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Mike Taylor Selling His Show For Salvation Army

“The San Antonio radio host has a great local following dubbed the “Thunderdome,” and Taylor’s audience has been creative in coming up with unique segments.”

Published

4 years ago

December 6, 2019

Brandon Contes

In recent years, morning host of iHeart’s Ticket 760 in San Antonio, Mike Taylor has helped the local Salvation Army chapter with their Red Kettle Campaign.

This year, a listener suggested Taylor sell segments of his radio show to the audience. Purchasing a segment gives the listener an opportunity to choose a topic for Taylor to talk about.

Being innovative on the radio is great, being innovative on the radio to raise money for a good cause is even better and that’s what San Antonio’s Mike Taylor is doing. Taylor sells the segments for $40 each, already nearing $1,000 for the Salvation Army during the fundraiser’s first three days.

SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! I will do any topic you want for $40 a segment. Show proof you paid my kettle and I'll do it. @salarmysatx #ParadeOfKettles https://t.co/42DPS0NEub
— Mike Taylor (@MikeTaylorShow) December 3, 2019

The San Antonio radio host has a great local following dubbed the “Thunderdome,” and Taylor’s audience has been creative in coming up with unique segments.

“A couple of listeners have already turned it around on me by buying segments and having me argue points that they know I completely disagree with,” Taylor told BSM. “This morning, I had to do a segment on why Luke Bryan is better than Willie Nelson. This was extremely difficult to do as we all know that Willie is a legend and Luke Bryan sucks! Yesterday a listener bought a segment and had me argue that O.J. really didn’t do it. That was hard too! But I did it and did it in a humorous way.”

Another group of listeners is working to pool their money together for a donation of $480, buying out a full episode and forcing Taylor to use his Oscar De La Hoya impersonation for three straight hours.

Radio shows will sometimes sell meet and greets, or a behind-the-scenes look for charity, but the chance to play producer and create unique segments is new. The Red Kettle fundraiser has been a success on Taylor’s show, but if the audience can get him to do an entire show impersonating Oscar De La Hoya, then I would suggest upping the cost of a segment next year.

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

Brandon Contes

Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at [email protected].

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Mad Dog: Gus Johnson ‘Bothered The Hell Out of Me’ Saturday

“For crying out loud, Michigan/Ohio State isn’t even better than North Carolina/Duke, who play twice a year. So let’s be careful with the hype machine.”

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6 hours ago

November 28, 2023

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(Photo: SiriusXM)

FOX Sports college football voice Gus Johnson has made no bones about his affinity for Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. However, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has heard enough.

During his Mad Dog Unleashed program on SiriusXM, Russo shared that not only was Johnson obnoxious for the constant use of a nickname he bestowed up Harrison, but he was also misguided for calling Ohio State/Michigan the greatest rivalry in sports.

“Gus Johnson — the hype machine that he is — please, when you broadcast a ballgame, I don’t need to hear about Maserati Marv, number one. And number two, that’s not the greatest rivalry in sports history. Have you heard of the Yankees and the Red Sox? Giants and the Dodgers? How about Bears/Packers? Have you heard about that?

“For crying out loud, Michigan/Ohio State isn’t even better than North Carolina/Duke, who play twice a year. So let’s be careful with the hype machine. That bothered the hell out of me.”

When a caller pushed back on Russo’s opinion on the Michigan/Ohio State rivalry, he continued by saying “That rivalry’s not Yankees/Red Sox. To compare college football to the Yankees and the Red Sox is ludicrous.”

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Nashville Predators Radio Voice Pete Weber Calling 2,000th Game Tuesday

“I always wanted to be there for the birth of a team. I feel like I’ve been a pretty fair midwife here.”

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6 hours ago

November 28, 2023

BSM Staff

(Photo: Nashville Predators)

Nashville Predators radio voice Pete Weber is set to hit a career milestone Tuesday, as he’ll call his 2,000th game for the NHL franchise.

Weber told The Tennessean that he has relished the opportunity to be the voice of a team since its inception. He claimed he applied for and was a finalist for the radio play-by-play job when the Carolina Panthers were conceived, before ultimately landing with the Predators.

“I always wanted to be there for the birth of a team,” said Weber. “I feel like I’ve been a pretty fair midwife here.”

Despite missing time late last season due to a rare brain condition, Weber said he has no plans of retiring anytime soon.

“I have not thought about it, other than when I thought about how (former Philadelphia Phillies announcer) Harry Kalas was carried dead out of the broadcast booth in Washington,” Pete Weber said. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s an interesting way to go. I don’t necessarily know that I want to do it like that. But it could happen. I’m not going to say no.”

Weber’s 2,000th game will come as the Nashville Predators play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins. 102.5 The Game is the flagship home of the Predators Radio Network.

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iHeartMedia Ending WEEI Simulcast in Cape Cod

A job opening for a sports talk co-host/producer/programming assistant that says its salary will “be funded by the savings that the market is acquiring from the expiring Audacy/WEEI & Red Sox contracts”.

Published

7 hours ago

November 28, 2023

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iHeartMedia is preparing to drop its simulcast of WEEI on its 96.3 WEII-FM signal in Hyannis/Cape Cod.

According to a report from Radio Insight, iHeartMedia has posted a job opening for a sports talk co-host/producer/programming assistant that says its salary will “be funded by the savings that the market is acquiring from the expiring Audacy/WEEI & Red Sox contracts”.

It goes on to state that the contract between the company and Audacy was $300,000 annually and it paid the Red Sox $65,000 annually.

The job posting alleges 96.3 FM will continue to carry sports programming with a local show.

WEEI is currently simulcast on stations in Springfield and Worcester, MA; Providence; Portland, Maine; and on stations in New Hampshire and Vermont, as well. Earlier this year, the station’s offices in Warwick, Rhode Island closed as part of a cost-cutting measure.

WEII-FM is licensed to Dennis, MA and features a 25,000-watt Class B signal.

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