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Marquette King Has Beef With 104.3 the Fan

Brandon Contes

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It began last week with Denver Broncos punter, Marquette King joining 104.3 The Fan’s midday show hosted by Brandon Stokley and Zach Bye.  The segment lasted less than two minutes because King apparently had no interest in talking football.

During his time in Oakland, King appeared to be popular with teammates, fans and the media, but he quickly didn’t mesh with new head coach Jon Gruden, leading to his release.  Now, his relationship with the Denver media has gotten off to a very rocky start.

Shortly after the interview on The Fan, King tweeted two emojis at another 104.3 radio host, Darren McKee, which insinuated a vulgar message.  McKee responded on Twitter by saying, “Little advice. Go to Brandon Stokely – who played for the Broncos two different times, played in the league for 15 years, is in the Louisiana sports hall of fame, is a fantastic father and husband and apologize for an incredibly disrespectful and rude interview.

“If you don’t want to be interviewed then simply don’t do it. If you DO decide to do an interview have a clue who you are talking to. Why don’t you ask DT about Stokely as you apparently have no idea who anybody is. Best of luck punting the ball in Denver. Somehow our show will survive without you.”

Naturally it didn’t end there as McKee wasn’t left to have the last word.  Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders chimed in, telling King not to “let [McKee] rattle you. His sole purpose is to create controversy to gain a bigger following for his Twitter and radio show.”  Sanders continued, “Don’t play into his hand. Some of the Denver media just want to divide and conquer. Stay focused on the task. Super Bowl!”

On Sunday, Zach Bye, who was conducting the original interview that started the battle, tweeted a photo of Broncos PR attempting to keep King away from McKee.  King was reportedly telling McKee to “keep my name out of your mouth,” to which McKee responded, “or what?”

McKee then alerted his Twitter followers that the entire Broncos “team is going to sign autographs. Except King who walked off the field.”  McKee later added King was excused to receive treatment.

Broncos defensive end Shelby Harris responded to McKee commenting on King not being available for autographs. “What are you trying to prove? Leave Marquette alone he’s a perfectly fine teammate and y’all need to get off his back,” Harris tweeted.

After King’s end in Oakland where Raider Bruce Irvin and most likely other teammates weren’t too thrilled with the punter using social media to poke fun at an incident involving Michael Crabtree and Aquib Talib, it’s a good sign that King’s Bronco teammates came to his defense this time.

Don’t expect the Denver media to give King that same support.  The coverage King receives by the 104.3 The Fan during the season warrants watching, but once games are being played the conversation will be about football.  However, for an August on-field exchange, 104.3 vs. King has more juice than any preseason game.

Brandon Contes is a freelance writer for BSM. He can be found on Twitter @BrandonContes. To reach him by email click here.

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Former 670 The Score Host Tommy Williams Has Died

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Tommy Williams, who was heard for a decade on 670 The Score, died on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Williams began his broadcasting career in his hometown of Gary, Indiana in 1982 at WLTH before moving on to The Score. In 2003, Williams became the PA Announcer for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association where he had his signature call to get the attention of the fans, “People, People, People.”

A story in The Times of Northwest Indiana said, “The longtime RailCats public address announcer and Lakeshore Public Media sports journalist was known for broadcasting countless games, interviewing countless athletes and covering Region sports at all levels. The Gary native and co-host of “Prep Sports Report,” “Prep Football Report,” and “Lakeshore PBS Scoreboard” often signed off shows saying, “Gary, Indiana, you know I love you.”

“The cadence he had in his voice echoed across the Region in a way we may never see again. He was widely known and widely loved,” Tom Maloney, vice president of radio operations at Lakeshore Public Media told the paper.

“He’d want to be remembered as the voice of Lakeshore sports,” his Regionally Speaking co-host and producer Dee Dotson told The Times. “Most people will remember him for covering prep sports all the way up to semi-pros. He’ll be remembered for treating each of his subjects like they were world champions. His depth of knowledge of sports at all levels is commendable. He was a walking encyclopedia of stats.” 

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Members to Oversee Play-by-Play Sports Platform

“It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Media Networks has announced the promotions of three long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” said Peter Kosann, CEO/Founder of Compass Media Networks. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Robet Blum has been appointed Vice President & General Manager of Sports and will also continue to serve as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News-Talk and Sports. Tyler Brewer has been appointed Executive Producer – Sports Programming. And Chris Kleiber has been appointed Senior Producer – Sports Programming.

Compass Media Networks broadcasts annually over 100 play-by-play sporting events involving college men’s basketball and football (including the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game), NFL 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday Doubleheaders, and complete coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. The broadcasts are distributed across hundreds of terrestrial sports, news-talk and music stations as well as digital distribution platforms such as SiriusXM, Verizon Mobile, and the Varsity App.

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Charley Steiner Injured; Tim Neverett to Handle Dodgers Radio Play-by-Play

“This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

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As the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their first home game on Thursday, team play-by-play voice Charley Steiner has revealed he will not be doing games at the beginning of the season due to a severe back injury.

Through the Dodgers, Steiner posted a statement which said, “Over the winter, I landed on the Injured List with three compound fractures in my back. (I don’t recommend it.) With the start of the baseball season upon us, the Dodgers are ready to go – but I’m not. This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes. I look forward to returning to the mic later this season. In the meantime, go Dodgers!”

TrueBlueLA.com reports Tim Neverett will handle play-by-play duties while Steiner recovers. Neverett called the first two regular season games with Rick Monday as the Dodgers started the season in South Korea. Neverett and Monday did not travel with the team, however, they called those games in a studio back home.

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