the many changes will be felt for years to come. What was the first all sports radio station format has morphed into the hub of Sports, arguably in North America. How's the new guy gonna handle the ego that is McCown?? "The enemy you know vs. the enemy you don't - you can't possibly prepare him for what he's getting into", quipped McCown!

MORE STORIES OF THE HISTORY OF PRIME TIME!!! With Millman on, there was so much stuff that I really love, and I'd imagine most long time listeners do too! As time goes by, Prime Time is as much an intriguing part of sports and sports history and definitely fascinating to hear the inner stories of those who have to deal with McCown on a regular basis, and how McCown became the personality he is.

Round Table coming up at the end of the week. Bobcat, bring back my girl Mary Ormsby!!!

Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown - Friday, July 17 (5:00-7:00)

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Host: Bruce Arthur
Guests: Roundtable with Bob McCown, Bruce Arthur, Mary Ormsby, and Gord Kirke.

Bob, when will you learn that Ormsby's bite is worse than her bark! You could hear McCown recant when he said that the reason the leading candidate for the Jays GM role didn't come to Toronto as the wife didn't want to be here. "Always blame it on the wife, eh? That damn Janet
Gretzky!!" quipped Mary. My long-time crush on Mary Ormsby continues!

All-Star games do NOT get "ignored" by Prime Time. It's the same discussion every time..."how can it be improved?"..."wasn't it great the way it was?" Bobcat also "ignores" soccer. The difference? Soccer is never talked about, but all-star games (nhl, nba, nfl, mlb) are discussed every couple of months. If it isn't relevant, and you hate it as we all do, then kill the discussion!!

Bobcat can raise 100 million to help fund an NCAA team coming to southern Ontario? What's wrong with this picture - Bobcat gets excited by the potential of bringing the NCAA to Ontario but things the NFL is a pipedream?

Seperated at Birth Episode #3

Bobcat is off, so time to kill time!!

Prime Time Sports Review separated at birth:
Episode 1: Mary Ormsby and Joanna Kerns
Episode 2: Kate Smith and Susan Boyle
Episode 3: Rob Faulds and Ed Helms












Tell me I'm not the only one who sees it!!

Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown: Thursday April 23, 2009 (6:00-7:00)

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Host: Stephen Brunt
Guests: David Samson, president of the Florida Marlins; FAN 590 show co-host and Rogers Sportsnet hockey analyst, Doug MacLean

Man, I honestly don't remember thinking about the Jays as much as I am this year. An amazing story and it's fun to talk baseball again in Toronto. I wonder what TSN/Sportsnet numbers are on the Jays as compared to last year (not only broadcast, but hits on their website.)

What does Gainey have to gain (pardon the pun) by kissing and telling about his wanting to get Lecavalier from Laughton? Lecavalier or not, the Habs season was brutal and would have ended up the same. Gainey sounds like a cranky old man crying over spilt milk (and, I like many others am a huge Gainey supporter.)

MacLean shows up late and says he's actually early! Man, the battle between MacLean and McCown is awesome! McCown quipped to MacLean, "I may know more than you, but what is for certain is I'll SAY more than you." Even Brunt quipped "This show would be in shambles without me." Classic. I actually laughed so hard at that one that my co-workers looked at me!

Roundtable tomorrow - c'mon McCown, get Mary Ormsby on...you haven't had her on nearly as often as in the past! Maybe she's getting tired of ya'?!?!

Prime Time Sports Review separated at birth:
- Episode 1: Mary Ormsby and Joanna Kerns
- Episode 2: Kate Smith and Susan Boyle

Friday, February 27 - 5:00-6:00

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Hosts: Jim Kelley, Mary Ormsby, Wayne Parrish

Discussion about how bloggers are the scum of the earth (ok, maybe that's a stretch!) The discussion started with A-Roid and how the report of 104 players was perhaps poor reporting in that the reporters didn't insist on getting all the names of players. This turned into Kelley taking another shot against the online ink-stained wretches (ie. bloggers, et al)! Kelley seems to have a real slant against the online community and this week alone has taken 2-3 shots against bloggers for reporting fictitious news. If it weren't for bloggers, I'm convinced no news would have come out regarding Ray Emery, and his personal life which caused the demise of the Sens last year.

Loved the long story on how McCown and ownership of NBA games in the early 80s.

Am I wrong on this, or does Mary Ormsby bear a striking resemblance to Joanna Kerns from the TV show Growing Pains?