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Among his on-air trademarks on the show include his [[deadpan]] greetings to guest callers and his [[audience]] such as "Greetings! Salutations!", his constant use of rich vocabulary to describe things (referring to sportswriters as "ink-stained wretches"), his dry [[wit]] (which includes using such [[quip]]s as "Who gives a flying fadoo?!", "Kicking ass, taking names", "Raising a Spockian eyebrow", "giddyup" and "Bite me!", referencing the fictional hockey players Claude and Orest Themalfachuk, and likening someone who is impatient to "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], tapping his foot"), and a pair of [[sunglasses]] he wears during the television simulcasts of Prime Time Sports. McCown is often indifferent about the fact that his radio show is simulcast on television, often saying during his introductions "also simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet for those of you who do not own radios" or "simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet in lieu of other programming". He has on many occasions maintained his stance against fighting in hockey (especially staged fights), hits to the head, and a strong aversion for the sport of soccer{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}. |
Among his on-air trademarks on the show include his [[deadpan]] greetings to guest callers and his [[audience]] such as "Greetings! Salutations!", his constant use of rich vocabulary to describe things (referring to sportswriters as "ink-stained wretches"), his dry [[wit]] (which includes using such [[quip]]s as "Who gives a flying fadoo?!", "Kicking ass, taking names" -- A Natalie Diaz specialty within the department of awesomeness, "Raising a Spockian eyebrow", "giddyup" and "Bite me!", referencing the fictional hockey players Claude and Orest Themalfachuk, and likening someone who is impatient to "[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], tapping his foot"), and a pair of [[sunglasses]] he wears during the television simulcasts of Prime Time Sports. McCown is often indifferent about the fact that his radio show is simulcast on television, often saying during his introductions "also simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet for those of you who do not own radios" or "simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet in lieu of other programming". He has on many occasions maintained his stance against fighting in hockey (especially staged fights), hits to the head, and a strong aversion for the sport of soccer{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}. |
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Revision as of 23:11, 29 November 2011
Bob McCown | |
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| Born | May 21, 1952 |
| Occupation | Host of Prime Time Sports on Sportsnet Radio Fan 590 |
| Known for | Prime Time Sports |
Robert "Bob" McCown (born May 21, 1952 in Columbus, Ohio) is a Canadian sports talk show personality and the host of a late afternoon/early evening radio talk show called Prime Time Sports. The program is broadcast from the Toronto-based studio of the Fan 590 (the flagship radio station of the Fan Radio Network) and is syndicated nationally in Canada. Since 2004, this radio talk show has also been simulcast on television on Rogers Sportsnet. Since 2009, the show's live stream has been available online in Canada on the FAN590 website. The late actor Rory Calhoun was McCown's second cousin.
Career
During the Toronto Blue Jays' inaugural season in 1977, McCown was the public address announcer for their home games. He was also the original host of Global TV's Sportsline, and also hosted a magazine program on Rogers Sportsnet called The Business of Sports.
In 1988, McCown joined CJCL-AM as a sports radio personality, and in 1989, he became the original host of the sports radio talk show Prime Time Sports. In 1993, he was re-assigned as the host of the Fan 1430's morning show (The Bob McCown Show), relinquishing his PTS hosting duties to Dan Shulman. In 1995, The Fan fired McCown as their morning show host, but when Shulman left the station to join TSN, McCown was re-hired as the host of Prime Time Sports a month later. In 2007, McCown received a Sports Radio Award for "Air Talent Of The Year" at the 2007 Rick Scott & Associates Sports Radio Conference.[1] In 2007, McCown published his first book, "McCown's Law: The 100 Greatest Hockey Arguments" with co-author David Naylor.
McCown has also been known for his 30 year standing bet with former Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey regarding an NFL team in Toronto. It was on a beach in the year of 1977 that the two men debated long hours about the subject. Godfrey to this day asserts that there will one day be an NFL team in Toronto, while McCown guarantees that there will not. Once a year or every so often, the debate is brought up again.
As an April Fools' Day prank, in 2008, it was announced that Bob McCown had left The Fan 590 to become Liverpool FC's play-by-play announcer and marketing manager for the upcoming soccer season. This would be seen as a particularly surprising move considering his on-air position toward soccer was almost entirely sour. While filling in for a vacationing McCown, Mike Toth, in an overly melodramatic fashion claimed that this position taken by McCown was nothing more than an elaborate ruse in an attempt to play the devil's advocate for years. Toth claimed McCown actually loves soccer, so much as to become part of a major squad's tradition.[citation needed] This, along with other ill-advised actions and comments by Toth (including a claim that "There are no female sportscasters that I can think of that have more knowledge than their male counterparts"[2]) and a run-in with a producer at Sportsnet, led to his contract not being renewed by either the Fan 590 or Rogers Sportsnet.[3]
Also referred to by the nickname The Bobcat, McCown has maintained his residence between both Las Vegas and Toronto over the past decade, though he has settled in Toronto over the past few years. He also became a Canadian citizen in 2004, and revoked his American citizenship since 2006.[citation needed]
In March 2009 he launched a new website fadoo.ca with the goal to "provide a platform for dialogue and comment among people of power and influence in the sports world. And then, let everyone in on the conversation." The website lasted just over a year before being removed in early June 2010. “It just didn’t make business sense, anymore,” a source close the operation wrote in an e-mail message.[4] It appeared McCown lost interest in the fadoo.ca site months ago with no posts, updates, or otherwise.
Broadcast style
Among his on-air trademarks on the show include his deadpan greetings to guest callers and his audience such as "Greetings! Salutations!", his constant use of rich vocabulary to describe things (referring to sportswriters as "ink-stained wretches"), his dry wit (which includes using such quips as "Who gives a flying fadoo?!", "Kicking ass, taking names" -- A Natalie Diaz specialty within the department of awesomeness, "Raising a Spockian eyebrow", "giddyup" and "Bite me!", referencing the fictional hockey players Claude and Orest Themalfachuk, and likening someone who is impatient to "Sonic the Hedgehog, tapping his foot"), and a pair of sunglasses he wears during the television simulcasts of Prime Time Sports. McCown is often indifferent about the fact that his radio show is simulcast on television, often saying during his introductions "also simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet for those of you who do not own radios" or "simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet in lieu of other programming". He has on many occasions maintained his stance against fighting in hockey (especially staged fights), hits to the head, and a strong aversion for the sport of soccer[citation needed].
References
- ^ From Primetime Sports Episode on April 1, 2008
- ^ "No Valentines Day For Mike Toth | Toronto Sports Media Blog". Torontosportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
- ^ October 27, 2009 (2009-10-27). "Brunt, on his conflict of interest | Truth & Rumours | William Houston | On Sports And The Media". Truthandrumours.net. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ June 14, 2010 (2010-06-14). "Sources say Stroumboulopoulos could be heading to Fan590 | Truth & Rumours | William Houston | On Sports And The Media". Truthandrumours.net. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Further reading
- Bob McCown; David Naylor (23 September 2008). McCown's Law: The 100 Greatest Hockey Arguments. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 9780385666763.