The Max Kellerman Show
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The Max Kellerman Show was a sports radio
program based out of WEPN
in New York City
that featured Max Kellerman
.
. Because of its popularity, ESPN extended the show by an hour to 1:00 p.m.
anchor Brian Kenny
joined the show as a full-time co-host and the show was re-named The Kellerman and Kenny Show. Lundberg and Gold's on-air roles became significantly reduced. In the summer of 2008, Kenny left the show to focus more on his work at SportsCenter, thus returning the show back to its original format.http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1884872/
Max Kellerman left the show on March 9, 2009 after differences with management. They had removed his producers, Robin and Louie, from the show and had planned on reducing the show by an hour. http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2009/03/espn_radio_max_kellerman_part.html
, the New York Giants
and the New York Knicks
. He does not hide his bias and openly admits that his opinions on topics involving his teams are skewed. He doesn't understand why anybody would be a fan of the New York Jets
or the New York Mets
unless they enjoyed being miserable.
Kellerman considers himself to be a hip-hop aficionado and even had a short-lived rap career of his own in the early 1990s with his late-brother Sam.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uA8hcv1MzA Kellerman's favorite rappers include; Jay-Z
, Kool G Rap
and the Wu-Tang Clan
.
Max is a fan of Howard Stern
and acknowledges that until he retires, he will be the King of Radio. As a result of this, he has crowned himself the Prince of All Media.http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=Max
He often references Idiocracy
and Beer League
on the show and says they are among his favorite comedies.
While a student at the University of Maryland
, Lundberg began his career as an intern for Kellerman on the ESPN
show Around the Horn
. After Kellerman left ESPN, Lundberg followed Kellerman to FoxSports for his show I, Max
and was named associate producer. Lundberg recently launched his own website, http://lundberg.me
http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=Lundberg
Gold is a depressed Jets and Mets fan and often goes on tirades about his favorite teams. He also makes his love of both The Who
and Funyuns
well-known.
Galerstein is the former public address announcer for the New York Rangers
and was working for the organization when they won the Stanley Cup
in 1994.http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=galerstein
On days that Kenny was absent, Gold filled in and talked about bizarre news stories and discussed his favorite foods.
The professional is Nick Stevens, a former contestant on ESPN's Dream Job
and contributor to VH1
shows such as The Best Week Ever
.
The video game used is the Madden NFL
series and is simulated by the show's producer Robin Lundberg.
The kid was Ché Stout, a middle-school student who had no prior experience with picking with NFL lines.
The psychic is Nicole the Psychic.http://www.psychicreadingsbynicole.com/
A quarter was also included in the first year of the segment, with heads equaling the favorite and vice versa.
During the NHL off-season, the segment is changed into Mets rants, which is another subject that it often ignored on the show.
as quarterback).
They have also came up with superhero counterparts to current athletes. (ex. Brandon Jacobs
= The Juggernaut)http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=maxSuperheroAthletes
came out on top.
.http://www.nypost.com/seven/04262008/gossip/pagesix/meet_our_fantasy_lineups_108110.htm
in their Best of 2008 audio podcasts.
Sports radio
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
program based out of WEPN
WEPN
WEPN is a 24-hour sports talk formatted radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs and live broadcasts of sports matches. It is the New York affiliate for ESPN Radio...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
that featured Max Kellerman
Max Kellerman
Max Kellerman is an American boxing commentator and sports talk radio host based in Los Angeles. He currently appears as a color commentator on HBO World Championship Boxing and HBO Boxing After Dark and as of January 3, 2011, is hosting a midday talk show on 710 ESPN radio in Los Angeles.Prior...
.
Broadcast times
Originally the show was broadcast weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m on 1050 ESPN New York. Eastern TimeNorth American Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
. Because of its popularity, ESPN extended the show by an hour to 1:00 p.m.
Format
The show originally began with Kellerman hosting the show by himself while occasionally including the show's producer, Robin Lundberg, and the call-screener, Louie Gold in on-air discussion. However, in October 2007, SportsCenterSportsCenter
SportsCenter is a daily sports news television show, and the flagship program of American cable network ESPN since the network launched on September 7, 1979. Originally broadcast only daily, SportsCenter is now shown up to twelve times a day, replaying the day's scores and highlights from major...
anchor Brian Kenny
Brian Kenny
Brian Kenny may refer to:*Brian Kenny , MLB Network personality and journalist*Brian Kenny , Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick*Brian Kenny , British Army General...
joined the show as a full-time co-host and the show was re-named The Kellerman and Kenny Show. Lundberg and Gold's on-air roles became significantly reduced. In the summer of 2008, Kenny left the show to focus more on his work at SportsCenter, thus returning the show back to its original format.http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1884872/
Max Kellerman left the show on March 9, 2009 after differences with management. They had removed his producers, Robin and Louie, from the show and had planned on reducing the show by an hour. http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2009/03/espn_radio_max_kellerman_part.html
Max Kellerman
Kellerman is an avid fan of the New York YankeesNew York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
. He does not hide his bias and openly admits that his opinions on topics involving his teams are skewed. He doesn't understand why anybody would be a fan of the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
or the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
unless they enjoyed being miserable.
Kellerman considers himself to be a hip-hop aficionado and even had a short-lived rap career of his own in the early 1990s with his late-brother Sam.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uA8hcv1MzA Kellerman's favorite rappers include; Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
, Kool G Rap
Kool G Rap
Nathaniel Thomas Wilson , better known by his stage names Kool G Rap , Kool G. Rap, and Giancana , is an American rapper, from the Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as a member of the Juice Crew...
and the Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group...
.
Max is a fan of Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
and acknowledges that until he retires, he will be the King of Radio. As a result of this, he has crowned himself the Prince of All Media.http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=Max
He often references Idiocracy
Idiocracy
Idiocracy is a 2006 American film, a satirical science fiction comedy, directed by Mike Judge and starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews....
and Beer League
Beer League
Artie Lange's Beer League is a 2006 film written, produced, and starring Artie Lange. It was released in selected theaters on September 15, 2006 in the New Jersey, New York, Cleveland, and Philadelphia areas...
on the show and says they are among his favorite comedies.
Robin Lundberg
Robin Lundberg is the show's producer. He contributes on-air and creates a number of skits for the show's website.While a student at the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, Lundberg began his career as an intern for Kellerman on the ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
show Around the Horn
Around the Horn
Around the Horn is a daily, half-hour sports roundtable on ESPN filmed in Washington, D.C. It airs at 5:00 pm ET, as part of a sports talk hour with Pardon the Interruption. The show is currently hosted by Tony Reali.-History:Around the Horn premiered on November 4, 2002, hosted by Max Kellerman...
. After Kellerman left ESPN, Lundberg followed Kellerman to FoxSports for his show I, Max
I, Max
I, Max was a sports commentary show featuring host Max Kellerman and Michael Holley that aired nightly on Fox Sports Net. The concept of the show involved Kellerman and his ego against the world, represented by Holley, broadcasting via satellite from Boston, with producer Bill Wolff, the former...
and was named associate producer. Lundberg recently launched his own website, http://lundberg.me
http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=Lundberg
Louie Gold
Louie Gold is the show's call-screener and Lundberg's arch nemesis. While Lundberg and Kellerman agree on a number of issues, Gold will usually be found on the opposite side of the argument. He is known for his anger and often gets frustrated with Kellerman and Lundberg. Gold is a target of insult for Kellerman for his weight and for constantly messing up while screening the calls.Gold is a depressed Jets and Mets fan and often goes on tirades about his favorite teams. He also makes his love of both The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
and Funyuns
Funyuns
Funyuns is the brand name of an onion-flavored corn snack introduced in the United States in 1969. While consisting primarily of cornmeal, Funyuns are ring-shaped, alluding to the shape and texture of fried onion rings...
well-known.
Bob Galerstein
Bob Galerstein does the news updates for The Max Kellerman Show every 20 minutes. While a rare contributor in discussion, Galerstein's help is called upon by Kellerman whenever the subject of hockey is brought up.Galerstein is the former public address announcer for the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
and was working for the organization when they won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1994.http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=galerstein
The Rest of the World
The Rest of the World was a daily segment created by Brian Kenny who thought that Kellerman focused too much on New York while ignoring the rest of the sports world.On days that Kenny was absent, Gold filled in and talked about bizarre news stories and discussed his favorite foods.
The Pro, the Game, the Kid and the Psychic
Due to Kellerman's belief that picking NFL spreads is a crap-shoot, he decided to test his theory by having a professional, a video game, a kid and a psychic pick the spreads and see who came out on top.The professional is Nick Stevens, a former contestant on ESPN's Dream Job
Dream Job
Dream Job is an American reality television show from ESPN, which began on February 22, 2004. It was the network's second reality show, with two editions of Beg, Borrow & Deal having previously aired. However, this was the first reality show from a network to offer its winner an on-air place on one...
and contributor to VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
shows such as The Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever
Best Week Ever is a weekly television program on the United States cable/satellite network VH1. It started airing in 2004 and was put on hiatus in the summer of 2009...
.
The video game used is the Madden NFL
Madden NFL
Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports. The game series is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, a well-known former Super Bowl-winning coach of the Oakland Raiders and color commentator...
series and is simulated by the show's producer Robin Lundberg.
The kid was Ché Stout, a middle-school student who had no prior experience with picking with NFL lines.
The psychic is Nicole the Psychic.http://www.psychicreadingsbynicole.com/
A quarter was also included in the first year of the segment, with heads equaling the favorite and vice versa.
Hockey Rants
Due to the lack of hockey talk on the show, Kellerman was pressured by the fans to designate a segment for hockey fans to be able to vent.During the NHL off-season, the segment is changed into Mets rants, which is another subject that it often ignored on the show.
Non-Sports Talk
Aside from discussing sports, Kellerman and company also create many comical fantasy teams and tournaments.Superhero Teams
Being avid fans of comic books, Kellerman and Lundberg have created both Superhero baseball and football teams. Figuring out which superheroes would play what positions in each sport (ex. Captain AmericaCaptain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
as quarterback).
They have also came up with superhero counterparts to current athletes. (ex. Brandon Jacobs
Brandon Jacobs
-New York Giants:Going into the 2006 season Jacobs stated that he studied film of famed power running back Eddie George in an effort to refine his running style. George, like Jacobs, was a large, power running back. In the 2006 season, Jacobs carried the ball 96 times for 423 yards and nine...
= The Juggernaut)http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/1050espnradio/story?id=maxSuperheroAthletes
Killer Animal Tournament
The crew selected killer animals and hypothetically pitted them against each other in a March Madness style tournament. The ligerLiger
The liger is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress . Thus, it has parents with the same genus but of different species. It is distinct from the similar hybrid tiglon. It is the largest of all known cats and extant felines.Ligers enjoy swimming, which is a characteristic of tigers, and...
came out on top.
Page Six Fantasy Draft
The crew held a fantasy sports-style draft and instead drafted celebrities. The winner was the person who had their celebrities mentioned most on Page Six of the New York PostNew York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
.http://www.nypost.com/seven/04262008/gossip/pagesix/meet_our_fantasy_lineups_108110.htm
Accolades
The Max Kellerman Show was one of only 25 podcasts included by iTunesITunes
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in their Best of 2008 audio podcasts.