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Homer Profile #1 – Marc Moser
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Soapbox: Radio
Station: AM 950, Denver
Title: Sports Show Host
Nickname: The Mose
Our Nickname: Nancy
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Marc Moser and his handlers aim to present him as your affable office jock... the amusing loudmouth three cubicles down who organizes the office softball team, collects money for the Super Bowl pool, and starts up the drinking games at the company holiday party... local radio's answer to Jimmy Kimmel.
The difference between Moser and your real-life office jock is that the guy three cubicles down can represent in a sports argument. Moser can't, which is why he uses call screeners like the neighborhood twerp uses his mama's skirt. Without this sheltering from opposing viewpoints, Moser's gibbering cheerleader act would get taken apart like the Dives in a home Game 6.
The formula for your typical Moser hockey show is fairly predictable. Start by baiting fans of opposing teams with a mixture of tired homerisms and breast-beating that would embarrass any respectable sports pundit. Once the phone starts ringing, hang up on anyone who isn't an Avsmonkey. At the same time, boast to the audience about how none of the other team's fans has the guts to call in and argue with you.
This act, repeated like a Pavlovian bell throughout the Dive's season, assures that the 12 or so drooling shut-ins who loyally listen to the show will keep coming back for their homer fix. The rest of the world will be over at AM 760 listening to Jim Rome.
