When you can’t get it right, you keep trying until you do.

They overutilize underskilled talent and underutilize the really good guys at the station. Chris and Nick are and have been two of the best 790 has to offer, which is why Steak ties himself to them. They would do Mayhem on their own.

The college football show is perfect for this city, as rabid a college football fanbase there is in Atlanta (and not just for the hometown teams). Not sure changing this show should be part of the changes.

The Stews are the Stews, love them or hate them. I thought their show was great before it went national. I think that threw the vibe of their show off. Not sure that they have ever (or will) get it back. Wish they would, because when they were on, they were it.

Bell and Archer are good too. And they have the upper hand on the 680 afternoon show.

They’ve got the talent (with just a couple of exceptions) but never seem to put it together.

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I will go back to listening to 790 THE ZONE once of the move of the carpetbagging Steak Shapiro back to Boston is complete.

What a [rectal opening] that guy is!

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Elaine Zittac, call your office…

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680 runs this city. 790 will always be the red headed stepchild. shout outs to my homies chuck & chernoff, look whos getting the ratings now.

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Who listens to this? People who cannot afford Sirius?

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I had an issue with Steaky back when he let AJ Cannon go. I told him he was crazy and he ripped me a couple of new ones. (Guess that’s why he’s in radio and I’m not ) So, any show with him grates on my nerves. I’ve tried liking him. I just can’t. Makes it difficult to listen to Chris and Nick.

While he had all the right in the world object to me telling him how to do his job (and a decade+ later, he’s still working and AJ has been hard pressed to stick around anywhere), there are ways to do it without alienating a customer.

I manage a team and I have had customers call and complain when I let go their favorite tech. But if I pulled what he did to me, I would have been the next out the door.

But to me, he equates to Leo on 680 as far as holding back the conversation on most sport subjects. And he doesn’t have the sports cache that Leo does. I listen to sports talk for sports, not for stories about the Palm or the stripclub. (Can’t listen in the afternoons with my kids in the car)

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Not everyone in atlanta is some big fat Bubba that loves college football 24/7 365 days a year. I think they are oversaturating this town with it. I like it, but at a certain point its overkill. There are other sports, MMA, basketball, baseball, NFL that don’t get enough attention because we are friggin talking about Auburn football on a Tuesday in April

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@Early Cuyler-People who are smart enough to not pay for radio

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@JK-Couldn’t agree more about the Stews.

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Several issues with the Fan. You cannot get a clear signal unless you’re inside of I-285. Once you head up GA 400, they are useless. Why they can’t amp up their signal is a mystery.

Secondly, the Stews are brutal. Let’s face it. Unless you are African-American, you really can’t understand them. That’s not dialect either. It’s schtick, it’s comments, it’s the whole bit.

Lastly, but most importantly, their problem is Shapiro. He is HORRIBLE. Didn’t Daddy buy him the radio station? I suppose he’s not going anywhere, but he is so bad that you can’t enjoy Dimino and Cellini. Those two are the best, and I wish they (without Steaky) would go back to afternoon drivetime.

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@Frank. MMA??? Are you kidding me? That’s rooster fighting with white trash! And basketball? We don’t have professional basketball in Atlanta, we have the Hawks.

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Steak Shapiro-Is an arrogant ass.

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680 the Fan has the best line up by far.

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“Eye of The Needle” Folks…

Too selfish once they were rolling….

Antics? Have they listened to all of their own shows?

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680 the Fan…Priding themselves on allowing people to talk, and not talking as much as the other station..Now?

All stations now:

Jokes, jokes, jokes…

They do some good in regards to the local teams…, but

Jokes, jokes, jokes…

Just the sports facts..man..

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Is Mitch Evans related to Steak Shapiro?

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As a Tech fan, I like to Arch, but its hard to beat the Chuck and Chernoff show. Pick and pair at Applebee’s/two entrees for the price of one.

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Steak and Dimino and Cellini all sound alike on the radio. Seriously. That is their problem; their voices are too similar and its like being stuck in a broken elevator with three obnoxious know-it-alls. Steak should leave Mayhem and bring the Stews in to replace him in the morning – paired with Dimino and Cellini. At least you could tell who is speaking.

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I’m so honored to be on this thread. Whole lotta people counting on me to write a good post. I just want to work as hard as I can and write a good post. God Bless!

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I have Sirius/XM but do not listen to sports talk there. I like my sports to be more locally biased. When I am listening, Mayhem in the AM in the morning so I will enjoy the extra hour, and usually Chuck and Chernoff in the afternoon. Those guys have a great chemistry, almost as good as Nick and Chris.

And all the Steak bashing, you know he is loving it. And people sure know a lot about what he is talking about on the radio even though they say they dont listen. He isn’t my favorite, but don’t dislike him either.

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Wow if I am ever an Atlanta radio sports host I will never read the message boards. I wish there was a board where I can post about how terrible of a plumber @T is, and that @ACE took way too long delivering my pizza.

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If you’ve ever seen me wearing a pair of nice shoes, its because I got them at Benny’s shoes ,off the corner of Piedmont and Sidney Marcus.

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i would put seacrest on at 10 on 680, then put the second half of seacrest on 790 from 11 to 12!
plus, i would make all the sales folks from both stations

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Steak needs to admit he is terrible and kick himself off the show. Nobody cares where he ate yesterday, which is all sponsor-driven nonsense that is actually counter-productive for said sponsor. If I saw him in a restaurant, I would leave immediately and never return. How is that useful to his sponsors? Steak, just leave town. As Lewis Grizzard used to say – Delta is ready when you are!

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The Stews will land on their feet. Their following is too big.

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The #1 local sports radio show is form the people who started this, “Em…Em….K-ng here…Em….Em..”?

Isn’t that as bad as “Arf! Arf! Arf! Woof! Woof!”?…lololol

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The Stews were my favorite show. Their rise paralleled Michael Vick’s rise. When Vick left, he took a lot of the fire and passion around Falcon football with him. The stews know football, but have not invested enough in understanding other sports to offer opinions that have weight.

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I prefer 790, the only time i listen to 680 is to listen to Cowturd. All local sports is just too much. I remember a few years ago one of the complaints was the Stews only talked football and basketball, well it seems that the guys at 10 are only on to talk football, go figure!!

Beau should just retire, same and Leo Mazzone.

Call me a chavunist but women should never be a host for a sports talk show, doing updates or some comments, yes, hosting no!! Example Amy Lawrence on ESPN, just damn! just have to turn to something else.

The new program manager at 790 must be cheap, sometimes on Sundays during the 7-10 am show commercials are running at the time the host is talking, just bush league, mix in an engineer for peaks sake!!

Lastly, why in the world would you repeat the falcons radio games a week later during a time when people want to hear sports, Sunday Morning, after college games were played Saturday night, and the NFL has upcoming games. I want to hear either a local show or national show discussing last night games or the NFL games. Repeating last week broadcast is just small town, this is Atlanta a large market..

Oh yeah, i really don’t listen that much to the stews anymore, although i wish them well and there is a market in this city for diversity, i just can’t stand Ryan yelling and screaming and playing radio.

Thats all folks!!!!!!

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I used to be a loyal 790 listener about a dozen years ago, but that was because they had the best sports-talk radio show in Atlanta history — The Bottom Line, afternoon drive time show, with Chris Dimino and Nick Cellini. However, over the past 4 or 5 years, I have gradually switched over to 680 The Fan, and now I listen to them exclusively. The reasons? Their pairings have had a lot of stability; they have the most interesting guests; they focus heavily on the local sports scene; they have segments that allow listeners to call in and participate; they carry most of the local teams that I want to hear; and they seem more focused on having a real SHOW than a bunch of “look at me” crap and shtick that gets old in 5 minutes.

790 lost me when they tied themselves to the god-awful, rude, way-too-ethnic, childish antics of the Stews… those guys are horrible. I wouldn’t let them have a show on a country station in rural Iowa, much less a top-10 radio market like Atlanta. They are small-minded, ignorant, offensive, and ENTIRELY too obnoxious, yet 790 catered to them every step of the way. The Mayhem in the A.M. show is good EXCEPT for Steak — kick him off and I’d listen much more often. Meanwhile, the Rude Awakening at 680 is a lot more fun and enjoyable; while Buck and Kincade still don’t sound terribly smooth some days, they do have some lively interactions with callers; and Chuck and Chernoff are now BAR NONE the best sports talk show in Atlanta — great humor, quick-witted, good guests, intense sports discussions, and good fan interaction.

I respect Wes Durham and David Archer immensely, but they are not enough to draw me to the fickle 790. And their signal is WORSE than 680s, and they don’t have an FM option like 93.7. For my money, I much prefer 680 these days. I have won Braves and Thrashers tickets from there; I have met them out at several remotes and had a great time; and the content of the shows is far superior to 3 Yankees rambling on about the Celtics and Knicks for 5 hours every morning, or two jack-wagons screaming “Ahh-ight ahh-ight ahh-ight’ to callers in the afternoon. Please, Ryan Stewart, dial it down… you played a couple of years in the NFL, you weren’t a friggin’ Hall of Famer or Super Bowl champ. Get over yourself.

I patronize the advertisers on 680 regularly, and I appreciate the way they respond to their audience… 790 management and much of its on-air folks have their collective head up their behinds. Good luck catching up to Atlanta’s real sports station, 680 The Fan.

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Buck: “Weelll, Joohn, we’ll get back to tawkin’ about them Gooorgia Buuuullldaaaaawgs in just a second, but what do you think about the shakeup over there at 790 the Zooone?”

Kinkaid: “Are you kidding me? Are you freakin’ KIDDING me? Buck, why are we talking about this? Outside of Phillie, we here at 680 The Fan are the only station even worth discussing, no questions asked.”

Steak: “I don’t mean to interrupt but… I mean… Have you been to Solomon… I mean I rarely finish a sent… I’m so busy thinking of the next thing I’m going to… Did I tell you where you can get a good deal on fine jewelry?”

Rude: “Well, there is only one thing that a man could want to buy jewelry for, and that is to enhance the opportunity to satisfy the male libido’s urge for copulation. Did that sound controversial enough? I like to use fancy words to describe the freudian aspects of sports since I haven’t achieved my dream of going to Sirius radio so I can be like Howard Stern and talk about sex all the time, albeit in a more intellectual-sounding manner. PENIS.”

Bell: “HEY NOW! AHAHAHA! NOW YOU’RE TALKING MY LANGUAGE! WE’RE GONNA HEAD OVER TO THE CHEETAH WHEN THIS IS OVER, RIGHT?! AHAHA!”

Stews: “SIR, we dawgs are gonna go over dere and sniff out some poodles, sir! All right, all right, all right!”

Chernoff: “Not me. I’m gonna sit here and fantasize about Chuck’s interest in our new 19 year-old intern instead of talking about sports all day. I believe they are officially going steady because I actually saw them talking at lunch. Don’t tell anyone but I’m totally jealous and that’s why I obsess over Chuck’s single lifestyle so much.”

Chuck: ” We are NOT dating, Matt. She didn’t even go to Auburn. I could never spend time with anyone who couldn’t name every player that was on Auburn’s third-string offensive line in 1985. Go ahead, ask me. I can name what high school each one of them were drafted from, too.”

Laurentino: “Can we change the subject? Regional sports talk doesn’t interest me. I’m arbitrarily a BIG FAN of of USC, the Steelers and the METS, even though they have absolutely nothing in common and I apparently have no roots or real ties to any of them. Don’t you think my random allegiances make me cool?”

Leo: “I’ll tell you what’s COOL. It’s the way Tommy used to locate that fastball on the outside corner. I mean, look, the Braves are going to be fine. When I was coaching them we never let our heads hang down. The only thing that was ever hung was Wohler’s one mistake to Leyritz. Come to think of it, I spent a lot of time in the locker room, and that’s not the only thing that was hung. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Dimino: “It’s hard to soar like an eagle in a flock of turkeys.”

Cellini: “You got that right.”

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Hey ChaCha, I’m going to the Palm tonight for a little surf and turf!

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I want my job back!

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@ Dick Lark

You pretty much nailed sports talk in Atlanta. Hilarious post.

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I leave work at 6 and look forward to Archer and Bell. Ending their shift at 6 instead of 7 is a boneheaded move.

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God forbid whites have to listen to Black sports talk radio for 2 – 3 hours per day. We have to listen to white sports talk radio 21 hours a day primarily talking about black athletes

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Georgia Bulldog round table are you serious!!!! 790 screwed up by letting Chuck and Chenoff leave the station. Then HomeTeam got screwed and they brought in Pollack, that was a yarner. I like all sports but you can talk Pro Wrestling for and hour before I listen to and hour of college football.

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did i mention that we’re giving away Beach Boys tickets all week AND that we have GREG LAKE (from Emerson, LAKE and Palmer fame) coming in to break down the NFL draft?

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The Stews used to be my favorite show. After time Ryan’s childish antics got to be too much for me to take. I also grew tired of the constant arguing between Ryan and Doug. Most people do not want to hear people argue all the time. The Stews also failed to do enough homework off air. They just did not try to improve by studying sports information enough. I think that they thought that they were at the top and would always be there. Ryan is the biggest problem. He needs to grow up. He would “shoot” listeners down if he didn’t like what they said and he talks to darn loud or rather he screams while talking. I wish them well and I hope they take this humbling moment and work even harder to get back to the top. We do need a show like theirs in Atlanta but with significant improvement.

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@ Dick Lark…..that is some of the funniest stuff I have seen on some of these blogs in a long time. Now everyone be nice to 680 or you will hurt Rodney’s feelings. You know he has a man crush for everyone that works at that station. Let’s not forget how many times they changed the morning show or what they did before Chuck and Chernoff came over. Remember when they had Bill O’Reilly manning the mid day show?

Seriously, the only thing changing here is the fact that the 11-2 slot will now be a mixture of Barnhart and Durham (July thru April) and some combo of Hans, DJ Shockley, One of the Stews, and Mike Morgan during the summer (May-June) and when Tony and Wes are off to travel for their other gigs. Mayhem is getting an hour back that they once had and Bell and Arch are moving up to coincide with Chuck and Chernoff now that the Braves are on and the pregame starts at 6. The Michaels show is strictly for the football only crowd and will play really nice when they do make the switch to FM sometime later this year.

If anything really needs to change at the Zone it needs to be the topics during the afternoon drive. The only – and I mean only – reason I switch over to hear Chuck and Chernoff is to listen to something other than straight football talk. That is all Bell seems to want to talk about except for the occasional golf reference. He and Archer need someone who can talk all sports like the Mayhem guys do everyday.

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Steak sucks. It kills me to see people speak about the Stews being an African-American show, but no one can understand how difficult it is to listen to Steak when he love to rank women, music, food, etc. with a slant that seems to be as far away from African-Americans as possible. What makes it even worse is the fact that the other two are great sports talk guys.

I only came back to 790 once 680 turned into a chick show. You either get the View sounding gossip or a guy like Leo talking about a sport he clearly knows nothing about.

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Look everyone the Stews need work just like alot of these other clowns. But come on, metro Atlanta is 1/3 African-American. Is it that unreasonable for 2 hours between two stations to have a cultural slant? It’s still sports talk.

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MLB Network Radio on XM 89 > Any Attempt at “Baseball Talk” on Atlanta Radio

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AGENT COULSON !!!!!!!!!!!

WHERE YOU AT ?

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Atlanta is a horrible sports radio town. The Wes Durham show is the only one worth listening to. The others are no-talent hacks.

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Before sharing my 790/680 comparisons, let me start by saying that the Stews are the most useless people I’ve ever heard. I’d rather listen to a gardening show than these two mindless fools. Now that they’re in a ratings slide, Ryan has joined the entitlement bandwagon with the other NFL has beens in the concussion lawsuit . This fool didn’t play long enough to get a bruise more over a concussion. Since ESPN has dropped him, Ryan’s all over CSS which used to be too “small” for him. I wish these clowns would leave town and end the non sense.

Onto the station remarks. 790 used to own sports radio in ATL a few years ago. They must have let success get into their heads or stared at the sun a bit too long as 680 strolled right passed them and never looked back. I’ll agree with many here that 790’s only saving grace is Cellini and Dimino in the mornings. Otherwise, 680 wins everything else hands down. I don’t understand how 790 gets the Falcons contract given you can’t hear the station OTP, after sunset, in the dark, in even numbered houses, or on bank holidays. You get my drift. 680’s signal gives them a huge edge in some cases for the mere fact you can hear them. Ironic that 790’s best show is in the early am when nobody can hear them on a radio.

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1. Buck & Ol’ Kincaid had it going, until their contractual duty to run non-stop ice hockey commercials and ice-hockey kiss-up interviews drove away their college football audience. Woulda worked if they had been in Kincaid’s home town, but not in the South, brother.

2. Don’t know whether I’d like 2-Live-Stews or not, still looking for a dictionary or translator to understand what they are saying.

3. Mike Bell is the King of Town, and long live the King!

4. What’s all the complaints about 790-the-zone being hard to pick up once you get past 285? For God’s sake, who is able to make it past 285 by sundown in this traffic anyway?

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Chuck voice is so annoying. I hope they keep the stews, they are the best thing on Atl radio. Go back to the old Stews and ratings will go up.

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The 11-2pm time slot needs to be filled by Hans paired with someone else with good local sports knowledge. It should be more about content than Schtick. Thats why 790 keeps losing the rating wars.

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Impressive to see how everyone’s opinions have changed over the years. hehe hehe

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I am not all one station or the other, I switch around. I still don’t like Rude on 680, he’s not a sports guy and he always sounds like a perv but I like Perry and I enjoy Leo. I also like Sandra Golden, she’s funny and I like the woman’s perspective. I can take a little Mayhem but not if Steak Shapiro is on that day, he is like nails on a chalkboard. I miss Mike Bell with them in the morning but I admit that Chris and Nick are good together, I don’t know why they every cancelled their old show together. I am not a college football fan so I never listen to Barnhardt and Durham. I detest the Stews, even if I try to listen, they just end up screaming at eachother, every single time. Who could listen to that? In the afternoon, I switch around. If Buck is by himself, forget it, he is a droning boor. I like Bell and Archer for the most part, Bell is funny but after a while his frat boy schtick wears thin. Neither station is perfect!!

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Bell’s act does get old from time to time but his voices are pretty good.

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If you listen to sports shows for stats, then the Stews may not be your cup of tea. Probably most people who are so obsessed with stats have no athletic ability to play any sports. These are the guys who kept the books at high school basketball games and as adults, they fill out score cards of every baseball game. Nothing wrong with that, but it’s not my cup of tea.

With the Stews, it’s like a group of guys at the gym, basketball courts, cookout in the park, or where ever; just talking about sports and how we once played the games. If I want stats, I google them.

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Barnhart and Durham is the best sports talk show in this city….by far….Chuck and Chernoff next folled by Mayhem. Rude Awakening is the Bert Show on AM.

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this is a joke steak is the worse thing on the air with money Nick and Chris are alot better without him he always screw the stews he is the one who should go thats why i listen to Mike and Mike in the mornings 790 has the worse morning show in Georgia!

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I wish 790 would boost their signal so I could hear their broadcasts up here north of 285.

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“Several issues with the Fan. You cannot get a clear signal unless you’re inside of I-285.”

This is my main problem, plus I can’t cope with the heavy [Northeastern?] accents. I moved down here almost 15 years ago from St. Louis, and let me tell you, local sports talk in Atlanta is like McDonalds compared to the Ruth Chris I grew up with in St. Louis. Every so often I flip over to see if anything has changed, but I never last more than five minutes. In 15 years I don’t think I’ve listened to 790 more than 5-10 minutes at any one stretch. It’s awful. 680’s big problem is programming in the afternoons.

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here’s a great idea for 790 how about hiring one more fat bald ugly dude..you do not seem to have enough working there already…NOT

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with Durham taking time off will he get his big old backside into a gym? Geez

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“are great but Chuck and Chernoff are really great to”

Whoever says this is out of their mind. C&C are horrible Matt Turnoff speaks rapid fire and acts as if he’s unlashing secret nuggets of info that nobody else has. He is absolutely pathetic. If you’re entertained by tese guys well, you’re a bad comedians dream. And if you listen to sports talk to somehow gain new insight, well, you need a hobby.

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I don’t get why there is so much praise for C&N. I took 790 off my radio buttons and replaced it with static so that I don’t accidentally press the button and hear their voices. You ever notice Chris sounds an awful lot like Yogi Bear? Can’t stand that accent, his little buddy is just as bad. Steak is up there with them too, just haven’t heard any praise for him. Not only do the voices annoy, there is a tone of arrogance and provincialism in what they say. Even worse, they do a show on CBS after the weekly SEC game on Saturdays. I thought they made for terrible radio in this market, but that is some awful TV they do. Never a smile from any of them, they take themselves far too seriously, they come across with an attitude that they know some much more than us rubes.

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I would only put 680 on if I wanted to fall asleep. I tried their morning show and it was awful. Leo has no business being in radio since he only know braves baseball. Ask him a solid nfl, college football question and he struggles. Only people born and raised in Atlanta would dare listen to Buck.
790 needs to bring in the crazy dean of Atl sports more often. I missed hearing about his quick ways to drop a quick 50 lbs.
Like all others I think the best man in baseball and Chills should bring back the Bottom Line. Only if we can get Chills to go off the deep end and go postal.

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790 is the superior station, overall, and it’s not even close. Leo, Perry, Buck, and Kincade are utter embarrassments–and I stopped listening to that station due primarily to them.

Ever since Steak stopped talking so much about where he ate and the baby Sophie, the show improved immensely. I’m in the minority as I can tolerate him moreso now. I’ll take him over Leo and Perry any day. I enjoy listening to guests correct Dimino, as he thinks he has all the answers….He’s not as right as he thinks he is.

I’m not a huge fan of boring and more boring (Durham/Barnhardt)–but they are better than Cowherd. It’s a turnoff to hear someone with a professed love of his own “pipes”, like Durham (and who is completely overrated; I rarely learn anything from him; Barnhardt is the heavyweight on the show).

I’m not a fan of the Stews, either–it’s funny as that tide must not be rising and lifting all boats as it was a few short years ago.

On the drive home, my radio is tuned to Archer and Bell moreso….Chernoff’s voice is like nails on a chalkboard after awhile. I like Chuck, but the price of “Mattlanta” is too great a price to pay–and I don’t pay it. If Archer would stop being a shameless Falcons-organization mouthpiece, then he would gain some credibility. He must think all Falcons fans are spoon-fed sheep, like he is. Bell actually brings the truth–through the childish antics….

790 had to step their game up a year or so ago–and they did. 680 has become excruciatingly boring–and Kincade’s asinine rants related to the Thrashers sealed the deal.

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Since everyone is sharing someone opinions, as someone who has flipped back and forth from time to time, if you want sports you listen to 790. Nick and Chris are about the most well informed there is and Chris is one of the best interviewers out there…sports or not. Steak is Steak and gives a little off the sports path but I don’t see what the fuss on here is with him. I find the folks at 680 going “off sports” way more. Leo was part of something special with the Braves but how many times do we have to hear about his bitterness over the Orioles? Didn’t he choose to go there for more cash? Quit whining and I don’t really care about how Erik Bedard is doing! I also find It annoying for Laurentino to constantly be interjecting his morale compass. Rude and Sandra are about all that is listenable in the mornings.

Buck’s fake laugh (if it’s not fake then yikes) is a joke and Kincaide can go back to Philly. Barnhart & Durham are very talented and knowledgeable but I dont listen as I just don’t need THAT much college football. FM or ipod for lunch. Mike Bell is possibly the funniest guy in local radio but I think it played even better against the straight laced Pollack. Archer knows his stuff but at times a little dull. I think Chernoff is really great but not so crazy about Chuck. I listen mostly to 790 but find myself going back and forth most in the afternoon. I flip to 680 in the morning because I LOVE the Braves and want to hear the flagship’s updates but I usually get annoyed with myself for having done so as soon as Perry or Leo open their mouth.

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Steak is a pompous jerk in person. As one blogger said a little while ago, he really is Atlanta’s version of Chris Berman. Many people like myself boycott 790 just because of Steak.

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Born and raised in Ga. and was the perfect age of 20 when sports talk started in this town. Still think Dimino is the best this town has had. The Bottom Line was the best show in any format I’ve heard living here. I’ve never cared where guys were from as long as I thought they wanted to live and be invested here. As I got older and married and became a father I wanted to be able to get my sports and laugh and think a little. I love good guests and well done interviews. That show did that better than all that have come along. My buddies and I talk Braves, Falcons, college football and about the headline stories. 790 as a whole is the better choice. Not all of the shows and I can take small doses of 680. I can’t take Matt and Chuck for very long. Chernoff is a whiner and Oliver when you really listen is kind of a jerk. Mike Bells material got old a while ago. Wes and Tony are an example of guys who are from the south who have nothing to say beyond the first 5 minutes of their show, probably because they don’t care for much other than each others supposed knowledge of college football. I’ve read these comments before, but this is the first time I’ve written. Some of this is kind of harsh and personal and not about radio, but it is interesting to read what people think.

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Holy crap let’s be honest and break things down very simply but most importantly accurate, ok? (1) the two live stews? Horrible. They just pander to there own kind but even those idiots are drifting away.(2) mr. Bell is so sad, thinks he’s funny but isn’t, and not sure why, he steals all material. Sir, don’t confuse fast stupid talk with funny. You too pander but to women, your schtick with broads wears so old. By the way your one sided conversation with something called squid ALL the time is awful. 680 guys, your all ok, not great but not obnoxious. Diminio, quit asking if you can ask, JUST ASK. Steak, stews, Bell, Beau,, You’re all terrible! I’ll tell you who I miss though.. The Georgia Boys, my god that was great. Buck and Kincade. I appreciate you guys for just talking. 790 you guys are just in love with yourself but I heard you’ll all be gone pretty soon. I hope so ,,, Doug and Ryan Stewart … I can’t stress enough how terrible you guys are, but you are really horrendous, You’ll both be fired soon too. 680 I’ll listen to you. And please don’t hire that insufferable shpiro, I’ve never seen anyone so often give his location so someone will see and recognize him, Georgia boys..you’re ok with me

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Why would they put a 5-hour show in the lineup? Who wants to hear the same voices for that long? Hell, 4 hours is too long. 3 hours should be the maximum time for any radio show. The Stews should try to get another syndication deal and leave these clowns at 790 the Zone. And then 790 can have its plain, boring, All-White lineup where they talk about the Braves all God damn day.

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Mike Bell doing a Bob Rathbun impersonation is ironic. Bell’s voice is every bit as phony and contrived as the Hawks announcer. At least Rathbun doesn’t chuckle in amusement at everything that comes out of his mouth. Mike…sorry, you just aren’t funny.

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“but the price of “Mattlanta” is too great a price to pay”

I hear you. Turnoff is absolutley horrible. Can’ believe anybody pays this guy to waste airtime.

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I like how you turned Chernoff into Turnoff. That’s creative.

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[...] UsLineup changes at Atlanta’s Zone April 24, 2012 Courtesy of the Atlanta Journal Constitution Tweet It seems at least once a year, 790/The Zone fiddles with its lineup. Management can’t seem [...]

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Rodney Hoooooooooooooooooooooo what’s up man?

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There’s a lot of good constructive criticism of the Stews here, but a lot of you guys come off like if it’s not tailored to you and yours, it has no reason to exist, as if no one but you deserves to have a show that caters to your tastes. I don’t mind lightening “schtick” in general, though the music changes just seemed insulting. Mike Bell is the one who bugs me, his anti-woman schtick along with occasional pointlessly vitriolic rants kill my affection for his Dusty Rhondes impressions and the very reasonable balance that David Archer brings. Steak just bores me, and really needs to fade into the background instead of running the show.

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The Rude show is the terrible. I would rather play in traffic than listen to Sandra laugh. And, What is the Leo’s purpose on the radio anyway.

The Stews fought to much on the air. The older brother picked too many fights. It was obvious change was coming. But they were very entertaining during football season.

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“Chuck and Chernoff is the only show worth listening to.” Really? Explain what it is about that show that you like. Is it Turnoff’s elementary-school level humor, is it Turnoff’s constant mocking of Oliver’s nasal-sounding voice, is it Turnoff’s constant reference to Oliver’s future wife and in-laws, is it Turnoff’s ‘I’ll talk really really fast and spit out a bunch of things I memorize so people think I’m a really really smart guy? Or Turnoff’s talking over Oliver so he can maintain dominance? Does he really teach you anything that you can’t get from SportsCenter the previous evening? Please confirm that you’ve never found them funny; because they’re not. Have not a comedic bone in their bodies. I’ve spent a lot of time in many markets and have never heard a show so inept and incompetent. Turnoff thinks he’s splitting the atom and, well, is horrible. If you’re amused by these guys there is no hope for you

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@Chess. It was the younger brother Ryan that picked the fights.

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This is a very easy to settle. If you look at the post on this blog the listeners of 680 have an average IQ of 60…. Why on earth would you listen to that station unless you love to listen to people call in and say “I’ll hang up and listen”… 790 has the best interviews and the best talent bar none….. The only negative is their signal strength in the winter which is being addressed. It’s amazing how all these people claim they hate Steak but the 790 morning shows kills 680 in the ratings…..

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I wish someone would tell the folks at 780 the fan that this is what they really are. They work at a little bitty AM daytime station, barely audible unless your I side 285. Somehow they act like they believe there big stars. that bald guy steak, my god I’ve never seen anyone so needy of attention. come see me eating dinner etc,,, it’s sad. The colored guys…..awful. Wow, I appreciate buck and John and mornings over there

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Different strokes for different folks I guess. I do like the Zone–I think pretty good chemistry in the a.m. I realize Steak is pompous etc. but he is the franchise– maybe because he put it all together or just use to him. I may be in the minority re: Dimino-but to me he is the know it all New Yorker who I’m sure would prefer his own show and might be a better fit than the shared microphone. Nick is a head case and can take him or leave him. (Speaking of head cases-it’s hard to look at those 3 bald heads-they def. have a face for radio but catch em in morning on TV anyway!)
I really love Barnhart & Durham however. I think we are very fortunate to have these guys & realize it took a lot to put that together-but what great chemistry. These guys are not only knowledgeable but down to earth nice guys who don’t take themselves too seriously and have a rolodex that won’t quit. They do talk other sports but I’ve found myself even more interested in college football as they really dissect it whether the rules, national playoffs, coaching changes, conference alignment etc. and being an old timer- kind-of, I like their Frank Broyles & Keith Jackson etc. imitations and do hope this show stays around. BTW I loved AJ Cannon especially his yiddish shtick, but Mike Bell is even more diversified (nuts) though can get a liitle tiring but would be a cool dude to hang with probably! Stews are tight-but don’t hear them too much.

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I wonder who many of the people that are writing on this blog are really just employees of 680 & 790 trying to convince the readers that they hate the other stations so eveyone can tune in to their station? Something to think about humans.

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I never got into the Stews. I don’t like their show very much.

I like Buck and Kincade when they are both together. When they go solo its an un-entertaining show.

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16 yrs in town, listen to both stations frequently…morning drive – 790 (Chris & Nick are among the best in the biz IMO) morning to noon – 790 (not the biggest CFB guy, but Cowherd just doesn’t do it for me) midday – 680 (I like the Stews especially the during NFL season, but Buck & Kincade are better week in and week out. Afternoon drive – 680 (Mike Bell can be hilarious at times, but Matt & Chuck are more entertaining). Pretty much a tie for me, good to have them both.

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GOODNIGHT TWO LIVE BUFFOONS

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Only show on 680 I can stomach is Chuck n Chernoff (790 developed that team). Stew ain’t who they used to be, but still better than Buck n Kincaid (I’ve never liked that show). 790 keep finding new talent. Jamie Dukes moved on to greener pastures, as did David Pollack. Chuck & Chernoff. You could virtually create a days line up with the talent that’s left 790, along with the current group and keep it local and keep me interested for 24 hrs. Again, the only thing I find worth listening to on 680 was born on 790’s airwaves. Throw in John Michaels and 790 is just deeper

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Cannot stand Steak and that whole morning show. A bunch of middle aged men wishing they could be in their 20s again. I cannot stand Steak and his constant talking about the upscale restaurants and what events he goes to and that they are on tv on Saturday night. He acts like a mafia boss and Beau Bock is the Don. Just awful the guys who get away from that station are smart.

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Regarding 680 the Fan’s signal-I am up here near Chattanooga for a few days, and though their nighttime signal is supposed to be directed towards the southwest, I got their signal very well a couple of nights ago on top of WPTF out of Raleigh and even listened to the Braves-Dodgers game.
Their daytime signal is one of the best out of Atlanta up here, but 790 is nowhere to be found.

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You people writing in this brog make me sick you all need to speak true, the 2 live stews I guess were better before they tripped over their lips, why do colored people want to talk about white peoples sports? The 2 live colored guys step over the line because usually only regular folks talk sports, by the wAy … It’s not just sports radio … Atlanta has the worst radio in any city .. My god 790 is awful

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But: I want all ARFICRAN ARMREICRNS TO NO, YOU ARE WWLCOME TO LISTEN TO OUR white radio stations, jus don’t talk about necked white lady’s . My only rule right now

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I happened to hear the Barnhart & Durham yesterday-April 26-discussing the changes and was sorry to hear that. Whatever the reason(s) whether its the Barnhart/Durham workload-no question its quite an endeavor for them to add this radio show with their already busy schedules, or management decision or a combination of that and other considerations, I am not that excited at the prospect of those 2 sharing their microphones with anyone else. Their chemistry is excellent, they seem to get along well and really seem to enjoy doing what they’re doing. To me having anyone else with them is just diluting their theme, expertise, time or however you want to describe it. Maybe it would be best to have their show during football season only (them only) if that will help make it work, but obviously that is their busiest time and they do need some break. I am not a broadcasting insider and have no idea what the other considerations are–just my opinion..

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A music guy doesn’t know about sports!!! He is killing the zone! Management made a bad decision in bringing in Richards.

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I wish the Stews could go back to three hours…..its clearly racial tension on this message board and its clear “who” hates the stews. But hey everything will go the way “you guys” want. I’ll just enjoy the Stews for as long as I can for as long as they stay on air.

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