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Category Archives: WTEM

Nourishment from an Unlikely Source

16 January, 2008

Today’s Washington Post Sports section front is a revolutionary feast of outreach to the region’s hockey fans. Start with the sumptuous photo journalism of a celebratory Alexander Semin. The Post is hardly alone in old media in diminishing impact photo journalism in recent years, but its return is always welcome. We have as well Tarik’s [...]

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Kolzig on the John Thompson Show

6 December, 2007

Capitals netminder Olaf Kolzig was a guest on yesterday’s John Thompson Show on SportsTalk980. Topics discussed were:

Team reactions to Coach Boudreau.
Changes made by Coach Boudreau.
Changes affecting the goaltender.
Veterans speaking to the team on the recent changes.
Are the Caps physical enough.
The Instigator rule
Basketball as a shady physical sport

You can listen to the the interview here.

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Boudreau on the John Thompson Show

29 November, 2007

Interim Caps Coach Bruce Boudreau was a guest on yesterday’s John Thompson Show on SportsTalk980. Topics discussed were:

The death of Sean Taylor.
Coaching in the NHL.
Approaching the game.
No “X” in Boudreau.
The task at hand vs. Florida
Who is the Undertaker?

You can listen to the the interview here.

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Washington Capital Frequencies – An Interview with Kurt Kehl

6 September, 2007

The Washington Capitals recently signed on with a new radio partner, Bonneville International Corporation, to broadcast all 82 games for the 2007-08 season. As a former DJ I was curious about the deal’s details, and how it benefits the team and Caps fans. So I recently spoke with the Kurt Kehl, the Capitals’ VP of [...]

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New Radio Deal

30 August, 2007

As first seen in Mike Vogel’s blog and later announced by the team, the Washington Capitals have left the hockey-hating SportsTalk980 and signed a deal with Bonneville International Corporation. The Caps will be heard on Talk Radio 3WT at 107.7 FM, 1500 AM, and 820 AM. Bonneville is the parent company of WTOP, which aired [...]

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Steve Czaban Steps in It

17 August, 2007

Howard Stern did at least one commendable thing for his culture: every day he reminded us that radio is the lowest form of all media. In D.C., we needn’t have had Stern to point this out; not when we have WTEM’s Steve Czaban.
Late Thursday “Czabe” took umbrage with Washington Capitals’ owner Ted Leonsis, who this [...]

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The Spirit of the CyberRadio

16 July, 2007

Add to the names of the Revolutionaries Allen Popels, who a few months ago asked the question, “Is it too much to ask that we the hockey loving and Caps’ fans have a broadcast fan forum for 30 or 60 minutes a week?” The Caps of course asked a similar question a few years back [...]

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Axis of Media Evil

6 October, 2006

Mr. Smith went to Washington to reform politics. Lodged in greater Washington, D.C., a barren outpost of hockey media silence thanks to the malicious disinterest of The Washington Post (henceforth referred to as The Compost), among others, I am venturing into cyberspace to broaden my hometown’s coverage of the planet’s greatest game, and especially of [...]

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