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04-10-2012, 07:31 PM #73Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
I didn't think he was trying to say Zinno has 14th century qualities. I know it is supposed to imply mastery of multiple pursuits, but my point was that part time soldier and full time sportscaster didn't strike me as particularly diverse. By definition, doesn't just about everyone who serves in the guard have another, primary job? From that point of view, everyone who is in the Guard is a Renaissance Man.
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04-11-2012, 12:16 PM #76Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
He holds the rank of Major, which requires a Masters degree, of which he does indeed hold from Loyola. Not a small task in of itself.
Having served in the Guard, it's not as easy as you portray as simply as a "part time soldier". It requires a substantial amount of time outside the required drill weeks / weekends. To reach his level of rank, it requires numerous schools both in state and in other areas of the country that are in addition to the standard drill periods. His MOS, Public Affairs, is incredibly active and competitive in terms of reaching higher ranks. Not to mention you can get called into service for BOTH state and federal issues.
So yes, I don't think there isn't any question he can be dubbed that title for both careers.
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Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
My apologies if you took offense to the way I characterized serving in the guard. I in no way wanted to come off as portraying it as an inconsequential commitment. I merely meant to say that I think of Renaissance Men as more than being accomplished in two areas, even if the two things are both impressive. I think of it as five or six really diverse things. So perhaps it is semantics. Again, apologies if I came across as belittling Guard service.
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04-11-2012, 03:20 PM #78Legendary RSR Poster
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04-11-2012, 06:44 PM #79
Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
I will give kudos to NST for being first to cry foul regarding the Orioles. That being said both WBAL and 105.7 have carried the games at some point during the time period NST was beating the O's over the head so to some degree, like it or not, those stations had an interest in not running to afoul of old Peter McScrooge Angelos.
Nestor has a good eye for talent but has a horrible record of keeping it. Had he kept the talent that had come through there, nobody would listen to anything but NST. I get the impression Nestor likes the new talent because frankly those kinda guys are indebted to him for the opportunity. I think the minute they question him or how he thinks things should proceed on their shows ....he gives them the boot. Its his right, he owns the station but the other sports talk stations in town thank him I am betting. Anyone wanna take bets on the over under of when Glenn Clark gets Nestorized ????“A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,”
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Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
The main reason Nestor can't "keep talent" is because he has a mega corporation in CBS radio as his direct competitor who can pay the on air talent double what he can without blinking. Not to mention all the perks that come along with working for a conglomerate like that in benefits and other stuff.
Of course that isn't the only reason, but is a huge part of it.
You can trace all the departures back to one thing in most of the cases....money being the start of the problems and then the subsequent departure of the hosts.
Nestor just can't afford to pay them what they are worth once they get some experience under their belt.
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04-11-2012, 07:39 PM #81Legendary RSR Poster
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04-11-2012, 09:44 PM #82
Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
And, conversely, the reason it's still on the air, I suspect.
Drew aside, though, the station currently has a serious lack of on-air talent.
Also you left off Mark Sutchie and Casey Willett (though I think Sutchie said he quit), two guys I really liked who parted ways with NST. Not so sad to see Conn leave, he added nothing when he was there. I liked Ford, still do, and I'm glad he found another spot (finally). He's so much better than Glen Unis (sp?), for whom he's filling in this week. I wonder if dumping Conn but leaving Ford would have led to a better morning show? I bet it would have.
I didn't miss Popovic. I liked Spiro, who strangely enough is back on NST doing the Towson shtick. I'm sure there are plenty more who I'm forgetting.
I know some of you don't like Drew and I agree he can be abrasive, but he *really* knows his local stuff, and as I've said elsewhere lately I think he's 100% right about the Orioles, so that doesn't bother me.Festivus
His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
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04-13-2012, 09:40 AM #83Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
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Re: Anyone else sick of Mark Zinno?
Just heard ZinNO, in town for a week. He really kills Haney's show. They should pair Ford or Weinman with Haney. Zinno and Younes are in the wrong biz.
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