Who will replace the soon-to-be-departed ESPN Radio afternoon show host Dan Patrick? I don't know who it will be, but I know who it should be: Brian Kenny.Kenny and Eric Kuselias were the fill-in hosts on Mike and Mike in the Morning today, and Kenny was incredible. (Kuselias was fine, nothing extraordinary.) When the subject was David Beckham, Kenny had a well-informed opinion about the current state of Major League Soccer and how Beckham might change things. When the subject was Roger Clemens, Kenny casually explained the historical significance of Warren Spahn's 363 career wins and the possibility of Clemens surpassing that achievement. And, of course, when the subject was boxing -- Kenny's specialty -- he offered his usual incredibly sophisticated analysis.
Kenny is so smart, articulate and well-prepared that I would pay to hear him on the radio for four hours every day. Kenny currently does the 6 p.m. SportsCenter and Friday Night Fights, and he might have no interest in doing radio full time. But I sure wish he would. His appearance today was a revelation.
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7-13-2007 @ 12:05PM
Unsilent Majority said...
I couldn't agree more! Plus with Brian behind the mic we could get some regular boxing talk. I was thrilled to hear him on my way to work this morning. And to think, I almost changed the channel when I got in the car.
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7-13-2007 @ 12:11PM
Andy said...
I completely agree. He filled in for Patrick on the afternoon show last week and was absolutely fantastic. If somehow this ends up with Cowherd getting more air time I think I might shoot myself in the face.
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7-13-2007 @ 1:00PM
MookieFL said...
Another vote here for BK--he's terrific.
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7-15-2007 @ 7:43PM
gjm85 said...
BK was excellent. Far better than the retreads (Cowherd, Kuselias, et al.) and he gets the nod slightly over van Pelt who is not bad, either - especially with Tim Kurtjen (however you spell his name). As far as hearing KO again on the radio - I think a hour a day is all I can stand - but I will say his MSNBC show is horrid and KO would do better to stick with sports on the radio (something he seems to actually know a little bit about) rather than seeing his ugly mug pontificating about how much he hates GWB for an hour each night (hey KO, maybe the reason why both GWB and Congress have approval ratings approaching the Mendoza line is that folks are basically skeptical of big government at heart and don't really want more of the nanny state). But I digress, ESPN has a great franchise and having articulate hosts being able to analyze sports to an intellegent audience without screaming or whining makes for a good show you can listen to during the day which allows those of us with busy jobs to keep up with sports in general. Let's face it, DP sounded tired and ESPN will do well to keep its franchise going with good, solid, analysts people can relate to and understand.
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