Matt, I’m in Chicago. 670 the score, does this sorta thing all the time. It’s to late in the day for that kind of madness. They say it’s not about skin color, it’s about what you bring to the table. I disagree, cause who said they set the standards in radio. No one, but them. If your not doing it the way they want it, it’s not good.

Frankly, what a bunch of drivel our man Brooks wrote. I listen locally to Andrew Siciliano (white) and Mykel Thompson (black), currently on AM 710 KSPN, and they’re pretty good. Mykel Thompson was great with Steve “Hater” Hartman and Vic “the Brick” Jacobs when he co-hosted the Loose Cannons on AM 570 KLAC here in L.A.

What has to be pointed out is it doesn’t matter the color of one’s skin, it’s about the game they bring. Let’s keep it at that instead of trying to put a racial twist on it.

This is the kind of blind ignorance that keeps this country in the 50’s mindset of race! ! This (i’m assuming white) person has stereotyped just like i’m sure many program directors do through lack of diligence in looking for a good fit!!

Keep living the dream.

While the “big 3″ may seem to only hire white hosts (and that very well may be your only point here) it isn’t a totally fair view at the world of sports talk radio hosts.

EBONIX… THIS GUY’S HILARIOUS! Great to see you’re keeping minstrel humor alive hidden behind your sad little desk somewhere. Yeah, Tirico & Wilbon - they sound just like that!

For every sucky black host y’all named, I could throw back just as many horrible white ones, doing their worthless thing in Dallas, DC, Atlanta, wherever. I mean, most sports-talk hosts are obnoxious, and aren’t immensely talented or well-spoken.

But way to take a pretty even-handed post & turn it into affirmative action rants.

Also remember radio is the second most racist entertainment profession and it comes in at a very close second to the porn industry.
a large number of white people get bothered by black radio voices, because they’re black and ( as some would say talk too black).

BUT!!!! when tony bruno quotes Jay Z and says fo-shizzle 8 times per hour or petros sings bob marley or Andrew sciciliano gives his critque of the Pharcydes debut album and calling it the greatest album in hip hop history next to ice cubes amerrrikkas most wanted for 15 minutes on air or when Matt Smith repeats and old school ll cool j lyric, it makes them cool and in tune with the streets,
but in alot of white listeners eyes these same actions done by a black host makes him ghetto and unlistenable.

thats the way it is thats the way it will be.

I know, im black and was in radio and i was told by a program director to NEVER speak slang on air, but give the white host all the newest slang terms and cool hip hop music to play as bumpers, so he can come off cool to the audience, but if I spoke it I was going to be fired on site….true story.

Hire based on the person that moves the most product, and has the most talent.

They tried this race based formula in Chicago in the Post Office, and it was an utter nightmare.

Hire the best people.