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44-396: James Phillip Rome (born October 14, 1964) is an American sports radio host. His talk show, The Jim Rome Show , is syndicated by Infinity Sports Network . Broadcasting from a studio near Los Angeles, California, Rome hosts The Jim Rome Show on radio. For a number of years Rome hosted a television show Jim Rome Is Burning (formerly Rome Is Burning ), which aired on ESPN in

88-636: A backlash, he later deleted the tweet and issued an apology. The incident also inspired the hashtag "#MarchOnRome". Rome made cameo appearances in the movies Space Jam , Two for the Money , and the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard . He appeared in Blink-182 's music video " What's My Age Again? " and appeared on the HBO sitcom Arliss . Rome was parodied in the South Park episode " Sarcastaball ", and

132-559: A decisive win in the Santa Anita Handicap . Sports radio Hosted by Bill Mazer , the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM) . Soon after WNBC launched its program, in 1965 Seton Hall University 's radio station, WSOU , started Hall Line , a call-in sports radio talk show focusing on the team's basketball program . Having celebrated its 50th anniversary on air during

176-400: A few. Sound bites A sound bite or soundbite is a short clip of speech or music extracted from a longer piece of audio, often used to promote or exemplify the full length piece. In the context of journalism , a sound bite is characterized by a short phrase or sentence that captures the essence of what the speaker was trying to say, and is used to summarize information and entice

220-542: A joke. In 2012, Rome was involved in a controversy with NBA Commissioner David Stern . During an interview, Rome asked Stern about the conspiracy theories that the NBA Draft Lottery was fixed in favor of the New Orleans Hornets , and he asked, "Was the fix in for the lottery?" Stern replied with two answers: "Number one, no; and a statement, shame on you for asking." He then proceeded to ask Rome

264-638: A second for updates and play-by-play. ER's talk lineup included current New York Yankees voice John Sterling , New York Mets radio host Ed Coleman and former big-league pitcher Bill Denehy . Emmis Broadcasting 's WFAN in New York in 1987 was the first all-sports radio station. The success of the station and its programs, such as Mike and the Mad Dog , caused many to appear around the United States; while only one other radio show besides Mike and

308-544: A shift with the International Hockey League 's Detroit Vipers , which would allow Howe to claim having played professional hockey in six decades. Rome challenged the 69-year-old ex-hockey star, offering a bounty of $ 3,000 to any player on the team playing against the Vipers to take Howe out of the game permanently by saying, "Putting this old fool back to reality." Rome clarified that the statements were

352-465: A sport, it's a bet," Rome seemed to take more interest in horse racing after interviewing Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux many times on his radio talk show. Rome thereafter took up a stronger interest in buying Thoroughbreds . He first became a part owner in Wing Forward , who, in his North American debut, made a dramatic last-to-first comeback to win the race. Rome mentioned it as "one of

396-558: A sports talk host in summer 1987. At the end of 1990, he moved to XTRA Sports 690 in San Diego , where he started what is now known as The Jim Rome Show , or "The Jungle," with a loop of the instrumental intro of Iggy Pop 's song " Lust for Life " and the instrumental intro of Guns N' Roses ' song " Welcome to the Jungle " as the show's signature music. The show's production moved to a studio in downtown Los Angeles in spring 1994, though

440-404: A three-year-old, he continued winning, and closed out the 2014 year with a record of eight wins in nine races (Five of six races in 2014 alone) and over $ 2 million in earnings, again with Mike Smith as his regular rider. As a four-year-old, the horse defeated 2014 Kentucky Derby winner and horse of the year California Chrome in both horses' first race of the season, then Shared Belief went on to

484-590: Is Nigeria's first sports radio station and was launched in 2002. DZSR Sports Radio 918 kHz is the first and only sports radio station owned by the Philippine Broadcasting Service . In 2009, Detroit's "97.1 The Ticket" WXYT-FM , thanks to the surprising time slot dominance of shows like Valenti and Foster , in addition to holding the play-by-play rights for the Detroit Tigers , Detroit Red Wings , Detroit Lions and

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528-615: Is difficult to automate; most prominent sports leagues also place their radio broadcasts behind a paywall or provide their broadcasts directly to the consumer, depriving standalone Internet stations of potential programming. Pre-recorded sports talk programs (usually interview-centered) can be syndicated as podcasts with relative ease, and sports teams have also launched their own online digital networks with sports talk centered around their own properties. As with most other radio formats, sports radio uses dayparting . ESPN Radio, for instance, insisted that its affiliates carry Mike and Mike in

572-439: Is expected to contain sound bites representing both sides of the debate. This technique, however, can lead to biased reporting when a sound bite is selected for sensationalism , or is used to promote the point of view of one individual or group over another. In his book The Sound Bite Society , Jeffrey Scheuer argues that the sound bite was the product of television 's increased power over all forms of communication, and that

616-499: Is open to manipulation , leading to conflict over journalistic ethics . In the 1960s and 1970s, pressure from advertisers on the American television industry to create entertaining news material made sound bites central to political coverage. Politicians began to use PR techniques to craft self-images and slogans that would resonate with the television-viewing audience and ensure their victory in campaigns. The term "sound bite"

660-718: The CBS Sports Radio network, which simulcasts the program on its local FM/AM stations, its SiriusXM satellite channel, and its cable TV channel. As of February 2024 the television version of the program is no longer carried on CBS Sports, and is transitioning to the X/Twitter livestream platform. Over time, the show's production facility moved to the Premiere Radio building in Sherman Oaks , then an undisclosed Orange County location, and finally, as part of

704-725: The Detroit Pistons , became the United States' only sports talk radio station to be the highest rated station in their market, according to Portable People Meter rankings. The station relocated to the FM dial in October 2007 after existing on the AM dial for seven years prior, replacing a Free FM "hot talk" station, WKRK. This ratings success has led to WXYT-FM billing itself as the country's best sports station. WXYT-FM's recent influence has led to CBS Radio installing sports radio stations on

748-453: The Spanish language , ESPN Deportes Radio is the largest current network. In contrast, Canadian sports talk stations may carry a national brand (such as TSN Radio or Sportsnet Radio ) but carry mostly local programming, with American-based shows filling in gaps. Compared to other formats, interactive "talkback" sports radio poses difficulties for Internet radio , since as a live format it

792-662: The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) with a degree in Communications in 1987. He lives in Irvine, California , with his wife, Janet, and their two sons, Jake and Logan. Rome started his radio career at college radio station KCSB-FM while at UCSB, where he was sports director for one quarter, and at news station KTMS, also located in Santa Barbara , where he began as a traffic reporter and became

836-407: The gaffes of his vice presidential running-mate Dan Quayle . In journalism, sound bites are used to summarize the position of the speaker, as well as to increase the interest of the reader or viewer in the piece. In both print and broadcast journalism , sound bites are conventionally juxtaposed and interspersed with commentary from the journalist to create a news story . A balanced news report

880-449: The loaded question example of "Have you stopped beating your wife yet?" and accused Rome of "making a career out of cheap thrills". This led to a heated exchange between Rome and Stern, ending when Stern said he had "to go call someone important like Stephen A. Smith ." On January 1, 2015, Rome sent out a tweet that stated, "Is there anyone not in a marching band who thinks those dorks running around with their instruments are cool?" After

924-577: The 2015–2016 season, Hall Line , which broadcasts to central and northern New Jersey as well as all five boroughs of New York, is the oldest and longest running sports talk call-in show in the NY-NJ Metropolitan area, and is believed to be the oldest in the nation. Enterprise Radio Network became the first national all-sports network, operating out of Avon, Connecticut, from New Year's Day 1981 through late September of that year before going out of business. ER had two channels, one for talk and

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968-728: The 2018 repeal of the United States' Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 , a variant of the format focusing upon sports betting began to emerge. In August 2019, SportsMap (then SB Nation Radio) and Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) launched the BetR Network with affiliates in Las Vegas and Atlantic City at launch, while Philadelphia's WDAS flipped to a sports format featuring local programs involving sports betting. Broadcaster Audacy began to deploy its BetQL Network to more of its stations in June 2021 (using

1012-733: The FM dial in Dallas ( 105.3 The Fan ), Boston ( 98.5 The Sports Hub ), Pittsburgh ( 93.7 The Fan ), Washington, DC ( 106.7 The Fan ), Baltimore ( 105.7 The Fan ) and Cleveland ( 92.3 The Fan ), in addition to simulcasting Philadelphia 's heritage 610 WIP onto the former WYSP . Other non-CBS stations have also migrated to the FM dial, most notably Clear Channel's KFAN in Minneapolis , Greater Media's WPEN in Pennsylvania and Dispatch Media's WBNS-FM in Columbus , just to name

1056-609: The Jim Everett altercation was spoofed in the episode " The F Word ". On May 3, 2004, Rome hosted the memorial service for Pat Tillman . On January 28, 2006, Rome was elected to the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame . The Oliver Stone film Any Given Sunday features John C. McGinley playing the brash sportscaster "Jack Rose," a character based on Jim Rome. After poking fun at horse racing for some years, saying "it's not

1100-414: The Jungle , which featured memorable sound bites and music from the show. In early 2003, Rome was interviewing friend Mark Shapiro , executive producer of programming and production at ESPN, on his radio program. Unexpectedly, the two began to discuss a possible return of Rome to ESPN, and within a few months, Rome was officially rehired to host Rome Is Burning. Rome openly attributes that interview as

1144-521: The Mad Dog attended the 1990 Super Bowl , about 100 attended the 2004 Super Bowl 's radio row . Sports talk is available in local, network and syndicated forms, is available in multiple languages, and is carried in multiple forms on both major North American satellite radio networks. In the United States, most sports talk-formatted radio stations air syndicated programming from ESPN Radio , SportsMap , Sports Byline USA , Fox Sports Radio , Infinity Sports Network , or NBC Sports Radio , while in

1188-461: The Morning during morning drive time to provide as much national clearance as possible; in contrast, it carries less prominent programming in the afternoon drive to accommodate local sports talk, as well as in the evening (for its first two decades, rolling score updates aired under the banner of GameNight ) to allow stations to break away for local sporting events. Somewhat unusually for radio,

1232-537: The TV versions of the show were criticized for obscuring the studio's location by using the "Southern California" terminology and footage of the downtown Los Angeles skyline despite originating almost 40 miles away in the Costa Mesa area. The radio show is heard on more than 200 stations across the United States and Canada and has an audience of approximately 2.5 million. In 1998, Rome released an album entitled Welcome to

1276-500: The United States and Rome is the #29 most influential talk radio personality according to Talkers Magazine . From April 2012 to March 2015, Rome had a television sports talk show on CBS Sports Network named Rome . During the same time period he had a monthly TV sports/entertainment talk show on Showtime named Jim Rome on Showtime . Born in Los Angeles , California , Rome graduated from Calabasas High School in 1982 and

1320-591: The United States and TSN2 in Canada . In 2011, Rome ended his relationship with ESPN to join the CBS network where he hosts his own show, as well as an interview-format show on the Showtime channel. His past hosting jobs included sports discussion television shows Talk2 ( ESPN2 ), The FX Sports Show ( FX ), and The Last Word ( Fox Sports Net ). The Jim Rome Show is tied for the #21 most listened to talk radio show in

1364-458: The broadcast was still originated by XTRA San Diego. At the same time as the studio move, the show start time shifted to 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern, where it remains as of 2022. The program was syndicated in 1996 through Premiere Radio Networks , which sold it to an assortment of local stations including ESPN Radio affiliates. A new contract that took effect in January 2013 brought the program to

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1408-797: The essence of the thought they wished to communicate." The increased use of sound bites in news media has been criticized, and has led to discussions on journalistic and media ethics . According to the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists , journalists should "make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context." Despite this criticism, sound bites are widely employed by businesses, trade groups, labor unions and politicians. Senator Jim DeMint readily admitted this when he said, "There’s

1452-399: The general public. Prominent sports radio stations typically get their greatest listenership from live play-by-play of local major professional sports league or college sports franchises; less prominent stations (especially on the AM dial) may not have this option because of poorer (or for daytime-only stations, non-existent) nighttime signals and smaller budgets for rights fees. Following

1496-406: The impetus to his return to television. Rome gained notoriety in 1994 for an incident on his ESPN2 television show, Talk2 , when his guest was NFL quarterback Jim Everett . Rome had often referred to Everett on radio as "Chris" (after Chris Evert , the female tennis player), suggesting that Everett was less than a man whenever he shied away from getting hit. Everett appeared as a guest on

1540-401: The late-night and overnight hosts have more prominence on a sports talk network, due to a near-complete lack of local preemption. Sports radio stations typically depend on drawing an audience that fits advertiser-friendly key demographics , particularly young men with the disposable income to invest in sports fandom, since the format does not have the broad appeal to reach a critical mass in

1584-507: The most amazing experiences I've ever had." In 2008, Jim and his wife Janet purchased a stake in a two-year-old colt, giving them a potential shot at the Triple Crown stakes races in 2009. Listeners suggested names for the horse, who was eventually named Gallatin's Run . By 2012, Rome owned part or all of 14 horses in connection with multiple partnerships including his own stable, Jungle Racing, LLC. The first to gain national attention

1628-560: The on-air brand The Bet ), alongside an expansion of their daily schedule. Stations with such formats may still affiliate with a mainstream sports radio network to fill the remainder of their schedule, with the aforementioned WDAS otherwise carrying Fox Sports Radio (as well as Philadelphia Union soccer), BetR including programming from co-owner SportsMap on its lineup, and BetQL being often carried alongside CBS Sports Radio on its owned-and-operated stations. 88.9 Brila FM : Sports Radio 88.9 Brila FM, owned by Brila Broadcasting Services,

1672-463: The reader or viewer. The term was coined by the U.S. media in the 1970s. Since then, politicians have increasingly employed sound bites to summarize their positions, gone out of their way to prevent sound bites being made from interview audio and video. Due to its brevity, the sound bite often overshadows the broader context in which it was spoken, and can be misleading or inaccurate. The insertion of sound bites into news broadcasts or documentaries

1716-611: The resulting trend toward short, catchy snippets of information had a significant negative impact on American political discourse. In contrast, Peggy Noonan feels that sound bites have acquired a negative connotation but are not inherently negative, and that what we now think of as great historical sound bites—such as " The only thing we have to fear is fear itself ", the most famous phrase in Franklin D. Roosevelt 's first Inaugural Address —were examples of eloquent speakers unselfconsciously and "simply trying in words to capture

1760-523: The start of TV simulcasting in January 2018, a custom-built studio in Costa Mesa . Due to past incidents of the studio being invaded by callers, the exact addresses of the former and current Orange County studios are not publicized. To provide continuity across the show's eras in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange County, it is consistently referred to as originating from "Southern California." In 2005,

1804-437: The television show, where he warned Rome about repeating the insult. Rome continued to address Everett as "Chris" and Everett overturned the table between them and shoved Rome to the floor while still on the air. Their confrontation resulted in no legal action, although Rome publicly apologized to Everett. Rome considers that event one of his early career mistakes. In 1997, hockey legend Gordie Howe announced an attempt to play

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1848-540: Was coined in the late 1970s, several years before the presidency of Ronald Reagan , who was famous for short, memorable phrases like, " Mr. Gorbachev , tear down this wall !" in reference to the Berlin Wall . During the 1988 United States presidential election , candidate Michael Dukakis highlighted the prominent role of sound bites and spin doctors in political campaigns by running a commercial that mocked contender George H. W. Bush 's handlers' frustration over

1892-615: Was the winner of the 2012 and 2013 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint , a filly named Mizdirection . He described his feelings upon winning the Breeder's Cup race, saying, “I’ve just had a moment I’ve never experienced in my life. That was absolutely awesome.” He purchased an interest in her for $ 50,000 in 2010. He co-owned the mare with Bill Strauss, Danny Gohs, Borris Beljak, and Kevin Nish. As of September 2013 Mizdirection won 11 of 17 starts and retired from racing with $ 1,719,621 in earnings. She

1936-547: Was usually ridden by jockey Mike Smith . Two days after her 2014 Breeders' Cup win, Mizdirection was purchased for $ 2.7 million at the Fasig-Tipton sale by Al Shaqab Racing of Qatar, owned by Sheikh Joaan Al Thani , and retired to become a broodmare . Rome's next significant race horse was Shared Belief , a gelding by Candy Ride , named the Eclipse Award winner in the two-year-old male division for 2013. As

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