Recent content by Rufino

First off, there's no question this was a fireable offense. Idiotic bit from guys who should've known much better. Having said that, what Cellini said about the station's motivations for the dismissal is also accurate. Steak Shapiro's contract was up in early September. Word in the biz had...

Yes, writers never have conversations in the box or media room that might distract others. Couldn't even imagine such a thing possibly occurring. You bet. Or, you know, we could acknowledge that there are rude people from every medium and it would be better if their behavior was more polite...

No show was consistently better at using music than Homicide: Life on the Street. Best single example is Peter Gabriel's "No Self Control" during a scene where they were hunting a fugitive in a train station. Couldn't find that one on Youtube, but this is one of many excellent ones...

Sileo is and always has been a loathsome individual. He is a particularly noxious boil on the ass of sports radio, the field I work in. This piece, which is no longer available for linking but ran in the Tampa Tribune soon after he was hired there, shows you what this fraud is about.... Radio...

I remember them telling all their publishers about the great things that were going to come from switching Scout over to Myspace Sports. That was the plan for months, and just never actually happened. Everything about their operations structure was completely baffling, though some sites are...

Redondo Beach Cafe is a great place to watch hockey, but of course there's none of that to be had at the moment. Good breakfast spot too.

Talkers does a top 100 for non sports hosts that has been a joke within the business for years. They appear to have applied the same level of thought and effort into this list. It's absolutely awful, and should be taken seriously by no one.

The actor who played Flash on the TV show got another 5-10 minutes of fame by coming out, so maybe that inspired them.

As someone married to a local female sportscaster, I understand what you're saying. You're right that Pam Ward's sex is the only reason anyone cares she's gone, but you're not about the distaste for Ward's work being sexism. I hate when someone picks a small fact error - a brain cramp like...

The author of the ESPN book says it's done, but for whatever reason no one's publicly confirmed it yet. Beadle is an excellent talent for what she's asked to do. She's good looking enough to intrigue guys but doesn't come off like an ice queen. That's a valuable skill in TV land.

Twice - before Gillispie and before Cal. Donovan's never leaving UF for a college gig unless Foley leaves and the new guy pisses him off somehow.

Not only that, but he had a gigantic amount of staff turnover in the same time period. Grant got VCU after title 1, Jones went to Marshall after title 2. The guy he tired to replace Grant turned out to be a total hump and got the boot after 2 years, replaced by Smart who then got VCU. For a guy...

Not a single, but I've always loved "I've Seen that Movie Too" Really good later tune no one appears to have mentioned: 'This Train Don't stop there Anymore"

Mason has denied the report on his Twitter feed, and says he isn't interested in the job.

Mike DiRocco is leaving the Jacksonville Gator beat to take a gig with the new ESPN UF focused site that apparently launches within a couple of weeks.