Steve Czaban
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Steve Czaban (born June 1, 1968) is an American sports radio personality. Czaban hosts The Steve Czaban Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio weekday mornings from 6 to 10 a.m., and co-hosts The Sports Reporters with Andy Pollin on "ESPN 980" WTEM weekday afternoons from 4 to 7 p.m. (The Yahoo! Sports Radio show originates from WTEM's sister station, "SportsTalk 570" WSPZ, owing to WTEM's status as an ESPN Radio affiliate.) Czaban does a daily sports segment for Bob & Brian, a syndicated Wisconsin-area morning show.[1]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Career
As Czaban frequently jokes, he grew up "on the mean streets of McLean, Virginia", where he attended Langley High School and Cooper Middle School. His father was a computer-systems analyst for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and his mother taught elementary school. He received a B.S. in Communications and Political Science in 1990 from University of California, Santa Barbara. While at UCSB he was the radio announcer for the Gauchos' basketball and football teams while also hosting a local sports show. After college, Czaban moved back to his hometown and was hired by Andy Pollin at WTEM-AM (now ESPN 980) to do updates as a part-timer. Then he was on to Chicago for One-On-One Sports Radio Network, where he met Bob and Brian, Charlotte’s WFNZ-AM, six months at ESPN Radio and then back to WTEM, where he was finally paired with Pollin on “The Sports Reporters.” He hosted GameTime with Steve Czaban on Fox Sports Radio from 2002–2005 and was formerly a guest host on The Jim Rome Show.[1]
[edit] Drive Time Morning Show
In 2006 Fox Sports Radio moved Czaban and his radio crew to mornings as Fox Sports Radio's "First Team on Fox," later re-titled "The Steve Czaban Show." The show originated from the studios of WTEM in Washington, D.C.. On December 7, 2009, it was announced that the contract for the Steve Czaban Show, a nationally syndicated sports talk show, would not be renewed, with the last show airing on December 23.[2] The show was replaced on Fox Sports Radio with The Stephen A. Smith Show.
[edit] Sporting News Radio
Czaban announced on August 2010 that he was going to return to the national sports radio airwaves as the new morning drive-time host for Sporting News Radio starting in September 2010. Czaban will be joined by his long-time sidekicks, including Scott Linn, Steve Solomon, and Al Galdi.[3]
[edit] Radio Show Bits
Interactive features from Czaban's Fox Sports Radio and Sporting News Radio shows. The segments usually start with the staffers offering their opinions then allowing callers to call in and opine:
- Lock It Up - callers are invited to predict events from games occurring over the weekend.
- Upon Further Review - callers are invited to talk about little-noted nuggets from games occurring usually during the prior weekend.
- Where You At, What'chu Hauling - an Ode to Truckers invited to call in and tell their location, destination, and load. Originated from the night show.
- I'm So Done With - callers are allowed to vent with ideas or themes in sports they are tired of hearing about (phrase authored by ex-show producer Jay Cottrell).
- Know Your Gear - callers invited to reminisce about some old piece of sports equipment such as an old style jersey, helmet or ball.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Czabe.com Bio". May 23,2011. http://www.czabe.com/index.cfm/act/bio. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ^ "Czabe Show Cancelled". December 7, 2009. http://czabe.blogspot.com/2009/12/turn-out-lights.html. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ^ "Steve Czaban Joins Sporting News Radio". August 9, 2010. http://sportingnewsradio.com/more/steve-czaban-joins-sporting-news-radio-17012/. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
