| Genre | Sports |
|---|---|
| Running time | 4 hrs. |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Hosts | Ben Maller Karen Kay Greg Bergman "The Amazing" Vladimir |
| Creators | Fox Sports Radio |
| Producers | Greg Bergman |
| Recording studio | Los Angeles, CA |
| Air dates | since 2004 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
The Third Shift was a daily radio program broadcast nationally on Fox Sports Radio (FSR) from 2–6 AM ET. The program was hosted by FSR's Ben Maller with Karen Kay. The show was produced by Greg Bergman. Clear Channel Communications laid off seven percent of its workforce and therefore Maller, Kay and Bergman were dismissed in January 2009.
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Coach, Player, or Entertainer was a segment that briefly ran in place of the TWIST in early 2007, and also for one week in September 2007. The format was nearly the same as the TWIST, but the trivia and scoring was slightly different. Ben gave a name of a coach, professional sports player, actor or musician. The player received 10 points for guessing the correct category, and 5 bonus points for saying what team or television show/movie/band the person was in. The caller with the most points at the end of the timed segment won.
On Saturdays during the NFL season, Ben competed against a coin toss on picking the winners of each game that week. In 2006 Ben was outscored by the coin by almost 40 games. The segment was moved online and is available on iTunes as a podcast.
This is a poor man's version of Jim Rome's "Smackoff". Topics ranged from sport rants to personal gripes. The game was played between two callers, and each was given two chances to each other. In the first round, each caller got 30 seconds, one after the other. The crew briefly discussed it, and then the second round begins. The second round is in the same format but given only 15 seconds. At the end of the second round the crew voted the winner, and took text or email votes from other callers and declared a winner.
Password was the "word game of the stars" held every Friday on The Third Shift on FSR. The game was based upon the American television game show that had been airing periodically since 1961. Live callers were teamed-up with the celebrity hosts and asked to guess the password based upon one-word clues administered by the hosts of the show. The game play was alternated between the two teams.
On Tuesday mornings, two callers competed in a sports themed contest similar to the game show Jeopardy!. The questions were usually written by one of the hosts or occasionally by one of the famous callers. Karen Kay acts as a life line for the contestants. Julio or a caller on hold may also be used as a life line.