Will Somebody Apply for the Jim Rome Writing Show Gig?
1-liner, Media Gossip/Musings September 15th. 2009, 2:30pmJim Rome: He’s been trying to hire a writer for at least a year; over the last six months, this job opening has been posted everywhere. With unemployment so rampant, you have to wonder what is taking these guys so long. Are there really no good applicants? Is there an issue with the pay? Is Rome difficult to deal with? Does nobody want to move to LA? [Craigslist] [UPDATE: A source tells us Rome recently made a hire: Eric Adelson, formerly of ESPN the Magazine.]
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September 15th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I thought duffy was gonna apply? Imig would probably be good there. He has that Rome-type sense of humor.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
If he’s anything like he is on TV and the few times i’ve heard him on the radio, he has to be a dick to work for. He has that “I know it all and you know nothing” attitude that most radio guys have. I’m sure it translates to him being the same off the air
September 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Imig’s at McMahon’s training compound learning the ropes
September 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Craigslist? They just busted a prostitution ring down here that was using Craigslist to advertise whores
September 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Is Rome difficult to deal with?
Have you ever listened to the man speak? It’s one thing for a sports radio hack to think he’s always right, but I’ve never heard anyone more proud of himself while expressing that opinion the Rome.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
It’s he type of job I would be interested in, but I’m not a Rome fan (personality and being insanely ignorant about soccer). I also don’t want to move to LA unless I am getting paid handsomely to do so.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
if the pay is decent i might be able to restrain myself from beating the tar out of rome with his fake ass tough guy voice.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
i would move to LA in a blink of an eye.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Is he accepting applications that wouldn’t include a sample burn?
September 15th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Rome always fails on tv. It would be like signing up to write for a new Jeff Foxworthy show.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Also, the man thinks every thought he has is the most orignial thought in the world. Like he just fucking brought straight down from Mt. Sinai carved in stone.
The man is an insufferable, self centered, douche. I bet he fake tans.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Not that there is anything wrong with that…
September 15th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
@ty
Plus I am thinking they might want someone with a sense of humor who is at least mildly entertaining, so you know…
September 15th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
In that blink of an eye, my house would be furnished and I’d be already on the beach. I love Cali.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
What’s the pay? LA’s an expensive mofuckin city. And where does his show tape from? If it’s from the Valley, fuck that noise, the commute will kill you. I suppose you could always live in the Valley, maybe sublet somebody’s attic so you could see the porn being filmed in the backyards.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
If he’s anything like he is on TV and the few times i’ve heard him on the radio, he has to be a dick to work for. He has that “I know it all and you know nothing” attitude that most radio guys have. I’m sure it translates to him being the same off the air
What percentage of bosses aren’t dicks? 30%? If you’re passionate about the job, it shouldn’t matter. Personally, I think Rome’s media personality is a show. I don’t know that he would be the same ass off TV/Radio.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Enjoy your second job, you’ll need it to live next to the beach. I used to live six blocks from it and I was broke as shit because of it.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Maybe one of the duties of the job is to make sure his hair and goattee are dyed the exact same color of jet black.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Maybe one of the duties of the job is to make sure his hair and goattee are dyed the exact same color of jet black.
I bet he saves his pubes and then glues them to his face.
/can’t stand Rome.
September 15th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
While showing him new and inventive ways to use the word “bro.”
September 15th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
i celebrate when shit like this happens
September 15th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
that is awesome. reminds me of the video of the terrorist getting shot in the middle of the road while in a firefight
September 15th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
if it were anywhere but LA, i’d apply. even michigan. and florida. but NEVER LA.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Who would be passionate about writing for Jim Rome?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
As much as I enjoy sports, I’m not particularly a fan of sports radio or, for that matter, sports blogs (this being the exception as well as Deadspin circa 2006). However, Rome is one of the few in the industry that actually entertains (the others being Steve Czaban and Tony Kornheiser).
September 15th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
people who write for Opie and Anthony or stern
September 15th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
The only good part of Any Given Sunday (besides it being the last time Cameron Diaz looked fuckable) is Dr. Cox’s Jim Rome performance.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
@TexansFan, there was one on CNN a few weeks back where this helicopter crew just watched these guys set up an IED, and then promptly hit them with a missile.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
It would be great if Ted McGinley would get the gig.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
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Jim Rome is everything that is wrong with Sports radio. His schtick, and his imitators, are why I don’t listen anymore.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I dunno, the LT sauna scene is pretty damn good. There’s some good stuff sprinkled throughout that movie, but man did Oliver Stone have too much control over that thing. Not having the NFL license really hurt, too.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
The best part about Rome’s radio show is when callers call in with rehearsed pre-written material and proceed to say it on the air. I always imagine they feel so good about themselves afterwards.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
No one wants to move to LA because of the weather.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
How in the world is that a good thing?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
It wasn’t good when Cameron was attractive? Because mid ninteties Cameron Diaz was a very pleasant young lady, thank you very much.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Craigslist? They just busted a prostitution ring down here that was using Craigslist to advertise whores
Seems Craigslist is being used by whores everywhere…they did a bust here in Oregon recently.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
which is why that is a bad thing. Because she is no longer attractive
September 15th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
anyone seen Big Fan? the main character is a guy that calls into a show like Rome’s, and writes down what he’s going to say. pretty good movie.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
So, say if your mrejr, and you think Black Dog was the shit. It was the last time you liked Patrick Swayze. Would it be better to not have Black Dog, or is Black Dog one last fond memory? I will treasure all my times with pleasantly facial plumpness Cameron and dismiss mid thirties Hollywood strange thinness Cameron thank you very much.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Sir Spicious–I asked last night if Big Fan was out yet–my area is not yet showing it
September 15th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I’ve applied numerous times. Why no call back, Jimmy?
/Jay Mariotti
September 15th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
fair enough
September 15th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Again with the weird avatar stuff–Master Shake at work/VT logo at home.
Weird
September 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
why bring me into this?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Is “thank you very much” the new “I’ll hang up and listen”?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Sir Spicious–I asked last night if Big Fan was out yet–my area is not yet showing it
it opened in DC on Friday. check the website, it lists when and where its opening.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Ctrl + F5 should fix that problem.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
how do you get an avatar on here anyway. and does it take more than 2 minutes?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I intend to bring up Black Dog once a day.
apparently I’m Jimmy (from South Park not TBL… unless they’re one and the same)
September 15th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
You talking about the one in Tigard?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Here you go Duder.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Duder, I went to Gravatar website and yes, it took me about 10 minutes; had to find the image I wanted, upload, etc.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
i am watching RAW and goddamn does Trish Stratus look like she drilled into my brain and decided to look like my dreamgirl. holy shit.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Thanks younglefty–I’ll remember your kindness when Hokies/Yellowjackets face off
/just kidding
September 15th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
RAW was good all the way around and Trish doesn’t seem to be pulling a Cameron Diaz anytime soon.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
@mrejr – She still has it?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
…because she is covered in blood and grey matter?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
um yeah she has ‘it’ like no diva on the roster right now. wow she looks better than great
September 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Let’s just say my lady got a little something special last night, I call it the “I’m Thinking About Trish Stratus Sixty Second Special.”
September 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Where’s Paolo when you need him to dole out high hard ones?
September 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
I’m sure she was alive with pleasure.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
taguchi what do you think of miz’s new direction? i like it. he is better than good on the mic and with some work could turn into a superstar
September 15th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Seems Craigslist is being used by whores everywhere…they did a bust here in Oregon recently
must be the free advertising
September 15th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
i am watching RAW
You’re watching professional wrestling on a weekday at three in the afternoon? You must be a studio apartment, formally known as your mother’s basement.
/never gets old
September 15th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
And… if it wasn’t funny to begin with, it surely isn’t now.
*in a studio
September 15th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
I think that they pushed it like he was a legitimate threat to Cena, he got over with it, and then they had Cena treat him like a joke for a few weeks and now he can’t even win the US Title. I agree they could do good stuff with him but like all the newer guys the need to take his legs out from under him undercuts the whole product.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
i think ziggler and morrisson has match of the year potential but will be overlooked because they aren strong on the mic. miz would benefit if he got moved to smackdown.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I’m sure she was alive with pleasure.
Probably true, since I suspect she was giving me her something special, or as she likes to call it “CLimax in Thirty Seconds because I’m thinking about John Cena.” Tramp.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
I like Ziggler, he’s got a very Mr. Perfect Vibe to him now. And as always professional wrestling and my sexual exploits (or lack there of) has cleared the thread.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
mrejr – Just saw pics of Trish on RAW. Good Lord.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
yes indeed. but they need to stop involving him in the horrible diva angle no one cares about.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Because then she opens her eyes and it’s Mark Henry.
I kid, I kid.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
i know right? mickie james was supposed to be her replacement but that little chubby lady couldnt lace up trish’s nighty
September 16th, 2009 at 1:34 am
FUCK YEAH!