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Headline Sports podcast with Morris Phillips: US prepared to re-open but at what cost and risk?

Published on April 20, 2020 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

Friday fiasco takes protesting against social distancing, sheltering in, and demands to end the shutdown to new levels here protesters in front of the Governor’s residence in St.Paul with protesters standing shoulder to shoulder (AP photo)

Morris on Headline Sports podcast:

#1 On the face of it re-opening sounds like there might some normalcy returning and with it sports could not be too far behind

#2 Some places have already opened up the beaches, Santa Cruz was named as one of them but how risky, how certain is it that it is safe. You’ve done some work in Santa Cruz and go there frequently what will re-opening Santa Cruz and the Beach be like?

#3 Texas, Indiana, New Hampshire, Nevada, Maryland, Utah, and Wisconsin protested in from of their state capitals on Saturday. During those protests they did not social distance and were shoulder to shoulder, they were demanding to open up now. If they get what they want and it backfires then what?

#4 Pro and College teams plan to open their parks and arenas with no fans but at what risk to the players and working personnel all it takes is one person that could get sick?

#5 Some places have unofficially reopened in the US while 60% polled said that social distancing should continue and it’s too risky to open now. Will baseball take all the pre cautions despite all the protesting and push to get it to open up as soon as possible?

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Headline Sports podcast with Morris Phillips: Entercom virus spells layoffs at KCBS for talent Joe Salvatore and Bruce MacGowan

Published on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

Joe Salvatore pictured and Bruce MacGowan longtime Sports reporters for KCBS San Francisco were laid off on Thursday due to budget cuts from parent company Entercom Broadcasting (photo by Michael Duca)

On Headline Sports with Morris:

#1 KCBS Sports anchors Joe Salvotore (weekends) and Bruce MacGowan (overnights) and occasional guests on Sports Talk were laid off Thursday after Entercom Radio parent company of KCBS Radio San Francisco made a series of cuts that Entercom CEO and president David Field said was “necessary under the circumstances” due to business shutdowns that equated to poor advertising sales.

#2 Joe had worked at KCBS for 23 years as cuts were made to other KCBS personnel, Joe was one of the most high profile employees of the cuts. Joe anchored sports weekends for much of his time at the All News Station.

#3 Bruce who started in radio in the 1970s worked in Eureka, Portland, Seattle, New York City, and San Francisco. Bruce worked outside of the San Francisco market from 1979-1981 before returning back to San Francisco in 1981 to teach at the Ron Bailie School of Broadcasting in San Francisco until 1983 and also worked TV-Radio freelance. In 1986 Bruce hosted Sports People a talk show heard on 1450 KEST San Francisco. Bruce later worked at KNBR and KGO San Francisco followed by KCBS starting in 2017 which Bruce said was the best broadcast experience he ever had.

#4 Morris as many know you cover the Cal Bears football and Bruce did sideline reporting for TV and radio for Stanford Cardinal football. What was it like to see Bruce during Big Games when Cal and Stanford met we knew it was some extra adrenaline for Bruce having to work the sidelines for those games.

#5 Both Bruce and Joe covered A’s and Giants baseball during their time at KCBS. Joe would be at almost every A’s and Giants game and Bruce at least three times per homestand they both worked doing sports updates during live games.

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Headline Sports podcast with Morris Phillips: How improved are the Bucs with Brady on board?; Marbury trying to donate 10 millions masks to NYC; plus more

Published on March 30, 2020 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

file photo from newengleandpatriots.com: Tom Brady addresses the press in this file photo, Brady spoke to the press via telephone at his press introductory to the Tampa Bay media on Friday Mar 27th.

Morris Phillips on Headline Sports podcast:

#1 Morris how improved are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with their acquisition of Tom Brady and at 42 years old did he make the right choice to go to Tampa Bay.

#2 The Chinese Basketball Association’s Stephon Marbury who coaches the Royal Fighters says he wants to send 10 million N95 face masks to New York City as the break out there is stratospheric Marbury who played 13 seasons in the NBA and five with the New York Knicks is trying to buy the masks at $2.75 each negotiations with the manufacturer in China has been stiff.

#3 Agent Scott Boras says the MLB draft is sending the wrong message by shortening the draft and limiting the financial pool for amateur players. Baseball takes the position that the terms of the agreement are in place and the Commissioner Rob Manfred can reduce the draft from 40 rounds to five. Manfred is also considering cutting the amount of drafts to 20 in 2021

#4 The estimated start of the MLB season could be realistically in June. Flu season should be well over with by then and shelter in place could be done by mid May. On the other hand some medical experts say with a vaccine not available Coronvirus could revive again halting the season again.

#5 While the Utah Jazz Rudy Cobert and Donavon Mitchell and the Utah Jazz and front office have been cleared of Coronvirus the New York Knicks owner James Dolan is self isolating after being diagnosed for the disease. Dolan is the first pro sports owner to come up positive for Covid-19.

Morris Phillips does Headline Sports each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com