The Doug Gottlieb Show
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| Genre | Sports talk |
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| Running time | 3 hours |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Home station | Fox Sports Radio (2017-present) CBS Sports Radio (2013-2017) ESPN Radio (2006-2012) |
| Starring | Doug Gottlieb |
| Original release | November 13, 2006–July 30, 2012 (first run) January 2, 2013–April 14, 2017 (second run) April 24, 2017 – present (third run) |
| Website | Doug Gottlieb Show |
The Doug Gottlieb Show is an afternoon drivetime sports and Conservative politics radio talk show on Fox Sports Radio that airs weekdays 3–6pm ET. The show was formerly on ESPN Radio from 2006-2012. Since debuting on November 13, 2006, the host of the program has been hosted by former Oklahoma State Cowboys guard and current Fox Sports college basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb. Jon Stashower was the SportsCenter anchor for the show in the 8pm-11pm slot until 2008, when he was moved to the afternoon spot allowing anchors Marc Kestecher and Neil Jackson to split the time between 8pm–11pm. He rejoined the show on February 2, 2009 when it was moved to its earlier slot.
The debuting of The Doug Gottlieb Show, caused a major shake up in the ESPN Radio lineup, as SportsNation on ESPN Radio was dropped completely from the airwaves and The Brian Kenny Show was created to take up the later slot, from 8pm-10pm.
Since joining ESPN Radio in September 2003, Gottlieb had co-hosted GameNight along with personalities such as Chuck Wilson, Jeff Rickard, John Seibel and Freddie Coleman. Due to Gottlieb's extensive work for ESPN's college basketball coverage, the primary fill-in host for the program during the evening was Andy Gresh but since Gresh's departure from ESPN Radio, Jason Smith was the regular substitute for Gottlieb.
On July 31, 2012 it was announced that Gottlieb had signed with CBS and would no longer be appearing on ESPN. His last show on ESPN was July 30, and his first with CBS was January 2, 2013.[1] Gottlieb joined Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports Radio on March 22, 2017. His last show at CBS Sports Radio was on April 14, 2017.
Design
Originally, the design of The Doug Gottlieb Show was very caller friendly with many segments and features containing calls and e-mails from listeners. Over time, unable to handle the opinions of others, the show scrapped the caller portions of the show, adopting a more conservative, right leaning atmosphere based on Gottlieb's own beliefs rather than facts. Gottlieb, with his unique opinions, often includes pop culture and personal commentaries in the show. Gottlieb's anti-players beliefs in African-American dominated sports have caused many to believe his far right leaning beliefs reach too far into the realm of racism. A fact that Gottlieb vehemently denies, claiming, "Lamar Jackson should not have been the 2019 MVP because his style of play is not sustainable over multiple years," which most critics agree, makes no sense.
Other Quotes
- "Megan Kelly told Lebron James to "shut up and dribble"...and I kind of agree." - Doug Gottlieb, The Doug Gottlieb Show, 03/02/2021
- "'Keep both feet in the plantation' is not a racist statement. Is Soup Plantation also a racist statement?" - Doug Gottlieb, The Doug Gottlieb Show, 03/03/2021
Segments
- The Pulse of America: In this segment, Gottlieb is joined by sports writers and broadcasters to report on the news from their respective cities.
- Stark Raving Doug: This is when Gottlieb performs his rant of the day.
- The Three: This segment appears at the end of each program, when Doug runs down the three things that the listeners need to remember from the days show.
- What Does America Think?: Gottlieb poses questions to the listeners to give them a chance to participate on the program.
- What Does the Fox Say?: Since joining Fox Sports, Gottlieb gives his take on what his Fox Sports colleagues had to say on certain topics.