Sparky and Gary on the Big Show, so much radio knowledgefrom those guys. August 5, 2022 6:30 pm. But it is someone close to the club, and thats former Green Bay safety LeRoy Butler, now a member of the Pro Football Hall-of-Fames Class of 2023. These include evaluating budgets, reducing expensesand also reducing our workforce.". Ryan Edwards is staying with KOA, but his hours are about to change. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Packers Player Surprised By Allegations, Packers Legend Shares Green And Gold Stories, LeRoy Butler on Collins controversy, and bullying, Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. He was on Orange & Blue 760 before the company replaced the station with a conservative talk format. BSMs Black Friday SALE on BSM Summit Tickets is Underway! Leroy Honorably served his country in the US Army. "I used to really worry about ratings. With Aaron Rodgers set to receive his fourth and back-to-back MVP. Dick was employed as a foreman at Magnetics. leroy butler III (born July 19, 1968) is a former American football strong safety who played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers (19902001). California College Students Earn Chance to Win 10 Free Tickets to the 2023 BSM Summit Thanks to Steve Kamer Voiceovers, Barrett News Media To Gather The Industry in Nashville in September 2023, Jimmy Powers, Raj Sharan, Matt Berger and John Goforth Added to 2023 BSM Summit Lineup. For questions or comments, contact WPRs Audience Services at 1-800-747-7444, email listener@wpr.org or use our Listener Feedback form. Ryan Clark Returns to Radio Row, Stars in New Super Bowl Ad, Boomer Esiason On Staying With WFAN Mornings, Not Doing Super Bowl Radio Row, Frank Frangie Exudes Jacksonvilles Enthusiasm for the Jaguars on 1010 XL, Chase McCabe Embraces the Player/Coach Mentality at 102.5 The Game, Sometimes the radio show is a lot better when its a little more spontaneous and you can craft it in your imagination as the day moves along, instead of having it programmed in front of you.. He works full-time as a multimedia specialist at the Virginia State Corporation Commission, while also putting in part-time work for News Radio WRVA and 910 The Fan in Richmond. Station abruptly changes to CBS sports radio Tuesday, Submit an Obituary Wash. & Oz. And maybe they shifted the sports landscape a little bit while they were at it. The inventor of "Under Tom Parker, the postgame shows, pregame shows, local programming, it was at its best," Freimund said. Once 97.3 The Game opened shop in 2018, that made three stations emphasizing Milwaukee sports, and a fourth if you counted powerhouse WTMJ and its broadcasts of the state's three major pro sports teams. "I don't blame technical things on not generating as big an audience as you want, but it's a factor.". LeRoy Butler is credited with starting the Lambeau Leap. Bennett said ultimately he was trying to soak up the moment with his teammates, and he was just trying to make sure the celebratory mood was set with the right music on his phone. An Audacy spokesperson's statement on the decisionread as follows: "Over the past few years, Audacy has been on a transformational journey, investing in our capabilities to serve our listeners and customers and accelerate our growth through a number of strategic acquisitions, enhancements to our platform, and the addition of hundreds of team members to our workforce. Please consider supporting local journalism by subscribing to the Journal Sentinel at jsonline.com/deal. I assume the "Packers Radio Network" crew remains intact? As Butler mentioned, youll be able to see the Hall of Fame class of 2022 find out about their selections on an NFL Network special Saturday night (Feb. 12). He can be reached by email at jordan.e.bondurant@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant. (40k). Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) All Rights ReservedPrivacy Policy EOEButler Radio Network | 252 Pillow Street | Butler, PA 16001 | 724-283-1500, Benefit Concert For Local Musician This Weekend. more. It wasn't for lack of trying to keep up. "It was supposed to make it stronger to the southwest but I think it made it stronger over Lake Michigan, which was useless," Parker said. Maybe it was just me glorifying things in the moment, but it felt like we were building something really good there. Our subscribers make this reporting possible. I am thrilled to join radio and football legends Dave Logan and Alfred Williams on The KOA Sports Zoo, Edwards said in a press release. On Tuesday, the station (WSSP) abruptly stopped broadcasting local content in the early afternoon, switching to CBS national programming. All rights reserved. He won Super Bowl XXXI with them over the New England Patriots. Bennett followed that up with a longer statement he posted under his quote tweet explaining the situation. Former Packers president and CEO, Bob Harlan joined Bart and Gary to celebrate Butler's enshrinement. Current members of the 1250 staff who were asked for comment did not respond. Damn. Born in Butler on August 20, 1934, he was a son of the late Marcel and Jean Miller Leroy. After 17-plus years, the station's on-air staff was laid off by parent company Audacy, part of a string of layoffs across the company. Mad Dog talked about how he likes that his radio show is the reverse of when he does First Take on ESPN or High Heat on MLB Network. I guess a couple of years ago, sometime around then Bill Michaels left (or whatever happened there) would be when 97.3 in Milwaukee started broadcasting on WNFL. Shapiro on Tuesday took a shot at Bennett, who appeared to spend some time fiddling with a cell phone during the parade. But to be fair, Im not a fan of your work either., Edwards has been on the radio in Denver since 2009. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. No shot at TMJ but when you're the flagship for the three majors, you're not allowed to criticize Ned Yost or Mike McCarthy, Bo Ryan, or whatever. PRINT+DIGITAL: AS LOW AS $21 PER MONTH. Leroy K. Claypool, 61, of Slippery Rock passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022. He was born in Butler on September 10, 1960 to the late Ralph and Mary (Hartle) Claypool. LeRoy Butler. Makhlouf, who stayed with the station from 2005 until late 2018, then left for a Minneapolis station that itself underwent mass layoffs, said he had been optimistic about the future of Wisconsin sports radio with current up-and-coming talent such as producers Sam Schmitz and Tobi Altizer. The Fan simulcasted most of its content on the FM frequency starting in 2014 on 105.7, though Entercom ended that venture in 2020 and flipped the FM station to a hip-hop format. Former Packers president and CEO, Bob Harlan joined Bart and Gary to celebrate Butler's enshrinement. Jacob called in and gave us his favorite This segment do this, this segment do that. So to finish it off nice and neat: I was controlling the aux and playing bangers so sed and Chris and I could have a blast on our last ride into Sanford, he said. "You knew Gary was mad. Throughout the interview, Hall of Famer and former Packers WR, James Lofton joined the show to catch up with Harlan. But back when "The Fan" first switched to a sports-talk format on1250-AM in 2005, it marked the start of something novel, providing a Milwaukee-centric morning show and local programming at points throughout the day that could compete with WAUK, a station undergoing its own evolution but still relying heavily on ESPN national radio at the time, particularly in the morning. But those numbers were also somewhat negligible in the big picture. Former Green Bay Packer and author of Packers Pride: Green Bay Greats Share Their Memories and The LeRoy Butler StoryFrom Wheelchair to the Lambeau Leap. Sometimes when you sort of ad lib it, and you figure it out as youre moving the program into the second hour and the third hour, its a better show.. NBC Must Develop a Real No. Such is the world of sports radio sometimes. One of the elements that made The Fan stand out was developing its own pipeline of talent. Examples of staff who ascended from producer to on-air host include Fifer, Makhlouf, Winkler, Cliff Saunders, Chuck Freimund and Josh Vernier. Gary Ellerson. Guy made no sense. The Lambeau Leap made Butler famous, and fans hoped he would give them one more leap at his ceremony. Deleted my audacy app. Wish he stilled played for Green Bay. "The only real thing I did at that radio station and at my job that made a difference in the world was that toy drive; I'm super proud of that toy drive.". And our station gave you that outlet. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 2023 by Wisconsin Public Radio, a service of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a law enforcement chemist. Thu,01/05/23-2:00AM, 321 Reads. Milwaukees 1250 AM The Fan can now do so after former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler was named to the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. LeRoy Butler, to call an NFL Hall of Famer a friend is amazing, and he's one of the best people I've ever met in my life. He likes not having a rundown packed to the gills for his radio show. If you thought the sports-talk radio ecosystem in Milwaukee couldn't support itself forever, you wouldn't be alone. Russo was the featured guest on the Golf Digest podcast The Loop, and hosts Christopher Powers, Alex Myers and Steve Hennessey first congratulated Mad Dog on his induction into the Radio Hall of Fame last year. "I knew when he told me in 2019 that he was retiring, I knew that was the beginning of the end. 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. You have permission to edit this article. The Hall of Fame Knocks airs at 9 p.m. Ian Casselberry is a sports media columnist for BSM. In 2014, the station began simulcasting on 105.7 FM, but the signal strength had to be essentially cut off from flowing north to avoid interferencewith 105.7 in Appleton. Milwaukee talk-radio listeners have one less option for local sports content, with Audacy laying off its 12 on-air personalities in Milwaukee at 1250-AM "The Fan," switching to national CBS sports radio instead. P.s. Instead, The Fan will switch to CBS sports radio, which carries entirely national programming. "He was always in the trenches with the guys, supporting young producers, finding content and how to stage it, find the audio, all the stuff that makes the station sound vibrant and vital," Parker said of Fifer, who had been an assistant program directorwith the station and remains on staff in some capacity, according to a source. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Hopefully the on-air personalities and anyone else out of a job can find something else. He joined iHeart Denver in 2017. Part of Audacy. Bart Winkler is like my brother and the most passionate Milwaukee sports fan to the point that it's bad for him.". phone?? The best Podcast API to search all podcasts and episodes. He spent his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, challenged by physical problems that forced him to wear leg braces and use a He was the only person as neurotic about the packers as I am. Mad Dog was asked about preparing for his SiriusXM sports talk show every day, and he said he really doesnt put a ton of work into putting a show together. Our goal was to beat WAUK and take some scraps at night from TMJ. He was the brother of Tim (Sarah) Claypool, Ralph (Harriet) Claypool, Mary Ruth Byers, Pauline (Sean) Lewinski, and Anna King. I look forward to bringing a fans perspective to the Denver Broncos and all things Denver sports.. Especially with fans like Winkler who watched Butler when they were younger and idolized him, Brett Favre, and Reggie White. That's in addition to WTMJ 620-AM, the flagship for Brewers and Bucks broadcasts. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe. Such a cool guy. 431 likes. And I appreciate them because theres people listening to you every single day in Milwaukee. Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. Trusted by 5,200 companies and developers. WebLeroy and Janice Butler Gospel Hour 940am Yourministrystation.com. Edwards has been on the radio in Denver since 2009. Parker said the station put in bids to broadcast the pro sports teams, even if he knew it was a longshot. !Listen Live: https://t.co/Ckx9dyNfeY pic.twitter.com/l15ULPzu02, NEXT: @GaryEllerson is out in California for the Big Game, and he joins The Wendy's Big Show to continue the LeRoy celebration!Listen: https://t.co/7iACm9LaEK or on the @Audacy app. Edit: There's a chance I made that entire thing up. The Fan launched its all sports format on Jan. 1, 2005. I say, what in the world? A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, June 12, at 1 p.m. from Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Saint Mary of the Assumption Worship Site, 821 Herman Rd., Butler, with Rev. Russo mentioned how he had written a short speech but decided against that after seeing the other inductees run long with their speeches. Audacious attempt. ", Added Parker, "We were a little more irreverent, and we could be a little more outrageous, but I think we tried to stay credible, too.". Services for Dennis Leroy Butler of Meridianville, Alabama, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Green Grove Church of Faith. "It's three stations beating their brains out for a very small share of audience," Parker said. It was like 11 degrees so I open the door and step outside. Mr. Butler, 61, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2022, in Huntsville, Alabama. I remember those days really fondly.". Jacob called in and gave us his favorite LeRoy story as we are celebrating LeRoy and officially in the NFL Hall Of Fame! He felt the station was close to landing the Bucks before the franchiseultimately re-upped with WTMJ, even though a cooperative partnership blossomed with the Bucks. Full interview below. Thats pretty much the gist of it.. He has previously written and edited for Awful Announcing, The Comeback, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, MLive, Bleacher Report, and SB Nation. He was a member of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Saint Mary of the Assumption church. Here in Milwaukee its a 3 sport town. 3,980 () Dennis Leroy Butler. Butler joins offensive lineman Tony Boselli, linebacker Sam Mills, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and Bryant Young, and coach Dick Vermeil among those who will be August 5, 2022 6:30 pm. You can find him on Twitter @iancass or reach him by email at iancass@gmail.com. ", Added Freimund: "God bless all the listeners who made that radio station and gave us jobs because that's what it was really about. He was preceded in death by his sister Betty Mae Claypool. ESPN Milwaukee (WKTI, 94.5), operated by Good Karma Brands since 2008, and 97.3 The Game (WRNW), operated by iHeart Media and launching its sports format in 2018, both rank slightly ahead of The Fan in ratings compiled by RadioInsight. Their voices and many others at sports talk radio station The Fan (WSSP, AM-1250) had become comfort food for fans throughout the area. Leroy K. Claypool, 61, of Slippery Rock passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022. I had no shoes on., LeRoy Butler surprises The Bart Winkler Show early Friday morning to talk about being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: pic.twitter.com/GiGRcCBkpx, Im just so fortunate to have one of the best fanbases, especially the callers, Butler added. 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Producer and host Evan Heffelfinger first posted the news to Twitter that today was his last day at the station and added, "well, I guess it's actually everyone's," and a source confirmed that the staff had been let go. I was a huge Bart Winkler fan as well. Top Cause Of Proscrastination? "It was such a fun ride to be on that station at a time when the Brewers were getting better, the (Aaron) Rodgers era was beginning, they won a Super Bowl while I was there. "To a person, they really were good, a great staff to coach, and I'm just sad for the guys who are still there, especially the youngest guys, producers that really don't make much money but put their heart and soul in it," Parker said. Outside of that not as much as youd think. So its up to me what were going to do.. Only reason I had it. Butler joins offensive lineman Tony Boselli, linebacker Sam Mills, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and Bryant Young, and coach Dick Vermeil among those who will be inducted into Canton this August. Leroy is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. I remember when the Bucks drafted a dude with a name they still can't pronounce. P.s. I appreciate your concern with my image/intentions/loyalties/obligations (as well as your willingness to reach out to me to confirm them), Bennett wrote. But Audacy, which is in the midst of nationwide layoffs, hit The Fan extremely hard. "Being on an AM only signal in the year 2022, with two FM blowtorches in Milwaukee, that doesn't do you any favors," said former morning show co-host Mike Wickett, now a morning show host at Lazer 103 in Des Moines, Iowa, who worked at WSSP from 2007 to mid-2016. I think hell be back, he said. LeRoy Butler, to call an NFL Hall of Famer a friend is amazing, and he's one of the best people I've ever met in my life. : I dont like you very much mr Steak and shake Shapiro.. We put them in uncomfortable spots when things weren't good. [Hogg] Christian Watson says he is extremely thankful to Press J to jump to the feed. I hear this BANG! He was born in Butler on September 10, 1960 to the late Ralph and Mary (Hartle) If it wasn't for the great fans of Milwaukee, that station wouldn't have been able to sustain 17 years. Charles Woodson joins The Wendy's Big Show to celebrate LeRoy Butler Hall of Famer and former Packer, Charles Woodson joined Bart Winkler He spent eight years with 104.3 The Fan. Butler was one of the most prolific defensive backs in the Packers storied history and among the premier safeties of his era. Very disappointing news twitter 102 45 Green Bay Packers NFC North Former Green Bay Packer and inventor of the Lambeau Leap, The first chat went so well we had to bring back. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the care of the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler. Whether it's a podcast or an audio show, you're still telling stories, relating to an unseen audience, and it's a special skill.". We remain committed to this exciting transformation which has made us a much stronger organization, but in light of current macroeconomic headwinds, like so many other companies, we have been proactively taking actions to mitigate against the impact of any downturn. It was the great listeners that made it the thing that it was.". Audacy, which owns the station based in Hales Corners, laid off 12 on-air personalities Tuesday, eliminating local sports talk at the station. Unpopular to say, but Butler was terrible anyways. 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Bart Winkler is like my brother and the most That included a Bucks postgame show hosted by Fifer, whom Parker called "the heart and soul of the whole place" and even converted Parker into an avid Bucks fan. : I dont like you very much mr Steak and shake Shapiro, he said. Can anyone can confirm or deny if 101.9 in Green Bay has ever aired 1250 AM content? How many sports radio stations and shows boast a Pro Football Hall of Famer among their hosts? . Freimund, who lost his job at WSSP during the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly found a spot with iHeart Radio, said Parker's departure in 2019 was a pivotal moment, when the program-director duties shifted to Mitch Rosen, still serving as operations director at The Score in Chicago. May 25, 2011. The station also hosted an annual golf outing and orchestrated an annual holiday toy drive benefitting Children's Hospital, bringing in upwards of $20,000 to $30,000 in donated toys. Just 10 days ago, Butler was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Im afraid Im too old to understand the latest technology https://t.co/ZUMiMSlh3N. I look out the peephole, and you know you can only see one person and I see [Charles] Woodson. I mean obviously Im gonna follow whats going on., Sometimes the radio show is a lot better when its a little more spontaneous and you can craft it in your imagination as the day moves along, instead of having it programmed in front of you, he added. "I think The Fan changed Milwaukee sports media; maybe I'm overblowing things and giving myself too much credit," Makhlouf said. LeRoy Butler. "Corporate radio being what it is it's tough dealing with Wall Street and shareholder return on investment; you have to serve many masters in that regard," said former WSSP program director Tom Parker, also a former director at WTMJwho oversaw The Fan from 2009-19 before his retirement. As ratings go (as compiled by RadioInsight), it's true that The Fan drifted behind ESPN Milwaukee and The Game which recently landed rights to Packers broadcasts, starting this season. A prayer service will immediately follow in the funeral home. They also managed to steal the Packers away from WTMJ which is unbelievable that any company couldnt figure out a way to keep that market. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, William Leroy. WWW.SPENCERDGEIBEL.COM. Butler attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and played under the direction of the all-time wins leader for a high school football coach in the state of Florida's history, Corky Rogers. Butler played under head coach Bobby Bowden at Florida State University. He was a three-year starter, collecting 194 tackles and 9 interceptions, but he's most remembered by FSU fans for his role in the "puntrooskie." ET. As long as bill n rookie are on the airwaves Im ok. August 5, 2022. abruptly stopped broadcasting local content, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. "Then I realized because of our connection to fans, advertisers saw that connection more than numbers; that's why our local advertising was so important to us. DIGITAL: JUST $10 PER MONTH The move appears to be part of a broader series of layoffs by Audacy, formerly Entercom, with layoffs in locations such as Austin, Denver, Seattle and Las Vegas. They were doomed the moment they let go 105.7 FM go and 97.3 FM in Milwaukee absolutely roofed the market. The lineup at AM-1250 included The Bart Winkler Show from 6-10 a.m., followed by The Big Show from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. that was hosted by Fifer and included Then I realized that in our format at a station that still didn't have the Bucks, the Brewers, the Packers (game broadcasts), it's tough to pull big numbers. 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