Mighty 1090, End of an Era, JRP0048
b'(queue the Mighty 1090 Hacksaw voice) Take a walk down memory lane\\u2026.\\n\\n\\n\\nWe start off discussing the early days of the Mighty\\n690 as they transitioned from a news station to 2nd all sports radio\\nformat in America.\\xa0 Everything must start\\nwith Lee Hacksaw Hamilton and the Best 15 Minutes in Radio.\\xa0 The Mighty 690 and Lee Hamilton were a huge\\npart of my life in the 1990s as I transitioned from a San Francisco sports fan\\nto fully embracing San Diego sports.\\xa0 We\\nget into all of Hacksaw\\u2019s memorable catch phrases, the ego and the voice.\\xa0 We talk about his visit to Mama Cella\\u2019s in\\nRancho Bernardo and the great interview Scott Kaplan had with him earlier this\\nyear.\\n\\n\\n\\nI am bleeping brilliant!I am The FranchiseI built Sports Talk RadioPoway Penasquitos, get those lines lit!High Speed Sports WireBaja to the Canadian RockiesBlowtorch Signal!Summer Book TourTour of the NFL/MLB Training CampsShow Me Your Lightning Bolt!ReactionAgree or DisagreeGoodnight now!Yasmani Grandballs, gaffesTalk to me Poway!\\n\\n\\n\\nWe discuss the growth of the Mighty 690 starting with Jim Rome and his Scrub Saturday Show.\\xa0 Then we watch his meteoric rise to national super stardom.\\xa0 We discuss the Boom Town Rats, The Clones, Block Heads, The Gloss, Jim Everett, national syndication, his great interview style and a great interview he had with the Mighty 1090\\u2019s Darren Smith about his early days in San Diego.\\n\\n\\n\\nWe get into so many others in the early days of San\\nDiego Sports Radio including Steve Hartman,\\nLoose Cannons, Chet Forte, Philly Billy Werndl, Jeanne\\nZelasko, Steve Mason, John Ireland, Craig Elston, Chris Ello and the Bulldog\\nJoe Tutino.\\n\\n\\n\\nWho can\\nforget the days when the Mighty 690 was the home of the San Diego\\nChargers?\\xa0 The games called by Hacksaw,\\nJim Laslavic and Philly Billy.\\xa0 The huge\\npre and post-game shows.\\xa0 \\u201cEverybody into\\nthe pattern\\u201d and the great 1994 season and 1995 Super Bowl.\\n\\n\\n\\nThen we get into the Mighty 1090 era.\\xa0 We discuss lovable Coach John Kentera, including the amazing impersonation by Jeff Dotseth.\\xa0 We discuss the Great Friends, Scott Kaplan, Billy Ray Smith, Torrey Pines Baseball, Darren Smith, Marti Caswell, High IQ sports radio, Ben Higgins, Steven Woods, Dan Sileo, Low IQ sports radio and Hacksaw\\u2019s time in television.\\n\\n\\n\\nI talk\\nabout the conditions that led me to drift away from AM radio and then wonder\\nabout the future of these great personalities.\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nRelated Articles/Links:\\n\\n\\n\\nDarren Smith interview with Jim Rome about his start with Mighty 690:\\xa0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ENr_v6brc\\n\\n\\n\\nJRP0048\\n\\n\\n\\nJohn Riley Project Info:\\n\\n\\n\\nBookings? Inquiries? Contact me at\\xa0https://n0p.486.myftpupload.com/Donations:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/johnrileyprojectSponsorship Inquiries:\\xa0https://n0p.486.myftpupload.com/sponsorship/YouTube Channel:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJSzeIW2A-AeT7gwonglMAFacebook:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/johnrileyproject/Twitter:\\xa0https://twitter.com/JohnRileyPowayInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/johnrileypoway/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-riley-project-podcast/id1435944995?mt=2Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3llrMItpbx9JRa08UTrswAStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-riley-projectGoogle Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9qb2hucmlsZXlwcm9qZWN0LmNvbS9mZWVkLwTune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/John-Riley-Project-Podcast-p1154415/Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/john-riley-project-john-riley-2l4rEIo1RJM/Music: https://www.purple-planet.com'