The show is on YouTube?

I was watching on YouTube earlier and cut it off after one of his laughs.

The out of control laughing at things that aren't really even funny has to be a complete act and part of his radio personality. He does this at least once a segment. I think the guy is probably generally happy to be hosting with Bernstein, but there is no way he could be that amused to that extent every 20 minutes, every day.

Holmes is so insecure. Still going out of his way to talk about how he held Lovie Smith to task, how Rick Hahn is mad at him right now and how Kenny Williams would swear at each other and then hug it out .

It's an awful laugh. He should probably listen to his own show so he can stop doing it

Holmes is so insecure. Still going out of his way to talk about how he held Lovie Smith to task, how Rick Hahn is mad at him right now and how Kenny Williams would swear at each other and then hug it out.

Meanwhile, he's mentioning every player/coach by their nicknames, acting like he's friends with everyone.

All at the same time of offering up some really bad football thoughts daily.

Holmes is so insecure. Still going out of his way to talk about how he held Lovie Smith to task, how Rick Hahn is mad at him right now and how Kenny Williams would swear at each other and then hug it out.

Meanwhile, he's mentioning every player/coach by their nicknames, acting like he's friends with everyone.

All at the same time of offering up some really bad football thoughts daily.

Laurence just announced that he is hosting the last 2 weeks of "Football After Show" on NBC sports Chicago. While that in and of itself doesn't seem like a big deal he is thanking all of the mentors he has had that led up this moment (Olin being one). He seems to be hinting that this could lead to more...not sure if that could mean a full time TV gig? Also, he said that Dave Kaplan is taking early retirement from NBC Sports and "Unfiltered" is being replaced by football show which includes LoHo as a semi-regular host.

How do these media outlets have nothing in the way of fresh talent? NBC is bringing larry back and WSCR keeps having to hire out of market. There are plenty of good podcasters and youtubers out there. Why retread the same boring people?

I dunno. Creativeness has hit a brick wall. It's hard to find. People actually get their ass in a sling being creative.

Creativity hasn't hit a brick wall, it has simply moved on from old media. There is no shortage of creative people, they just all happen to be online. Legacy media is over.

Creativity hasn't hit a brick wall, it has simply moved on from old media. There is no shortage of creative people, they just all happen to be online. Legacy media is over.

Terrestrial sports radio doesn't have to die, all it has to do is differentiate itself from other shows. Rosen appears to think this is accomplished by interviewing players and newspaper beat writers. But the online competition already does that. The only way to win is to make the station more caller-centric. They have tried to summon a listener-interactive fanbase through twitch, but that has failed for a number of reasons. The move is to take more calls, good or bad. Bernstein won't like it, spiegel won't like it, larry won't like it and the producers wont like it. But if WSCR doesn't at least attempt to utilize the only thing that makes them stand out from the crowd, the only thing they have to cling to is the average guy's routine and presets. The former is dwindling, the latter is becoming irrelevant.

I agree with this. It's a way to connect to the "fans" like they used to do. Like you said, it's a way to differentiate from podcasts. I hate podcasts because they aren't live.

Nobody under the age of 50 talks on the phone. Taking callers is not the solution. Radio is dead.

Good point. Text and Twitter killed the fax machine.