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Ronnie Lane and Tom Krasniqi Put a Bow on The Ronnie & TKras Show After Nearly 10 Years
“Finally, Tampa Bay can sleep easy knowing this hideous show is finally over.”
Published
2 months agoon
By
BSM Staff
After nearly 10 years, The Ronnie & TKras Show with Ronnie Lane and Tom Krasniqi came to an end today as the duo broadcast their final show on remote with many listeners, friends and co-workers on hand. Earlier this month, WDAE announced changes to its programming lineup which will take place starting tomorrow. Ronnie Lane will take on a new role as host of the Tampa Bay Rays pre-game show The Inside Pitch. Tom Krasniqi will continue on in afternoon drive with producer Chris Mathis for The Drive.
Their final show kicked off with station voice Jim Cutler saying, “…Finally, Tampa Bay can sleep easy knowing this hideous show is finally over.”
And with that went three very fast hours of looking back on a nearly decade-long run for Lane and Krasniqi. “It seems kind of surreal, doesn’t it?” said Lane.
Mathis had several special guests lined up for the final show and many others left voice messages which were played coming out of breaks. Tampa Bay Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht and Chief Operating Officer Brian Ford took part in the final show. Tampa Bay Rays closer Pete Fairbanks also called in and, at first, identified himself as “Pete from St. Louis” before asking what the hosts thought of the Rays bullpen.
“I’m telling you man, when I hear all of these tributes it really brings a tear to my eye, Ronnie,” said Krasniqi. “It’s a surreal moment…It makes me feel so fortunate and blessed to be in this position sitting next to you all these years. This is one of those moments where I am almost speechless and just so incredibly overwhelmed by the support and the love that everyone has shown here today.”
Lane responded, “…Our time together is really coming to an end. I might get a little emotional before this show is over, but we have had a great time and been through many ups and downs…This business is crazy and for us to be able to do what we are doing and doing it on our terms…And for a company that believes in both of us to give us this opportunity to go in different directions with the same company is truly amazing…It doesn’t happen like this always in this business, usually it’s an ugly goodbye.”
As the show came to an end, Lane reminded everyone, “It has been a blast, but we’re not freakin’ leaving!”
“We’re not leaving folks,” ‘TKras’ said. “Thanks very much for being a part of our lives and thanks for having us as part of yours. Onward and upward. You are dismissed.”
📢 Thank You @RonnieNTL & @TKras
— WDAE (Tampa Bay's Sports Radio) (@953WDAE) March 27, 2024
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End of an era! Congrats on a great run fellas! Excited to follow along the next chapter at @953WDAE ! It was an honor to come on the program and talk #Bucs football with you whenever you would have me! Best of luck to you both! @TKras @RonnieNTL 🙏 https://t.co/qYP1ZOQfc8
— JC Allen (@JCAllenNFL) March 27, 2024
Wow. I'm big sad. You won't find better dudes than @RonnieNTL and @TKras. Was always a pleasure being on the air with them. What a run for 2 legends in Tampa Bay media who always accepted me with open arms. Best of luck moving forward guys! https://t.co/XUHnStu71s
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) March 27, 2024
Wishing @RonnieNTL & @TKras great next chapters with your new shows. Your joint show over the last 9 years has provided me great comfort & insight. In addition, you’ve been so supportive of my clients & me. You build up women in sports. We’re lucky to have you in this market!
— Whitney Holtzman (@WHoltzman) March 27, 2024
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Ken LaVicka and Zach Krantz Teaming Up for YouTube Show
The show will be a podcast and also available on YouTube and is set to begin on Monday May 20.
Published
17 hours agoon
May 14, 2024By
BSM Staff
Two sports radio veterans are teaming up for a new YouTube Show. Zach Krantz, who has been with WQAM since 2007 as an Executive Producer and host and now is a Digital Content Producer and Ken LaVicka, who recently ended his 17-year run on the air at ESPN 106.3 in West Palm are starting a show called By All Accounts.
The show will be a podcast and also available on YouTube and is set to begin on Monday May 20.
The new show X account posted a video announcement which said, “Be careful what you wish for. You guessed it. Another damn YouTube show/podcast. We scroll so you don’t have to. Sports. Social Media. Stupidity. Debuts Monday.”
Just over a month ago LaVicka’s show, LaVicka, Theo & Stone, came to an end as Good Karma Brands decided to restructure the station’s programming and while the show was over, LaVicka said he was not let go, rather Good Karma was going to help him find his next opportunity.
On his final show, he said, “…I will be exiting the station, but instead of being given a pink slip or being booted out the door, which is what always happens in this radio industry GKB, the parent company of ESPN West Palm is going to help me to my next opportunity. This for me is bittersweet because this is all I’ve really known professionally…I’ve spent 17 years here at ESPN 106.3 and today’s it, I’m done.”
i'm not the begging type, but @ZachKrantz & I are starting a little project monday. follow along, won't you? https://t.co/gvmkeLXJtP
— Ken LaVicka (@KLVsays) May 14, 2024
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97.1 The Fan in Columbus Adds ‘The Fan 3’ Featuring the BetQL Network and Jim Rome
“Fan listeners can now choose from 3 sports stations on the same 97.1 dial in Columbus.”
Published
19 hours agoon
May 14, 2024By
BSM Staff
Sports radio listeners in Columbus, Ohio are going to have everything they need all in one place. 97.1 The Fan has added another HD channel which will air the BetQL Network as well as The Jim Rome Show.
97.1 The Fan is the dominant sports station in the market and is the flagship home of Ohio State Athletics, the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, and MLS’s The Columbus Crew. 97.1 HD2 carries ESPN programming and now more sports will air on 97.1 HD3.
Station Manager Cody Welling posted on his LinkedIn account to announce the new addition.
“We are thrilled to announce the launch of 97.1 The Fan 3!” Welling posted. “The BetQL Network, featuring Jim Rome. Fan listeners can now choose from 3 sports stations on the same 97.1 dial in Columbus. You can tune into local programming on 97.1 The Fan, National ESPN programming on 97.1 HD2 or 1460 AM, and sports talk with betting info at 97.1 HD3. Innovation for the modern vehicle dashboard by pressing 97.1, “2”, or “3”. This new feature gives our consumers access to all their favorite sports content in one place. No HD radio?—No problem. Stream live at one of our links or through our app.”
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FOX Sports Radio Host Doug Gottlieb to be the New Head Basketball Coach at UW-Green Bay
“I think I fit how college basketball is now more so than previously.”
Published
20 hours agoon
May 14, 2024By
BSM Staff
A report from Jeff Goodman, co-founder of The Field of 68, says FOX Sports Radio host and former Notre Dame and Oklahoma State point guard Doug Gottlieb will be named the next head men’s basketball coach at The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Gottlieb’s father, Bob, was a coach at UW-Milwaukee from 1975-1980.
*Updated* Gottlieb has confirmed he has been named the new head coach as he began his radio show today. “I can confirm this report,” he said. A”s of this very moment, actually as of this morning, I am the new head coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay. There is a side note, The Doug Gottlieb Show will continue on as we have come to an agreement that this is what we are going to do. But I am excited man. To the now 757 of you who have texted me and I haven’t yet gotten back to, I appreciate it. I told my kids this. This is the response to people who want to laugh at it. If no one is laughing at your dreams, you might not be dreaming big enough. So, I am honored, I am motivated, and I am ready, and I am the new head coach at Wisconsin-Green Bay and I ain’t going anywhere with this radio show.”
Gottlieb, 48, was considered a candidate for the Green Bay job last offseason when it went to Sundance Wicks who has now left after one season to take the same position with Wyoming. Gottlieb was also in the mix at Oklahoma State the last two times that job has come open.
“I think I fit how college basketball is now more so than previously,” Gottlieb said in March when his name came up as an option for the opening at Oklahoma State.
Gottlieb has openly talked about wanting to be a college head coach while also maintaining his national presence on radio. It looks like he will now get that opportunity despite having almost no coaching experience.
