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SportsNation is a syndicated sports talk radio show that is currently on the air with hosts John Seibel
and Orestes Destrade
broadcast on ESPN Radio
from the ESPN
Headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut
. The show is heard Monday through Friday (Tuesday through Thursday during football season) from 4pm ET till 6:30pm ET, when the show is cut short for Pardon the Interruption
. As of 2005 the show is heard on over 190 affiliates. The show generally does not air on ESPN Radio
affiliates in the Eastern half of the United States due to its afternoon drive time
timeslot. Stations usually prefer to run local programming in this time period. The ESPN Radio SportsCenter
anchor for the most part is Jon Stashower.
co- hosted with his brother Chris Kuselias, however Chris left the show in early 2005 to seek other opportunities. The show was then renamed The SportsBash with Erik Kuselias with Erik staying on as the lone host.
On January 15, 2007, Erik was replaced on an interim basis by John Seibel
when ESPN
named Erik the new host of NASCAR Now
and so therefore the show was renamed, The SportsBash with John Seibel. Kuselias has stated that he will continue to guest host ESPN Radio
shows such as Mike and Mike in the Morning
, The Herd with Colin Cowherd
and The Mike Tirico Show.
In October 2007 the show was renamed yet again to its current title, which had been previously used for online polls and other interactive content run by ESPN. Orestes Destrade
joined as co-host.
The show airs also under different names, depending on the season. During the Baseball Playoffs, the shows hosts remain the same but with the name of The Baseball Show. During the football season, the shows name is typically changed to ESPN Radio Presents Football Today.
, Barry Melrose
, Len Pasquarelli
and Rick Spielman
.
John Seibel
John Seibel is an American broadcaster. He is currently the host of KDKA's afternoon drive show Seibel, Starkey and Miller in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 93.7 The Fan from 2-6 PM.-Before Seibel and Starkey :...
and Orestes Destrade
Orestes Destrade
Orestes Cucuas Destrade , is a former Major League Baseball infielder.-Biography:Destrade was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, but emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six. During his youth, he played Khoury League at Flagami Park in Miami. He graduated from Christopher...
broadcast on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
from the ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
Headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States southwest of Hartford. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 61,353. Bristol is primarily known as the home of ESPN, whose central studios are in the city. Bristol is also home to...
. The show is heard Monday through Friday (Tuesday through Thursday during football season) from 4pm ET till 6:30pm ET, when the show is cut short for Pardon the Interruption
Pardon the Interruption
Pardon the Interruption is a sports television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels, TSN, ESPN America, XM, and Sirius satellite radio services, and as a downloadable podcast. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top stories...
. As of 2005 the show is heard on over 190 affiliates. The show generally does not air on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
affiliates in the Eastern half of the United States due to its afternoon drive time
Drive time
Drive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...
timeslot. Stations usually prefer to run local programming in this time period. The ESPN Radio SportsCenter
ESPN Radio SportsCenter
ESPN Radio SportsCenter has sports updates two or three times an hour during key time slots, usually by separate anchors. Weekdays from 6am to 4pm Eastern, there are two updates an hour, at the top of the hour and 30 minutes past...
anchor for the most part is Jon Stashower.
History
The show began airing in June 2003 under its original name, The SportsBrothers, with Erik KuseliasErik Kuselias
Erik Kuselias is a television and radio host. He is the current co-host of Golf Channel's Morning Drive program and is the former host of NASCAR Now on ESPN2, andThe SportsBash on ESPN Radio...
co- hosted with his brother Chris Kuselias, however Chris left the show in early 2005 to seek other opportunities. The show was then renamed The SportsBash with Erik Kuselias with Erik staying on as the lone host.
On January 15, 2007, Erik was replaced on an interim basis by John Seibel
John Seibel
John Seibel is an American broadcaster. He is currently the host of KDKA's afternoon drive show Seibel, Starkey and Miller in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 93.7 The Fan from 2-6 PM.-Before Seibel and Starkey :...
when ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
named Erik the new host of NASCAR Now
NASCAR Now
NASCAR Now is a NASCAR news and analysis show that airs year round Monday through Friday as a thirty minute show at 5:00pm ET on ESPN2. NASCAR Now, that debuted on February 5, 2007, is broadcast in HD from Bristol, Connecticut and also has a daily segment on SportsCenter...
and so therefore the show was renamed, The SportsBash with John Seibel. Kuselias has stated that he will continue to guest host ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
shows such as Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning
Mike and Mike in the Morning is an American sports-talk radio show hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio and simulcast on television, normally on ESPN2. If ESPN is broadcasting a live sporting event during the show's timeslot, Sportscenter will air on ESPN2, and the show's...
, The Herd with Colin Cowherd
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a sports talk radio show hosted by Colin Cowherd and broadcast on ESPN Radio from Bristol, Connecticut. The show is heard Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. ET until 1 p.m. ET on most ESPN Radio stations and is simulcasted on ESPNews...
and The Mike Tirico Show.
In October 2007 the show was renamed yet again to its current title, which had been previously used for online polls and other interactive content run by ESPN. Orestes Destrade
Orestes Destrade
Orestes Cucuas Destrade , is a former Major League Baseball infielder.-Biography:Destrade was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, but emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six. During his youth, he played Khoury League at Flagami Park in Miami. He graduated from Christopher...
joined as co-host.
The show airs also under different names, depending on the season. During the Baseball Playoffs, the shows hosts remain the same but with the name of The Baseball Show. During the football season, the shows name is typically changed to ESPN Radio Presents Football Today.
Design
SportsNation is a very fast-paced program that features guests ranging from analysts, writers, columnists and even television stars. Weekly guests include Buster OlneyBuster Olney
Robert Stanbury "Buster" Olney III is a columnist for ESPN: The Magazine, ESPN.com, and covered the New York Giants and New York Yankees for The New York Times. He is also a regular analyst for the ESPN's Baseball Tonight...
, Barry Melrose
Barry Melrose
Barry James Melrose is a former player and head coach in the National Hockey League, as well as a current commentator and hockey analyst for ESPN.-Playing career:...
, Len Pasquarelli
Len Pasquarelli
Len Pasquarelli is an American sports writer and analyst with The Sports Xchange and a 25-year vet of covering the NFL.The Sports Xchange is a network of professional, accredited reporters and analysts who cover each team or sport full time....
and Rick Spielman
Rick Spielman
Rick Spielman is currently the Vice President of Player Personnel of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings. He formerly worked for ESPN on NFL Live.Spielman is the older brother of Chris Spielman, the former Detroit Lions linebacker.-Playing career:...
.
Segments (from when Kuselias was host)
- Rapid Fire is in the third hour of the show (usually the last segment of the show) when Erik lets callers fire back at him about all of the topics he's discussed and made his opinion known about on that day.
- High Road/ Low Road is the segment when he talks about all the teams or players that are on the high road and the ones that are on the low road.
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a segment at the beginning of the show when Erik runs down all of the good, bad and ugly things in sports for that day.
- Football Nuggets is a daily segment during the football season when Erik delivers a stat that makes you turn your head.