Saturday, February 9, 2013
From amateurs to the Olympics; KMOX's Jacober has covered it all.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Last time, Jacober talked about induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame and family life in the broadcast business. More today with the 42-year-broadcast veteran Ron Jacober. Patch.com: What were some of your best interviews? Ron Jacober: I interviewed Muhammad Ali several times. That has to be one of the all time best. Once late at night, I got a call in the KSD newsroom and the caller on the other end told me Ali would be up on Page Avenue tomorrow morning. He wouldn't identify himself. He said Ali was going to march to support the hungry people of the world. I said this is probably bogus but I piled the boys into the car and said lets go. They wanted to know where …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Ron Jacober is a West County resident and most recognized media sports figure in St. Louis over the past four decades.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Ron Jacober has worked in the St. Louis sports media market for 42 years. He was just inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and is a member now of four local halls of fame. He was sports director at KMOX Radio for decades. He sat down for an interview with Patch.com and this is what he had to say. Patch.com: First, congratulations on making the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Ron Jacober: I was kind of overwhelmed by it. I was the only one inducted in the class of 2013 from St. Louis and it was a neat experience. I don’t know why all this is happening to me. That makes four halls of fame now. I tell people if you do something long enough, people think you must be OK? …
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Two DUIs and Town and Country resident Dan McLaughlin is back in the game.
Apparently Cardinals management has a short memory. Having a potential bomb ready to go off and hurt people is not a good thing. It appears Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin will be getting his old job back. Without going into all the gory details, McLaughlin was caught driving drunk in 2010 and again in 2011, 10 months after he received a “No-Points” and “No Record” probation by Judge Rick Brunk—the Chesterfield municipal judge who has shown little interest in protecting the residents of West County. In both cases, McLaughlin was falling down drunk and each time he violated the Missouri Implied Consent Law by refusing to take a breath test. After the second arrest and guilty plea McLaughlin was suspended by FOX Sports Midwest. The …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
It appears to be very difficult to get your probation revoked in Chesterfield.
On Nov. 9, 2010, former Cardinals’ broadcaster and Town and Country resident, Dan McLaughlin, pleaded guilty to DWI in Chesterfield Municipal Court. He was given a “no-record” suspended imposition of sentence probation term of two years. The court did not assign community service, require him to go to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, or order him to attend driving school. The companion charge of improper lane usage was reduced to illegal parking and McLaughlin paid a $350 fine. He left court without additional points on his driving record. The arrest and aftermath McLaughlin was arrested in August 2010 after motorists on I-64 called the police about erratic driving. The police report, included in the PDF portion of this article, notes he …
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11:55 am on Saturday, December 3, 2011
If the Cardinals rehire him (they probably will since he was sitting in a truck bed at the World Series parade) they are pathetic. Recall: TLR DWI (at least he wasn't driving) Hancock's drunk death, Darryl Kile found dead with marijuana in system, and now this? C'mon... more ›