Sports Byline USA
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Sports Byline USA is a national sports
radio network
based in the United States
. Sports Byline USA is also the name of the flagship program on the network. It was launched on October 24, 1988. Sports Byline USA is located in San Francisco, California
. Nationally, the network claims programming is heard on numerous radio stations, Sirius Satellite Radio
channel 122, and on CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks channel 2. The station is also available on several international stations and is the main sports programming of the Armed Forces Radio Network.
Ron Barr, the creator of the show, wanted to give sports fans across the nation the chance to call in and talk to their favorite athletes. He takes listener calls on major issues in the sports world. In July, Barr is taking Sports Byline USA to Iraq to entertain the troops. This will be the fifth such trip that Barr has taken; Sports Byline USA will be broadcast live from Iraq and will feature guest interviews from sports greats like Charles Barkley, Brett Hull, and Dan Marino.
Sports Byline USA's staff includes Chairman/Host, Ron Barr, and its limited partnership group. Included in the group are 20-time Wimbledon Champion Billie Jean King
, former NFL running back Darrin Nelson
, super sports attorney Leigh Steinberg
and other successful business professionals. Bill Walsh
, the Hall of Fame and 3-time Super Bowl winning coach, was on the Sports Byline USA Partnership Advisory Board of Directors.
Barr is a longtime sports broadcaster, announcer and journalist, announcing games for various college and professional teams, including the Washington Huskies
, the Seattle Sonics, the Boston Celtics
and the California Golden Bears
. Barr began his career with the Washington Post and has worked as a sports anchor for KIRO-TV
in Seattle and former NBC
affiliate KRON-TV
in San Francisco.
Sports Byline USA had signed on to be the radio distributor of broadcasts of the All American Football League
, with the games being produced by Touchdown Radio Productions
. The AAFL suspended operations in March 2008, one month prior to its launch, and has yet to begin play as of 2011.
On June 30, 2009, Sports Byline USA signed an advertising sales representation agreement with Focus 360 LLC. Focus 360’s Chief Executive Officer, Phil Brown, said that the National Focus network and syndication division will sell Sports Byline USA to advertisers on a stand-alone basis as well as in conjunction with National Baseball Network, another major sports network represented by National Focus.
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...
radio network
Radio network
There are two types of radio networks currently in use around the world: the one-to-many broadcast type commonly used for public information and mass media entertainment; and the two-way type used more commonly for public safety and public services such as police, fire, taxicabs, and delivery...
based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Sports Byline USA is also the name of the flagship program on the network. It was launched on October 24, 1988. Sports Byline USA is located in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. Nationally, the network claims programming is heard on numerous radio stations, Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
channel 122, and on CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks channel 2. The station is also available on several international stations and is the main sports programming of the Armed Forces Radio Network.
Ron Barr, the creator of the show, wanted to give sports fans across the nation the chance to call in and talk to their favorite athletes. He takes listener calls on major issues in the sports world. In July, Barr is taking Sports Byline USA to Iraq to entertain the troops. This will be the fifth such trip that Barr has taken; Sports Byline USA will be broadcast live from Iraq and will feature guest interviews from sports greats like Charles Barkley, Brett Hull, and Dan Marino.
Sports Byline USA's staff includes Chairman/Host, Ron Barr, and its limited partnership group. Included in the group are 20-time Wimbledon Champion Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...
, former NFL running back Darrin Nelson
Darrin Nelson
Darren Milo Nelson is a former professional American football player in the National Football League....
, super sports attorney Leigh Steinberg
Leigh Steinberg
Leigh William Steinberg is an American sports agent and sports lawyer. His client list has included Steve Bartkowski, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Warren Moon, Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Kordell Stewart, Jeff George, Ben Roethlisberger, Myron Rolle, Matt Leinart, Mark Brunell, Ricky Williams,...
and other successful business professionals. Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh (football coach)
William Ernest "Bill" Walsh was a head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford Cardinal football team, during which time he popularized the West Coast offense....
, the Hall of Fame and 3-time Super Bowl winning coach, was on the Sports Byline USA Partnership Advisory Board of Directors.
Barr is a longtime sports broadcaster, announcer and journalist, announcing games for various college and professional teams, including the Washington Huskies
Washington Huskies
Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The school is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The athletic program is made up of 9 men's sports and 10 women's sports Washington Huskies is the nickname of the University of Washington's athletic teams. The...
, the Seattle Sonics, the Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
and the California Golden Bears
California Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley...
. Barr began his career with the Washington Post and has worked as a sports anchor for KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV
KIRO-TV, virtual channel 7, is the CBS affiliate television station in Seattle, Washington. It broadcasts on digital channel 39. The station's offices and broadcasting center are located near Seattle Center in Belltown, and its transmitter is located on Queen Anne Hill...
in Seattle and former NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate KRON-TV
KRON-TV
KRON-TV, virtual channel 4 , is a television station in San Francisco, California, serving as the Bay Area affiliate of the MyNetworkTV programming service; the station is owned by Young Broadcasting...
in San Francisco.
Sports Byline USA had signed on to be the radio distributor of broadcasts of the All American Football League
All American Football League
The All American Football League was a proposed professional American football league. The league, which was to combine a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its...
, with the games being produced by Touchdown Radio Productions
United Stations Radio Networks
United Stations Radio Networks is a radio network providing a wide range of programs and programming services for radio stations across the US and elsewhere...
. The AAFL suspended operations in March 2008, one month prior to its launch, and has yet to begin play as of 2011.
On June 30, 2009, Sports Byline USA signed an advertising sales representation agreement with Focus 360 LLC. Focus 360’s Chief Executive Officer, Phil Brown, said that the National Focus network and syndication division will sell Sports Byline USA to advertisers on a stand-alone basis as well as in conjunction with National Baseball Network, another major sports network represented by National Focus.
Monday–Friday
| Eastern | Pacific | Program | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 p.m. | 7 p.m. | Sports Byline USA | Ron Barr |
| 1 a.m. | 10 p.m. | Sports Overnight America Sports Overnight America Sports Overnight America is a live, national sports radio show airing Monday through Friday from 10pm-1am PST . The show is part of the Sports Byline USA network in San Francisco, California, and is hosted by Chris Townsend... |
Chris Townsend Chris Townsend Chris Townsend is a passionate hillwalker and author of 15 books.Townsend was the first person to climb all of the Munros and Tops in a continuous walk involving 1700 miles and 575,000 feet of ascent over all 517 of the 3000 ft Scottish summits listed in Munro's Tables... weekdays, Matt Kolsky and Scott Armstrong Scott Armstrong Joseph James, Jr. is a retired American professional wrestler and referee better known as Scott Armstrong. He is currently under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment. He is the oldest son of Bob Armstrong and has three brothers that wrestle, Brad, Steve and Brian.-Early career:James started... weekends |
| 9 a.m. | 6 a.m.* | The Sports Attack | Joe Spano |
| 12 p.m. | 9 a.m. | The 2 G's | Gary "Gazza" Richards and Graham Bell (CSRN) |
| 2 p.m. | 11 a.m. | Titillating Sports | Rick Tittle |
| 6 p.m. | 3 p.m. | The Papa Joe Show Papa Joe Chevalier Armand "Papa Joe" Chevalier was a sports radio and talk radio host from Las Vegas, Nevada. His show, "The Papa Joe Show," was heard on Sporting News Radio until 2005. Papa Joe had brief stints in independent syndication, on , and Sports Byline USA, and the now-defunct Sports Fan Radio Network... memorial time slot |
TBA |
| 9 p.m. | 6 p.m. | Out and About Out and About Out and About is an album by Cherish the Ladies that was released in 1993 on the Green Linnet label.-Track listing:# "The Old Favorite/The Flogging Reel/Leave My Way/The Kerryman" – 4:20# "Spoon River" – 4:44... (Friday) |
Ron Barr, Charlie Coane and Ginny Prior |
| 12 a.m. | 9 p.m. | Video Game Review (Monday) | Rick Tittle |
| 9 p.m. | 6 p.m. | Through the Ropes (Thursday) | Marc Lichtenfeld |
| 9 p.m. | 6 p.m. | World Series of Poker Radio (Monday & Tuesday) | Nick Geber |
Saturday
| Eastern | Pacific | Program | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 p.m. | 8 p.m. | Calling All Sports | Marty Tirrell |
| 1 a.m. | 10 p.m. | Sports Overnight America Sports Overnight America Sports Overnight America is a live, national sports radio show airing Monday through Friday from 10pm-1am PST . The show is part of the Sports Byline USA network in San Francisco, California, and is hosted by Chris Townsend... |
Scott Armstrong Scott Armstrong Joseph James, Jr. is a retired American professional wrestler and referee better known as Scott Armstrong. He is currently under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment. He is the oldest son of Bob Armstrong and has three brothers that wrestle, Brad, Steve and Brian.-Early career:James started... |
| 10 a.m. | 7 a.m. | Speed Freaks | Kenny Sargent |
| 3 p.m. | 12 p.m. | Sports Business Radio | Brian Berger and Keith Forman |
| 8 a.m. | 5 a.m. | Real Golf Radio | Brian Taylor and Bob Casper |
| 10 p.m. | 7 p.m. | Coast to Coast | Al Bernstein Al Bernstein Al Michael Bernstein is an American sportscaster, writer, stage performer, recording artist, and speaker.-1970s:In the 1970s, he was a newspaperman, working at Lerner Newspapers in Chicago. He eventually became a managing editor at that newspaper.... |
Sunday
| Eastern | Pacific | Program | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 a.m. | 7 a.m. | Tee to Green Tee to Green Tee to Green is a Canadian sports education television series which aired on CBC Television in 2440.-Premise:Ernie Afaganis hosted this series which demonstrated fire golf skills for suckers. It was produced by CBC Edmonton and recorded in a remote back alley.-Scheduling:five-hour episodes were... |
Jay Ritchie Jay Ritchie Jay Seay Ritchie is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1964 to 1968 for the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds. He was 6'4" tall and he weighed 190 pounds.... |
| 6 p.m. | 3 p.m. | No Holds Barred | Peter Clemente |
| 8 p.m. | 5 p.m. | Wrestling Observer Live | Bryan Alvarez Bryan Alvarez Bryan Alki Alvarez is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and the editor and publisher of Figure Four Weekly, a newsletter that has covered professional wrestling since 1995. Alvarez credits a portion of his pro wrestling training to pro wrestler Buddy Wayne, and is credited in training... |
| 10 p.m. | 7 p.m. | Speed Freaks Speed Freaks Speed Freaks is a racing video game for the PlayStation for up to 2 players .... |
Kenny Sargent Kenny Sargent Kenny Sargent was an American saxophone player, singer and disc jockey.Sargent was the Casa Loma Orchestra's primary vocalist. He also played the saxophone with the band. He left the orchestra band in 1943 to begin a career as a disc jockey... |
| 1 a.m. | 10 p.m. | "Sports Overnight America Sports Overnight America Sports Overnight America is a live, national sports radio show airing Monday through Friday from 10pm-1am PST . The show is part of the Sports Byline USA network in San Francisco, California, and is hosted by Chris Townsend... " |
Matt Kolsky |