Big Lead Sports Bar

8/20/2008

MARK MADDEN TO WXDX: NOT SO FAST?

Many people have been assuming that former ESPN 1250 talk show host Mark Madden's career was headed for 105.9 WXDX "The X", based on media reports. But not so fast, reports Bob Smizik:
Madden, according to numerous sources, was expected to start next month at WXDX, which is the flagship station for the Penguins' radio network.

Not so fast was the word from Mike Thompson, the general manager at 1250 ESPN who was in charge when Madden was pulled from the air.

When asked about the prospect of his new 3-to-7 p.m. team of Scott Paulsen and Eddy Crow facing a possible challenge from Madden, Thompson said, "I would expect that we would be the first to know if Mark had interest in going back on the air someplace other than ESPN."
Speculation of Madden-to-The X was further fueled by their recent firing of disc jockey Steve Grimm, who manned their 3-to-7 shift. We'll have to stay tuned to this story, because it looks far from over.
Update: As per a reader comment, the DJ that The X let go was named Tom Grimm, not Steve, as reported in the original PG article.

Madden-WXDX not a match yet [PG]

Tom Grimm [Myspace]

7 comments:

RedHawks Hockey said...

what is bob smiziks infatuation with the super genius? i do not get it, and frankly it is quite strange.

Schide said...

It's weird because they used to at least be civil, Smizik used to be on Madden's show all the time. Now they hate each other. I wonder what happened.

But I really hope Madden is coming back to radio soon, I'm getting bored with not having any good sports talk to listen to. I've listened a bit to Paulsen and Crow, and while Paulsen is fairly entertaining, Crow is just...not. And Paulsen a tad too much of a yinzer for me sometimes.

But man, Madden being on the X, leading up to Pens game? Sweetness.

Najeh's Davenport said...

His name was Tom Grimm, not Steve Grimm...

CapitolMAN said...

Tom Grimm...Steve Grimm..It doesn't MATTER what his name is!

godohoky said...

I thought it was Russ Grimm and he quit cause he moving to Arizona.
I cnat wait for Madden to get back on the air. I would prefer FM News talk, that way music wouldn't cut into his talk time but the X would be the next best option.

Gary said...

Smizik covers the radio-TV sports beat for the P-G. This is a radio sports story. How the fuck does that equal an "infatuation?"

RedHawks Hockey said...

take it easy psycho it seems to me a week doesnt go by without the mention of madden even when the "news" is unremarkable. jeez...