I like Gonzo and Laraque together. Good radio show.
They are the most entertaining sports hosts on local radio.
Lots of banter and a ton of Hab talk, never taking themselves too seriously and having built a great rapport with their listeners, they’re constantly interacting with them and organizing meet ups.
They don’t have the same level of quality guests as Melnick, however, their show comes on 2 hours before Melnick’s show so, they’re mostly competing with Milquetoast vs Garden Gnome and the latter are pushovers.
I’m seeing Marinaro get on as a replacement host now and again. He seems to be well liked by BPM listeners. I’m guessing he’ll eventually get his own show on BPM. For now, he appears weekdays with Gonzo and Laraque for what looks like 15 mins segments.
The station is not without irritants. Some of Laraque’s antics are annoying, the crusty zealot Louis from Ville Mercier calls every show and the windbag sucks dead wombats — I’m forced to tune away whenever he’s on.
Some of the station’s ads have the stench of politics, which is something I would prefer not to have to listen to on an all sports station. And I don’t need to be schooled by the likes of Ben Roger and his politics — he is OK most of the time but someone should tell him to keep his political obsessions to himself.
I guess if you listen to any station long enough, something is bound to be an irritant.