BREAKING NEWS: 105.3 The Fan to Talk Sports in the Morning Beginning April 11

• Romotough

• I LOVE Richie and Greggo! Thanks, guys.  You sound like you want the Mavs to win and don't have man-crushes on Dwayne and LeBron....

• You have no taste.... Richie and Greggo are the BEST! Feel like I am  among friends and they actaully like  the Dallas sports teams...Shocking, I know..... Now RJ and Shan are a different story.

• Henson was aweful and Jagger was clueless in that role. There were many times when Henson made tasteless comments to Jasmine and didn't know when to quit, making for some very uncomfortable radio. Jagger needs to be on top 40 radio mornings. I do find myself listening more in the mornings with the new line up when the musers are beating me down with a topic. The new AM boys have a little more sports cred and I like the fact that they are empahsising on local sports. Good call guys!!

• Choppy is an arrogant prick

• I'm tired of hearing the two of these guys whining all morning already... I'll stick to the Ticket.

• I have been listening to Jagger since The EDGE days. So I look forward to following/listening to his next radio gig! Hopefully it won't be sports as I think that was never his intent anyway.

• My guess is knee pads? The same way Richie keeps his job.

• How in the world does Jasmine keep her job? Blackmail? Knee pads? She's awful. Shut her mike off after she reads the traffic. Jagger is talented, but didn't seem comfortable in an all sports format.

• I guess R.A.G.S. (Richie and Greggo Suck) is all this station has left. "Wash your nut sack with R.A.G.S radio" afternoon drive will be there new slogan. Format change in..............................3............................................2........................................1...............................LOSING!!

• The new show SUCKS, period end of sentence.

• LAME! HATE the change

• Lame. That makes RAGE the only program *almost* worth listening to on The Fan.

• I have switched to The Fan from the ticket because I can't get a reception with the Tickets crappy signal. If the Ticket is so great get a freakin station that people can hear in the MAJOR CITY you are based in. Idiots.

• the dumbasses at CBS run their radio station like their tv stations #rd rate and always in last place. maybe that change needs to start at the top down!! Bunch of jag-offs

• Well I would love to put a bow up his ass and ship him back right now!! His voice is like sandpaper on a sunburn

• That's it. I am through with the Fan. I have listened to them all day every weekday since the station debut. I am so sick of the constant changes that I am going back to ESPN or the Ticket.

• Put Arnie on the mornings!

• Those 3 bi7ches need to come blow me

• "Gavin and gregg we love your show"

• if KEGL could just move Russ to afternoons where he wants to be buy Jagger and the him and Jaz and the old crew back in the AM talking about NON Sport topics til 10AM I'd be the happiest girl ever!

• the fan is a disaster, im surprised to hear it hasn't flipper formats again. at least russ landed on his feet.

• They need to get rid of rage...racist puzzies! Josh n Elf are waaaaaaaay better then rage. Greggo is a racist coke head n Richie is just a big puzzy, a poser. Gavin n Newy are good too. FUCK RAGE!!! I'm never up early enuff for Jagger Mafia, so I don't really care.

• Gee and am glad this comes from such an "impartial" source we can all trust. Kind of like Jerry Jones telling media what he wants deseminated, oh wait that's propaganda from the Dean of "Da Fan"

• Against the Musers, the Fan may as well run the Emergency Broadcast System test over and over again...the ratings will be just as good.

• Choppy looks like a D-Bag already with that damn hat on and that friggin' northeast fat face smile. Stick around folks, this aint gonna last long

• wow. rj choppy in the morning. this guy is horrendous. This show wont last 6 months. out of town blow hards always fail here. Why would they not put the only good show they have on in the morning, josh and elf. the rest of the station is horrendous. Prety funny, RJ Choppy in the morning drive. I think the sound of static for 3 hours would do better in the am.

• The Fail's lineup changes make Spinal Tap's drum throne look like the Rock of Gibraltar. Not much of a surprise from the station whose most recent promo includes a plea for listeners to listen because "We don't suck as much as we used to." Attempted humor that reveals a pathetic truth.

• Where will Jagger and Henson go? That's what I'll be listening for?!!!

• I'd hate to try and program against the Ticket. Kinda like the Cowboys, they're an institution even if (like the Cowboys) they have their ups and downs. That said, a local alternative to Mike & Mike is a smart play. I like Josh & Elf but wonder if they'd be the ones better suited for mornings. Speaking of sports radio, here are my top 10 (current) shows: 1. BaD Radio (Ticket) - Some strange chemistry over there. Even when they veer off the track, it's still fascinating, like a train wreck. 2. Josh & Elf (Fan) - They meshed well quickly, the sports show equivalent of a sno-cone...goes down easy but too much at once will induce a headache. 3. Ben & Skin (ESPN) - I know their humor and approach is an acquired taste, but they make me chuckle at least some of the time, and they're not afraid to serve up strong opinions. 4. Musers (Ticket) - The Michael Young of sports radio...you can count on 200 hits each year but not much in terms of change. Steady, with a few extra points for those times when Gordo goes overboard. 5. Galloway & Co. (ESPN) - Ol' Randy (GU) teeters on sports senility at times, but dang it if that combo with Ian and Matt doesn't produce some (unintended?) sports brilliance. At least sometimes. 6. Hardline (Ticket) - Once upon a time, they were #1 on my list. Now, it's almost like a cookie-cutter show...much too predictable. Switching out Corby for Gordo would probably do wonders, but it won't happen. 7. Rage (Fan) - Love to hear Greggo back on the radio, but it sounds like the Temptations without the original members...the thrill is gone. And, sorry Richie, you are a better scribe than talking head. 8. Norm (Ticket) - Norm is...well, Norm. Nothing more, nothing less. But worth listening for those priceless dad jokes and that one-of-a-kind giggle. 9. Mike & Mike (ESPN) - When there's a big national story, they're worth a few minutes of time. Otherwise, just lots of white noise out of Bristol. 10. Coop & Nate (ESPN) - Pretty unlistenable whenever Big Nate is on the mike. I know he means well (and makes decent points more than you might expect). Chuck deserves better, which may be why he is absent so much from his own show.

• If the were smart - the people at the Fail would use all that CBS money to just buy the Ticket from Cumulus and move the whole bunch to 105.3. That is the only way they will be successful. RJ Choppy and some midwest spare against the Musers is truly David vs. Goliath.

• Why does everyone always blame other people around the Hammer and NOT the Hammer himself? Greg Williams is the one who showed up incoherent - Choppy is just the poor guy who was victimized by the Hammer. The Hammer is the one who shot his own wheels off. Quit blaming everyone else and put the blame where it belongs - right in Greg Williams lap,

• maryland and kansas......I mean

• Apparently we can listen to it for about 17 years and we will continue to listen to it.

• If you want SPORTS!! then you should listen to the fan for your SPORTS!! it's obvious The Ticket is not concered about SPORTS!! If you are tuning in too an Am radio sports station to learn about sports then you u don't know much about sports and should listen to the Fan and Chopper............Chopster............What??

• Wait................there is more than 1 sports talk station in DFW??

• You can't talk about a morning show being about local sports when you bring in a douche from Maryland. Y'all will never be able to hold The Morning Musers jock. The only thing u have going for you is Richie and Greggo and you guys aren't that good. Boom!!! Losing!!

• No, no he didn't...be nice if he did though....

• I've only lived in Dallas for two years, so I didn't hear Greggo on the Ticket. But, drug issues aside, I never read or hear anything negative about his radio talent. To me, he and Ritchie both just sound like a couple of hicks who are basically grunting out a show. Sometimes he makes an insightful observation, but he isn't witty or clever. If anything, his goofy non sequiturs are somewhat enduring in a Woody Paige kind of way. Someone please explain, what's the allure of this guy?

• @ P1 Sun Devils Fan: "R J Choppy's work is outstanding".....hey idiot, April Fools is still a few days away!

• Shan Shariff sounds like he might be a guilty

• Is it just me, or does that paint job on the side of 105.3 the Fan's SUV make it look like Greggo has a serious case of man-boobs? Stay hard.

• RJ Choppy's work is outstanding--he's one of the best in our local market. I hope he's given as much on-air freedom as he had at 103.3--his degenerate gambling talk segments were/are radio gold. Choppy is more substantive than everyone on the "Ticket" w/the exception of Norm Hitzgest and Bob Sturm--the only two guys at the "Ticket" that sound like they actually study and prepare for their job. I love the "Ticket" and all the shtick and bits, but sometimes I want to actually learn something or hear some boring, old, serious, straight sports talk--as cynical and mean as Dan Paul is, sometimes he and Rein's and Corby will actually get into meaty discussions about the Rangers or Mav's--but there should be more of that--not less of it--on the little "Shticket". Stay hard.

• I don't understand the love for the ticket. Of course this crap on 105.3 outside of The Two Live Jews is horrible, but everything on the ticket outside of Norm's occasional, once a month, brilliance is pure garbage. How many times can you listen to concert calendar, horrible fake impersonations, and hosts who talk about themselves and their little clique all day? Not to mention anyone with a horrible pre-pubescent voice like Corby shouldn't be allowed near a mic. I get it's a tough gig to pull off but why do people love the ticket? RJ is boring so I can't imagine this working well. I loved when they picked up Elf because it gave me something to listen to, but their morning and evening shows suck ass. How hard is it to figure out that male sports die hards, who are your target demo, can't stand listening to women talk about sports? Guys have to listen to wives nag and bitch and don't want a female talking sports. Get it assholes??

• Dallas, Enjoy Shan Shariff. We'll take him back if you don't want him. Sincerely, Kansas City

• A lineup change at The Fail? Wow, what a surprise.

• I am not a Russ fan but I have to defend him here. When did he ever say his bits were real? For people to act so butthurt about it almost makes me think they believed they were real. It's radio its nothing more than entertainment. Anyone who believed he was actually doing those things was a moron. Is he an asshole, yes, but I believe he even admitted it in Richie's article.

• According to some people CBS is going to weather the storm with their deep pockets. Imagine a cup with a hole in the bottom. Now imagine an everlasting supply of money pouring out the bottom and you have the Fan. I expect a format change in a couple of years as well but Richie continues to say they will stick with it.

• He was on the edge at one time...not sure why he ever left. I hope he doesn't go back there though, I like them playing music in the mornings too.

• Jagger had an entertaining show alog with Jasmine and producer Troy. Hensen belongs with Norm and the other sports geeks that know the neighbor of the third assistant coach of the U of Southern North Dakota. WTFC? They can't tell you anything worthwhile about sports teams because they are too busy flapping their jaws with their poor predictions and know-it-all attitude. If they were right half of the time they might be worthwhile. ESPN is plain boring except for the Rangers now. They cater to a small handfull of people not from here, and their name brings the advertising revenues, not their personalities. Sad to see the change. Your tag line is right. Trying to suck less. Keep trying.

• We will miss Shariff in Kansas City. He was starting to grow on me, and his anlysis is spot on. He will upset a lot of people as he does not say what people want to hear, but it makes for good listening. A younger Jim Rome?

• I gotta believe that the same person (probably Gregggggggggg) keeps posting the support posts under different names, because it's virtually impossible to believe there were any loyal Jagger on The Fail fans bailing on the entire station, because it only got better at 9. Until 2, when it starts sliding back downhill. Jagger with a rebooted supporting cast would be welcome back on The Edge as far as I'm concerned. I like them playing music in the morning, but you can only play Nirvana so many times an hour before it gets repetitive...

• back to constant fake bits and fake callers? Read the headlines, this is a SPORTS station. Besides the fact that Jagger consistently knows very little about what he's talking about, he can't even give correct pop culture references(i.e. doesn't know the difference between Lil Wayne and Lil Jon). I don't think he gives a fuck anymore.

• Russ Martin's on in this market? One of my fav RW articles http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-07-30/news/former-shock-jock-russ-martin-s-ego-and-wallet-continue-to-swell-though-he-s-quietly-losing-relevance/#Comments Russ is a jackhole.

• What a shame. Well that's ok. I have better things to do in the morning besides listen to the same sports stuff over and over. Atta boy CBS another listener gone. I guess it's back to Russ Martin.

• I give it 2 more years and this station will be a mexican music station.

• That "M-Gay Crappy" is even douchier looking than he sounds on radio! Bad hire couch, bad hire! But what the hell do I know! I thought hiring Elf was a bad idea, and Josh and Elf turned out to be a pretty damn good show.

• More TC and Jake.

• F!@# this station...never listen again!!!

• I am now convinced that Bruce Gilbert has a secret deal with Mike Rhyner in which Bruce will ensure that there will never be competition for the little ticket. How else can you explain hiring ESPN's version of Sean Bass to do morning drive? Also how else can you explain his insistence to keep incompetent females with bad voices on air?

• Best Morning Show = Russ Martin

• Did Josh really say that? That doesn't seem like something he would say.

• what... a good show is gone? i thought they were only getting rid of jagers show

• RJ Choppy sounds like any generic northeast sports loud mouth doucher. What a strange hire. Is this the best The Fan can do? At least Richie admits it's only trying to compete for 2nd with the crappy Mike and Mike show.

• if you liked jager you must not be very educated in sports because jager didnt know jack about sports

• hopes you're kidding.

• haha, good point Scruff. What happened to RW's insiders on this one? Usually he makes an announcement on Whitt's end or somesuch. Did I miss it?

• I was wondering the same thing. Did the Fail pay them to sit at home? I remember reading the story Richie did and then.....nothing

• The fan does it again. Another good show gone. Whatever im done with yall.

• "Jagger, talked a lot of **** when I was working for the Rangers and got fired, now should I gloat about your time being up.....YUP!" - Josh Lewin

• Whatever happened to Lex and Terry's inevitable join? Will that be before or after Andre Iguodala puts on a Mavs jersey?

• Ok. Jagger, good riddance. Sorry, you have to find a new job, but if you're on a sports station, you should at least know something about sports. Henson, I hope he has a fall-back plan, the way he talks noise. If there is a way to put him back with Gavin, that'd be nice. But what's up with giving Newy some more time on the radio? 2 hours pass by so quickly. He actually KNOWS sports. Line up should be: those new assclowns 5-9 Newy - 9 - noon Josh & Elf - noon - 3 RAGE - 3 - 7 G-Bag (w or w/o Henson) - 7 - 10 Arnie at Night - don't listen anyway so whenever....

• I just got a giant soft-on. Yawn...

• Ah, discussing this move NOW ON THE FAN! Greggo has already labeled Sharif a guilty and Choppy a good guy. A commitment to go more sports talk in the morning? Wasn't that the reason Henson was brought on and Mondo and Dean were let go? I'm confused. Nice fake text by Sybil about Jasmine staying.

• that is so wrong, but funny. We stayed classy about the gay jokes until you. Then you throw in a gay joke AND and racist one. Well played.

• That ain't no shit. What will it take for us to get your balls back from her?

• We should give him a key to the city, then we'll only have a Giants fan(Arnie?) to complete the triumvirate of keys to rivals.

• "Sticking with The Fan's goal of spicing its flavor with female voices, Jasmine Sadry will remain a part of the new morning team." which means 105.3 mgmt continues to love being the only station with a 100k watt blowtorch to fail pull a 2. it also means that those 3 girls are blowing somebody high up @ cbs. im predicting lacey, jasmine & sybil to eventually have their own show. it will go from 5am - 7pm.

• As much as I liked the dual G-Bag Nation, Gavin is better suited alone.

• Thank you. I had a feeling Jagger's numbers were better even though he didn't fit in at the Fail.

• So.............. Bottom Line, they fire a butt rumper and hire a Camel effer? Just effing great.

• Get your scene under control, dude.

• as bad as the morning show was, their #s were better than the Tardline's 1.5. if this is the best brucee gilbert can do, then its just a matter of time b4 he hires Meh McSparing and Shawn Bass to replace the Tardline

• I like the fake -I know you- bit. "What's up Sadler???" Great professionalism. Gotta love commercials flipping me over to listen to this radio gold. Talking NCAA basketball with a NASCAR guy.

• Even funnier, Richie was just ripping Armen about being immature and not growing up. This coming from a guy who got hair transplants and wears pants that are covered in holes. Even more sad he probably bought the pants like that.

• Was in the car late a couple weeks ago and heard Gavin for the first time. He was whining about only 2 minutes worth of spots being sold per hour. It was rather funny. He was going on and on about how "numbers" didn't matter - he "knew" people were listening. He's ready to make a million bucks per year but sales didn't know what they were doing. What a complete and total tool.

• Yeah, everyone's pretty much been calling for this. I'm thinking that RW's typical segments on his blog posts will only cover 1 out of 2 of the posts today. I just flew by the Fan, and Armen and Sybil were both talking. I couldn't click back onto the Ticket fast enough. I'm going to start calling it the Fail if this shit keeps happening.

• Nah, TC sucks. I enjoy your bravado but that wouldn't work.

• So this post didnt get the typical p1 flame, what happened. oh yeah, Everyone has said jagger needed to go if you really wanted an all sports station. Congrats it worked. My brother tell me this Shan dude is less than stellar but thats just the general feeling from kc sports listeners, then again KC sports talk radio is pretty mundane

• Not just fail, but EPIC fail.

• Good points all around. Ugh, I began listening to Kraddick too because I couldn't stand Henson or any other morning shows. Now, I just listen to mostly NPR.

• The Ticket could have TC picking his butt from 5:30-10. and it will still outdo the spare fan 105.3 by a 3-1 margin!

• I stopped listening to the Fan a long time ago, right about the time they let Dean and Mondo Mike go. Jagger's show was great in the morning when they had the original team there. There was a chemistry that just worked. They may not have been the best 'sports' show, but the show was consistently good. Maybe now that Jagger's free again, he, Mondo, and Dean can get another gig going like when they left the EDGE.

• four? not that many people listen.

• Dear Phil, You must not have ears......have you ever listened to that drivel? Holy crud. You gotta hate any professional radio host above 20 years old that throws down "bra" aka/bro. Grow up Gavin, you freaking tool! ps-Give Arnie his spot.

• So you're one of the four people who did?

• This will be as fail as Greggo's wardrobe/

• put henson back with gavin, G-BAG NATION!!!

• And with that, I'll stop listening to the Fan in the morning. Jagger is great; it's just that CBS neutered his show.

• Richie needs to get fired next. Henson was first on my list, Whitt is second.

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