This "insider" didn't even know anything about Reed Shepherd and had to be told about his game from Rafters posters. You really stretched thin on that one hoss. LOL!!! If a bill came up, let's say like in Colorado to legalize marijuana, would you vote for that or not? Nobody knows the person's expenses, expenditures, investments, etc. It started with me doing an NFL show for two years, and now I do a Saturday afternoon general sports show. I'm not your hoss, pal. "I'm like the liberal friend they have, so they're OK with that," he says. But rivalry-ing aside, its a complicated situation that has many normal, rational people wondering what actually happened for an altercation at a party to lead to burglary charges half a year later, and then a quick dismissal by a grand jury of their peers. He had found out that Ohio Valley Wrestling was potentially for sale and he thought that with his business acumen and my marketing ability it would be a good partnership and I agreed. It was after that game I heard him say he still thought cal was the man for the job. And the question was, did we want to do that investment ourselves or did it make sense to pair up with somebody more experienced? But they already have two historic pro sports teams there with baseball and football. John Calipari makes around $8 million and the guys who can play dont get anything except a college scholarship. But we have a rule that an officer can bring it himself The Prosecutors Office was not part of this. What did you mean? I HOPE our fans understand what the world is going to look like when Cal leaves. You must log in or register to reply here. I hope they feel good about it. Statista estimates that in North America, the sports market grew from $47 billion in 2009 to $80 billion last year. ABC did not immediately respond to Page Sixs request for comment. I think the University of Louisvilles reticence over the years put us a little behind. 6 Vanderbilt vs. No. McGrath upset many progressive groups and liberals across the countrywhen she told the Courier Journal she would have voted to confirm JudgeBrett Kavanaugh to theSupreme Court. He was released on March 14, 2009, after his latest arrest, but returned to court on April 13. Matt (and other sources) allege that Amy McGrath's campaign manager forced KYT's hand and had him . When we did it, it was very unique. Privacy Notice "They wouldn't let you take your phone into federal court," Jones said, "so during the breaks I would come out and tweet out the most interesting stuff, and it just took off." He wouldn't have thst problem at UK. I really liked the idea. Matt Jones on KSR earlier this morning started off saying Cal has kept his distance from the AD this entire time and now is distant from all the media which Cal is weird and a loner anyways so thats not too shocking but he has friends that were boosters and he's been distant from them too now. But we are entering a different era in terms of coverage and a different era in terms of websites, and now you have to invest in video and audio (content); its different than it was when I started. We haven't had a senator that's even wanted to have those discussions though. Matt, Ryan, Drew, and Shannon talk all the latest UK selling beer at UK Baseball games, UK Basketball, and take you phone calls. This fall that category came to include national politics, and there was enough of the goofy stuff on the show that one national media outlet wondered if Jones himself might swing Kentucky's race for Senate. Part of the reason is, our audience tunes in every day with knowledge of who we are as people, so I can reference things and people know what I am talking about. Jones announced Monday that re-signed with iHeart Media to continue doing KSR for another five years. If he gets any money at all it is more than he is worth. So, you're saying only Calipari's recruiting has kept us from having a losing record? If Matt Jones runs for office, will he release his tax returns? Ours stayed pretty solid because we have always been more a sports and pop culture show rather than just a sports show. Jones spoke for about 18 minutes total before going to callers in the next segment. There is definitely a place for that. Sean and Hayes reveal the real next gen power players of the biz by going through their list of 15 Under 15 Hollywood Up and Comers. He was in the lineup for Week 8, pending an appeal. I am disappointed that candidates who raise massive amounts of money are then scared of allowing a person to do his regular job he created. It was a lot of the stuff that now is more common. MJ: That is not just pandemic-related. His rushing totals have since been eclipsed by Tim Tebow and Nick Fitzgerald. It was a slave-owning state that didn't secede. He is a friend. My relationship had been made into a sideshow, a complete circus, James, 30, told the Los Angeles Times Thursday, referring to Kirkconnell, 25, facing racism accusations while his season of the ABC reality show aired in early 2021. The biggest problem is its about the 48th- or 49th-size U.S. market. While the hosts of KSR are all fans, not everyone is a fan of KSR. No Cason Wallace, no Sahvir With today's win over Arkansas, Kentucky is locked into the No. I think it combines all of those things the best. I worked at Frost Brown Todd for two and a half years and then I had my own law practice with a buddy for two years. We want to get it back to that spot. Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights I would find it extremely hard to believe that Matt makes anything over 150,000 a year. If he said it, it happened. If he was making so little, he'd probably be practicing law. MJ: I think what happens is, Kentucky kind of gets in peoples bones. What do you have going on? His show is syndicated nationwide and he is a non practicing attorney from a prestigious law school? Then I got offered a television show and things just kind of happened. Does this suggest that there is a significant audience outside of the state for KSR and for Kentucky sports in general? There is only so much a television network would pay you to show the games. "The thing this state has always prided itself on is we do one thing better than you, and that's basketball. I think it is going to be a while before a lot of people want to do that. The Federal Election Commission has unanimously dropped a 2019 complaint the Republican Party of Kentucky brought against Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones when he was considering . A Lexington Herald-Leader piece on Jones quoted the sports editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal as saying, "'I think Matt Jones and KSR act as though they're traditional media when it suits them, but they turn on traditional media when it suits them. Mar 3. I dont know if that is going to happen anymore. MG: One of the states top newspaper sports columnists and I went to UK and worked on The Kernel student newspaper together. They have been very supportive in this entire process and wonderful to work for Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones is losing his television show until the outspoken media personality makes a decision on running for U.S. Senate in 2020, according to a Lexington station . In 2008, he had 65 catches for 761 yards in 12 games before being suspended for three games by the NFL on October 20, 2008, for violation of the league's substance abuse policy. voted to confirm JudgeBrett Kavanaugh to theSupreme Court. That wasnt common then. The Matt Jones Podcast welcomes on Charles Booker, Kentucky's youngest Black state lawmaker - a current legislator in the Kentucky House of Representatives, and a recent candidate in the Democratic Party's primary for the 2020 U.S. Senate race - to discuss his decision to run for office, his narrow loss to Amy McGrath, his quick rise in the political world, among other topics. It is amazing in 2021 that that is even a question. MJ: Well, its nothing now; I havent practiced in a decade. MG: How much preparation is required for each KSR show? People didnt stop going to University of Indiana games because of the Pacers, right? 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. Prosecutors said the felony charge would be dismissed if Jones completed the drug program. That is one of the reasons you see the money going way, way up. Janet said, "I lost my sweet boy today after a long hard fight." He has two kids and a state of fans who adored him. Too cynical? MJ: I dont have any blocks slated out. MG: What are your thoughts on legalized sports gambling in Kentucky? The man brought us some really fun times from 2009-2015. MG: What is your favorite sport? MG: How did a Middlesboro guy who went to college in Lexington at Transylvania University and attended Duke Law School, both on scholarship, decide to get into the business of talking about sports? I love the state. Matt Jones, host of Kentucky's highest-rated radio program and co-founder of the scrappily independent Kentucky Sports Radio blog, describes himself as a "somewhat liberal, mountain, Eastern Kentuckian white guy." Do you think the state can make it more attractive? If Matt Jones makes on the top end, ads could earn Matt Jones over $133.45 thousand a year. You are using an out of date browser. We could have 100% capacity allowed tomorrow and places are still not going to be full because not everybody wants to leave their house. MJ: We were considering that pre-COVID. [14], On March 9, 2009, in Washington County, Jones was arrested again after failing a drug test which showed that he had alcohol in his system, which violated the condition of his probation. Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio hopes so. Jones' father, Steve Jones, disputed the allegations that his son was involved in any wrongdoing and released a statement which was posted on the web site of Fayetteville television station KNWA-TV: "We want to make it clear that Matt was not in possession of any drugs, but that there were drugs in the vehicle and were located in the closest proximity to Matt.". The reason is that it is really easy to watch the games at home, right? I'm in favor of having the discussion, especially to reclassify the use of marijuana. Matt Jones and the KSR crew bring you the latest in UK news and views Mon.-Fri. from 10 to noon. The radio show must be profitable, but it's always unclear how much "talent" gets paid in radio. The market wouldnt justify that; there is no rationale except this old, antiquated idea of amateurism, which was created at a time when we were a different country. To transcend that order, thoughto step onto a platform of an order of magnitude larger, like Sirius Radio or the SEC NetworkJones will have to prove that he's something other than just the product of a very particular set of circumstances, and perhaps even answer a simple question that goes to the nature of what it is he does that's allowed him to play such a curious role in such a curious state. Tshiebwe carries Cats to 69-59 win over Yale. I'd say it's anywhere between $125K and $500K. Anybody who starts something from scratch, when they sell it, there is a little moment where you go, Man, am I really doing this? But it is the right decision, and our new owners have been great to work with. Another attorney told me he expected no indictment because Lexington generally protects UK athletes, Sullivan tweeted. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 3 seed Kentucky will take on the winner of No. "Billy Gillispie, the day he was fired, I met him in the hall at the UK practice facility," said Jones. I enjoy going, but it is never going to be on the level of the big sports. To me, this is simple. The problem is, when you practice law you dont get to do a lot of that. -- How Cal outclassed Pitino after the game. Partially because we had been successful enough that it didnt ever make sense to join one of them. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and also played for the Cincinnati Bengals. "I still love @hey_kentucky and will return if I do not run. People have access to really nice televisions. Matt Jones shares what he's hearing about Kentucky's current approach to Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) in recruiting, specifically athletic director Mitch Barn. Before we completely move on from the off-the-field incident that occurred between six Kentucky Football players and members of a UK fraternity back in March, it seems there is still a lot of confusion over the grand jurys dismissal of the charges and how things got so far in the first place. After four years juggling corporate law with sports blogging and radio, KSR was cutting too deeply into Jones's billable hours at Frost Brown Todd LLC, so he left to start a small firm with a friend. And I think in 2021, the thing people crave is real. As incongruous as it seems for a sports radio show to figure in a prominent election, politics are in KSR's DNA. Matt Jones was born to Steve and Paula Jones on April 22, 1983, in Dermott, Arkansas. His is probably hard to pinpoint because he works so many gigs. Jones worked out with several teams during the 2009 season, but none resulted in contracts. Like I said, in most states you cant do this but in Kentucky you can, and the officer is the one that pushed it.. Grimes, for her part, has made an asinine show of refusing to disclose whom she voted for in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, as if a Democratic candidate with a big (D) beside her name not saying whether she voted for the winning Democratic presidential candidate will win her points with voters. MG: If Louisville got an NBA team, what would the impact be on UK and UofL basketball? Zack was supposed to be at Bud Walton until a last-minute 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. anchor since 2016, serving as a contributor to the station's political coverage and as a moderator for previous political debates, including a 2019 Democratic governor's debate. The lovebirds broke up after the show but reconciled soon after and still appear to be going strong, with James currently tagging along to a British Virgin Islands vacation with Kirkconnells inner circle. -- Matt invites himself to a Vanetti family dinner. But on the sports side, I have always thought, Whats the harm in having people wanting to win? Especially on radio. They should just get a cut. Shannon (The Dude Grigsby) has done radio forever and we all have the ability to just talk. Sports radio ratings tanked all across the country because there were no sports. He disagrees with Gillispie's analysis, but the mere fact that it's even plausible at all speaks volumes about Jones's power in Kentucky sports media. Rachael and I have moved on. Lately, of course, those advertisers have been politicians. The SEC Tournament bracket is now set. The other thing is that I think the NBA genuinely worries about corporate sponsors. Thats getting a lot better in recent years with UPS. With Kentucky's back against the wall in the final regular season game, it was Antonio Reeves who stepped up and saved a potentially sinking ship. You best be ready for Indiana-fication because that's what's on the menu. In college, Jones was a star quarterback for the University of Arkansas, and was also a member of the basketball team for one season. Matt Jones and the KSR crew bring you the latest in UK news and views Mon.-Fri. from 10 to noon. Published: Nov. 7, 2019 at 8:36 AM PST. It plans to chronicle what Jones sees as McConnell's . Terms of Use Democratic. This isn't the same game anymore. We had the opportunity to have those tough conversations, but the show missed the mark., James summed up his time on The Bachelor by saying he found someone he loved despite the show, which is hilarious.. The arguments that were made before the state general assembly on how it could actually help children with severe disorders, and I was very much in favor of that. We have good food, but most people come to watch games and there were no games. [13] For example, the Courier-Journals Tim Sullivan fired off tweets insinuating it was an inside job. In his freshman year, Jones helped Arkansas defeat an Eli Manning-led Ole Miss team in Oxford in an NCAA record-setting seven overtimes. Basketball, and particularly UK basketball, serves as a sort of lingua franca, which is why sports and politics tend to mingle so freely in the Bluegrass State. They can put out 50 shows and one of them will hit, but when the Lakers play or the Yankees play, it is a guaranteed success. I believe he gets embarrassed enough to make a decision after this season. What does that mean for Democrats? In 2020, Mitch McConnell will have served five full terms as a US senator. MG: Congratulations on topping1 million iHeart podcast downloads in January, the best in the nation. But alas, here we are.". 20.5 Million. [3] He has not played in a regular-season NFL game since. Judge Judy makes $47 million a year. Matt Jones, the founder of the popular Kentucky Sports Radio website, has sold the site to one of the founders of the 247Sports network. When COVID hit I wondered, are people still going to listen to this? Amy McGrath:McGrath backtracks on Kavanaugh, saying 'I would have voted no', "She can't beat McConnell," he added. , Kentuckys Only Statewide Business Magazine, One on One: The Business of Sports in Kentucky, Kentucky lands four bars on the Tasting Tables list of 15 Best Bourbon Bars in the US, State provides $1M-plus in funds to Campbell County nonprofits, Kentucky Derby Museum opens lottery for rare Secretariat Bourbon Box Set, Lexington Legends to collaborate with University of Kentucky, Valvoline completes $2.65B sale of products division to Aramco, Michael F. Beckwith promoted to Chief Banking Officer at German American, Bill to address gaming machines across Kentucky moves forward, UK HealthCare neurologist working to improve access to MS treatments, UofL receives $10 million to add more world-class researchers. Popular Podcasts. I think its going to take a while to recover. It would have already happened after Tubby . MG: People want that, and you do have it. [4], On March 16, 2009, Jones was released from the Jacksonville Jaguars following substance abuse-related arrests.[5]. After a while I opened my own place, and we did a more general practice and it was fine. It is going to take awhile. Matt Jones. I appreciate you conceding defeat, absolute though it may be. in the past to declare that McGrath can't win statewide after losing to Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District. The one I get the most joy out of watching is basketball because I think it is the best combination of athleticism, intellectual, being a thinking persons sport, and excitement. When McConnell couldn't settle on a date Jones heckled him for the next two weeks, until McConnell made an unannounced call into the show. Matt James slammed "The Bachelor," saying he and girlfriend Rachael Kirkconnell are "still going strong" because they do not play the show's "games." Attendance at games has been going down for a long time. Jones stepped down from the show briefly after the Republican Party of Kentucky filed a . 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. By the time his playing days at Arkansas were over, Jones was the SEC's all-time leader in career rushing yards by a quarterback. I don't think Cal lasts after this year. Grimes: Well I think that the current laws that are on the books, we've got to follow. 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. Mark Green: Matt Jones, why do you connect with Kentucky sports fans and seemingly Kentuckians in general better than nearly anybody else? ryan lemond wife. 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. I have always been an academic at heart and appellate lawwhere you would argue the intricacies of the law, what it means and what it should meanI always enjoyed that. What do others not understand about the Kentucky audience? How did that happen? MG: Is soccers moment finally about to arrive as a true major league sport in the United States? It is Midwestern and Southern, Rust Belt and Appalachia, the birthplace of Lincoln and the birthplace of Jefferson Davis. I understand it, but thats the kind of thing that happens when you bring people of color into your space. I think its very, very little. During COVID, thats what people wanted, because there really wasnt much sports. Cal's recruiting won't be repeated, certainly. Despite, or perhaps because of, the race's importance, it has been an especially stupid and acrimonious campaign, with the two candidates spending months essentially trying not to poke themselves in the eye. Not only were the Cats without a true point guard, they were also coming off a disappointing loss to Vanderbilt at home on Wednesday night. The fear was it would get out he was transferring and the coaches would talk him into staying and that is what happened. In the early 2000s, they had a partnership with the WWE and they were producing talent. At the beginning of the season, he pledged to not shave his beard until he scored a touchdown. The Matt Jones Podcast is proud to host KSR's resident thespian, Steve Zahn. That clip was quickly replaced by one featuring then-UK star Julius Randle, which promptly embroiled the school in an NCAA compliance investigation over the use of athletes' images. They all know, and that makes it to where its almost like talking to friends. Ranked teams not named Kentucky finding the road unkind today John Calipari just out coached Eric Musselman. He attended Van Buren Public Schools from grade school through the end of his junior year. You dont need to be formal with friends. About. 25/ fev. I dont think that is always necessarily positive on the politics side. He didn't even realize the economic benefits that have been seen. "It's been a nightmare for my family . He left Villanova because he knew he couldn't compete with the Big time programs with the NIL coming into play. Jones and one other former Arkansas football player, Jared Hicks, were inside a vehicle that was searched by police. There was, for instance, the McConnell campaign's ad, released in March, depicting what it thought was a bunch of joyous UK basketball players. McGrath backtracks on Kavanaugh, saying 'I would have voted no'. Arkansas lost to the University of Minnesota in the 2002 Music City Bowl, and finished 95. He gets paid by 2 or 3 different companies while also owning KSR. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. These men and women make colleges a lot of money, and they should be rewarded for it. 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. Send her back chant at Donald Trumps rally moves race to center of 2020 contest. KSR Matt Jones. LEX 18's General Manager Pat Dalbey announced on Tuesday that Jones is taking aleave of absence as host of "Hey Kentucky!" In this case, he's just repeating what he overheard. what happened to matt jones ksr. It will eventually be legalized everywhere, but our legislature has decided for reasons that make no sense to me to be at the back of the line. And I sort of set out to do it. The boosters are very unhappy as are the fans is what I've heard. No. SECRant.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with the Southeastern Conference. Jones, a college quarterback, was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a wide receiver in the first round (21st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. The question is do we want to be the 41st or do we want to be the 14th and get that head start? I will watch a little bit of pretty much everything. He and his partners are opening a sports-themed restaurant called KSBar and Grille in Lexington. I started a blog to talk about UK sports, and my friends and I would write on it. Are people going to all want to pile into a gym and sit right next to each other? There are so many things our legislature does that are stupid; this is one of them. 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. MG: Regarding KSBar & Grille, are you looking to expand that?

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