He Didn’t Invent Radio, He Just Perfected It: Tony Bruno Talks About His New Podcast “The Tony Bruno Show”- Episode 37

The guest of Episode 37 is Tony Bruno, host of his new podcast, aptly titled, “The Tony Bruno Show”. Tony a Philadelphia radio icon, hosting the morning show on 610 WIP-AM (now 94 WIP-FM) and most recently worked mid-days at 97.5 The Fanatic. Tony also has had national notoriety as one of the original hosts on ESPN Radio and Fox Sports Radio.

(As a side note: Tony recently returned to WIP filling in on the afternoon time slot with Josh Innes. This has led to speculation that a return to terrestrial radio may be imminent. It’s also started a Twitter battle between Tony and Mike Missanelli, afternoon host at The Fanatic. You can read about it here. Our interview was recorded prior to this.)

Some of the topics discussed:

Why Tony chose to do a podcast instead of returning to radio
His podcasting partnership with Liberty Broadcasting Company, which features shows from Kyle Scott of Crossing Broad and Bleeding Green Nation
Tony’s listener base being national despite talking mostly Philly sports on his podcast
The do-it-yourself aspect of podcasting compared to working at a radio station
The advantages to doing a show live on remote
Using his established relationships to build his podcast quickly
The differences between local and nationally syndicated radio vs. a podcast
Tony’s Twitter following and how he got to 52,000 followers. You can follow him here.
The full story behind why Tony is no longer at 97.5 The Fanatic
The role Robin Austin (Miss Robin, Tony’s girlfriend and producer of his show) has played on and off the air
Reuniting with Angelo Cataldi and Keith Olbermann
How Wing Bowl got started and grew into the Philly institution it is now
The perception of Philly fans nationally and how the Philly sports scene compares to other cities
The Jimmy Rollins trade to the Dodgers and why Tony feels Jimmy Rollins is one of the most important sports figures ever in Philadelphia.
Whether he feels J-Roll is a Hall of Famer and who from the 2008 World Series Champs may make it to the Hall
How far the Dallas Cowboys can go in the playoffs
Tony’s opinion on whether the Eagles will try to move up to get Marcus Mariota and who Tony thinks the starting quarterback will be next season
The challenge of keeping listeners talking when teams aren’t competitive