IT’S BACK! Our daily fantasy-inspired Philly sports talk radio game.

We all sit around and complain about local sports talk radio. Think you can do better? Here’s your chance. But, rather than just giving you a blank check to build your perfect sports talk radio lineup, you have to do it within the constraints of increasingly tight budgets. You get to be Matt Nahigian and Spike Eskin, JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS WANTED!

You’ll have to fill the following positions: Morning Show 1, Morning Show 2, Morning Show 3, Mid-day Show 1, Mid-day Show 2, Afternoon Show 1, Afternoon Show 2, Evenings, and Weekends.

Just like daily fantasy, you’ll be given $50,000 to construct your ideal lineup out of the following hosts:

Angelo Cataldi

$10,000.00

Mike Missanelli

$9,700.00

Anthony Gargano

$7,400.00

Ron Jaworski

$6,600.00

Brian Baldinger

$6,400.00

Al Morganti

$6,000.00

Ike Reese

$6,000.00

Chris Carlin

$5,800.00

Brian Westbrook

$5,800.00

Rob Ellis

$5,400.00

Jon Ritchie

$5,400.00

Keith Jones

$5,400.00

Rhea Hughes

$5,200.00

Harry Mayes

$5,000.00

Joe DeCamara

$5,000.00

Ray Didinger

$4,800.00

Jon Marks

$4,600.00

Hollis Thomas

$4,600.00

Glen Macnow

$4,400.00

Barrett Brooks

$4,400.00

Eytan Shander

$4,200.00

Jason Myrtetus

$4,000.00

Brian Haddad

$4,000.00

Jamie Lynch

$4,000.00

Howard Eskin

$3,800.00

Sonny Hill

$3,800.00

Adam Caplan

$3,800.00

Big Daddy Graham

$3,600.00

Jody McDonald

$3,600.00

Marc Farzetta

$3,600.00

Paul Jolovitz

$3,400.00

Rickie Ricardo

$3,400.00

Joe Giglio

$3,200.00

Jon Johnson

$3,200.00

James Seltzer

$3,200.00

John Barchard

$3,200.00

Rob Charry

$3,200.00

Steve Trevelise

$3,200.00

Reuben Frank

$3,200.00

Geoff Mosher

$3,200.00

Devon Givens

$3,200.00

Pat Egan

$3,200.00

Dwayne From Swedesboro STACKS
Joe Staszak

$3,200.00

Andrew Porter

$3,200.00

Vince Quinn

$3,000.00

Tom Kelly

$3,000.00

Joe Tordy

$3,000.00

I made you an easy-to-use spreadsheet which will auto-calculate your costs. You can download it right here.

But here’s the kicker: Your top two highest paid hosts will each get a 10% ratings bonus. You’ll have to add that to their salaries. This will count against your cap.

For example: If Mike Missanelli and Anthony Gargano are your top two most expensive hosts, Mike will get a $970 bonus and Anthony will get a $740 bonus. You’ll have to add $1,710 to your total.

I compiled the list from CURRENT sports talk radio hosts. I’m sure I missed someone– let me know if I did. Prices are based loosely on salary estimates, though obviously there are some differences for the sake of the game.

Keep in mind, you have to program a daily lineup. This means you have to consider things like salary, chemistry and more. You can’t just throw Angelo Cataldi and Mike Missanelli together and then round out the day with fill-in guys. You have to have BALANCE. Leave your best lineups in the comments.

Dwayne From Swedesboro is not eligible.