The Sports Junkies , also known as The Junkies , is the host of the morning radio show aired in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The hosts are John Auville, Eric Bickel, Jason Bishop, and John-Paul Flaim. Their event was heard in WJFK, 106.7. Their event focuses on a mixture of discussions about sports, women, popular culture, and the daily life of Junkies.
The show debuted at # 100 in the 2008 Heavy 100 Talkers Magazine edition 2008, rising to # 84 in the 2009 edition and # 75 in the 2010 edition. It falls to # 88 in the 2011 edition and is not mentioned in the 250th Class Speaker List 2012. Junkies is listed on Talkers Sports Heavy Hundred # 32.
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John Martin "Kue" Auville
Known as "Cakes," Auville, (also credited as Martin Auville, and JA of Olney) was born in 1970. He grew up in Bowie, Maryland with fellow Junkies Eric Bickel and John-Paul Flaim, and attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt , Maryland. After high school, Auville studied communications at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was sometimes ridiculed for achieving an average of 1.5 (GPA) a semester; he then manages the local Toys? We saved up to make a full-time work radio in 1996. The Auville family currently lives in Olney, Maryland. He married his wife, Amy, in 1995. They have three children, Kurt Joseph (1997), Juliet (2002), and Brendan Craig (2004). After the birth of their third child, Auville underwent a vasectomy and has since been ridiculed under the name "Johnny Blanks." The most successful poker player amongst the group with a lot of money in the annual JPO and a surprise 15th place at PPC Aruba World Championship. E. E. "_ Bickel"> Eric Carlton "E.B." Bickel
Bickel aka "Gray Haired Monster" was born in 1970 and grew up in Bowie, Maryland where he grew across the street from fellow Junkie John-Paul Flaim and in the same neighborhood as John Auville. Bickel attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he soon became friends with Junkie Jason Bishop. He writes in tennis. After high school, Bickel studied at the University of Maryland, where he majored in psychology, worked as a study room supervisor, and received his master's degree in school counseling before becoming "Junkie" in 1997. Bickel married his wife, Dina, in 1996. They has three children, Stephen (2000), Megan (2002) and Katherine (2009).
Jason William "Lurch Poppa" Bishop
Dubbed "Lurch" because of the 6'6 "high (references to The Addams Family butler on the television show), Bishop grew up in Lanham, Maryland and befriended Junkie Eric Bickel while attending DeMatha Catholic College in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he played football basketball for legendary coach Morgan Wooten, Bishop received a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Richmond, then transferred to Salisbury State University to pursue a degree in communications. He currently lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife, Theresa, and two daughters they, Madden and Ava, Jason have a second home in Ocean City, MD where he enjoys body surfing, watching Red Sox highlights, and fishing.
John-Paul "J.P." Flaim
"J.P." Flaim was born in 1970 and grew across the street from fellow Junkie Eric Bickel in Bowie, Maryland. Flaim attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, and then went on to majoring in international business at University College Maryland, College Park before studying law at Temple University's Beasley Law School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1997, he failed a Maryland lawyer exam, read the results publicly during the broadcast; However, he passed the exam the following year and can now legally practice law in Maryland.
Flaim also fought as a professional middle class boxer. The record is 0-1, after losing on December 9, 2006 debuted against Jay Watts by TKO in the first round, just days after the death of Flaim's father-in-law. In 2007, he was ranked 991 of 999 top boxers in the light middle class division.
Flaim and his ex-wife Carol, have two children together, a daughter of Kelsie (2000), and a son, Dylan Carlos (2007).
On February 3, 2010, Flaim announces that she and Carol will be divorced. On August 24, 2012, he married Jessica "Jess" Boughers, a professional fitness model and former Hooters girl, and former Football Arena cheerleader and Washington Redskins.
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Other event staff
- Executive Producer Matt Cahill (aka Drab T-shirt): Drab joins the show in 2012 after producing another show at WJFK. Drab graduated from Arizona State University and worked on radio in Phoenix before moving to D.C. in 2007 with the Big O and Dukes Show.
- Producer Matt Myers (aka Matt Valdez) : named show producer in July 2009. He grew up in Pasadena, Maryland and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Maryland with a degree in journalism.
History
Auville, Bickel, and Flaim grew up as friends in Bowie, Maryland. Auville and Flaim attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School; at the same time, Bickel met with the Bishop at DeMatha Catholic College. Bickel and Flaim also attended the University of Maryland together. After graduating from college, foursome and other friends hang out and often share a place to live. In 1995, the four began their broadcasting career as a hobby with a 30 minute public cable TV access show in Bowie featuring obscene sports and humor chat.
The show focuses on the interaction of four people, featuring guests such as Playboy models, rock leaders, and local sports celebrities such as University of Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams. Their high local rankings led to their national debut on May 18, 1999, aired on about 50 Westwood One radio network affiliates.
Through the history of the show, he occupies the night slot from 7-11 pm. and 8-midnight from mid-2001 to early 2002. In October 2002, the event was moved from WJFK to WHFS during the morning drive time slot. When WHFS changed the format from alternative rock to Spanish, the event returned to WJFK-FM at lunch. In 2006, Junkies' show returned to the morning drive, replacing The Howard Stern Show while ending its operation on terrestrial radio.
In 2013, Junkies returned to their local roots, with "Table Manners," a half-hour show at Comcast SportsNet Washington, featuring four friends interviewing sports figures at dinner at The Palm restaurant in Tyson's Corners, Virginia. The program debuted for the launch of the first eight episodes on February 6, 2013. About a decade earlier, Junkies had negotiated with ESPN to do a television show, but the project failed. "We just feel like we have unfinished business," said Junkie Eric Bickel. "We've been doing radio for almost 17 years now, there's more you can do, it looks like we're almost extravagant to do our show, finish at 10 o'clock, and then do nothing else in the rest of the day."
On May 6, 2016, Junkies celebrates 20 years in the air. In honor of their achievements, the mayor of Washington, D.C. Muriel Bowser proclaimed the Junkies Sports Day in Washington during their broadcast.
On September 6, 2016, Junkies Sports simulcasting at NBC Sports Washington.
Events
Junkies Poker Open
Junkies has sponsored the annual "Junkie Poker Open" event which is usually held at Borgata Hotel Casino & amp; Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Texas poker hold'em tournaments have gained some fame as former World Series of Poker contestants (Lee Childs, among others) have participated in the event. As part of their 20th anniversary celebration, they held a special JPO in Las Vegas at Aria Resort and Casino. In October 2017, they held their first JPO in the Washington D.C. area, hosting it at MGM National Harbor.
Since the 2004 season, Junkies has hosted a pregame event two hours before kick-off every game of the Washington Redskins. The show is broadcast live from restaurants or bars in the Washington area and broadcast on WJFK-FM. Performances are considered "illegitimate" because they continue to do the program even though WJFK no longer holds the rights to broadcast a team match.
Upersay Owlbay Party
The Junkies host a party for an NFL championship game at a Washington restaurant or bar area. The name is based on the Latin version of Pig from the phrase "super bowl" due to active chase of trademark problem NFL under the name of Super Bowl.
Springtime Holiday Party Junkies
The annual spring-themed party was held at the State Theater in Falls Church, Virginia. This event is no longer held.
Sundress Sillies Party
First held in 2008, Junkies hosts an annual late summer party. Women are encouraged to attend wearing evening dresses. They also promote "section V.I.P." for women who do not wear underwear, but do not actively check to verify "V.I.P." appropriateness.
In 2011 Junkies were forced to rename the party to "Summer Dress Party" due to trademark issues with Backyard Steakhouse 13999 Metrotech Drive
Movieography
Junkies have a brilliant acting in Season 2, Episode 8 of The Wire , where their event is visited (though only Flaim is shown) and also at The D-Train , where the four of them play the Pittsburgh sports radio host. The Junkies also released audio from them reading their lines in their Washington studio before the film's release.
Controversy
Interview with Justin Gimelstob
Interview with tennis player Justin Gimelstob made international headlines for comments made by Gimelstob about Anna Kournikova and other female tennis players. Gimelstob was reprimanded by his boss, Tennis Channel, and donated to the Women's Sports Foundation as a result of the incident.
Interview with Rob Ford
The Junkies created international controversy on December 5, 2013, when they interviewed Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At the interview, Ford was involved in a scandal that resulted from him using drugs and alcohol. Interviews were conducted when Junkies hosted their periodic gambling tournament at The Borgata. Producers Matt Cahill and Matt Myers arranged an interview with Ford's interest in the National Football League and most of the interviews focused on Ford's predictions for the upcoming NFL match that weekend. During the interview, Bishop asked Ford to confirm the latest press allegations that he had tried to buy an incriminating video that allegedly showed him smoking cocaine. Ford denied the allegations and turned the interview back to the topic of football.
Canadian media closely followed the interview primarily because Ford has not responded to their questions about trying to buy incriminating videos. At the end of the interview, Ford invited Junkies to hold a show at his office in Toronto and also agreed to come regularly to discuss football. Within hours, major American media outlets, including CNN and NBC, featured news of the interview.
References
External links
- Official Site
- Show Pages in 1067 Fans
- The Washington Post Magazine covers the article (02/26/2006)
- Table Manners Premiere coverage at Washington.CBSlocal.com
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