December 5, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Deej said: I, for some reason, enjoy Ed and Jeff's stupid non-sports banter. Ed is as easy to direct in a conversation as ever. I do like it when Jeff calls him a "nationalist".
December 5, 20232 yr They've just been paired up so long that it's like an old married couple taking jabs at each other.
December 5, 20232 yr I wish SNL would do a Paul Finebaum show sketch. These callers are beyond parody
December 6, 20232 yr I've been listening to bits and pieces of Jeff Ward's show (and the Jeff & Ed show) over the last month. Jeff has gotten stupid. His views on the college football playoff at this point are remarkably ignorant. Maybe the last divorce scrambled his brain, but he is as obnoxious as ever yet almost never makes a salient point.Agreed, he comes across as a bitter, hyperbolic old man.And they can't help but meander into politics and really show how dumb they are. Cringy.
December 6, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Born to Run said: And they can't help but meander into politics and really show how dumb they are. Cringy. Neither one seems to be willing to own their own politics. Ed is a fairly far right Republican, Jeff is a "Libertarian" (which crosses over with Ed's viewpoints but he won't admit it), and both try to come across as more broad-thinking than they really are. Jeff is kinda Bill Maher Light. It's pretty bad radio at this point.
December 6, 20232 yr I listen to the Musers until around 9 then over to Erin and Rod until 11. Then KRTU for jazz rest of the day. All streaming of course since I’m in SA.
January 24, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Mittens said: https://www.kut.org/austin/2024-01-23/why-is-kutx-off-the-air Matt Largey
February 29, 20241 yr Erin Hogan just announced that he’s leaving The Horn. I only caught the tail end of the segment, so I didn’t hear any details on where he’s going next.
February 29, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Rusty Shackleford said: Erin Hogan just announced that he’s leaving The Horn. I only caught the tail end of the segment, so I didn’t hear any details on where he’s going next. He didn't say, only that you will still be able to listen to him. Going back to The Zone? Edited February 29, 20241 yr by chemHORN
February 29, 20241 yr Sports talk radio just doesn't pay well enough anymore to attract good talent. Commercialization of all the stations didn't help.
February 29, 20241 yr My guess is E Hogan is going to ESPN for the new morning show which starts on Monday.
February 29, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, Native Horn said: My guess is E Hogan is going to ESPN for the new morning show which starts on Monday. Sounds like a good guess since he said he starts his new gig Monday
February 29, 20241 yr I always kind of like E back in the day however it drove me crazy that he would spend half of a segment telling you what was coming up next.
February 29, 20241 yr that pretty much has to kill The Horn, right? I like Baber's, but there is no chance at all that he can run a 5 hour show by himself. Plus the sidekicks that they would bring in as replacements were all Erin's people and I cant see them re-hiring any of the crew they let go in August, since they all scattered to do their own podcasts or got picked up by 1300.
February 29, 20241 yr If the fact that other stations' signals still overide the Horn's most days hasn't killed it, I don't know if anything can.
February 29, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Deej said: If the fact that other stations' signals still overide the Horn's most days hasn't killed it, I don't know if anything can. I've been streaming E & Rod B for a while now. Can't imagine they have any signal strength left.
February 29, 20241 yr I like Erin and Rod together but not enough to listen everyday. I’d usually find the podcast once or twice a week if I’m gonna be in the car for a while but that’s about it. I’m going to need a new Longhorn podcast for next football season. Have no need for any sports talk until then. I haven’t been excited about any of the others I’ve found so far.
February 29, 20241 yr I like Erin and Rod together but not enough to listen everyday. I’d usually find the podcast once or twice a week if I’m gonna be in the car for a while but that’s about it. I’m going to need a new Longhorn podcast for next football season. Have no need for any sports talk until then. I haven’t been excited about any of the others I’ve found so far. Yeah, I only listen during football season for the most part. I find myself listening to the East Coast d-bags on Sirius XM Mad Dog radio. They are slowly growing on me.
February 29, 20241 yr I like E and I like Rod but I never thought they really meshed well together. I was optimistic when I heard about the pairing but it almost seemed like they didn't really like each other.
February 29, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Deej said: If the fact that other stations' signals still overide the Horn's most days hasn't killed it, I don't know if anything can. At first I thought it was because I lived in N Austin/Cedar Park that the signal was so shitty. Then I was trying to listen in S Austin and the signal was still shitty. Was there a single place in the Austin metro where you could actually get that station clearly every day?
March 1, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, JesusSweatDuck said: At first I thought it was because I lived in N Austin/Cedar Park that the signal was so shitty. Then I was trying to listen in S Austin and the signal was still shitty. Was there a single place in the Austin metro where you could actually get that station clearly every day? Yeah, unless I switched to 1260am, their signal really sucked in central and south Austin. Feels like The HORN should shut it down. Hopefully Babers finds another place to land on Austin radio -- glad he's getting some additional income from OTF and various other podcasts.
March 1, 20241 yr Now that they have local morning sports competition it might kill The Horn. ESPN finally gave up on just playing their annoying national shows in Austin in the am, finally.
March 3, 20241 yr The Horn was just terrible. Before the implosion it was wall to wall high school bullshit. And the whole time the fm signal was non-existent and the AM had classic AM/power-line static and an ocasional tejano station. I like tejano, so at times I liked it. But it’s a terrible way to run an ad business. I think Rod is badass. I remember running into him in college and he was a great dude. Now- I love listening to him break down the sport. I appreciate that he looks a tape and stats and then gives you an actual informed take on what happened / will happen. I even liked his solo show. Can’t see how he sticks around there. He’s capable of more.
March 3, 20241 yr 59 minutes ago, demos said: Lol Well he was pretty corny but terrestrial radio is a corny place
March 4, 20241 yr 18 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: Is the Rod + Patrick Davis pairing ("The Rodcast") permanent or a stopgap? I just caught onto this today when I noticed Erin is still gone. I guess I missed a show last week when he announced. I assumed last week that Patrick was subbing in for Erin because of spring break vacation or something. Came here to verify wtf is gong on. I have been listening to the Horn forever...losing BK sucked, and last summer's shuffling sucked, but this is worse. I was just glad they kept the top 2 in Erin/Rod. Patrick in the afternoons by himself is a beating. He is just talking / arguing with the text line. I will stay listening just for Rod. But going to check out other shows for sure.
March 4, 20241 yr Weird hearing E Hogan on a channel with an actual signal this morning. His sidekick kinda seems like he sucks, though.
March 4, 20241 yr 26 minutes ago, Deej said: Weird hearing E Hogan on a channel with an actual signal this morning. His sidekick kinda seems like he sucks, though. I read the bio on Nick Hajda his cohost....seems weak. Haven't listened yet, but it reads like Hajda is the comical casual act.
March 4, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, utxmike05 said: it reads like Hajda is the comical casual act. Correct, but without the comical part.
March 4, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, utxmike05 said: I read the bio on Nick Hajda his cohost....seems weak. Haven't listened yet, but it reads like Hajda is the comical casual act. Hajda is the guy that used to be Jason Dick's sidekick and when Jason was thrown out on his ass a second time, Hajda went with him. They were doing a sports show after the morning show for a few months when Jason was back.
March 4, 20241 yr I just figured him and Dale Dudley were working bathroom stalls at the bus station.
March 4, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Did Jason Dick ever land anywhere? I mean, besides (I assume) rehab? No, hasn't landed anywhere but he has a podcast with Nick and (sometimes) Dave B where they just kinda riff on stuff. Similar to the old morning show. I love it but I've always been a fan. You mentioned rehab -- what's the story? It keeps getting alluded to but seems like it's never been explained what exactly happened. Also, he's dropped some of the asshole nature that he played on the radio so him and Nick fighting isn't really a thing anymore on the podcast, which is an improvement I think. Edited March 4, 20241 yr by FirstTimeCaller
March 4, 20241 yr 8 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said: No, hasn't landed anywhere but he has a podcast with Nick and (sometimes) Dave B where they just kinda riff on stuff. Similar to the old morning show. I love it but I've always been a fan. You mentioned rehab -- what's the story? It keeps getting alluded to but seems like it's never been explained what exactly happened. Also, he's dropped some of the asshole nature that he played on the radio so him and Nick fighting isn't really a thing anymore on the podcast, which is an improvement I think. Just repeating unsubstantiated rumors. They did allude to some alcohol problems on air, though. I should probably just shut up.
March 5, 20241 yr So is the Horn punting on local afternoon drive programming or is this a transitionary period?
March 5, 20241 yr On 2/29/2024 at 11:51 AM, AUS-97HORN said: but there is no chance at all that he can run a 5 hour show by himself. He can. It would just be terrible and no one would listen.
March 5, 20241 yr I generally liked E Hogan but it's nice not having to hear his non-sports takes on things like Elon and golf.
March 5, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said: I generally liked E Hogan but it's nice not having to hear Bucky or Rod. fify
March 5, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, jimmyjazz said: Just repeating unsubstantiated rumors. They did allude to some alcohol problems on air, though. I should probably just shut up. Not unsubstantiated. He talked about why he was fired the first time and it was because he was caught drinking on the job.
March 12, 20241 yr For months you couldn't listen to Hogan because of that tin foil signal. Now you can't listen to him because the other guy is terrible, just so bad. Almost makes me wish Godbolt was in the other chair.
March 12, 20241 yr Not in Austin today. Is it true 101x has a national syndicated morning show instead of local hosts?
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