The Jim Rome Show
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| Other names | The Jungle |
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| Genre | Talk, sports |
| Running time | 9am–12pm PT Starting Jan. 6, 2025: 12pm–3pm PT |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | Infinity Sports Network Starting Jan. 6, 2025: Westwood One |
| TV adaptations | Jim Rome is Burning Rome |
| Starring | Jim Rome |
| Executive producer(s) | Tom Di Benedetto aka Count Chocula |
| Recording studio | Costa Mesa, California[1] (on-air ID "Southern California"; as of 2018[update]) |
| Original release | 1996 |
| Opening theme | "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop |
| Ending theme | "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop |
| Website | JimRome.com |
The Jim Rome Show is an American sports radio talk show hosted by Jim Rome. It airs live for three hours each weekday from 9am to 12pm Pacific Time. The show is produced in Los Angeles, syndicated by Infinity Sports Network, and can be heard on affiliate radio stations in the U.S. and Canada.
History
[edit]The Jim Rome Show began on XTRA Sports 690 in San Diego. In 1996, Premiere Radio Networks picked up the program for national syndication. Sometime after, the show was shortened by one hour and the broadcast location was shifted from XTRA Sports 690 to the Premiere Radio Networks studio complex in Sherman Oaks, California. On April 27, 2006, Rome stated that he will keep the radio program going, but initially made no commitment to satellite or terrestrial. On July 11, 2006, Rome announced that he signed a multi-year deal with Premiere Radio Networks to keep the show on terrestrial radio. In addition, he stated that the show may be simulcast on satellite radio in the future. Clear Channel provides content exclusively to XM Satellite Radio, including the entire Fox Sports Radio network.[citation needed]
The Jim Rome Show became a charter program of CBS Sports Radio, now Infinity Sports Network, upon its full launch on January 2, 2013.[2]
In October 2017, CBS Sports Network announced that it would add a simulcast of The Jim Rome Show to its afternoon lineup beginning January 2, 2018,[3] ultimately running it until February 9, 2024.[4][non-primary source needed] The show began streaming on the social media service X on May 28, 2024.[5] The show also began broadcasting on September 19, 2024, on various free ad-supported streaming television channels including an exclusive fourth hour of show co-hosted with former American football player Will Blackmon.[6]
Starting January 6, 2025, the show will swap positions with The Rich Eisen Show, to run from 12pm to 3pm Pacific Time and to be distributed and syndicated by Westwood One.[7]
As of December 2024[update]
- Tom Di Benedetto, executive producer (EP), call screener since 2021
- Alvin Delloro, engineer since 2005
- James "Flight Deck" Kelley, digital program director since c. 2010
- Cindy Stirling
- Imanni Wright, Social Media and Content Producer since 2024
- Lorn McLaren, Assistant Director and Graphics Producer since 2024 (video control)
Former notable personnel
[edit]- Kyle Brandt, producer from 2007 to 2009, EP from 2009 until 2016
- Travis Rodgers, EP from 1996 to 2009
Others include Adam Hawk, EP from 2016 to 2021, as well as Brian "Whitey" Albers, Keith Arnold, Robert Dozmati, Mike Goldfarb, Austin Huff, Gerrit Ritt, Jack Savage, Jason Stewart,[8][non-primary source needed] and Dave Whelan.
Show format and content
[edit]The three-hour program is a mixture of interviews, calls, emails, Tweets and Rome's own thoughts and analysis. On the radio, the opening and closing theme is "Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop, and the show also uses "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses[9] and "Up All Night" by The Boomtown Rats. The program usually begins with headlines, when Rome highlights the main sports news of the day with his thoughts and opinions. Rome refers to his listeners as "Clones".[10][11] A "staple" of the program is the Smack Off, an annual show on which the best callers compete against each other for a cash prize.[10]
Friday episodes include the week rewind, known as "Alvin Delloro's Week that Was", which is a compilation of show highlights over the past week alongside a mix of music.
From February 11 to March 11, 2009, all of Rome's shows contained an interview with an individual with the given name Rex.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "CBS Sports Radio | Jim Rome Studio". V Three Studios LLC.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 29, 2012). Jim Rome to leave Premiere Radio Networks for deal with CBS Sports Radio. Deadline.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (October 17, 2017). "CBS Sports Network Will Televise Jim Rome's Radio Show". Variety. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ 2024 Radio Row - Tuesday Hour 3 - Dr. David Chao, Andrew Whitworth, Jeff Chadiha, X Announement 02/06/24. The Jim Rome Show. 11 minutes in.
- ^ Staff (May 28, 2024). "The Jim Rome Show Launches on X". Barrett Sports Media. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ Staff (September 19, 2024). "Jim Rome Launches FAST Channel, Including Exclusive Bonus Hour Co-Hosted by Will Blackmon". Barrett Sports Media. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Staff (December 16, 2024). "Jim Rome, Rich Eisen Swap Networks in Sports Radio Shakeup". Radio Ink. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "3/8/2013 Jason Stewart's Farewell Show". Stucknut.com website.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (December 24, 1993). "Rome's Empire Grows". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b "Jim Rome's 23rd Annual 'Smack Off' Set For Friday". allaccess.com. July 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Clone Wars: Jim Rome's World Within a World". popmatters.com. June 2, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ Hoffarth, Tim (March 11, 2009). "The Rome/Rex streak is over". Father off the Wall. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- When in Rome: Heterosexism, homophobia and sports talk radio David Nylund, GLAAD Center for Study of Media & Society (academic analysis of the show format, PDF document).
External links
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- The Jim Rome Show — official site
- Jim Rome – Rome's page at Premiere Radio Networks' official website
- Stations which play the Jim Rome Show