The lineup at AM-1250 included The Bart Winkler Show from 6-10 a.m., followed by The Big Show from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. that was hosted by Fifer and included former Green Bay Packers Butler and Ellerson. PART OF AUDACY SPORTS. The man himself, host of The Wendy's Big Show, LeRoy Butler joined Bob Harlan to thank him for everything he's done in his life and discuss his hall of fame speech. How many sports radio stations and shows boast a Pro Football Hall of Famer among their hosts? Hell be an asset for whoever hires him. Butler joins offensive lineman Tony Boselli, linebacker Sam Mills, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and Bryant Young, and coach Dick Vermeil among those who will be Leroy is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Gary Ellerson and Bart Winkler were hosting The Wendy's Big Show live from Canton, Ohio, to celebrate LeRoy Butler's enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Who is the local talent on 97.3 now, or at least, who do they have that isn't from the nationally syndicated groups? August 5, 2022 6:30 pm. Milwaukees 1250 AM The Fan can now do so after former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler was named to the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. He won Super Bowl XXXI with them over the New England Patriots. He works full-time as a multimedia specialist at the Virginia State Corporation Commission, while also putting in part-time work for News Radio WRVA and 910 The Fan in Richmond. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, June 12, at 1 p.m. from Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Saint Mary of the Assumption Worship Site, 821 Herman Rd., Butler, with Rev. The fans are great., LeRoy Butlers grateful to Packers fans and callers to 1250AM The Fan for their camaraderie and support pic.twitter.com/fGglZ41ueK. It wasn't for lack of trying to keep up. Throughout the interview, Hall of Famer and former Packers WR, James Lofton joined the show to catch up with Harlan. WWW.SPENCERDGEIBEL.COM. Jacob called in and gave us his favorite LeRoy story as we are celebrating LeRoy and officially in the NFL Hall Of Fame! The Lambeau Leap made Butler famous, and fans hoped he would give them one more leap at his ceremony. WAUK was first, but we were the first to be on the same frequency all day and the local morning show, and that connection is what made The Fan so special. Bowden went on to a long head coaching life that wound to Butler's doorstep in Jacksonville, Florida. Since both stations are owned by the same company, don't be surprised if Bart makes his way there in the future. "I grew up listening to The Score in Chicago, and I think it brought some big-city accountability to these small market teams for the first time. Guy is actually brutal to listen to and if he wasn't an all time great Packer, everyone would have been begging to get him off the air. And our station gave you that outlet. The station also hosted an annual golf outing and orchestrated an annual holiday toy drive benefitting Children's Hospital, bringing in upwards of $20,000 to $30,000 in donated toys. His prior media experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly and ABC 8News. You knew Doug (Russell) or Chuck Freimund or Bart, you knew they were mad. But to be fair, Im not a fan of your work either., Edwards has been on the radio in Denver since 2009. "You had to know between ESPN and The Game, they were going to be the ones who would hold out longest.". But someone whos a radio colleague? No shot at TMJ but when you're the flagship for the three majors, you're not allowed to criticize Ned Yost or Mike McCarthy, Bo Ryan, or whatever. Hour 2: LeRoy Butler | ESPN Radio AM1590 WPVL - Platteville Hour 2: LeRoy Butler By ESPN Radio, Bart Scott, Alan Hahn Aug 17, 2022 | 1:50 PM Bart & Hahn are joined by Packers great and 2022 Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler to discuss the Arron Rodgers comments and his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. I dont know how many people in the Milwaukee area even listen to 94.5 ESPN anymore because of how much money and talent 97.3 has invested (and in my opinion done an amazing job). He joined iHeart Denver in 2017. I was a huge Bart Winkler fan as well. Born in Butler on August 20, 1934, he was a son of the late Marcel and Jean Miller Leroy. WebLeRoy Butler, a 60, 197-pound safety out of Florida State, was drafted in the second round (48th overall) in the 1990 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers where he spent his entire 12-season career. Deleted my audacy app. Biographical information last updated on July 14, 2014 - 12:48pm. I am thrilled to join radio and football legends Dave Logan and Alfred Williams on The KOA Sports Zoo, Edwards said in a press release. Maybe it was just me glorifying things in the moment, but it felt like we were building something really good there. Parker said the station put in bids to broadcast the pro sports teams, even if he knew it was a longshot. 3,980 () That included a Bucks postgame show hosted by Fifer, whom Parker called "the heart and soul of the whole place" and even converted Parker into an avid Bucks fan. In 2014, the station began simulcasting on 105.7 FM, but the signal strength had to be essentially cut off from flowing north to avoid interferencewith 105.7 in Appleton. 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Former Packers president and CEO, Bob Harlan joined Bart and Gary to celebrate Butler's enshrinement. Butler attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and played under the direction of the all-time wins leader for a high school football coach in the state of Florida's history, Corky Rogers. Fifer also hosted Sparkys Midday Madness from 2-3 p.m., while a variety of local voices filled the airwaves from 3-6 p.m. By Tuesday night, the station had removed those shows from its website and replaced them with a lineup featuring all national programming. I had no shoes on., LeRoy Butler surprises The Bart Winkler Show early Friday morning to talk about being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: pic.twitter.com/GiGRcCBkpx, Im just so fortunate to have one of the best fanbases, especially the callers, Butler added. Bill Michaels show was syndicated so you probably heard his show and he often played clips of interviews from the other shows. I listen to 670 the score from Chicago and they have Bart on all the time to talk Milw vs Chicago sports. "Corporate radio being what it is it's tough dealing with Wall Street and shareholder return on investment; you have to serve many masters in that regard," said former WSSP program director Tom Parker, also a former director at WTMJwho oversaw The Fan from 2009-19 before his retirement. I hear this BANG! "You could tell everybody was kind of learning the ropes as we went because most of the people there, this was sort of their first big shot at sports talk radio," said Ramie Makhlouf, whose first of two tenures at 1250-AM began that first year. 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But back when "The Fan" first switched to a sports-talk format on1250-AM in 2005, it marked the start of something novel, providing a Milwaukee-centric morning show and local programming at points throughout the day that could compete with WAUK, a station undergoing its own evolution but still relying heavily on ESPN national radio at the time, particularly in the morning. LeRoy Butler. View description Share. Milwaukee talk-radio listeners have one less option for local sports content, with Audacy laying off its 12 on-air personalities in Milwaukee at 1250-AM "The Fan," switching to national CBS sports radio instead. Leroy K. Claypool, 61, of Slippery Rock passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022. Unpopular to say, but Butler was terrible anyways. The cancellation of a Milwaukee sports-talk radio show hosted by LeRoy Butler and Gary Ellerson as well as the other local programs on WSSP-AM (1250 "I knew when he told me in 2019 that he was retiring, I knew that was the beginning of the end. Richard M. Dick Leroy, age 86, of Herman, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot. Sparky and Gary on the Big Show, so much radio knowledgefrom those guys. We put them in uncomfortable spots when things weren't good. "I think The Fan changed Milwaukee sports media; maybe I'm overblowing things and giving myself too much credit," Makhlouf said. The best Podcast API to search all podcasts and episodes. Butler joins offensive lineman Tony Boselli, linebacker Sam Mills, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and Bryant Young, and coach Dick Vermeil among those who Welcome to LeRoy Butler Inc, your direct connection to LeRoy Butler, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022, Super Bowl Champion (XXXI), and inventor of The Leap. On Thursday, February 10, 2022, it was announced that LeRoy Butler will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022! Bennett followed that up with a longer statement he posted under his quote tweet explaining the situation. If you thought the sports-talk radio ecosystem in Milwaukee couldn't support itself forever, you wouldn't be alone. It was the great listeners that made it the thing that it was.". As long as bill n rookie are on the airwaves Im ok. Dick was employed as a foreman at Magnetics. 2023 Audacy, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. on the door and was like, who is that? Butler recalled. Evening programming like Tim Allen's Brewers postgame show was also off the air. "To a person, they really were good, a great staff to coach, and I'm just sad for the guys who are still there, especially the youngest guys, producers that really don't make much money but put their heart and soul in it," Parker said. Damn. When he appeared on the latest Eye Test for Two podcast, Butler was asked about Rodgers uncertain future, and he wasnt shy with his response. The 1250 lineup includes The Bart Winkler Show in the mornings, followed by the Wendy's Big Show with former Packers running back Gary Ellerson, newly minted Packers Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler and longtime Milwaukee-area radio personality Steve "Sparky" Fifer, who also hosted "Sparky's Midday Madness.". Butler and Ellerson knowledge in baseball and basketball really lacked. So its up to me what were going to do.. WebAudacy guts entire local sports radio station 1250 AM The Fan featuring Leroy Butler and Gary Ellerson. Chris Mad Dog Russo would much rather go with the flow for his radio show than try and put everything together ahead of time and hope it comes out well. "It was supposed to make it stronger to the southwest but I think it made it stronger over Lake Michigan, which was useless," Parker said. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. "It's three stations beating their brains out for a very small share of audience," Parker said. The move appears to be part of a broader series of layoffs by Audacy, formerly Entercom, with layoffs in locations such as Austin, Denver, Seattle and Las Vegas. But it is someone close to the club, and thats former Green Bay safety LeRoy Butler, now a member of the Pro Football Hall-of-Fames Class of 2023. "You knew Sparky was mad," he said. Wait, I'm not local these days. I look forward to bringing a fans perspective to the Denver Broncos and all things Denver sports.. Mad Dog talked about how he likes that his radio show is the reverse of when he does First Take on ESPN or High Heat on MLB Network. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The Fan launched its all sports format on Jan. 1, 2005. You have permission to edit this article. I appreciate your concern with my image/intentions/loyalties/obligations (as well as your willingness to reach out to me to confirm them), Bennett wrote. !Listen Live: https://t.co/Ckx9dyNfeY pic.twitter.com/l15ULPzu02, NEXT: @GaryEllerson is out in California for the Big Game, and he joins The Wendy's Big Show to continue the LeRoy celebration!Listen: https://t.co/7iACm9LaEK or on the @Audacy app. Examples of staff who ascended from producer to on-air host include Fifer, Makhlouf, Winkler, Cliff Saunders, Chuck Freimund and Josh Vernier. He was preceded in death by his sister Betty Mae Claypool. He was born in Butler on September 10, 1960 to the late Ralph and Mary (Hartle) Claypool. Bart Winkler is like my brother and the most Such is the world of sports radio sometimes. It was an honor sir. DIGITAL: JUST $10 PER MONTH I assume the "Packers Radio Network" crew remains intact? "I can't imagine the payroll was (so high) that it was that big a deal, but companies are going to do what they're going to do.". Tuesday night, Bennett responded first with a quote tweet. Ryan Clark Returns to Radio Row, Stars in New Super Bowl Ad, Boomer Esiason On Staying With WFAN Mornings, Not Doing Super Bowl Radio Row, Frank Frangie Exudes Jacksonvilles Enthusiasm for the Jaguars on 1010 XL, Chase McCabe Embraces the Player/Coach Mentality at 102.5 The Game, Sometimes the radio show is a lot better when its a little more spontaneous and you can craft it in your imagination as the day moves along, instead of having it programmed in front of you.. He is survived by his wife, Grace T. Spinneweber Leroy; six children, Cynthia (James) Ford. LeRoy Butler, to call an NFL Hall of Famer a friend is amazing, and he's one of the best people I've ever met in my life. "The coaching that we had was phenomenal," Wickett said. 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As ratings go (as compiled by RadioInsight), it's true that The Fan drifted behind ESPN Milwaukee and The Game which recently landed rights to Packers broadcasts, starting this season. Russo was the featured guest on the Golf Digest podcast The Loop, and hosts Christopher Powers, Alex Myers and Steve Hennessey first congratulated Mad Dog on his induction into the Radio Hall of Fame last year. 2 NFL Crew for Playoffs, Ryan Haney Knows College Football Is The Fabric of JOX 94.5, WEEI Hires Adam Jones For Afternoons, Promotes Ken Laird to Brand Manager. Especially with fans like Winkler who watched Butler when they were younger and idolized him, Brett Favre, and Reggie White. A prayer service will immediately follow in the funeral home. He belonged to the French & Belgium Club, the R.C. These include evaluating budgets, reducing expensesand also reducing our workforce.". It was such a fun time for the city.". Very disappointing news twitter 102 45 Green Bay Packers NFC North The inventor of He was born in Butler on September 10, 1960 to the late Ralph and Mary (Hartle) One of the elements that made The Fan stand out was developing its own pipeline of talent. Once 97.3 The Game opened shop in 2018, that made three stations emphasizing Milwaukee sports, and a fourth if you counted powerhouse WTMJ and its broadcasts of the state's three major pro sports teams. Steve Sparky Fifer. JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Thats pretty much the gist of it.. Bennett finished with a little dig of his own at Shapiro. Hopefully the on-air personalities and anyone else out of a job can find something else. Maybe I can convince her to own a team, and make me head of player relation, and marketing, there is a challenge for her, leroy butler. ET. California College Students Earn Chance to Win 10 Free Tickets to the 2023 BSM Summit Thanks to Steve Kamer Voiceovers, Barrett News Media To Gather The Industry in Nashville in September 2023, Jimmy Powers, Raj Sharan, Matt Berger and John Goforth Added to 2023 BSM Summit Lineup. All rights reserved. He was hilarious and he was raised in Fond du Lac just like me though I am 15 years older than he is. secured Milwaukee broadcast rights for Packers games, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Instead, The Fan will switch to CBS sports radio, which carries entirely national programming. And our station gave you that outlet. Yet Butler is also a sports radio host, part of 1250 AMs The Wendys Big Show with Steve Fifer and fellow former Packer Gary Ellerson. Butler joined The Bart Winkler Show Friday morning for the good news and to share how he found out he was getting a bust in Canton. Any member of the local NFL team and Hall of Famer would be a welcome interview. "I go to work and have fun and talk about things that don't matter with myfriends," Makhlouf said with a laugh. But Audacy, which is in the midst of nationwide layoffs, hit The Fan extremely hard. PRINT+DIGITAL: AS LOW AS $21 PER MONTH. He was a law enforcement chemist. 2023 www.jsonline.com. On Thursday, February 10, 2022, it was announced that LeRoy Butler will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022! LeRoy played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, from 1990 through 2001. I've been listening to 101.9 WNFL here in Green Bay for years now, and I don't remember exactly the timeline (it all blends together when affiliates change) but I know I've heard plenty of 1250 The Fan's shows over the years. Part of Audacy. He likes not having a rundown packed to the gills for his radio show. We can be heard every Saturday Morning, 7:15 until 9:15 playing the best of gospel music. The Hall of Fame Knocks airs at 9 p.m. If it is the first time you login, a new account will be created automatically. WAUK was first, but we were the first to be on the same frequency all day and the local morning show, and that connection is what made The Fan so special. He did not disappoint. After 17-plus years, the station's on-air staff was laid off by parent company Audacy, part of a string of layoffs across the company. It was like 11 degrees so I open the door and step outside. That's in addition to WTMJ 620-AM, the flagship for Brewers and Bucks broadcasts. Mens Club, and Elks Lodge #170. 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It's something not a lot of people were doing before The Fan came around. Audacity without the spyware and spookyness, Autarch, one of my favorite models! Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at Century Funeral "I used to really worry about ratings. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Waukesha County sports news with a subscription: Click here. I mean obviously Im gonna follow whats going on., Sometimes the radio show is a lot better when its a little more spontaneous and you can craft it in your imagination as the day moves along, instead of having it programmed in front of you, he added. "Under Tom Parker, the postgame shows, pregame shows, local programming, it was at its best," Freimund said. Freimund, who lost his job at WSSP during the COVID-19 pandemic and quickly found a spot with iHeart Radio, said Parker's departure in 2019 was a pivotal moment, when the program-director duties shifted to Mitch Rosen, still serving as operations director at The Score in Chicago. Just kinda rambled on dropping his catch phrases of "platinum", " that's my guy", and "keep it 100" . Put this image on your website to promote the show -, Locked On Packers - Daily Podcast On The Green Bay Packers, All Things Covered with Patrick Peterson and Bryant McFadden, Report inappropriate content or request to remove this page. LeRoy Butler!www.LeRoyButlerInc.comwww.twitter.com/Leap36. Published Aug 8, 2022, 9:43 AM. Milwaukee sports-radio station 'The Fan' cuts local personalities including LeRoy Butler Enlarge Kent Wainscott WISN-TV WISN-TV (Channel 12) reporter Kent Butler joins offensive lineman Tony Boselli, linebacker Sam Mills, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and Bryant Young, and coach Dick Vermeil among those who will be inducted into Canton this August. Im afraid Im too old to understand the latest technology https://t.co/ZUMiMSlh3N. Sign up now! : I dont like you very much mr Steak and shake Shapiro.. He can be reached by email at jordan.e.bondurant@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant. cell?? Shapiro on Tuesday took a shot at Bennett, who appeared to spend some time fiddling with a cell phone during the parade. He also did a short stint at Mile High Sports Radio. pic.twitter.com/fNYqWSfZmw. of Worthington, Kathleen (Donald) Weleski, of Cabot, Brian (Kim) Leroy, of Butler, Robert (Terri) Leroy, of Cabot, James (Kim) Leroy, of Butler, and Betsy (Les) Bauer, of Butler; ten grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Russo mentioned how he had written a short speech but decided against that after seeing the other inductees run long with their speeches. [Hogg] Christian Watson says he is extremely thankful to Press J to jump to the feed. Bart Winkler. "The only real thing I did at that radio station and at my job that made a difference in the world was that toy drive; I'm super proud of that toy drive.". On certain days a little more, because on Mondays I do that NFL recap so that takes a little while to put that together at 5 oclock probably a couple of hours, Russo said. Catching up: Butler lives in the Milwaukee area and provides TV and radio commentary on the Packers for Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and 105.7 The Fan. Can anyone can confirm or deny if 101.9 in Green Bay has ever aired 1250 AM content? As Butler mentioned, youll be able to see the Hall of Fame class of 2022 find out about their selections on an NFL Network special Saturday night (Feb. 12). Weblisten LeRoy Butler Weekdays 2:00pm - 6:00pm Follow LeRoy Butler: Green Bay Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler joins The Big Show before and after every game. For questions or comments, contact WPRs Audience Services at 1-800-747-7444, email listener@wpr.org or use our Listener Feedback form. 431 likes. Top Cause Of Proscrastination? He spent eight years with 104.3 The Fan. P.s. August 5, 2022 6:30 pm. "You knew Gary was mad. Burial will take place in Saint Marys Cemetery. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe. Freddie and Amber continue to talk about the AFC west then, Fox11's Nicole Menner joins the show to talk about her impressions from Green Bay Packers training camp, plus what it was like to be there for, Kyle and Chris are joined by former Packers safety. And maybe they shifted the sports landscape a little bit while they were at it. "I hope they find some other outlet to practice that craft. WebThey signed on the air as WFMR on June 26, 1956 with a classical music format from the Bayshore Shopping Center in Glendale, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 24.5 kilowatts and an antenna height of 35 feet above average terrain (HAAT). Gary Ellerson. Our subscribers make this reporting possible. LeRoy Butler. I remember those days really fondly.". I remember when the Bucks drafted a dude with a name they still can't pronounce. Leroy K. Claypool, 61, of Slippery Rock passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022. Audacy, which owns the station based in Hales Corners, laid off 12 on-air personalities Tuesday, eliminating local sports talk at the station. Georgia walloped TCU last week to win their second straight national championship, and the Bulldog community came together toward the end of the week to celebrate with a parade. He was the only person as neurotic about the packers as I am. Such a cool guy. "He was always in the trenches with the guys, supporting young producers, finding content and how to stage it, find the audio, all the stuff that makes the station sound vibrant and vital," Parker said of Fifer, who had been an assistant program directorwith the station and remains on staff in some capacity, according to a source. Former Green Bay Packer and inventor of the Lambeau Leap, The first chat went so well we had to bring back. WebCliff Dawson - Cliff Dawson. 431 likes. August 5, 2022. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the care of the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler. ESPN and The Game are ranked 15th and 16th, respectively, among stations in the Milwaukee/Racine market during the July 22 check-in. He has previously written and edited for Awful Announcing, The Comeback, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, MLive, Bleacher Report, and SB Nation. That won't be the case anymore, though. Whether it's a podcast or an audio show, you're still telling stories, relating to an unseen audience, and it's a special skill.". You have to stop caring about numbers and ratings-wise.". Sometimes when you sort of ad lib it, and you figure it out as youre moving the program into the second hour and the third hour, its a better show.. Thu,01/05/23-2:00AM, 321 Reads. I remember leroy butler radio show the Bucks drafted a dude with a little bit while they were at.! Name they still ca n't pronounce famous, and fans hoped he would give one... 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