![]() No air conditioning in the hallways and more times than not, that locker room atmosphere would lead to arguments and feuds. The Score during that time was so much fun. J-Hood: The old WSCR emanated from 4949 W. I know it's hard to isolate one or two highlights, but looking back on your years at the Score what are a few of your favorite memories? Rick: You were at the Score for more than a decade. Working at One-on-One helped me understand the urgency to get things done and completed to better the brand. I worked with SCR and the One-on-One Sports (now Sporting News Radio) as a producer in mid 90's at the same time.There is nothing like the national radio experience. If any producer complains about how bad his/her show is, they aren't very good at their job as a producer. As a producer, your responsibility is to help show structure, help hosts with meaningful content and book guests that enhance the show- something that doesn't happen as often today as it was years ago in producers.ĭoing all those things for various hosts and trying to do that at a high level, helped me prepare for the next level as an on-air host. J-Hood: I always had a notebook next to me as a producer and by listening to the show that I produced or talk shows I would listen to, I would write down things that I would do or not do if I had the opportunity to become a talk show host. How did you make that transition, and how have the skills you learned as a producer helped you on the air? I don't know if you know this, but I actually cited you as an example of doing that in my book The Radio Producer's Handbook. ![]() Rick: (laughs) I like talking to former producers that have stepped over to the other side of the glass. Rick, do you ever have that not so fresh feeling? Sometimes our opinions are not so fresh.and we end up having that not so fresh feeling. I believe we keep our opinions fresh for the air that way. The only time that Bruce and I communicate about the show is right before our program starts. Baseball was my favorite sport to play and is my favorite sport to watch, so it's a labor of love each week to present talking points to the show. Preparation on not only the Sox and Cubs but of the interesting stories across the MLB scene. ![]() J-Hood: (Photo: Hood and Levine in action) My approach is no different than all of the other shows that I do. ![]()
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