KJR Sports Radio 950 AM

Attached is the text of an email that I wrote to KJR on 7÷22÷14, which should be self-​explanatory:
I was told that you are responsible for the listener promotions at KJR, so I’d like to share with you a recent situation that occurred.
Last Thursday, I won a contest on Elyse and Jerry’s show. I was told that the prize was a «Brooks swag bag», and that I’d have to come down to the station to pick it up. I wasn’t specifically told what I had won. However, being a regular listener of KJR, and having heard what others have won in similar contests (shoes, running gear, etc.), I was very excited.
Following a meeting on Friday afternoon in Bothell, I drove to your offices to claim my prize. After doing some searching, the receptionist gave it to me. It consisted of a relatively small, nylon Brooks bag, plus a giveaway-​type beanie. Thinking that there might be some mistake, I asked if there was anything else. The young woman assured me that that was it.
Frankly, I was extremely annoyed. I drove a considerable distance, only to receive prizes worth no more than $ 3– 4, tops. I’m sure that I spent more than that for gas, not to mention the time that I wasted.
As a large radio station, I would think that you’d be embarrassed to offer such a weak prize for any of your contests. At the very least, I should have been told what I had won, so that I could decide whether it was worth the time and expense of driving there to pick-​up my «swag bag». Had that happened, I would have passed and not wasted almost two hours of my day.
As previously indicated, I’ve been a regular KJR listener for many years. I’m very disappointed by this incident, and I wanted to express my feelings to you. Hopefully, you will reevaluate your approach regarding listener prizes. Thank you for your time.
To date, I have received no response to this correspondence, nor do I expect to. Although I continue to enjoy much of KJR’s sports programming, this incident definitely left a sour taste with me.

One my favorite Seattle sports stations to listen to (Minus the 10am Elise Woodward show,) I love local radio, much better then listening to national talk shows.
Softy Mohler in the afternoon and Mitch in the Morning are very good sports shows! Love all the contest they do as well.

Great coverage of the local and national sports news! Softie, Ian, Elise and other radio talk show hosts are pretty cool. Always listen to Huskies basketball and football!!! They talk about a good variety of sports topics.

I like Mitch in the morning and Ian in the afternoon. Softy is a total ass… opinionated and DUMB.
The guy I dislike the most is Hugh Millen. His argumentative, prickly, holier than thou attitude sends me to the other sports talk radio station almost immediately. KIRO has a much friendlier and more humble ex-​UW QB who, unlike MIllen, can get his point across without being a total a**hole.
It’s a good thing thing KIRO is providing competition… Brock and Salk are excellent and Kevin Calabro along with Jim Moore is the best sports talk show tandem in town.

This station is garbage. tune into 710 KIRO, now ESPN radio for local sports. KJR is crap!

I love KJR. I mean, their coverage of Husky games is great. Bob Rondeau is awesome for play-​by-​play calling. I listen whenever I’m not at the game /​it isn’t on TV or if I’m in my car while there is pregame/​postgame coverage.
The talk portion the rest of the day is nice sometimes too. Softie is funny and most of the other regulars are pretty good.
Definitely the definitive Seattlesource for sports radio.

Not a terrible sports station… wish it had the mariner broadcast… the station is very gentle on how it treats it sports stars here. no star is taken to task…
Its the husky station. so you get a heavy dose of uw action. gotta admit though that bob rondeau is very good
Needs to talk more hockey… imo…

This is horrible sports radio. Having moved here from New York (home of WFAN), it’s especially horrible sports radio. They never seem to talk about baseball (even though the Mariner’s are the only real team in town), instead preferring to blabber on about golf or college volleyball or foosball or whatever they feel like.
I suppose if you were a huge Huskies fan this station might be okay. But I’m a hardcore sports fan (and love sports radio) and still find this station completely unbearable.
It gets a 2 (instead of a 1) for being the only game in town.

This station might appeal to Seattle natives. But if you’re looking for sports talk in a wider scope, look elsewhere (unfortunately, I don’t know if Seattle even has another sports radio station). Fatty or Lumpy or whatever his name is, might be the worst, most-​biased sports talk host I’ve ever heard. I’d give this station zero stars if Unilocal would allow it.

John: This station might appeal to Seattle natives. But if you’re looking for sports talk in a wider scope, look elsewhere (unfortunately, I don’t know if Seattle even has another sports radio station).
Of course 950 AM appeals to Seattle natives! KJR is THE sports-​talk radio station in Seattle, covering LOCAL teams. Where else are you going to go to get in-​depth radio coverage of the Hawks, Dawgs, M’s, Supes, etc. If I wanted a «wider scope» of coverage I would get ESPN radio on satellite, that way I could keep up on all the ad nauseum happenings of the Yankees, Patriots, and Terrell Owens.
John: Fatty or Lumpy or whatever his name is, might be the worst, most-​biased sports talk host I’ve ever heard. I’d give this station zero stars if Unilocal would allow it.
You mean Softy? Sure he’s biased! What sports host isn’t? Softy’s passionate about Seattle teams. How many listeners would the station have if they didn’t cover the locals?
KJR is great sports radio for local fans. Again, if you want a wider scope, get ESPN radio.

My husband, of course, would give this five stars. I’m giving it only four since I hate to get in my car and have it blaring at me. Decent sports radio. The kids like to listen too.