KK Signals Demise Of Sports Radio

First & foremost . . . We want to talk KC's top conservative talker for a nice mention this morning.

But even better . . .

There's no doubt this guy knows his stuff when it comes to local media and Kevin Kietzman's estimation of the sports talk scene is REQUIRED READING for anybody who wants to understand Kansas City commercial radio.

Check-it . . .

"We take a deep dive into sports talk as an announcer is fired after some hot mic comments were put out over the internet by 810 Varsity.  Toby Moore was just being real and that's a No-No with these folks.  I mean, you can literally lose your voice and stay on the air as long as you just keep saying a bunch of safe, liberal platitudes even though your audience is decidedly conservative.  It's just crazy."

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