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| Genre | Sports talk |
|---|---|
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Country |  USA |
| Starring | Dan Patrick |
| Air dates | since ESPN Radio: September 13, 1999 to August 17, 2007; Premiere Radio: October 1, 2007 |
| Website | The Dan Patrick Show |
The Dan Patrick Show is a syndicated sports talk show hosted by former ESPN personality Dan Patrick. It is currently produced by DirecTV Sports Group and is syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. The three-hour program broadcasts live every day beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern/6 a.m. Pacific time on Fox Sports Radio. Beginning August 3, 2009, the show is also televised on DirecTV's The 101 channel.
The current version of the program debuted October 1, 2007, and was syndicated on a station-by-station basis prior to being added to the FSR lineup on January 20, 2009.
The previous version of the show aired from 1999 to 2007 on ESPN Radio weekdays at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific.
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Guests
Patrick has attracted high-profile guests to his show including Mike Davis after announcing his resignation as head coach at Indiana, NBA commissioner David Stern after he announced the league's new dress code, and Mike Sherman after being fired from the Green Bay Packers and Mark Buehrle after he pitched his perfect game. Non-sports celebrities often appear on the show, and in the past have included Jay Z, Drew Carey and Usher. The current incarnation of The Dan Patrick Show has seen such guests as soccer star David Beckham, US Senator John McCain, actors Matt Damon and George Clooney, NFL quarterback Brett Favre, and Olympic swimmers Dara Torres and Michael Phelps.
Current regular guests include athletes Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, and John Smoltz; Sports Illustrated writers Peter King, Austin Murphy, and Tom Verducci; and sportscaster Rich Eisen. Frequent appearances are also made by Bob Costas, Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison - Patrick's co-hosts on NBC's Football Night in America.
Patrick is known for his wry, irreverent interviews, often asking humorous hypothetical questions and occasionally making bets with his guests. For example, in January 2006, Patrick made a bet with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, where if Warner got the Cardinals to the Super Bowl by 2008, then Patrick would personally campaign for Warner to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Warner took Arizona to the Super Bowl in the 2008 NFL season). Another bet Patrick made was with the rap star Nelly, where Nelly said the St. Louis Rams would win the Super Bowl in 2007, while Patrick had the field. If Patrick won, he would get to name a song on Nelly's next album, and, if Nelly won, Patrick would have to appear in one of Nelly's music videos. St. Louis did not make the playoffs in 2007.
ESPN Radio
The show was broadcast on ESPN Radio from 1999 to 2007; broadcasts originated in Bristol, Connecticut during most of the year and from New York, New York during the NBA season. The show debuted on September 13, 1999 and was heard weekdays from 1 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET. It was often viewed as the signature program on ESPN Radio at the time, primarily because of Patrick's high profile at ESPN/ABC and his ability to attract well-known and popular guests.
The show often broadcast live at the Super Bowl site during the week before the big game and during ESPN The Weekend at Orlando, Florida.
Supporting cast
The ESPN Radio SportsCenter anchor was long-time ESPN Radio personality Dan Davis. From 1999 to 2004 the show was co-hosted by former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Rob Dibble. During this time, ESPN NFL analyst Sean Salisbury was a regular third-man-in on the show, though he was never given the title of co-host. Dibble left the show and went on to co-host The Best Damn Sports Show Period on FSN and weekends on Fox Sports Radio.
The show's producers were Ray Necci and Phil "The Showkiller" Ceppaglia. The latter earned the nickname while working for ESPN Radio's Tony Kornheiser Show. After inadvertently giving Kornheiser the wrong name of a caller, Kornheiser was prompted to say that he was killing his show and the nickname stuck. Ceppaglia was also often made fun of by Patrick about the time he inadvertently hung up on former president Bill Clinton while working on Patrick's show.
During the 2 p.m. ET hour, Patrick was reunited with long-time SportsCenter co-anchor Keith Olbermann, marking the latter's return to ESPN since his abrupt departure from the company in 1997. Olbermann appeared in 2004 and 2005 every Friday, then appeared daily starting in late 2005. Patrick would also preview what was coming up on the 6 p.m. ET edition of SportsCenter, while Olbermann previewed what was coming up on his MSNBC show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann. This hour was dubbed "The Big Show," the nickname previously given by the duo for their SportsCenter broadcasts.
Departure
On July 9, 2007, Patrick announced that he was leaving ESPN and its radio properties on amicable terms. The last live edition of the Dan Patrick Show aired on August 17 of that year. However, earlier on July 12, the Chicago Sun-Times had reported that Patrick would continue in radio and launch a new nationally syndicated program via Chicago-based Content Factory.[1] From the date of that announcement, Patrick did not appear as host of that timeslot, which was referred to by guest hosts as simply "ESPN Radio." ESPN announced Patrick would remain off-air from ESPN Radio until August 13th for his week-long farewell. He actually returned on August 15th, and finished his final three broadcasts as his "Farewell for Now Tour" shows. During his final shows, clips from memorable interviews were played during the bumper music before each segment, and Dan encouraged listeners to visit his website (www.danpatrick.com) in order to keep up with him in the future. He signed off from his final show by thanking everyone involved with it as well as those who supported him throughout his TV work at ESPN. His concluding remarks were simply, "With that said, thank you. Goodbye... for now."[2]
Guests who appeared on his final show included Bob Costas, MLB outfielder Ken Griffey, Jr., former NFL wide receiver Jerry Rice, former quarterback Joe Montana, and actor Will Ferrell as Ron Burgundy.
Premiere Radio and Fox Sports Radio
The Dan Patrick Show returned to the air on October 1, 2007; the show was produced by the Content Factory, while national sales and syndication is handled by Premiere Radio Networks. The program initially began on outlets owned by Clear Channel, but has since expanded to many more stations across the United States, both live and tape-delayed depending on the market. Eventually the show was added to national radio when Fox Sports Radio used it to replace long running "Out Of Bounds" with Craig Shemon & James Washington on January 20, 2009. The show can also be heard live on XM 142, a Fox Sports Radio simulcast, and delayed two hours on XM 143 and Sirius 122. The show simulcasts online at danpatrick.com, and live on the Fox Sports Radio site. The show began simulcasting live on DirecTV's The 101 in August of 2009. The show's web site is hosted by Sports Illustrated, for which Patrick serves as a senior writer. In October 2009, the rights to the Dan Patrick Show were purchased from The Content Factory by DirecTV's sports division, DirecTV Sports Group. DirecTV Sports Group now produces the show. Premiere Radio continues its role as distributor.
The show is based in Milford, Connecticut. An elaborate clubhouse-style studio was specially built for the show by DIY Network as part of their "Man Caves" series hosted by former NFLer Tony Siragusa. The studio features several monitors, sports memorabilia, a basketball hoop, and a golf simulator. In between segments, the show's on-air staffers will share their thoughts with DirecTV viewers from a confessional booth called "The Box." The show had previously been produced in the attic of Patrick's home.
Patrick is joined on the air by the "Danettes": executive producer Paul Pabst ("Paulie"), director of operations Patrick "Seton" O'Connor, talent coordinator /"guest wrangler" Todd Fritz ("Fritzie"), and official show blogger/Sports Illustrated writer Andrew Perloff ("McLovin", nicknamed after a passing resemblance to the Superbad character). As he did during his ESPN tenure, Patrick regularly chats with his crew about sports, and discussion will often break off into other topics such as current events, entertainment, and their personal lives.
Patrick often relates anecdotes of his ESPN career, in both positive and negative lights. He sometimes casually refers to his former employer as "ESPeon," or "The Mother Ship" and often mocks ESPN's tendency to prevent their talent from appearing as guests on his show. He also has remarked on their history of stealing news that is broken on his show, and having their own reporters "confirm" such news rather than directly attributing it to Patrick's show (this has caused him to coin the phrase, "We don't break news, we sprain news.") Despite mocking ESPN, he often speaks fondly of his former co-workers.
Routines and Segments
Height/Weight Gong
Callers often start their calls by announcing their height and weight, which are then followed by the sound effect of a boxing ring gong (bell). At one point during Rob Dibble's tenure as co-host, he was going through a workout to lose weight and build muscle, and would frequently report his height and current weight. After a while his updates would be followed by the bell sound. Eventually, callers would do likewise just to get the gong, and this continued even after Dibble's departure from the show. Ceppaglia would sometimes comment with "beefy!" or "fat!" for callers judged particularly out-of-proportion. In 2008, Dan himself was gonged when he compared his 6'3" height to David Letterman's 6'2" following an appearance on Letterman's show.
"What Did We Learn Today?"
At the end of every show, Patrick and his crew will take a couple of minutes to discuss what they learned on the broadcast, usually derived from the interviews or news stories of the day. Patrick will usually attempt to make a final selection from the suggestions that are given out.
Online Poll
Much of the show's discussions among the staff and callers deal with that day's online poll question, usually dealing with a hot topic. Occasionally the poll will reflect the show's tendency to veer off into non-sports-related topics. The poll will sometimes change in the middle of the show if the crew feels the original one is weak or a better one is conceived.
Got It Done Award/Best and Worst of the Weekend
On Mondays the staff and callers will give their suggestions for a "Got It Done Award," given to an individual or team that had a particularly noteworthy performance in recent days. They will also give one suggestion each for the "Best and Worst" performances of the past weekend.
Sound Bite Intros
At the opening of the show, and at the top of each new hour, the show runs a series of brief clips from past episodes, often of interviewed guests or Patrick himself. Some of them are taken out of context to suggest something else is being discussed, such as Patrick being praised or mocked.
Impressions
Patrick and his crew often do quick impressions of particular sports figures, with the most frequent including Teddy Atlas with an accent from New York, Shaquille O'Neal and his low voice and halting speech pattern, Keith Olbermann and his deep booming voice, Chris Berman making various grunting sounds, the SportsCenter voiceover person saying "Next!" and Lou Holtz saying a favorite line of Patrick's: "They put their pants on same way we do!"
Other favorite impressions of the staff include Seton's Sarah Palin, Fritzy's Adam Sandler, and Paulie's Stone Phillips ("Murder... in the Heartland").
"Passion Bucket"
UCLA Bruins football coach Rick Neuheisel stated during an interview on the show that "when you’re at UCLA, you have to have your passion bucket full when you play the (USC) Trojans." Patrick took an immediate liking to the phrase and would occasionally attempt to convince his guests to use it when appearing on other outlets. Bob Costas, NFL Network host Rich Eisen, Fox Sports baseball announcer Tim McCarver, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Minnesota Timberwolves center Kevin Love are among those that have done so.
Arcade Fire
On Fridays, the show usually leads into the final segment with the opening of "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire, a favorite song of Patrick's.
Interview clips
Patrick has had a number of infamous interviews from which sound bites would be replayed, some containing interesting examples of malapropisms:
- Anna Benson, then-wife of former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kris Benson, told Patrick, "I have huge breasteses!"
- Olympic skater-turned-professional boxer Tonya Harding told Patrick in 2004, "I refuse to make a skeptical of my boxing career."
- An irritated Harding said to Patrick before passing the phone to her promoter, "Hold on a second, Paul wants to talk to you."
- NBC Sports anchor Bob Costas opened an interview saying "Hello, loser," referring to how he would annually defeat Patrick for the Sports Emmy for "Best In-Studio Host."
- Duke University men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski in a press conference with a nasally voice saying, "I love Duke."
- NBA free agent guard Steve Francis saying "nice" at the end of an interview instead of a traditional farewell phrase.
- Patrick saying, "I'm pathetic."
- Olbermann saying, "Oh, Alex!" referring to MLB third baseman Alex Rodriguez.
- Olbermann and Patrick bickering, "My show, my show, my show!" in the vein of the "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha" line from the Brady Bunch.
- Patrick using the phrase "Saving the democracy" to refer to Olbermann's work on his political analysis show Countdown.
- Partial clip of Carl Lewis botching the national anthem.
- Boxer Tommy Morrison ending his interview by saying, "I'm going to praise God all the way to the bank."
- Buffalo Bills receiver Terrell Owens saying, " I love me some me."
- Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal during the 2006 NBA Finals saying, "Dan Patrick, shut the hell up."
- Former NBA guard Reggie Miller saying during an NBA broadcast, "With a full steam of head."
- MLB journeyman Matt Stairs, describing his "ass getting hammered by guys" during a celebration following a home run, and how "there's no better feeling than having that done".
- Gary Miller creating an inadvertent blooper reel while preparing for a SportsCenter soccer breakdown during the 1994 World Cup. Miller butchered "FIFA" (the name of soccer's governing body), "Rigobert Bahanag Song" and "Gianluca Pagliuca". As referenced often by Patrick and his crew, the clip begins with Miller saying "Soccer breakdown in 3, 2, 1".
External links
- Dan Patrick Online Dan's official web site
- Dan Patrick Show page from ESPN Radio
- ESPN Radio
References
- ^ [CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Robert Feder (dead link)]
- ^ Dan Patrick Will Return for Farewell Week at ESPN Radio - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog
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