I get tired of the "ITB" references, and that they've moved away from a call format.  But then, if you don't have a wealth of good callers, maybe that's for the better.

 

They mostly follow a similar formula.

 

Hammer out the talking points and who's taking which sides in the production meeting.

 

Package each show with it's own unique filler.  Intros/exits with signon/signoff music and sometimes obscure sound bites (Dempsey's "pretty sure" clip is plain awful even though I probably like his show best, and doing Geico's hump day on Weds is nice.)

 

Have recurring bits that set up the topical arguments laid out in the production meeting (three point stance, countdown, five at five, etc.)  Play horrible background music on a loop while hosts argue between one another over top of said bad music.  Insert the occasional filler that chews up time between participants (listening to the coundown is painful, "one... one... one... one... one... one... one... one.." ugh...)

 

Frangie's show tends to go off on egotistical tangents, but they can end up producing funny stories/sound bites and play some classic bumper music (though they almost ruin it by having to tell you how cool their bumper music is.)

 

I like Martineau, Dempsey, Joe C, and Hicken the best.  I also like Hacker for all the stuff he catches from/dishes with everyone, Ballou has his moments and Chadd is good.  The Cat is always a great guest of any show.

 

I guess the guys I like least... probably has to be Lamm and Prosser.  Don't particularly care for Frangie, but his team carries him well.  Don't care for the lispy Jay Gray either.  Dunno if he was tired or perhaps almost got fired for it, but his coverage of TPC sounded like he was loaded (no, smashed) on the air.  His everyday lisp turned into heavy slurring and rambling.

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