Kentucky Sports Radio
[Moderated by Matt Jones]
[Moderated by Matt Jones]
Today is a day that we have waited for a long time, and it is finally here. We are pleased to announce that beginning this Friday, Rob Gidel and Matt Jones will be the hosts of a new daily afternoon drive radio show on 1570 The Zone in Louisville from 3 pm - 7 pm. Rob will drive the show beginning at 3 and will be joined by Matt later in the day after his legal duties are complete. Rob and Matt will be joined by their crew during the week to provide the most unique, diverse radio show in the state. Beginning in a few weeks, the show will stream LIVE online and be able to be heard throughout the country for all fans to keep up with the sports happenings in the Bluegrass State.
Here is an official press release from 1570 The Zone:
WWSZ and WTSZ The Zone, Louisville’s ESPN Radio, announced today that it has signed an agreement for a new live and local sports talk show, to be called the Sports Mob with Matt Jones and Rob Gidel. The show will air Monday through Friday from 3 pm - 7 pm. The show will feature Matt and Rob as well as other contributors in a daily format that will led itself to their unique and cutting-edge brand of sports talk.
“Matt and Rob will provide a consistently entertaining brand of local sports talk radio, both those guys are extremely bright, very prepared, and don’t take themselves too seriously. The market is in for a real treat with these two and their crew” said The Zone’s Dugan Ryan.
Matt Jones stated: “Rob and I are very excited about the show and the chance to bring a new voice to the radio market in Louisville. What we do is far different than your normal sports talk in the area and we are looking forward to shaking up the market.”
Rob Gidel stated: “Matt and I are planning to put out a thorough, entertaining show that will provide news and information that cannot be received elsewhere. We are committed to making this successful and producing the best radio show in the state.”
Also announced by The Zone in another programming move, the Big EZ Show, with Zach McCrite will now air Monday through Friday from 10a - 1 p. “The Big Guy has built quite a following in the mid-days and a lot of folks were clamoring for a return to EZ’s original time slot and with the new show in the afternoons it just seemed to make sense,” said The Zone’s Kevin Otting.
WWSZ and WTSZ are Louisville’s only locally owned radio stations and offer the latest sports information , breaking news and sports talk programming. WTSZ is owned by ChillTown Broadcasting, a local broadcasting company committed to running a radio station, “the old school way,” in the words of Dugan Ryan.
Matt Jones and Rob Gidel come from Kentucky Sports Radio.com, a successful internet website that in six months, became the second largest UK sports site on the internet and one of the most heavily trafficed independent collegiate sports sites in America. On that site, Matt and Rob specialized in briging unique insider news on recruiting and all other topics involved in local sports. Quickly Jones and Gidel became the number one authority on football and basketball recruiting and it continues to be their forte today.
We are really excited about this opportunity. All of our gang, including Ravi Moss, Chris Tomlin, John Wilkinson, Hubby, the Turkey Hunter, etc will be involved in this enterprise. We hope to very soon be able to provide not only the best show in Louisville, but also throughout the state, via online streaming and other outlets. You can hear the show on 1570 AM in Louisville and 1600 AM in the Frankfort/Lexington area and we hope all will tune it in.
Finally, we want to take the opportunity to thank you guys who have been coming here for the last eight months or so. This site has gone from a few hundred readers to the amazing growth we have had today…..and it has really blown us away. I never thought when we started this endeavor a year or so ago that this would be possible. We want to take the same irreverant style that we have brought to the blog to this new show and make sports talk radio in the state entertaining. I hope you will come along for the ride.
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February 27th, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Congrats and I look forward to listening.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Congrats guys! I have been a loyal reader from the get go!
You deserve this more than anyone.
PLease stop by and check this site out Matt.
http://www.simsportsworld.com/
It is a sports sim that focus’ on hgihschool and college hoops. it is growing to baseball (march 2 draft). I would love to see how you guys do recruiting!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Looks like Matt is gettin payed! all about the benjamins.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
I’ll do your show but I have some demands
1. 47 gallons of Anti-freeze. No questions asked.
2. The Intern cannot look me directly in the eye at any point.
3. Coupons for the breakfast buffet at Shoney’s
4. An autographed copy of Franny and Zoey
5. The jawbone of an Ass.
6. Rob Gidel must only use past particples when dealing with me.
7. A copy of John Cusack’s Tapeheads must be screened before each show.
8. A life size cutout of Oh Napier
9. No wire hangers. EVER
10. Hostess Fruit Pies. Cherry.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
How exciting! Congratulations guys, your hard work is paying off!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
can’t wait, congrats matt!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Congrats!! I will be very glad to see the live streaming thing get started. While I do spend a great deal of time in Louisville, Lexington and Frnakfort on professional duties this will allow me to listen in my office (down in Hopkinsville) or at home (Princeton) or even when I go to home (Illinois) or to even Knoxville (I will make them listen….). Good work….
February 27th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Congrats
February 27th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Great news!! good luck guys. I live 60 miles from LOuisville and 85 from Lexington. Does the signal travel that far or will I need to be on line?
February 27th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
No more Collin Cowherd? That’s too bad. It’s nice to see UK fans get a voice on the radio. I was so spent having to listen to UofL fans try and talk about UK. Congrats Matt.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Nobody can compete with Chris Cross! J/K. Finally, something good on my way home from work!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
What time will you be on the show in the evening Matt?
February 27th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
depends…..around 5 most days
February 27th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
I will listen daily once this starts streaming online…can’t wait.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Top notch, fellows. The cream always rises.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:28 pm
What is the website the streaming will occur on because ESPN Louisville doesn’t have a web site now?? And when specifically will it start being streamed? I live here in Louisville and can’t here it after 6:00
February 27th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
The new website will be ready in a couple of weeks and the streaming soon after. It will stream live all dy and night.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
good job boys!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
Cowheard hasn’t been heard locally in a while. My dad listens to him via the net.
Matt–if you want that interview that you requested last year, feel free. I’ll be in the Ville next week.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:44 pm
It’s only a matter of time until Matt Starts charges us $9.99 a month. J/k Matt great job and congratulations!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I’ve heard you on here obviously, but haven’t heard your show on the radio, although I’ve heard your show on the radio is much like the one on the internet. And while I will love that, and be able to listen to you in the afternoon, can you talk some U of L too?
I’m one of the few who read this site I’m sure, who root for both of the schools. EZ was good about equal time and I hear you spend next to no time on U of L on your Saturday show.
Hope to see you change that, and can’t wait to hear you.
HUGE Big EZ fan as well. You’ve got some serious shoes to fill in that time slot.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
Matt, will you still be updating the blog?
February 28th, 2007 at 12:01 am
We will be doing Louisville as well….and yes, we will still be doing the blog.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:02 am
congrduations matt and rob i am glad to see you guys doing well.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:06 am
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…I thought my life was going to come to an end…Thanks Matt.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:13 am
Congrats. Will you be on in Lex. instead of Chris Cross and whoever else he has been on there? I honestly havent listened to that in a while b/c I listen to Covino and Rich on Satellite Radio b/c I cant stand the way CC moves into the commercials and they are at commercial for seems like 10 minutes. So anyway, are you taking their place?
February 28th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Congrats. Your next stop Matt is conquering the World.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:44 am
I guess if I was not so concerned about the “doing Louisville”, I’d man up and say congratulations. Not so fast, Jones. I have mixed emotions. Louisville sports come seeping in like wayward bourbon vapors fogging the mind. Big time sports talk for four hours a day, five days a week. No more pulling for the underdog.
I do know one thing that tips the balance to the positive - you probably hate Pat Forde. Where I live I hear no voices coming from Louisville except y’all and the senior columnist Pat Forde. If given opportunity, please crush his head in a vise.
I get where you’re coming from and where this is going. Love the blog and the show. Congratulations.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:44 am
Congrats Matt, I really enjoy your blog, good luck with your expansion.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:51 am
Congrats. You two have worked hard to make it happen.
I’m on talk radio a lot and love dealing with the public on that level. Ya get to take on the hard questions, spontaneously and with some humor. It’s good exercise for that mental muscle.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:57 am
Finally! Somebody to spare me from the torture of Terry Meiners…Good work Kentucky Sports Radio…and congratulations.
February 28th, 2007 at 1:33 am
Congrats guys. Good luck with the show.
February 28th, 2007 at 1:46 am
in the next few years matt and rob will probably be running for president and VP ( no particular order) of the USofA. -
p.s. if this does happen, first rule should be that UK automatically qualifies for the final four for being soooooo awesome.
February 28th, 2007 at 2:43 am
You didn’t mention Intern? Did he get bought out by local businessmen or forced out in a vicious two-fisted power grab by Ravi Moss?
February 28th, 2007 at 6:59 am
Congrats, Matt & Rob. Nice to see your hard work pay off. Make sure you have Lenny Christ on some time, he’s the funniest guy on the internets.
February 28th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Congrats Matt and Rob. As a Louisville resident it will be great being able to hear you guys on a daily basis. The streaming audio will be even better for when we are trapped next to our pc’s.
Good luck and keep the good times rollin’!
February 28th, 2007 at 8:32 am
congrats matt boys. you guys do good work, keep it up.
February 28th, 2007 at 8:37 am
Congrats! You guys deserve it.
February 28th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Congrats!
February 28th, 2007 at 8:48 am
1600 don’t come in well in Lexington, I hope you guys can get picked up on a station here soon. Like it was before Scotty T passed away.
February 28th, 2007 at 8:51 am
If the Big EZ takes the 10-1, what does that mean for The Herd?
February 28th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Congrats. you guys are good, keep up the good work
February 28th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Congratulations on the new gig. You have totally got to have Woo on when the season ends and he is no longer an active player. That would be awesome.
February 28th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Congrats, guys.
Have you inked Tubby or Rich for a call yet?
So, when are you going to give up this legal mumbo jumbo and go Sports Talk full time, Matt?
34) It was probably Woo’s Silent but Deadly game that brought the Intern down.
February 28th, 2007 at 9:53 am
they put this crap on the airwaves??? honestly..
just kidding, guys. congrats and keep doing great work!
February 28th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Being in Chicago now, I can’t wait for the show to stream live.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Congrats Matt and Rob!
Just out of curiosity…How many hits a day does the blog average?
February 28th, 2007 at 10:32 am
you’ve come a long ways from broadcasting about daniel kim to an audience of less than 100.
you should have a reunion show and bring back tall and haroon.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:42 am
Payne you are right…..but that was the most fun show I will ever do….
February 28th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Congrats Matt. This site, at least the blog, is one of my first stops on finding out about UK sports. The comments section, on the other hand. lol
Hopefully soon, we will be able to pick you up in Lextown.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Congrats dumbasses!
February 28th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Did my message get edited? I didn’t mean to say anything inappropriate. I’m just impressed with your ability to balance your law work with your blog/show.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Congrats you guys! I’m so happy for you all!
February 28th, 2007 at 11:25 am
I will be listening on 1600. Great job guys and congrats.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:53 am
The #1 authorities on football and basketball huh?!?
That’s not pressure.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:55 am
CONGRATS to Matt and the guys, great job. I look at this site before any other each morning.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Matt, will we be able to listen on line to the show? I work downtown and getting a signal on the radio is not possible.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Never mind Matt, I see above it will take a couple of weeks.
February 28th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Wonder if Mr. Crawford will be listening…
February 28th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Matt, When will this new broadcast schedule start?
February 28th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Friday
February 28th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
So you will show up on Friday and then we have to wait till Monday? Talk about leaving the faithfull hanging!
February 28th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
YEAH!!! No more crappy “Afternoon Underdogs”. That show really sucks. I’m looking forward to listening on my way home from work. Great news!
February 28th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
congrats Matt.will be there.GO BIG BLUE!!
February 28th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Congrats fellows thanks for all the news and views.
February 28th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
CONGRATULATIONS! CANT WAIT TO LISTEN ON FRIDAY!!!
February 28th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Get the show on in Lexington. Lexington radio sucks badly in the afternoon. The station used to have an affliate in Nicholasville.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
sweet! finally a local show that has knowledge, entertainment, and won’t be anti UK all the time!
Now, if only you could get a better signal or another station to reach the LEX and Frankfort areas.
February 28th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
so when will your shows be available on a podcast?
lol
March 1st, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Hey Matt, are you doing the lawyer thing part time now? Or is the radio thing your part time gig?
March 1st, 2007 at 3:22 pm
what will the web address be , when the show gets on the internet , for those of us who can’t get 1570 in the state ?
March 5th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
I wanted to call in to your show today but did not have the phone number. Would you please send? Thank you.
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