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Maybe I’m the only one, but when I’m driving to work and «The Commom Man» is talking, I have to change the channel. The most common thing about his broadcasts are his opinions and knowledge about sports. Maybe that’s where his name comes from but if I wanted to hear insight from another, «Rube» I would just record my friends and other conversations with random people at a bar or something.
I like that KFAN has the Westwood One NFL broadcasts and enjoy a lot of the other shows. Unfortunately the majority of time I spend listening to the radio The Common Man is either talking about baby brother Peter, saying «Me Boy», or spitting out analysis without knowing the players or the sport.

I have been trying to find a local morning radio show to listen to while at work but have had no luck whatsoever. KFAN has been around for quite a while. I go back after I have tired of listening to Tom Barnard bitch at KQ (even though he keeps signing contract after contract).
However, these guys aren’t the answer in the morning drive time slot. Absolutely unlistenable.

From 6am to 6:30pm KFAN is all live and local. The newest on-​air regular has been on for over 8 years. That is definitely more than most (if not all) other stations in the area can say. Oh yeah… they also are the radio home of the Minnesota Vikings.
Don’t get me started on AM 1500 ESPN… their recent format change caused them to farm out 80% of the day to ESPN. What did that get them you might ask? Horribley annoying syndicated radio from guys we know dont give a crap about Minnesota. With that comes greatly reduced local coverage… unless you count the 5 hours of Patrick Ruesse’s smokers cough.

I work in a warehouse where I am occasionally forced to listen to this channel. Maybe it’s the time of year — but I am not hearing talk about sports on this channel. I am hearing a running commentary (with calls from listeners) on smoking in cars. I am hearing a lot of sound effects and have developed a twitch at the vaguely cellphone chime sound they play over and over and over.
When MLB superstar Alex Rodriguez admitted he took steroids and it was all over the news earlier this month I thought for sure there would at least be something for them to talk about at great length on this channel. (Hooray! News to talk about!) They spent 2 minutes on the topic and then went right back to talking about whatever whim struck them.
My hope is that the start of Baseball season will usher in CONTENT to this channel. Right now it is literally just bells and whistles.

I am not a sports fan. Truly I’m not. My husband is a fanatic. Truly a fanatic.
Somehow I am now addicted to Kfan Sports Radio. Specifically the Power Trip Morning Show with Mike Morris and Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro. Is it the ridiculous statements made by both caller and host? The eclectic variety of topics? The guests? Or it because WCCO and NPR loop the same news all day long, similar to watching a CNN loop? Probably more of the latter.
The «best» part (according to hubby) is that I know more about MN sports than I ever cared to.