J. T. the Brick
Genre | Sports talk |
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Running time | 11 PM-3 AM (Eastern), 8 PM-12 AM (Pacific) |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | Mad Dog Sports Radio |
Starring | JT the Brick |
Opening theme | "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed |
John Tournour (born November 23, 1965, in
Career
Tournour, a former stockbroker, got his start in sports radio after becoming a frequent caller to
From there, Tournour moved his show to
In June 2001, Tournour landed at the upstart Fox Sports Radio, hosting an afternoon show. He was later moved to the evening, hosting a late-night syndicated sports show on SportsFan Radio Network. The show was shifted to 3 pm Pacific, 6 pm Eastern, in 2012.
Tournour also hosted, until the end of the 2005 season, a Sunday night show, Fox Sunday Game Time React, where he discussed the football games of the day with Bryan Cox. This was eventually replaced by a similar show hosted by John Fricke and Chris Landry.
He previously hosted a show that aired weekdays from 5 pm to 8 pm Pacific time (8 pm to 11 pm Eastern) on
Tournour made a guest appearance on
The JT the Brick Show
Tomm Looney, the voice of The Best Damn Sports Show Period, works alongside Tournour on the show. Looney is best known for providing the two-times-hourly sports updates and for hosting the entertainment segment of the show which is called "Pop Looney."
In addition to his hosting duties, Tournour was for a time regular sports columnist for MSNBC.com.
Brick at Night with JT The Brick
On October 8, 2019, JT began hosting his own late night show, "Brick at Night With JT the Brick." on Sirius XM‘s
Origin of nickname
The nickname "the Brick" comes from his time as a caller to The Jim Rome Show. A "brick" is a common slang term in basketball for a shot that bounces off the backboard. Rome often referred to Tournour's favorite team, the New York Knicks, as the "Bricks".
Relationship with Jim Rome
Tournour made himself available for an extensive interview in Alan Eisenstock's 2001 book, Sports Talk (Rome declined numerous requests for an interview for the same book). In the interview, Tournour details his decision to leave a six-figure income as a stockbroker to chase his dream of talking sports for a living. He also weighs in on his relationship with Rome:
He's done everything for me. But he's done nothing for me (sic). It took Jim a while to get successful. I'm only in my fourth year. I've got two syndicated shows and I'm in the number four market (San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose). His fourth year, he was reading traffic.
On July 4, 2019, Tournour guest hosted for Jim Rome for the first time ever.
Family
Tournour purchased a residence in Summerlin, Nevada, with his wife Julie and his two sons on January 7, 2010.[6]
References
- ^ John "JT the Brick" Tournour '87 Supports the Geneseo RAA, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-10-16
- ^ Kaplan, Sean (November 11, 2007). "Grad Commands National Airways". The Lamron. Geneseo, New York. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "About JT The Brick". Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/170474/steve-gorman-jt-the-brick-out-at-fox-sports-radio/ JT The Brick Out at Fox Sports Radio
- ^ "Don't miss sports talk personality JT The Brick's new show on Mad Dog Sports Radio". Hear & Now. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ Kathy Noyes (2010-01-21). "Fox Radio host buys in Summerlin". Retrieved 27 January 2010.