Live from Opening Day of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, The Scott and BR Show was joined by Bernardo Bichara, owner of the transmitter that used to broadcast San Diego’s The Mighty 1090.
Scott Kaplan has expressed his desire to work with the Bichara family to relaunch 1090, but their 20-minute on-air conversation avoided any business discussion, keeping the focus on sports.
At first Bichara declined the opportunity to join Kaplan because he didn’t want to publicly talk business. Bernardo noted he’s not the person handling negotiations with Kaplan to revive 1090, those discussions have been with his son, Andres Bichara. After being assured there would be no mention of 1090, Bernardo Bichara joined the show live. The Scott and BR Show held true to their promise, with the 20 minute conversation sticking to sports.
Two weeks away from Kaplan’s target date of August 1st to have Scott and BR back on 1090, the live interview with Bernardo Bichara didn’t tell us if the two sides are closer to a deal, but it did tell us the two sides are closer in their friendship.
In June, Kaplan traveled to Mexico to meet with the Bichara family in hopes of working toward making 1090 a sports radio station again. After returning from Mexico, Kaplan spoke highly of the Bichara family and the prospect of having not only a business partnership with them, but also a friendship. When hearing Bichara and Kaplan, it’s clear those feelings are mutual.
“You do a great job and sports for many people is life and by bringing sports to them you bring life to them,” Bernardo told The Scott and BR Show. “So keep on doing it, don’t hold back and keep on bringing life and happiness.” The two ended their on-air conversation by exchanging a hug and kiss.
Since 1090 ceased operations in April, Kaplan has continued to host Scott & BR daily, broadcasting the show live on YouTube and TuneIn, also making it available for download on most podcast hosting platforms. Kaplan has maintained his desire to reboot San Diego’s former sports leader as Team 1090.
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