The Official LGP Pittsburgh Sport Radio Thread

[viva la ben]

Ron Cook is a grumpy old man.

[JS©]

Atleast Vinnie has a personality.

This. I'm kind of whatever on the guy but he at least seems like he enjoys what he's doing. He's like you're uncle at Christmas who might be right or might be wrong, but he just seems like a guy who's doing his job cause he likes to talk sports.

Cook and Fillipponi on the other hand......

Cook has said on the show that he doesn't have a favorite player and that he doesn't consider him self to be a fan of any team.

For as miserable as he is, I don't doubt him one bit.

[FreeCandy44]

Jim Krenn does THE WORST Bill Cosby impression ive ever heard.

[Dickie Dunn]

What has happened to Krenn's career is pretty damn sad in my opinion. Dude went from hosting the highest rated morning show in the area to whoring himself and his crappy impressions in car dealership ads. Those ads are just embarrassing.

[jimjom]

It was so torturous to losten to Krenn's Liam Neeson impression on that commercial that I timed it, he did the impression for over a minute.

Yeah, unless he has a no compete clause I can't understand why he wasn't brought back onto a radio show somewhere in the area. He lives here and is involved in charity plus his schtick really only works in Pittsburgh. Did he establish a bad reputation or something, was he a jerk to people? I can't see him being a jerk but then again you never know what the person is like when they're not on air.

[JS©]

from wiki:

An indication of his popularity in the Pittsburgh market: he won the City Paper's 2012 Readers Poll as "Pittsburgh's Favorite Radio Personality of the Year" even though he wasn't on the air as he was honoring a non-compete after his release from WDVE after 24 years

From what I found online, he was fired/released in December 2011. Is there really such a thing as an 18 month no compete?

Also I never heard of a place that keeps their no compete clause intact after they fire you. If you are released from your job whether by firing, layoff, or whatever, they are technically voiding any written agreement that you have with the company.

[Crankshaft]

from wiki:

An indication of his popularity in the Pittsburgh market: he won the City Paper's 2012 Readers Poll as "Pittsburgh's Favorite Radio Personality of the Year" even though he wasn't on the air as he was honoring a non-compete after his release from WDVE after 24 years

From what I found online, he was fired/released in December 2011. Is there really such a thing as an 18 month no compete?

Also I never heard of a place that keeps their no compete clause intact after they fire you. If you are released from your job whether by firing, layoff, or whatever, they are technically voiding any written agreement that you have with the company.

Not unless he accepted severance pay.

[FreeCandy44]

Well if its on Wikipedia its gotta be true right?

[pensfan1989]

[JS©]

Well if its on Wikipedia its gotta be true right?

There were articles cited, but I took the numbers out of the c&p version of the article.

[Eismann]

Listened to the Philly sports radio show this morning on ihr, The Fanatic. I forget who the two hosts were, but they themselves were miles better than the heads here (loads of substance and topic engagement), and they were allowed to go on for more than 4.145 minutes at a stretch before commercial.

[PghSkins]

Paul's former producer's wife wins the announcer contest.

[FreeCandy44]

Paul's former producer's wife wins the announcer contest.

Hmm.......ironic?

[columbia]

I made the mistake of tuning into Dunlap last night.
There's a lot going on in PGH sports right now....he was taking calls on that dude from the Patriots.

[Letang Is The Truth]

It is the biggest sports story in the country right now

[Troy Loney]

What insight could Dunlap possibly have that isn't redundant. I could see Dunlap loving this topic because he could spend hours just talking about what a terrible and stupid person Hernandez is. It's fish in a barrel for a guy who's shtick is to just look down on everything.

[columbia]

It is the biggest sports story in the country right now

I guess.

Then again, I don't see someone from the NFL behaving badly as news.

[jimjom]

Who won the Fan contest? Some lady?

[JS©]

Who won the Fan contest? Some lady?

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[JS©]

Ron Cook is a grumpy old man.

He was his bitter old self yesterday. Vinnie asked if he was gonna support some local program that was having a fundraiser, and Cook said something along the lines of him having a previous engagement. When Vinnie asked, Cook told him "I don't think that's any of your business."

You're on a radio show. Your job is to talk, especially if there's a co-host, not to be a miserable, bottled-up jerk.

[jimjom]

I meant it incredulously ^^^ like "whaaa?"

[FreeCandy44]

Ron Cook is a grumpy old man.

He was his bitter old self yesterday. Vinnie asked if he was gonna support some local program that was having a fundraiser, and Cook said something along the lines of him having a previous engagement. When Vinnie asked, Cook told him "I don't think that's any of your business."

You're on a radio show. Your job is to talk, especially if there's a co-host, not to be a miserable, bottled-up jerk.

Ron Cook and Bob Smizik should have an hour of old man chat everyday. I feel so bad for Vinnie anymore. Ron being so evil towards him has actually made me like Vinnie.

[FreeCandy44]

Anyone that likes to torture themselves should turn on Da Fahn. Paul Zeise is sure to ruin your night.

[Pavel Bure]

Anyone that likes to torture themselves should turn on Da Fahn. Paul Zeise is sure to ruin your night.

He's like the local drunk at a bar. Wild hyperbole "or something like that" is all he speaks in. AND all he does is yell. PEDRO IS OBE OF THE BEST 3rd BASEMAN IN THE GAME. He's
GONNA HIT .240 OR .280 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT CAUSE HE'S ONE OF THE 42 BEAT THIRD BASE GUYS

[JS©]

Ron Cook is a grumpy old man.

He was his bitter old self yesterday. Vinnie asked if he was gonna support some local program that was having a fundraiser, and Cook said something along the lines of him having a previous engagement. When Vinnie asked, Cook told him "I don't think that's any of your business."

You're on a radio show. Your job is to talk, especially if there's a co-host, not to be a miserable, bottled-up jerk.

Ron Cook and Bob Smizik should have an hour of old man chat everyday. I feel so bad for Vinnie anymore. Ron being so evil towards him has actually made me like Vinnie.

same here.

I turn on the radio waiting for either him to snap and rip into Cook or just say "screw this, I'm done working with you, I quit."