Local sports coverage talk (the Athletic/Local TV/TBN/WGR/Charging Buffalo/LGA, etc)

[Chainshot]

Tim Graham?

 

[Dirty Dog]

Tim Graham?

No, that’s alright.

 

[Zip15]

Hoppe

Nobody else

No thanks. Hoppe's popularity is largely premised on his ability to almost never say anything controversial. On more occasions than not, he thumbs his nose at analytics, and he's definitely adopted many of Old Time Hockey's core principles. Oh, and he's not a particularly good writer.

I hope they go outside the city with some of the hires for Sabres coverage.

 

[dugman]

Anyone who’s been contributing to the “We can do better” thread.

 

[BuffaloGooner]

Baker would be my choice given his extensive prospect knowledge but I’m not sure if he’d venture into covering the big squad full time.

My 2nd vote would be Yerdon. He’s class.

 

[Ace]

We have such a poor crop to choose from. Either generic boilerplate writers who give you the AP special or old clowns who somehow seem to know less about the sport, let alone the franchise, with each passing word. Barely any decent actual writers on top of that.

 

[Dingo44]

Hoppe. Kevin O would be great too.

 

[Buddlee]

Anybody but Harrington Gleason or Sullivan.
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[Chainshot]

Kevin O might be the best old school writer in WNY.

 

[enthusiast]

Bucky, obv

 

[Zip15]

I wonder if Mirtle taps into some of the Toronto/Southern Ontario talent that hasn't yet broken through in that saturated market. It makes you realize how bad our local writers are when you don't want any of them to jump ship to The Athletic.

 

[sabrebuild]

I can think of 5 posters on this board I would rather have write a long form article once a month, while doing their regular jobs, than any sportswriter in western ny.

I don’t think it’s even close to be honest.

 

[Quiet Jack]

Oh please those guys are both in that range for sure. They have been on that station for for like 15 years just on that time slot.

There is no way bulldog is anywhere near 6 figures. I guess I could see Schopp being in that neighborhood.

 

[joshjull]

There is no way bulldog is anywhere near 6 figures. I guess I could see Schopp being in that neighborhood.

I’d be surprised if any of them are.

 

[VaporTrail]

I can't see tweets on this site...What are the Athletic ?

 

[Quiet Jack]

I’d be surprised if any of them are.

Man I'd really like to know. I can tell you Schopp deserves the most. Howard deserves the least. My guess is that top to bottom earners is:

Schopp
Simon
Bulldog
Jeremy

 

[sabrebuild]

I’d be surprised if any of them are.

I have known fm djs in much smaller markets that made in the high 70s with similar career lengths.

Radio pays like three positions and one of them is the flagship show hosts. I bet Howard Simon is the highest paid personality and is around 100k. Bulldog and Schopp have similar time in with Bulldog the senior, probably around 85-95. White the newest, let’s say 75k.

And everyone else makes squat, less than 50 for the main producers, less than 40 for the night time and weekend young guys that are hustling and grinding for the other shows.

I would be shocked if wgr doesn’t do well. They have a monopoly on public media sports talk for basically all of western ny, from Jamestown to Rochester. They are affiliated with every major team. They have a large advertising base.

So unless, their ownership is squeezing them dry and they just keeping taking sub-market deals, I bet the top guys flirt with 6 figures.

 

[sabrebuild]

I can't see tweets on this site...What are the Athletic ?

Fancy online mag with a lot of articles taking deep dives into stories. Some analytical, some human interest, kinda like a less trashy Grantland or Ringer from Bill Simmons.

 

[MayDay]

According to this, median salary for a talk radio show host is about $44k annually, with a range of $25-$92k.

Radio Show Host Salary

Also says it varies mostly by geography. I would expect salaries in a lower cost-of-living market like Buffalo would probably be on the lower end of the scale.

 

[GameMisconduct]

I think Yerdon has some potential. I actually would prefer him to Hoppe by a fairly decent margin, though I could live with Hoppe.

If the coverage is good, I would shell out for it.

Just for the love of all that is good and right in the world keep P. Ham far far far away.

 

[GameMisconduct]

Man I'd really like to know. I can tell you Schopp deserves the most.

Not sure I could disagree with that more. He is ill informed on anything that doesn't relate to a pet interest, condescending, abrasive, and generally negatively impacts most anything he is involved with.

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Is Amy Moritz still at TBN?

 

[ZZamboni]

Unless you are Tom Bauerle on WBEN, you are not making more than 60k in this market. Probably closer to 50k.

 

[CaptPantalones]

Yerdon for sure, and I enjoy the hockey pieces Mike Straw does. And I'd love to see him get it and watch Harrington's head explode

 

[GameMisconduct]

I'd love to watch Harrington's head explode

Fixed that.