lucky_chalms t1_j9h4hf3 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 10:57 PM

Reply to comment by theliontamer37 in Tony Massarotti of ‘Felger and Mazz' Apologizes After ‘Insensitive,' ‘Hurtful' Comments During Broadcast by Freaky713

Researcher: The average radio listener listens for eighteen minutes. The average Howard Stern fan listens for - are you ready for this? - an hour and twenty minutes.

Pig Vomit: How can that be?

Researcher: Answer most commonly given? "I want to see what he'll say next."

Pig Vomit: Okay, fine. But what about the people who hate Stern?

Researcher: Good point. The average Stern hater listens for two and a half hours a day.

Pig Vomit: But... if they hate him, why do they listen?

Researcher: Most common answer? "I want to see what he'll say next."

Maybe be a little more open minded. Your opinion isn’t the only one and is certainly in the minority.

theliontamer37 t1_j9h6m49 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:11 PM

Lol Your quote just proves my point that a lot of ppl hate listen to their show. Doesn’t make them as well liked as their numbers show. Again, any legitimate sports fans know they’re opinions are trash.

Quiddity131 t1_j9hcotc wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:53 PM

That's not the point though. I'm sure Michael Felger is ecstatic that people hate him. All that matters to him is that people tune in such that his ratings are high and he can continue to get paid a lot of money to work 4 hours a day.

theliontamer37 t1_j9heqlr wrote on February 22, 2023 at 12:07 AM

Oh I’m not saying he’s not successful at what he does. He definitely loves the hate. My whole stance is that he has trash takes, isn’t entertaining, and isn’t nearly sport literate enough to be as big as a host as he is.

Quiddity131 t1_j9keq3u wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:03 PM

I think Felger knows his stuff pretty well, he is well informed and does the research. But that doesn't translate into how he comes off on the air as he is all about leaning heavily into the schtick of being a big time troll. Does he have trash takes? Absolutely. As to if he's entertaining, well ultimately the high ratings bear it out. People like us want something of higher quality but it seems like the masses are fine with content that is all about trolling the audience and getting them mad at him.

Mazz and Jim Murray? Idiots who hardly put any effort in.