Cary Clayborn joined the March 8th edition of The Rush Hour Morning Show to talk about going from an Atlanta Braves Superfan to being selected as the new Public Address Announcer for their AAA affiliate Gwinnett Stripers. He talks about his time announcing in college and moving on to live a regular life until the opportunity to announce again came along years later and he was able to capitalize! A really good story from an even better guy!

Cary Clayborn Gwinnett Stripers

The longtime voice of the Cincinnati Reds, Joe Zerhusen, joined the April 21st edition of The Rush Hour Morning Show to talk about his favorite memories working for the Reds, the new MLB rules changes and their effect on his duties, the magic of Great American Ballpark and more!!

Joe Zerhusen Cincinnati Reds

The Magic are 3-0 in preseason after winning in Philly and taking down Miami again this weekend. 1 more exhibition game remains before the games count October 22nd. We also got our first look at a lot new things at Kia Center. Some good, some bad. 

All of that and more!

#LetsGoMagic 

Warning: Adult Language


189. Beating the Heat; New Rebrand Pains

Honestly, our franchise deserves this. We treat our legendary PA Announcer Paul Porter like shit and give him the boot when he didn’t want to stop. Did the same thing during COVID with our legendary radio man Dennis Neumann. And now Orlando Magic home games at Kia Center are immensely worse and zombie atmospheres without Paul bringing his badly needed energy. And now we have a Paul Porter curse. Jarryd Tribble, you are not prepared for this job. Bad tone usage. A huge lack of fan engagement. The game ops support staff is failing the fans. The Magic are 1-2. 0-2 when the FanDuel Sports Network starting lineup graphic is correct. The was the first time in franchise history we began a season with 3 straight home games in Orlando, and we squandered the chance. Now we hit the road for a season-long 5-game road trip. Got to gel fast. I don’t want to hear any firing or trade talks right now. Work and time. That’s what it’ll take at this moment. Work and time. That and the NBA has a gambling scandal.

All of that and more!

#LetsGoMagic 

Warning: Adult Language


192. Curse of Paul Porter; Magic 1-2 Homestand

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