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Possible changes at KSPN

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I noticed that at KSPN (ESPN LA 710), they are touting something new starting at 5am next Monday (3.2.15). I also noticed that they have removed all the local Sportscenters. Anyone know what's up?
 
Travis Rodgers and Kelvin Washington will have their own show from 5am - 7am. Not sur ewhat that does to Mike and Mike in the Los Angeles market.
 
Tom Hoffarth's InsideSoCal.com column delves into the staffing cuts (update anchors/reporters) and programming changes (new morning show) at KSPN 710
(story link below):

http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffa...-no-more-reporters-left-to-collect-the-facts/

Reportedly Kelvin Washington and Travis Rogers have been hired to work a 5-to-9 a.m. shift at the station — the first two hours on the radio leading into (Colin) Cowherd with the second two hours audio streaming.

BTW, Owen Murphy is out as PD of KFWB 980 The Beast after 6 months on the job, saying that he wants to concentrate on his sports radio consultancy.
 
Damn sorry to hear about Travis, he was always a great option if The Herd was beating a topic to death as Colin is wont to do. Like 'em both but I wanted to be the one to choose. But I ain't getting up at 5 am to hear Travis. Guess Arte wasn't paying him enough, he needed some $$$ to pay for Pujols, Hamilton, CJ, and Trout.
 
Kelvin Washington used to be a DJ on the Radio Disney network. He called himself "K-Dubb." Rogers used to be a producer of Jim Rome's syndicated radio show. How is Colin Cowherd's morning show doing in the ratings? I would prefer that KSPN let Washington and Rogers be on the air for all four of those hours (5 to 9 AM) instead of just the first two. Cowherd's show can be delayed by two hours and the 10-to-noon ESPNLA Now program can be integrated into the Washington/Rogers show. A fine idea!
 
LARadioRewind said:
Cowherd's show can be delayed by two hours and the 10-to-noon ESPNLA Now program can be integrated into the Washington/Rogers show. A fine idea!
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I seriously doubt they'd time shift him that way. I don't know the ratings but they must be decent in SoCal at least because its drive time
 
Confirmed by Travis Rodgers (forgive my misspelling in my post above) + Kelvin Washington on their Twitter accounts that they'll be co-hosting starting Mon. 3/2 from 5 AM-7 AM Pacific on-air + 7 AM-9 AM Pacific online only (although they aren't exactly forthcoming about the online-only portion of their show from 7-9 AM Pacific, confusing some Twitter followers).

Washington's Twitter post link: https://twitter.com/Kdubblive/status/571440287806918656
Washington's LinkedIn profile page link: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kelvin-washington/24/a/999

ESPN L.A.'s Radio On-Air Schedule page link: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/radio/schedule
and online-only streaming schedule link: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/radio/onlineschedule

The ESPN affiliates are encouraged to carry a certain amount of national programming per day.
Thus, the reason why Colin Cowherd will continue in the 7 AM-10 AM Pacific time slot and
Mike + Mike will continue from 3 AM-5 AM Pacific along with other network programming that usually
airs from 9 PM-3 AM Pacific (outside of Lakers games + the occasional Angels games).
 
pjc1961 said:
Confirmed by Travis Rodgers (forgive my misspelling in my post above) + Kelvin Washington on their Twitter accounts that they'll be co-hosting starting Mon. 3/2 from 5 AM-7 AM Pacific on-air + 7 AM-9 AM Pacific online only (although they aren't exactly forthcoming about the online-only portion of their show from 7-9 AM Pacific, confusing some Twitter followers).

Washington's Twitter post link: https://twitter.com/Kdubblive/status/571440287806918656
Washington's LinkedIn profile page link: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kelvin-washington/24/a/999

ESPN L.A.'s Radio On-Air Schedule page link: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/radio/schedule
and online-only streaming schedule link: http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/radio/onlineschedule

The ESPN affiliates are encouraged to carry a certain amount of national programming per day.
Thus, the reason why Colin Cowherd will continue in the 7 AM-10 AM Pacific time slot and
Mike + Mike will continue from 3 AM-5 AM Pacific along with other network programming that usually
airs from 9 PM-3 AM Pacific (outside of Lakers games + the occasional Angels games).
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Colin is a bone fide star at ESPN. Delaying him for a local show makes about as much sense as delaying Jim Rome would. You delay bit players, not network stars. The new morning team are the very definition of bit players, especially since their main job will be to talk incessantly about a crummy Lakers team on the Lakers' flagship station.
 
How dare you talk that way! The Lakers beat the Bucks last night. It was their third consecutive win and they're only...umm, let me check...only 15 games behind Oklahoma City for the eighth and final playoff spot.

Oh. Never mind.
 
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