David James and I made the cut that had Jazz ownership cede control of the radio network to KSL broadcasting management. Which, of course, he does not define but which he implies is some sort of unconditional affirmation (which is not the way Christ defined love). "I'm not exaggerating when I say that most, if not all, of what I have in my life professionally, I owe to Gordon," said Scott Garrard, longtime midday host and Zone executive. This goes for adults and children in friendships and relationships of every kind. In typical cases such as these in radio, most do but rarely get it. Millers group then sold the operation to Smith Entertainment Group in May 2021. His primary focus is Sports. sltrib.com 1996-2023 The Salt Lake Tribune. Forum Moderator. I'm the Executive Producer of "The Big Show with Spence Checketts & Gordon Monson," #1 rated sports radio show in Utah, on the radio home of the Utah Jazz, The Zone Sports Network. Broadcaster Dori Monson suspended from Seattle Seahawks' radio shows Not completely sure where or how this tradition started, every general authority needing an initial somewhere in his name, but, please, let it stop. All rights reserved. But KSL, in this specific case, absorbed my brothers and sisters, my longtime partners, my friends. It was 20 years ago this fall that Craig Bolerjack and I huddled up to discuss the birth of a new sports-talk radio station in Salt Lake City. Athlete. Patbagley GordonMonson Good list. Id like to be wealthy as much as the next guy. President Thomas S. Monson has served as the 16 th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since February 3, 2008. he does a great impersonation of Rob Gronkowski, and hes got a really over-the-top Boston accent that he can also do. "He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. In the lingering spirit of my old friend, retired Salt Lake Tribune columnist Robert Kirby, I present 20 things I would change if I were put in charge of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (which would never happen, of course, but if it would, hold onto your flapping shorts) . - Moroni 6 Sports, sports, sports. I'm surprised people still spend meaningful time listening to radio, I thought Gunther and Sean O'Connell were the most entertaining and got canned. GordonMonson Add in allowing for the punching of deznat members, and you got my vote. GordonMonson GordonMonson I'm Glad bro Monson is not the Prophet- we'd look like every other religion out there. If a man is married to two women and the women are bisexual, they may choose to be sealed to each other and have a romantic and sexual relationship with each other as well as with their common husband." Please dont try to change them. Monson was caught up in a business decision between the Jazz and Bonneville International Corp., which will manage the daily operations of The Zone Sports Network (97.5 FM and 1280 AM). The three separate stories entertain you with realistic experiences that could happen to anyone of us. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Radio is a fickle business. But requiring missionaries to sport a monolithic look might not always be the right move. Sports is usually a good. Such things wouldn't need to be changed and should stand the tests of time. KSL had long been rumored to covet what we built at 97.5 and 1280, wanting to solidify its connection to the Jazz and to build its own sports media empire. Time. He told Rich Eisen that he recently had a conversation with his wife saying that he needed a new crusade in life. Whether those women have the priesthood or not, they should be allowed a berth as wide as the men when it comes to church leadership and decision-making. Most recently, on March 12, 1995, he was set . On occasion, we needed correcting. Ill go on writing my column here, loving the written word, same as it ever was, for a while yet. 9/30/21 2:08pm. Its a wonderful chance for growth and maturation for some. Removing the idea that turning down a calling in the church is a sin would be a priority. 9/30/21 2:09pm. Bonneville is proud to partner with the Utah Jazz, and we are grateful for the trust the Jazz have placed in us with their radio assets, Darrell Brown, president of Bonneville, said in a statement. But for that to be the calling card for church members, the thing that sets them apart, is misplaced. "Let the residue of the elders watch over the churches, and declare the word in the regions round about them; and let them labor with their own hands that there be no idolatry nor wickedness practiced. As for those who feel left out or shamed when the question is asked at a church meeting How many of you served a full-time mission? GordonMonson Looks like father & son GordonMonson Miss Gordon GordonMonson I miss you on the radio. He was trying to disrupt swimmers who were protesting the hotel . Eagle Scout. As a consequence of BYU's inclusion into the Big 12 for the 2023-24 academic year, the football program will face scheduling difficulties likely requiring wholesale shuffling. Karl Malone threatened to beat up a host. Did Christ himself sip a little wine? Gordon Monson is a Mormon sports writer for the Salt Lake Tribune (a publication started by the Godbeites to attack church leaders and policies- true story). "- Doctrine and Covenants 52. But I always came back to the feeling that I shouldnt. Along with current Jazz television broadcaster Craig Bolerjack, after being let go at the now-defunct KFAN, Monson helped create the original 1280 The Zone in 2001. Sending young people on an extended unpaid, nonvacation to a place not of their choice is an intense deal, almost always, particularly when it includes landing in some foreign country, speaking a different language, surrounded by strangers, living in a jungle hut, eating different foods, often being under the supervision of other young people who may or may not know what theyre doing when it comes to helping one another, giving proper advice and guidance, and enforcing mission rules. What does thinking or looking like a ball bearing or like the New Christy Minstrel Singers have to do with righteousness? You can find a list of our flairs and their definitions in section 0.6 of our rules. I am somebody that should be in that room, Eisen answered. It was a bit rough around the edges. Voglio dirvi quanto amo - Traduzione in inglese - esempi italiano Bonneville International is taking over 1280 AM and 97.5 FM The Zone in Salt Lake City, UT, and making some programming changes. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. In each role, he makes the recipient feel like the most important person in the moment to him. But it was published with him thinking he can be a standup comedian because Jane Fonda laughed at his jokes while filming 80 For Brady.. This book, "The Daughter," is her version of the story in the Fascination With Life series in the first book, "The Longest Five Minutes." That was the first book in this series. The scriptures speak a lot about the importance of the Sabbath day, the promises to those who obey that commandment are real and powerful. Just a believer looking for a slightly better way. Those are my guys over there, too. Time. Would have come with it. KSL, after two decades of The Zones existence, was taking over operation of the stations, and they were moving all the on-air talent with them including all the guys who I helped hire, some of the guys whose jobs I had saved in the past when one manager or another got upset about one thing or another everyone except for me. The man deserved a better send-off. I dont celebrate anyone losing their job even if that person may deserve it. Maybe it had always been that way an ongoing span of conclusions drawn by believers who within the context of a growing church sported different attitudes, disagreeing on how to properly interpret teachings and practice their faith. Its love without conditions. - Gordon Monson. It's probably a contract issue/cost savings. Make adherence to the Word of Wisdom optional, Boil down temple-worthiness interviews to three questions, Swap out the narrow proclamation on the family for this different, more expansive proclamation, Apologize for policies and preachments of the past and present that were and are out of step with a loving God, more specifically, all aspects of racism, sexism and homophobia, Family is love without motive. Do not just pat them on the head and sweetly smile at them. Family is a circle of strength and love the safest place for our hearts to rest. THat station sucks. You werent in the position or frame of mind at a certain time in your life to do the mission thing? As far as radio goes, the time has passed Gordon by. Thats a gigantic point that I already mentioned and will hammer, again and again, because of its importance. He was a top prospect, a 6-foot-7, 330-pound offensive tackle who had been a high draft pick, selected despite previously sending letters to NFL clubs saying he would decline any invitation. Nice of you to show up. We had some fun with that awkward circumstance over the next few hours, and then we walked away, making a different promise, this one to ourselves, one that would actually be kept to go out and build a new show on a new station that would do sports talk right. 1320 plays Mariache music. Not on the show today? GordonMonson He could have send a letter to the Q12, instead of whinnying on a leftist newspaper. A couple of us banged on then-BYU football coach Gary Crowton on the air so resolutely that he called the show to confront us. Miller's group then sold the operation to Smith Entertainment Group in May 2021. Against our old employer, the station that dumped Boler and me, ratings were considerably higher on our side, advertising sales were more lucrative, listenership was more vast, more loyal. Gordon Monson was not retained by Bonneville when the company took over operations of 97.5/1280 The Zone earlier this month. WFAN afternoon host Evan Roberts thought he was reading a story from sports satire site Ballsack Sports while perusing the report. He told Dan Patrick that he wants to be the voice of fans and help shape the rules of the game to reflect what people can see with their own two eyes. 9/30/21 2:08pm. Below are a few of the "interesting" ideas from his article. That goes for everybody, not just exempted celebrity members who can make millions of dollars in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, EIEIO, and coaches and athletes at BYU who may not actually presently play games on Sunday in front of the public but who plan and prepare and watch film for the coming weeks opponent in private. Another host did have to apologize for taking his play-role too far into the realm of the inappropriate. If you have thoughts of your own, send them along. Maybe the only funny one, I did too except he didn't have a great radio voice unfortunately. 12. Do you love your fellow humans, no matter their race, their sexual orientation, whether they look like you or act like you, or think like you, treating them with kindness, honor and respect? Gone would be sermons that are all delivered exactly the same, with the same tone and tenor, as though they were all written by the same person, without the slightest hint of individuality. Would also add - stop transferring people's membership if they haven't asked for them to be transferred. Paying 10% of increase might be OK for the wealthy, no big deal, but for all the little old widows out there, all the parents with four kids and a mortgage and taxes to pay, who are struggling to get by, month to month, particularly in common conditions where that extra percentage of income would go a long way to keeping a roof over heads and food in mouths, a reduction in additional church tax would be a tremendous blessing. GORDON MONSON hosts The Big Show with Jake Scott weekdays from 2 to 7 p.m. on 97.5 FM and 1280 AM The Zone. And there shall also be many which shall say: And if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God. What is that fascination exactly? Donate to the newsroom now. Gordon Monson: I Hope Bonneville Lets The Zone Be The Zone I fact-checked this nine times, because I said This can not be real, Roberts said. An attempt by the powers-that-be to sanitize that or slant it or bottle it up would run counter to everything The Zone was meant to be, everything it should be, everything it was envisioned to be. Not infrequently, with BYU such a big deal in this market, religion crossed over into sports. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. Enlarge your audience. All that is a lot to handle. Theres nothing wrong with modesty, I get that. I hope he finds something new. Will church-owned KSL celebrate critical thinking about sports and other topics, too? But the whole notion that girls and women in the church must dress a certain way to be worthy daughters of God is silly, at best, and harmful, at the other end. Forgiveness can come quickly, a good spirit, too, especially when the desire is there for diligent, good works. Over a period of time, the Jazzs agreement with KFAN ended and LHM Sports and Entertainment went ahead and bought our signals and reunited much of the old crew, blending it with the new, including on-air talents like Spence Checketts, Riley Jensen, Tony Parks and producers such as Lloyd Cole and Austin Horton and Jake Hatch. A couple of things: When a kid finds himself in that circumstance, why would he be sent home to gain his forgiveness? It was intriguing, seeing that huge human, his arms spilling out of his shirt like branches out of the trunk of a tree, a man built to play football, in front of his students, scratching out numbers and equations on the board like any other Ms. Fuddpucker or Mr. Offerblach, asking Billy and Suzy questions about some basic formula. As a part of my work for the station, there was an arrangement not to censor or pressure me in any way, to not attempt to change or steer my opinions, or hinder or punish me on any issue, whether that commentary was in print or on the air. Editor's column: Gordon Monson, BYU and Mormons TempeCoug. All rights reserved. This is a Institutional post. And if thats the case, the name game probably is too far gone.