Consumed by Over 272 Million People, Charles Barkley Tears Media Medium Apart Only to Get Trashed by Veteran

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley and TNT host Ernie Johnson have great chemistry. Ernie and Barkley share their workspace on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” show. Apart from that, both NBA media personalities co-host their YouTube talk show “The Steam Room”. In a recent episode of the Steam Room, Ernie and Charles hosted the Vice President/executive producer of Turner Sports, Tim Kiley.

Tim Kiley has elevated “Inside the NBA” from an Analysis segment to a die-hard basketball fans’ show. In the talk show, Barkley gave his thoughts on the radio of his time. What did the legend say about the media medium consumed by 272 million people?

How a Shock jock made Charles Barkley Hate Radio

Ernie on the show asked Barkley whether he listens to the radio or not. Barkley responded, ” I got turned off by the radio in fairness Ernie, back in my day, because the DJ wouldn’t shut up!” Barkley explained that he hates Disc Jockeys talking a lot on the radio rather than letting their listeners enjoy some music.

The Chuckster also appreciated the serious radio which allows listeners to just listen to music.

Charles Barkley also revealed that back in his time, he never heard an NFL draft on the radio. In parts of his podcast, Barkley continued to state that listening to or following sports via radio wasn’t something he favored. 

He claimed for it to be the stupidest thing in the world and said, “I’m a visual person when it comes to sports. I think that’s the stupidest thing in the world… I just wouldn’t want to listen to it on the radio.” He watched the drafts on the tv as he preferred visuals. According to Barkley, sports is entertaining to see and he only prefers to listen to music on the radio rather than listening to some sports commentary on it.

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After the show was out, Barkley was slammed by Warriors’ radio announcer Tim Roye. Referring to Barkley, Roye said, “The stupidest thing in the world is to listen to Charles and take anything he says as if it has any thought behind it.”

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