John Amaechi

So, Dan, how did you navigate that? Because that's interesting. Greg is one of your best friends and he comes in and your executive producer that you trust is saying, hey, this isn't very good. The only way to make this good is by highlighting just how bad he is, which not many people want to do. I'm OK with it or I have been OK with it for the most part. Greg sometimes isn't even super OK. Greg.

So how did you navigate? Was there ever a discussion there with Greg about, hey, this is the way we need to do the show with you to work around you?

So how did you navigate? Was there ever a discussion there with Greg about, hey, this is the way we need to do the show with you to work around you?

But I remember thinking to myself, this works. And it works for two reasons. Dan's more relaxed. Dan's happier. That's obvious. But Greg fit in. Like our audience, they embrace that. They embrace mistakes. We're a bunch of wackos. I mean, all of us in our own different ways. And Greg kind of fit in. He loves sports. He takes it seriously. But Greg's got a great sense of humor.

But I remember thinking to myself, this works. And it works for two reasons. Dan's more relaxed. Dan's happier. That's obvious. But Greg fit in. Like our audience, they embrace that. They embrace mistakes. We're a bunch of wackos. I mean, all of us in our own different ways. And Greg kind of fit in. He loves sports. He takes it seriously. But Greg's got a great sense of humor.

And he's not afraid to make fun of himself. And so for me, I remember early on, like, yeah, there's a lot of potential with this guy here. As long as he allows us to make fun of him.

And he's not afraid to make fun of himself. And so for me, I remember early on, like, yeah, there's a lot of potential with this guy here. As long as he allows us to make fun of him.

It's funny you say that because you and I didn't know each other when we started doing the show. But Dan and I, and I told people this a lot, we took the time to get to know each other. Dan and I really took some time, as did Mike. Mike and I spent some time getting to know each other as well. That's important because you're right. These successful shows are relationship shows.

It's funny you say that because you and I didn't know each other when we started doing the show. But Dan and I, and I told people this a lot, we took the time to get to know each other. Dan and I really took some time, as did Mike. Mike and I spent some time getting to know each other as well. That's important because you're right. These successful shows are relationship shows.

Dan, we did a lot of growing on air together, but we did take some time and have some conversations that allowed the show to be better because we got to know each other a lot.

Dan, we did a lot of growing on air together, but we did take some time and have some conversations that allowed the show to be better because we got to know each other a lot.

It's funny.

It's funny.

They don't realize, listeners, how important the hard network out is to ESPN.

They don't realize, listeners, how important the hard network out is to ESPN.

I just want to give you a sample of what Greg Cody sounded like, which set us all off in a panic, everyone except for Greg Cody, because he's old and he's stubborn and refuses to go to the doctor. So that's what you sounded like for the better half of a month. Now, me, Dan, everyone, we told you repeatedly to go to the doctor. You ignored us.

I just want to give you a sample of what Greg Cody sounded like, which set us all off in a panic, everyone except for Greg Cody, because he's old and he's stubborn and refuses to go to the doctor. So that's what you sounded like for the better half of a month. Now, me, Dan, everyone, we told you repeatedly to go to the doctor. You ignored us.

You finally went to the doctor and the results of your visit to the doctor were, were what?

You finally went to the doctor and the results of your visit to the doctor were, were what?

It was the hard network out. But now that I'm thinking about it and, you know, feeding Greg Cody's vanities and his ego and all that stuff. And Greg, you know, he likes it to be about Greg. The Vegas show we did at the Circa. Oh, wow. Just to see him sing on stage and perform in front of Wu-Tang, in front of Wayne Newton, for Greg, yeah, the Hee-Haw 3.