MG: Congratulations on topping1 million iHeart podcast downloads in January, the best in the nation. What does that mean for Democrats? Study hard on Louisville's season as those are on the menu as well. "It's been a nightmare for my family . 21 May. MG: What is your law specialty? McConnell ran on the notion that Obamacare should be repealed "root and branch," yet until recently he maintained that he would keep intact the state's wildly popular and successful health insurance exchange, Kynecta branch of Obamacare, you might saythat has enrolled over half a million Kentuckians in health insurance. I hope they get back to full attendance at games next year, but even if they do there are going to be a lot of people hesitant to go. MG: Prior to COVID, was live attendance at sporting events in decline? One of the things that has always been my goal is to not just be sports; to be life and to talk about everything. I know why some of you are leery of what Matt Jones may have said this morning but in this case I feel confident he knows what he is talking about, especially with boostersLots of moving pieces since the horn sounded at MSG Saturday night. ID SAY MATT JONES MAKES SOMEWHERE IN THE BALLFIELD OF 55K-750K A YEAR. I'm not your hoss, pal. If he said it, it happened. Because of that, people want to hear folks they believe are like them talking about it. When that didnt come across on the show, it looked like I lacked substance, I lacked depth, he told the newspaper. One officer, for whatever reason, was committed to bringing it and thats how it ended up as a charge., After fielding a few questions from Ryan Lemond, Jones added, The Prosecutors Office, Im not saying they were against it. MJ: What would the hurdle be? The program is likely going to decline slightly before it bounces back. There is nothing else on earth that the question of should people be paid to do labor would even be a debate, yet somehow in college sports we act like that is controversial and that is ridiculous. Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights I cant explain it and Im the Cal Ripken Jr. of jury duty service in Fayette County. Please only use it for a guidance and Matt Jones (radio host)'s actual income may vary a lot from the dollar amount shown above. You can make a guess but it's a very uneducated guess. These positions are impossible to square, and yet McConnell persisted in the fiction until a spokesman finally gave up late last month after repeated questioning from the Huffington Post. They think I am one of them. It is going to be legal everywhere soon, so what are we waiting on? Ours stayed pretty solid because we have always been more a sports and pop culture show rather than just a sports show. Circuit, one of the (U.S. Court of Appeals for the) Fourth Circuit, and then Judge Karen Caldwell (of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky). At the beginning of the season, he pledged to not shave his beard until he scored a touchdown. We got a small audience and it kind of grew. In college, coaches make 1,000 times more than the players. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Click below to subscribe to KSR Radio on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxlgPWNLi8UInV0HHhfSQCg?sub_confirmation=1#kentucky #kentuckywildcats #sec #secnews #bbnClick below to subscribe to KSR Radio on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxlgPWNLi8UInV0HHhfSQCg?sub_confirmation=1#kentucky #kentuckywildcats #sec #secnews #bbn The model for college sports websites across America is that they are all partnered up with either 247 or Rivals or whatever. My interests have diversified a lot in the last decade. 14 LSU in the second game on Friday night. Mike-D definitively has fapped it to Matt Jones. MJ: My favorite sport is probably basketball. His rushing totals have since been eclipsed by Tim Tebow and Nick Fitzgerald. MJ: Three years. What do you have going on? Murdaugh jury just left the area near the dog kennels at Moselle and they are now in a wooded area on the opposite side of the street from Moselle. Im not talking about what happened at the party. All of those things have changed. Would be very surprised if he's making anything under 500k. Advertising on his show is expensive I know that. What Jones failed to mention in his initial tweet is that he was referring to market shows, which are shows based in particular markets, not national shows. I still love sports, but I am not quite as obsessed as I was 15 years ago. Absolutely laughable. If you know, answer these questions and we'd have a better idea. But they already have two historic pro sports teams there with baseball and football. J. jw410 Senior. Eventually I think it will get back to normal, but I think it is going to take a while. As incongruous as it seems for a sports radio show to figure in a prominent election, politics are in KSR's DNA. In a text to my colleague @RussDinallo, who produced our E:60 story on Jared Lorenzen, Lorenzen's mother Janet confirmed that Jared died today. If Matt Jones makes on the top end, ads could earn Matt Jones over $133.45 thousand a year. MG: How much preparation is required for each KSR show? Jones's show is owned by iHeartRadio and distributed to 30 radio stations across Kentucky. As an example, KSBar & Grille (in Lexington) is a restaurant that really is an event bar. "I am very excited to continue working with Myron Medcalf, Joe Fortenbaugh, and all the folks behind the scenes at ESPN," Matt Jones said on Twitter. Amy McGrath:McGrath backtracks on Kavanaugh, saying 'I would have voted no', "She can't beat McConnell," he added. Don't want to say anymore. But alas, here we are.". document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Matt James claimed in an explosive new interview that he and Rachael Kirkconnell are still together because they refuse to play games like other Bachelor stars. I watch, read about and do other stuff. MJ: I spend usually a half hour the night before planning topics and trying to figure out the things we are going to talk about, but for the most part I am a little different than a lot of folksI think off-the-cuff conversation is much better. -- What happened when Matt started the TV show. It wasn't as ridiculous a notion as it might've seemed to outsiders. Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones is losing his television show until the outspoken media personalitymakes a decision on running for U.S. Senate in 2020, according to a Lexington station. He is probably worth around $3-$5 million. I love the state. There's no pretense when it comes to KSR's loyalty to University of Kentucky sports, especially basketball and football, and with Jones, the show's originator, leading the way . He says he wanted to ask "real questions" and see what happened. Cincinnati being close is helpful because if you had a pro sports team maybe Cincinnati people would come sometimes. Wrestling has always been big in Kentucky. In this case, he's just repeating what he overheard. 3 seed at the SEC Tournament. Cal's recruiting won't be repeated, certainly. Matt Jones, Clay Travis Feud Over Kentucky Sports Radio Podcast Numbers | Barrett Media I would find it extremely hard to believe that Matt makes anything over 150,000 a year. Matt Jones, host of KSR, spoke for the opening segment of the KSR Postgame show about the state of the program and what all went wrong in the Cats' 89-75 los. "If you say something, I am going to pound you on it.". MJ: What most folks dont getand this is true of a lot of people in all areasis that this is serious, but it also needs to be fun. My rationale was we were basically the last really big independent college sports website in the country. Author of New York Times Bestseller, "Mitch, Please!". If you are not entertaining it wouldnt matter anyway, and I think we are able tohopefullybe pretty entertaining. Starting this fall and next year in 2022, people are going to be really impressed with what happens. MG: You have your finger exactly on it. MJ: I worked at Frost Brown Todd in Louisville. The stations said Wednesday was Jones' last show. MJ: That is not just pandemic-related. MJ: We should have it; it is dumb that we dont. Back then, the thing I was best at, the thing I liked the most, was appellate law. I think in radio people want to know that you care and that it matters to you and that is the big difference. Episodes. I believe he gets embarrassed enough to make a decision after this season. During his football career at Arkansas, Jones was a part-time starter his freshman season in 2001, and was the full-time starter from 2002 to 2004. His basic position is that he'll run his website and show in a way that best serves his readers and listeners, whether or not anyone wants to call it journalism. I dont know, I wasnt there Heres what I know happened legally. It will be much better next season than it was this one, but it probably wont be fully recovered for another season. This is a fact. "The easiest answer to that is no," he says, "because that makes everybody happy." But I think one of the things we have seenand this has happened in politics toois that over the years coverage of all events has become more, for lack of a better term, partisan. We may earn a commission from links on this page. He also has a syndicated radio program on UKsports. The restaurant industryand The Lane Report has talked about this over the last yearhas just been decimated and it is not an easy fix because the same thing I just said about stadiums is going to be true about restaurants. That's $900,000 per day she works. I think radio is different than print. re: Matt Jones and the KSR postgame show starts at 9 central - should be another classic Posted on 1/10/23 at 8:39 pm to WildcatMike. Ranked teams not named Kentucky finding the road unkind today John Calipari just out coached Eric Musselman. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. the grand jurys dismissal of the charges. Lexington, Kentucky kentuckysportsradio.com Joined February 2009. Um, most every public employee has their salary published on the internet . Limited Ads. He gave his legal understanding of the matter on today's show. There is only so much a television network would pay you to show the games. I was one of the few people who really enjoyed law school. Next season is his last and then Frank will be brought in to stabilize the program til we figure out where we are going. MG: My secondary question to that is: Do the existing layers of TV, radio and intellectual-property contracts that pay these schools billions of dollars pose a legal hurdle to starting to pay the players? Over my lifetime I have learned about the state. "Things are happening behind the scenes".. lol. As a rookie, Jones finished 2005 with 36 receptions for 432 yards and five touchdowns. His show is syndicated nationwide and he is a non practicing attorney from a prestigious law school? But this past general assembly Jones: I know we have to follow them, but if you were the one in charge, if a bill came before the Senate that said "In America the recreational use of marijuana would be allowed," would you vote for it or not? I have a lot of pride in the state. Were not playing games that a lot of people play just to stay in that circle., Kirkconnell, who won Season 25, faced major backlash after photos of herdressed for an antebellum plantation-themed party in college resurfaced on social media. Ryan (Lemond) has been in TV and radio for 20-plus years. On December 9, 2008, the NFL upheld Jones' three-game suspension, which caused him to miss the rest of the season. The Republican Party's complaint had argued Kentucky Sports Radio shifted from being a sports-focused program to a show that was "largely a campaign commercial" for Jones. Matt Jones, host of KSR, spoke for the opening segment of the KSR Postgame show about the state of the program and what all went wrong in the Cats' 89-75 loss to Missouri Wednesday night.