The Third Shift

The Third Shift

Infobox Radio Show
show_name = The Third Shift


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format = Sports
audio_format = Stereophonic
record_location = Los Angeles, CA
runtime = 4 hrs.
creator = Fox Sports Radio
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producer = Greg Bergman
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presenter = Ben Maller
Karen Kay
Greg Bergman
"The Amazing" Vladimir
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country = USA
language = English
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first_aired = 2004
last_aired = present
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The Third Shift is a nationally broadcast daily radio program on Fox Sports Radio held from 2-6 AM ET. The program is hosted by FSR's Ben Maller with Karen Kay doing updates. The show is produced by Greg Bergman.

Hosts

*Ben Maller - host of show
*Karen Kay - anchor, updates, brutal, token female
*Greg Bergman - producer
*"The Amazing" Vladimir - (2008 - ????)

Former Hosts

*Jorge Sedano - host on weekdays from 2004-2007
*Josh Gears "Lord of the Board" - (until 2008)

Segments

"The TWIST"

The TWIST (This Week In Sports Trivia) is a segment on the show run every Thursday Morning. Two contestants call in and compete in a trivia contest on the last week in sports. The first caller to five questions wins the competition. Show is currently not doing "The TWIST" segment.

"Coach, Player, or Entertainer"

Coach, Player, or Entertainer was a segment briefly ran in place of the TWIST in early 2007, and also for one week in September 2007. The format was nearly the same as the TWIST, but the trivia and scoring was slightly different. Ben first gave out a name of a coach, pro sports player, or an actor/musician. The player got 10 pts. for guessing the category right, and 5 bonus pts. for saying what team or TV show/movie/band the person was in. The caller with the most points at the end of the timed segment won.

"Ben Versus The Coin"

On Saturdays during the NFL season, Ben Maller will compete against a coin toss on picking the winners of each game that week. In 2006 Ben was outscored by the coin by almost 40 games. The segment has since been moved online and is also available on Itunes as a podcast.

"The Challenge Line"

This is a poor man's version of Jim Rome's "Smackoff". Topics can range from sports rants to personal gripes. It is always between two callers, and each is given two chances to each other. In the first round, each caller gets 30 seconds, one after the other. Then the crew briefly discusses it, and then second round begins. The second round is run in the same format, but only given 15 seconds. At the end of the second round the crew votes on who the winner is, and takes text/email votes from other callers and declares a winner.

"Password"

Is the "word game of the stars" held every Friday on the Third Shift on FSR. The game is based upon the American TV game show that has been airing periodically since 1961. The radio show it loosely based upon the TV show where live callers are teamed-up with the celebrity hosts and are asked to guess the password based upon one-word clues administered by the hosts of the show. Game play is alternated between the two teams.

"Sports Jeopardy!"

Tuesday Mornings, two callers compete in a sports themed contest similar to the game show Jeopardy!. The questions are usually written by one of the hosts or occasionally by one of the famous callers. Karen Kay acts as a life line for the contestants.

Famous Callers/Emailers

"Spin Max"

Claims to be a professional sports radio caller and also participates on various programs via email.

Lance the Bus Driver

A daily caller who is often criticised by Ben and is usually introduced as "The Worst Bus Driver in North America". Lance is most well-known for his attempts to mention both "clowns" and "sandwiches" in every call. He is almost always kicked off the air before finishing his call, which usually does not include a lot of sports related opinions.

Cowboy in Winsdor

Calls primarily early in the show and will usually stay on the air for anywhere between 2-5 minutes, first having a regular sports opinion, but then giving the historical events for the date. It is typical for there to be music and background noise while Cowboy delivers his spiel. His signature move, aside from the history lesson, is that he signs off by giving the date and the exact time that he finishes his report, and hangs up.

Pete in Pittsburgh

A regular caller known to the audience for living in the basement of his mother's house doing nothing but enjoying the mind-altering effects of cannabis. He is a regular of the "Challenge Line", and claimed to be 3-0 vs. other callers/listeners. However, this could be questioned, as he lost to a dialtone during his match with the aforementioned "Spinmax". On October 4, 2007, he suffered his first loss in the "Challenge Line" to a female caller from Florida.

pokane Gary

No longer lives in Spokane, now currently resides in Ohio.

References

*http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/865321


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