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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Almost Famous

Andy Netzel: Kevin Kiley glares at Chuck Booms overtop his reading glasses. His eyes double in size and his voice is full of annoyance as a small smile creeps across his lips.

"Excuse me," he shouts. "Are you Michael?!?"

It's the fourth time this morning Booms has interrupted one of the listeners calling in to he and Kiley's morning show on Sports Radio 92.3 The Fan. Kiley is fed up, sort of. He and Booms' vitriolic back-and-forth feels real, but their listeners expect it.

The rampant bickering often elicits some of the show's best moments.

"KEVIN IS A MISERABLE HUMAN BEING." *

The Kiley & Booms co-hosts have been talking about the Cleveland Browns' uniforms this morning. Last season, the team…

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