Written By. Lamont Mann
BEST SPORT'S RADIO SHOW'S IN HOUSTON
I have no empirical data to prove what I am about say. Albeit, these are the shows I am currently feeling in Houston. These are the shows I listen to daily.
Some of these shows overlap so I am double listen. I like shows who can read the room and not be so obvious. I also like shows who knows Houston, outside of sports. One of my biggest metrics, how do you handle interviews "do you say the same shit to people you would say when they are not there".
1. IN THE LOOP
For a year or so, I stop listening to In the Loop because they were deep in Jack Easterby's ass. It felt like every segment was Easterby. I am not caping for Easterby but the shit got redundant for me. Low and behold, the Texans fired Easterby and In The Loop got back on track. What I love best about them, they are equal opportunist shit talkers with interviews. I love the way Landry Locker and John Lopez jokingly blast John McClain with a lot of elements of truth.
In the loop reads the room. They know the Texans are the big dick swingers in Houston and they lead with it. That said, In The Loop also realizes the Astros are a big deal in Houston and they concentrate on them as well. What they do not do is force feed some meaningless Rockets crap.
I believe their show is very interactive.
NEGATIVE: They come off like they are too cool for school. They are highly critical of others and acts if their shit don't stank.
2. The Wheelhouse
This show had to step in behind one of my favorite shows (AJ Hoffman and Fred Faour, The Bench). Its one of the only 3 man shows currently on air and I was wondering how this would work, but the guys have crazy chemistry.
Jake Asman is the point guard, Cody Stoots is the two guard and Brad Kellner is the "tweener". These guys are sports nerds, they know sports and sports history. What's funny about this show for me, they are young and they know shit about sports I wouldn't expect them to know.
They have fun with their show and what's dope? When one member is out, it feels like the show doesn't lose a beat, they roll with two.
They take calls and very interactive for the good or bad.
NEGATIVE: I hear a ton of In the Loop rhetoric on their show
3. Payne and Pendergast
I like this show because both personalities are highly intelligent and they are pretty much the prep work for shows in Houston. I mean, P&P. sets the tone and this is pretty much what most shows will follow throughout the day. Surprise, you learned Houston Radio prep Work, Listen to Seth and Sean. Isn't it weird that both of these guys have a S&P initials? This show is very cerebral; at times I feel you have to have gone to college, watch porn, watch TV and work a job in the AM to get it.
Truth be told, P&P could be 1 or 2 because they give me everything I need but their Negatives bump them down
Negatives:
- too much laughter, it feels like the laughs are forced/fake
- slobbering Nick Caserio or making excuses or some explanation for him
- Hardly if any calls, they are pretty much text messages in terms of interactiveness. You are in fourth largest city soon to be the third and you guys don't interact with the fans verbally?
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