Jim Rome

Okay, to be fair, to be fair, it's not by myself. I mean, I'm on the air by myself, but I've always been extremely well-produced. I have a good staff. I don't have an enormous staff, but I've always had kind of, like, elite fans. fighting warriors like you. There's a culture to it. There's a culture to it. And there's a whole side conversation about how the world has changed. You know what I mean?

Okay, to be fair, to be fair, it's not by myself. I mean, I'm on the air by myself, but I've always been extremely well-produced. I have a good staff. I don't have an enormous staff, but I've always had kind of, like, elite fans. fighting warriors like you. There's a culture to it. There's a culture to it. And there's a whole side conversation about how the world has changed. You know what I mean?

But I've always, we go hard. We go hard. So it's not, it's four hours now, but when I first started, it was five hours. It was 7 p.m. to 12 midnight. And you can't even imagine the tweakers and the kooks and the nuts that would call me at night, man. That was wild. But that was my first big break. So I was on for five hours.

But I've always, we go hard. We go hard. So it's not, it's four hours now, but when I first started, it was five hours. It was 7 p.m. to 12 midnight. And you can't even imagine the tweakers and the kooks and the nuts that would call me at night, man. That was wild. But that was my first big break. So I was on for five hours.

And you don't rate at night because you get preempted by games and nobody's listening at night. And this was on a radio station in San Diego. And then the first ratings book came back. And there was nobody rated at night. And I had like this huge number. huge number that wiped out everybody. And everybody was like, holy crap, what's going on here?

And you don't rate at night because you get preempted by games and nobody's listening at night. And this was on a radio station in San Diego. And then the first ratings book came back. And there was nobody rated at night. And I had like this huge number. huge number that wiped out everybody. And everybody was like, holy crap, what's going on here?

So they quickly moved me to a day part, four hours from five to four hours. And then everybody said, never work during the day, man. That guy, what he does at night will never work during the day. And it worked during the day. And then he started building the thing out. So I went five hours to four hours to three hours. I'm like, man, I got this thing wired.

So they quickly moved me to a day part, four hours from five to four hours. And then everybody said, never work during the day, man. That guy, what he does at night will never work during the day. And it worked during the day. And then he started building the thing out. So I went five hours to four hours to three hours. I'm like, man, I got this thing wired.

I'm going to get down to two hours, then get down to one hour. Then I'm going to get down to like Paul Harvey, 15 minutes. And then the Rome minute, but

I'm going to get down to two hours, then get down to one hour. Then I'm going to get down to like Paul Harvey, 15 minutes. And then the Rome minute, but

when I get down to the Rome minute I want to be paid the same amount of money that I'm getting for the three hours but I stalled out at three and now I'm back up to four so that's a long answer to I haven't always done four but I did three for a long time but I've always been well produced and had a good crew around me and I work hard

when I get down to the Rome minute I want to be paid the same amount of money that I'm getting for the three hours but I stalled out at three and now I'm back up to four so that's a long answer to I haven't always done four but I did three for a long time but I've always been well produced and had a good crew around me and I work hard

Dude, have you never had a cup of coffee? Do you... I mean, we have some help, and I do it legitimately. Listen, like you did construction, right? So you understand, we understand how lucky we are to do this. See, that's the other thing, man. People... Okay, here's what people don't get about me. Maybe now I've kind of... My whole thing's funny, right? I was the jerk. I'll never forget.

Dude, have you never had a cup of coffee? Do you... I mean, we have some help, and I do it legitimately. Listen, like you did construction, right? So you understand, we understand how lucky we are to do this. See, that's the other thing, man. People... Okay, here's what people don't get about me. Maybe now I've kind of... My whole thing's funny, right? I was the jerk. I'll never forget.

There was an article written about me in LA Magazine years and years ago. I was kind of naive, and this guy pitched it like, yeah, I just want to hang out in Rome. I want to follow Rome around. And this was when I was on my way up, and things were happening fast, spinning fast.

There was an article written about me in LA Magazine years and years ago. I was kind of naive, and this guy pitched it like, yeah, I just want to hang out in Rome. I want to follow Rome around. And this was when I was on my way up, and things were happening fast, spinning fast.

And I'm with this guy, and I'm hanging out with this guy, and we do this whole interview, and I let him follow me around for three days. And I'm like, that went pretty well. And then I open up the article, and the headline just screams, the jerk. And then it was pretty clear that not everybody likes me very much.

And I'm with this guy, and I'm hanging out with this guy, and we do this whole interview, and I let him follow me around for three days. And I'm like, that went pretty well. And then I open up the article, and the headline just screams, the jerk. And then it was pretty clear that not everybody likes me very much.

The funny thing is now that I'm at this point in my life, now I'm just kind of the OG. And now I'm not that guy that everybody hates because they've moved on to other things.

The funny thing is now that I'm at this point in my life, now I'm just kind of the OG. And now I'm not that guy that everybody hates because they've moved on to other things.