rboomercat90
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Always had the time and showed respect to all of his callers as well, even if he didn't agree with their opinions. Was also very nice and friendly if you bumped into him in public. Short was in a league of his own.
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Sorry Dan's Mom, you missed or can't understand the
and also missed his promotion to Co-Director of Scouting with essentially zero experience. And the hyperbole promoting this as some kind of coup: http://www.saskatoonblades.com/article/blades-new-scouting-structure-a-powerplay-Insert head shake here.
So you were probably what he perceived as rude to him when he was just posting on his personal account(easy to misinterpret from strangers), and then physically intimidated him in a public place.
I thought this thread was about dumping on Tencer, not making him come off as sympathetic
Sorry Dan's Mom, you missed or can't understand the
Insert head shake here.
Why does that all sound so familiar?
Oh right, the Oilers
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Personally I don't mind Gregor, Strudwick, Lowetide, or Wilkins, I understand Stauffer is a mouthpiece for the organization and since that happened he's gone down hill a bit. Stauffer used to be the best while he was on the team 1260. Tencer was alright when he started but he quickly became very cocky, to the point where you couldn't listen to him anymore.
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...so anyway.
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The childish behavior on here is kind of embarrassing. People say that Tencer is a jerk but here they are launching all kinds of petty personal attacks toward him.
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Speaking of radio hosts, this is my all-time favourite John Short call-in (that I actually heard with my own ears):
It was back in the late 80's, around '88 or '89.
Older fans will remember during their early cup runs that there was a guy in the stands who had a megaphone and recorded sound effects, who got a measure of local notoriety for using his gear to heckle the Islanders during the playoffs, one of his best was his heckling of Billy Smith: "Billlllyyyy...oh Billllyyyy...I've got something for you Billllyyy..." *SOUND OF MACHINE GUN FIRE* He was called "Superfan" or something like that.
Anyway, the fans in the stands ate it up and he even got interviewed a bit in the Sun and Journal. He was around for a few years, then one year he simply vanished.
So this one guy phones John one night in those late 80's, asking him about whatever happened to Superfan and how it'd be so great if the Oilers would bring him back to Northlands for the playoffs. You could tell that John was uncomfortable talking about it, saying something about how that wasn't an option, that the team didn't really want him around or something like that.
I think John was hoping that would be the end of it, but the caller was insistent and kept harping about why having Superfan around would be a good idea, he couldn't understand why the Oilers would not want that, and how great it was being a fan in the stands and hearing the guy's hilarious sound effects.
It finally came to a boil for Mr. Short, who went on a bit of a rant (paraphrasing as best I can, it's been over 25 years):
"Caller, do you want to know why he's not allowed at Oiler games any more? The Oilers barred him from Northlands Colosseum because they found that he was trying to get chummy with the players, and had heard that the guy was asking some players to lend him money!"
The caller was left pretty much speechless..."Oh. Oh, I see. OK then."
John Short was the best sports radio host Edmonton ever had, IMO.
It was back in the late 80's, around '88 or '89.
Older fans will remember during their early cup runs that there was a guy in the stands who had a megaphone and recorded sound effects, who got a measure of local notoriety for using his gear to heckle the Islanders during the playoffs, one of his best was his heckling of Billy Smith: "Billlllyyyy...oh Billllyyyy...I've got something for you Billllyyy..." *SOUND OF MACHINE GUN FIRE*
He was called "Superfan" or something like that.Anyway, the fans in the stands ate it up and he even got interviewed a bit in the Sun and Journal. He was around for a few years, then one year he simply vanished.
So this one guy phones John one night in those late 80's, asking him about whatever happened to Superfan and how it'd be so great if the Oilers would bring him back to Northlands for the playoffs. You could tell that John was uncomfortable talking about it, saying something about how that wasn't an option, that the team didn't really want him around or something like that.
I think John was hoping that would be the end of it, but the caller was insistent and kept harping about why having Superfan around would be a good idea, he couldn't understand why the Oilers would not want that, and how great it was being a fan in the stands and hearing the guy's hilarious sound effects.
It finally came to a boil for Mr. Short, who went on a bit of a rant (paraphrasing as best I can, it's been over 25 years):
"Caller, do you want to know why he's not allowed at Oiler games any more? The Oilers barred him from Northlands Colosseum because they found that he was trying to get chummy with the players, and had heard that the guy was asking some players to lend him money!"
The caller was left pretty much speechless..."Oh. Oh, I see. OK then."
John Short was the best sports radio host Edmonton ever had, IMO.
Agreed.
Calling Tencer rude and immature...
And then reading rude, and immature remarks and even actions (really? - intimidating someone in public because you're big guy... I guess you like to bully people based on size)... seems a bit ludicrous.
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You reap what you sew and you are accountable for what you say and how you carry yourself. This person in the media totally deserves everything he is getting.
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Speaking of radio hosts, this is my all-time favourite John Short call-in (that I actually heard with my own ears):
It was back in the late 80's, around '88 or '89.
Older fans will remember during their early cup runs that there was a guy in the stands who had a megaphone and recorded sound effects, who got a measure of local notoriety for using his gear to heckle the Islanders during the playoffs, one of his best was his heckling of Billy Smith: "Billlllyyyy...oh Billllyyyy...I've got something for you Billllyyy..." *SOUND OF MACHINE GUN FIRE*
Anyway, the fans in the stands ate it up and he even got interviewed a bit in the Sun and Journal. He was around for a few years, then one year he simply vanished.
So this one guy phones John one night in those late 80's, asking him about whatever happened to Superfan and how it'd be so great if the Oilers would bring him back to Northlands for the playoffs. You could tell that John was uncomfortable talking about it, saying something about how that wasn't an option, that the team didn't really want him around or something like that.
I think John was hoping that would be the end of it, but the caller was insistent and kept harping about why having Superfan around would be a good idea, he couldn't understand why the Oilers would not want that, and how great it was being a fan in the stands and hearing the guy's hilarious sound effects.
It finally came to a boil for Mr. Short, who went on a bit of a rant (paraphrasing as best I can, it's been over 25 years):
"Caller, do you want to know why he's not allowed at Oiler games any more? The Oilers barred him from Northlands Colosseum because they found that he was trying to get chummy with the players, and had heard that the guy was asking some players to lend him money!"
The caller was left pretty much speechless..."Oh. Oh, I see. OK then."
John Short was the best sports radio host Edmonton ever had, IMO.
Nice to see I am not the only one who is a Short fan
No he doesn't deserve to be name-called, threatened with in-person intimidation, and slandered with rumours about his release from CHED simply because you didn't always like what he had to say.
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Perhaps you should have preached to him for the years where he did essentially the same thing. He treated people with a total lack of respect and disdain. You foster your own image and you get treated as you would treat others.
There are media people on here that are equally disagreed with but are not total jack ***** in how they deal with the public.
I can't remember the exact time, it was a few years ago now and I was listening to Tencer's post-game show. It was towards the end so it wasn't immediately after the game.
A caller calls in and says he was on the road or something and was wondering how some of the Oilers prospects (in the WHL or wherever) had done the past few days.
Dan's response was, "This is an OILERS post-game show and what you just asked is what the internet is for. This is a show about the OILERS"
I couldn't believe it. It was so rude, dude calls in and asks a question that actually does have something to do with the Oil and he just **** all over him. I never really liked Tencer but usually would tune in, but after that I absolutely despised him. What a ********.
A caller calls in and says he was on the road or something and was wondering how some of the Oilers prospects (in the WHL or wherever) had done the past few days.
Dan's response was, "This is an OILERS post-game show and what you just asked is what the internet is for. This is a show about the OILERS"
I couldn't believe it. It was so rude, dude calls in and asks a question that actually does have something to do with the Oil and he just **** all over him. I never really liked Tencer but usually would tune in, but after that I absolutely despised him. What a ********.
Lots of Short fans in Edmonton JTS. You know that.
I started listening to him in 1980 or so until the end of his tenure here.
Very even paced professional who never seemed to go off the handle. Great hockey knowledge. Great to listen to.
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Fixed for accuracy:
John Short in his prime was the best talk radio host Edmonton ever had, IMO.
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Yeah I don't get it either. Its taking it too far. At worst Tencer is no more than from the Bryan Hall school of broadcasting and online radio.
One of his developed shticks, and that he's probably told to do more often is being intentionally catty, rude as people say, and dismissive.
The Complaining about this is like people dialing up Howard Stern and then *****ing that there was an offensive comment.
Or like reading all my posts and complaining about the user experience.
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The way I would phrase it is that Dan Tencer's on-air persona really put me off and therefore I avoided listening to him most of the time. The fact that he worked for CHED (a station with which I've long had a huge personal ax to grind) was another strike against the guy.
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Yeah I don't get it either. Its taking it too far. At worst Tencer is no more than from the Bryan Hall school of broadcasting and online radio.
One of his developed shticks, and that he's probably told to do more often is being intentionally catty, rude as people say, and dismissive.
The Complaining about this is like people dialing up Howard Stern and then *****ing that there was an offensive comment.
Or like reading all my posts and complaining about the user experience.
Sorry he is not remotely close to the Bryan Hall schtick.
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What circa of Bryan Hall?
Hall used to be infamous for cutting people off, being snarky, oppositional, maybe he calmed down.
I used to laugh though that people would complain about him and all the while be listening. Bryan Hall, and Tencer would represent the same school of in your face broadcasting interaction. To elicit listeners and hits. Which works in spades on both accounts.
In the end, and as I referenced if people are too annoyed with a media or online persona its probably because they're paying too much attention to the persona.
I'm sure Dan Tencer probably doesn't impale puppies and sick children on the way home on his peewee herman white unicorn cycle.
rboomercat90
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I bumped into Bryan Hall a few times over the years. Never had a problem with him. Back in the early eighties I saw somebody trying to razz him by telling to "go do it in cedar". He just said "yeah, that's right. You too." (The old timers will remember that reference) and walked away. Guy wasn't a jerk, Wes Montgomery on the other hand...Yeah I don't get it either. Its taking it too far. At worst Tencer is no more than from the Bryan Hall school of broadcasting and online radio.
One of his developed shticks, and that he's probably told to do more often is being intentionally catty, rude as people say, and dismissive.
The Complaining about this is like people dialing up Howard Stern and then *****ing that there was an offensive comment.
Or like reading all my posts and complaining about the user experience.
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Perfect example of Tencer being Tencer, Dellow got hired and he mentions the personal attacks Dellow makes. Right after that he mentions Tyler living in his parents basement and being a fourmer lawyer. What a hypocrit, I am glad Reid took over the post game show.
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