| Genre | Sports/Talk2 |
|---|---|
| Running time | 3 hours |
| Country | USA |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | KTCK |
| Starring | Bob Sturm, Dan McDowell, Donovan Lewis, Michael Gruber |
| Producers | Tom Gribble |
| Recording studio | Dallas, TX |
| Air dates | since June 14, 1999 |
| No. of episodes | 2501 and counting |
| Website | Bob, Dan, and Donovan's site |
The BaD Radio Show (short for Bob and Dan) is a midday radio program on Dallas, Texas radio station KTCK, "1310AM, The Ticket". The show is hosted by Bob Sturm, Dan McDowell, and Donovan Lewis, airing Monday through Friday from 12pm to 3pm.
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Originally from Wisconsin, Bob graduated from Liberty University and started his broadcasting career in Lynchburg, Virginia. He eventually came to Dallas in 1998, where he became the host of The Ticket's night time show. He is affectionately referred to as "The Sturminator." Bob is often called a "sports bully" on the show because he constantly intimidates his audience and guests with his encyclopedic sports knowledge, declaring that he's not "just some dude in the next cubicle over." Bob also hosts the Dallas Cowboys pre-game show with Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown, as well as the Dallas Stars post-game show with Dan McDowell. Bob's Blog is updated daily. Bob watches a lot of sports at home pant-less. Sometimes his wife thinks too much. He has been known to take her out to the curb to look at the house. He then tells her that the house is paid for via sports...
Dan is Bob's counterpart—a native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dan graduated with a degree in Communications and a minor in Sports Science from Ohio University. McDowell hosted a midday show in Youngstown, Ohio and eventually moved to Dallas, in 1999, to become the host of The Ticket's midday show. It is well documented in P1 lore that Dan brings the funny, while Bob brings the lunch pail. Dan's idea of funny includes the death of Barbaro and inserting himself into all of Bob's stories. Dan's time off-air is often spent pursuing his love of music and he is a classically trained pianist.
At present, Dan is actively pursuing the title of "Father of the Year" by withholding any form of sweets, treats, or possible "gateway toys," such as water pistols or yo-yos, from his pre-tweenaged daughters.
Dan's wife has been a contestant on The Price is Right and WHo wants to Marry a Homeless Woman.
Donovan is the show's "Yuck Monkey," in Ticket lexicon, and delivers the show's opening. He transferred to "The Ticket" in 2006 after working for sister station KDBN "93.3 The Bone", where he was known as "The Bone Brotha." He is known to his audience on "The Ticket" as "The Great Donovan," "Donnie-Doo," or "Stink". A proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha while a student at East Texas State University (now Texas A&M-Commerce), Donnie has several regular segments, including, Daily Donovan, where he visits a variety of sports-related topics, Ask a Black Guy, and Ghetto Jeopardy.
Tom is the show's producer, eats diabetic crackers and enjoys making out in bars. Not born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Tom graduated from Texas A&M University and started his radio career as an intern for Kidd Kraddick, on flagship station KHKS "KISS FM" . While there, according to Dan, Gribble fathered "Big Al." He also earned the nickname "Flakeboy," (not be confused with "AM Flakeboy" Dan) originating from a stunt during which he went to a supermarket and asked for a single flake of cereal. Gribble then served in Iraq. Afterwords, he returned to Dallas and became the producer of BaD radio. Tom can often be seen going about town screaming phrases such as, "This is amazing," "Merry Christmas Philadelphia," "Merry Christmas Eagles," and "3 and 0 in the month of December against the NFC East, on the road." Tom Gribble is also known as "Scoops Callahan: The 1920s Reporter Guy". Tom enjoys working out, watching himself workout, and talking to others about him working out. He has recently been seen at Larry North Fitness talking to members about how "Larry is doing it wrong" and "Larry has no idea how to work out". He is also on the record as saying, "Larry should have NEVER left the Ticket."
Michael Gruber currently attends The University of Phoenix and majors in Women's Studies. But he's most well known for his friendship with Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki based on Dirk's purchase of Gruber's parent's home in Dallas, Tx. When alone and lost, Dirk has been overheard asking, "Where's Grubes at?"
Homer Call of the Week, one of the "most popular segments of the show," is a collection of audio highlights in which sports announcers express overzealous zeal for the team they are paid to cover.[1] Clips are voted on by the hosts, ranked based on absurdity, weekly.
Bob Sturm and Dan McDowell ask the hypothetical question, “is this gay, or not gay?,” based on descriptions of situations submitted by listeners.[2]
Host Bob Sturm reviews questions, submitted by listeners, which cover unusual or challenging sports topics.
Bob and Dan discuss TV shows of the day based on the contents of their DVRs.
During the summer sports lull, after hockey and basketball end, a draft of potential future guests is conducted. In order to level the playing field, Hollywood A-listers are placed in a category separate to that of the more bookable personalities. This is commonly a venue the show utilizes to recall memorable film and TV characters (like The Oh Face Guy from Office Space[4] and Jon Gries from Napoleon Dynamite) and to learn what the actors who portrayed them are doing, now. Rather than crowning a league champion, the show institutes a punishment for the two lowest point totals. Past punishments have included going to Dallas Stars game in full medieval knight's costume and skydiving (though not at the same time).
Tom Gribble takes on a persona of a cub reporter from the 1920s, complete with 1920s lingo. This character is commonly referred to as "Scoops Callahan." The character asks legitimate questions in an unconventional way, typically at the end of a sports press conference.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
On road trips, BaD Radio competes to see who can pirate the most airtime off of a local radio station by posing as a caller. Extra seconds are awarded for changing topics, working in ticket host names and dropping in a "baby arm."
"Snap in to a Slim Jim!"