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Best Dawson Since Richard?

As SloppyJoe has mentioned in the sidebar, 95.5 The Game is getting a new morning drive host and it's none other than our old friend Gavin Dawson.  It was only a few months ago that we were talking about Gavin's unfortunate exit from the AM side of the dial and now here he is in one of the most prestigious spots on the hottest sports radio station in town.  It's funny how radio works.  It's also great that it's Gavin.  Whatever you think of him or his style, three things have remained solid about Mr. Dawson:

1.  He has talked Blazers consistently, even when talking Blazers wasn't cool.

2.  He researches his stuff and generally knows what he's talking about.

3.  He's willing to ask the relevant questions while still retaining enthusiasm for the team and an understanding of what the Blazers mean to Portland.

That alone would be enough for me to be plenty happy that The Game is featuring him.  Add the fact that he's a pretty nice guy and you've got a pretty cool deal.

Hearty congratulations to Gavin.  Here's hoping many of you will tune in to see what's up each morning.

--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

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Awesome!

I can’t stand the guy and lady on in the morning, they are HORRIBLE. Their voices bug me, the way the talk bugs me. I’m a big fan of GV’s for sure, that will be really cool.

myspace.com/marktwainindians

by mark twain on Jul 28, 2008 12:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Congrats Gavin

Now let us know, is this your show and yours alone, or will you be doing it with a co-host?

Any news on what is going on with Kenny and Katie?

by Replacement Level Poster on Jul 28, 2008 12:51 PM PDT reply actions  

he's bringing Chad along with him

There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)

My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.

by johnv59 on Jul 28, 2008 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought Katy was coming around

Kenney was not my cup of tea. I get the feeling they didn’t really like each other. It seemed to come across in the broadcast.

by raoulduke on Jul 28, 2008 1:34 PM PDT reply actions  

I was done listening to K&K when Kenny called Katy

a b-- jokingly about 20 times in one hour. It wasn’t even funny the first time he did. I don’t mind Katy Brown.

Love Gavin’s style and he doesn’t even greet the callers as brah anymore. Hopefully Chad will go along with Gavin and Wheels can have a 2 hour show???

by tweener on Jul 28, 2008 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

great point

the first time I heard him use the word brah I was very put off.

Now that I have heard him on the podcast he is much better. Casey also seems better than when he was doing OLive too.

looking forward to many more podcasts

Life is exhausting when you are this stupid.

by jonestr on Jul 28, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gavin is cool...

..but he needs to lay off the egotistical advertising of himself, the “People’s Champ” and Patriarch.. It’s likely all hype…and probably doesn’t represent who he is..

Beyond that, he’s the best they’ve got on 95.5, aside from Barrett, Wheels and the Blazer dudes.

Keep it real Gavin!

by SloppyJoe on Jul 28, 2008 2:35 PM PDT reply actions  

hurray!

listening to k&k, it was obvious they didnt like eachother and didnt respect eachothers opinions. Plus, they never took callers often.

this is great imo!

ive always loved Gavin.

I guess this voids my hopes that he would do blazers post game shows though. Now i can only listen to the company men after blazer games…

chicka chicka yeah

by burritoman on Jul 28, 2008 3:25 PM PDT reply actions  

I question his Blazer-fandom

I remember tuning in one evening on the eve of this year’s finals (the first time I had listened to his broadcast) and he was openly and unabashedly praising K#be Brynt touting him to be the best player of this decade. He was gushing that he couldn’t wait to watch him and that a “true” basketball fan would appreciate his game and how he plays and how they are the team to beat in the near-future. Many polite Blazers fans called him to tell him that this was heresay, but he brazenly stood in defense of his once secret Lker-crush. I couldn’t believe my ears….no Blazer broadcaster should speak the way he spoke let alone feel the way he feels about Kbe or the Lkers.
I decided not to listen to him after that. No matter how many times BE Dave endorses him, he’s a little too fond of our enemies.

I didn't mean to turn you on

by dukedee on Jul 28, 2008 3:33 PM PDT reply actions  

aw cmon

would you go back and watch magic johnson play some of his games live if you could?

i know i would

all gavin was saying is that he doesnt want to miss out on watching greatness. And he wants to see kobe do well. Which doenst mean seeing the lakers win.

chicka chicka yeah

by burritoman on Jul 28, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're right

I did enjoy watching his greatness K*be choke in the finals…that was something I certainly didn’t want to miss out on!!!

I didn't mean to turn you on

by dukedee on Jul 28, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Heh

As big of a diehard I am, there is no question that Kobe Bryant has been the best player in this league for several years now.

Doesn’t mean I hate him any less, but you still have to respect his game.

Of course, it is different from Isaac proclaiming that he is on the Lakers bandwagon and that they are his favorite team to watch after the Pau Gasol trade. Now that’s heresy.

by damir on Jul 28, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

what?!

issac seriously said that?!

wow. #1 way to alienate listeners

chicka chicka yeah

by burritoman on Jul 28, 2008 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dang

I’m not up in the mornings and I love listening to Gavin’s opinions of the Blazers. What time in the morning will he be on in the future? Maybe I’ll have to get a new job so I can listen… ... ...

by as11osu on Jul 28, 2008 3:35 PM PDT reply actions  

6-9 AM

Methinks Gavin will take awhile to adjust to the new monring schedule! haha

There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)

My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.

by johnv59 on Jul 28, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

gotta love Blazer lovers

Gavin is a Blazer lover, pure and simple. I love how he talks Blazers, even when there is nothing to talk about.

I don’t always agree with him, of course (I’m a Blazer Fan, but with patience), as Gavin is very much for trading away our young supporting cast for “a vet” PG or SF, who “can help us win a title this year”, in the words of Gavin. I just don’t believe in gambling a golden future for a longshot present. You may recall him being dissappointed in the draft, not because Bayless wasn’t talented, but because he wanted to trade the pick for a vet.

Patience Gavin, patience.

by ItsMrHarris2u on Jul 28, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Did Gavin attempt to interview Miles last summer?

or did he tow the company lline like every else complied with?

"Meow" --- My cat Bonzi wondering how long we must wait until the season finally starts so we can see just how good the PTB really are.

by bow4meow on Jul 28, 2008 6:53 PM PDT reply actions  

I will miss the ususally light-hearted chatter between K and K...

in the mornings, mostly because I am not a morning person, and too much hard core anything is too much for me at that time. I enjoyed many of the interviews that happened during their show. It is unfortunate that Kenny seemed to not understand that his particular brand of humor and personality needed to be served in smaller doses. He seemed determined to be #1 when he should have been content to be an equal half of the K and K team. Katy almost always came across to me as a complete professional as she tried her best to do her part to the best of her ability. I can only hope that each of them will get the chance to do what they do best, in an opportunity that will suit them best.

As for Gavin, I would first like to offer him congratulations in being given this awesome opportunity. May he make the most of it. I hope that he is able to find a better balance between promoting himself and his point of view, and giving the Blazer fans he is targeting more of what they want.

LMA's reign as "LaMonster of the Low Post" has just begun!

by LaMarvelous on Jul 28, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Wheels Announces Breaking news!!

Wheels goes to 2 hours and Kenny Vance will be on board

Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)

by 92wastheyear on Jul 28, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Hmm

Do they do podcasts and allow you to listen to the show later? If so cool, I’ll be listening to that show. If not good for Kenny still having a show, but I probably won’t be able to listen much at that time.

by Replacement Level Poster on Jul 29, 2008 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions  

Yeh they have podcast

Are you using a I-pod or Zune? If so you can even set up a subscription (free) for them to automatically download to your device. I have the Zune and it works really slick

Homer: "Oh no!! A Bear is eating my father!." (On seeing Selma kissing Grampa)

by 92wastheyear on Jul 29, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'll probably listen at work

I stream at work, this is actually a good thing for me as it will give me something to listen to at what I considered a “dead area”.

I was listening to K&K, then Rome, then nothing much, then a little Canzano before I leave. Just found you can listen to Dan Patrick whenever you want as well.

So I’ll probably go Gavin, Rome (maybe), Wheels &KV from the night before, DP

I’ll give everything a listen and drop things.

by Replacement Level Poster on Jul 29, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

I saw this and thought

Richard Dawkins? What does evolution have to do with the Blazers?

Fore!

by prezofdeath on Jul 28, 2008 10:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Don't Forget...

This is the same guy who hosted the draft the stash parties, then escoriated Kevin Pritchard when he picked LaMarcus and Brandon instead of Adam Morrison. Now you can regularly hear him saying the Blazers must sign a free agent, and suggests Ron Artest as a good possibility.

Do we really want to hear more of his opinions about what the Blazers should do?

by GoBlazersWIN on Jul 28, 2008 11:24 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

Good luck topping Cowherd

I tried listening to Kenny and Katy but I couldn’t do it. They were awful, especially Kenny (atrocious). She might have been salvageable with a different lead anchor but I don’t see her and Gavin as a good match. Who knows? Maybe they would be great, they would compliment each other a bit. Gavin needs to do one thing, mature a bit. He’s still a little to much the punk for me. I don’t mind a bit of edge but he’s a little too much of a punk for me. I listen to him but he’s not there yet. Maybe I’m too old.

by rubycakes on Jul 29, 2008 9:04 AM PDT reply actions  

The problem with Gavin is that it's all about Gavin.

He spends half his air time talking about his personal life.

I have better things to do.

Koponen - PG of the future. Book it.

by Blazerholic on Jul 29, 2008 9:04 AM PDT reply actions  

Thanks everybody

I check this site everyday and I respect everybody’s opinion. It’s awesome what Dave and the BE staff have done here. The opportunity in front of me isn’t one I take lightly. I promise I’ll do the best show I can everyday 6-9 a.m. and then spend the next ten or more hours preparing to do it again.

My style might be for everybody but that’s fine, as long as you feel like you can come to me for the best blazers content and a forum where ideas can be shared between blazermaniacs like you and I.

If I’ve learned one thing in this business is you gotta be yourself and you gotta promote yourself, because nobody is going to do it for you. So that’s what i do.

I’ve been a fan of Kenny for a looooong time and I would love to work with him but that’s not the way things worked out so I with the best for him in the afternoons with Wheels.

Again, thanks for the love.

La Familia 4 Life.

by gavin.dawson@955thegame.com on Jul 29, 2008 9:38 PM PDT reply actions  

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