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This article seems to be more about The Jim Rome Show than Jim himself.

It really needs to be split into two articles, one which is more of a biography of Jim, and another, perhaps titled The Jim Rome Show, to focus on the show itself.

If there are no objections, I will give this one week (until July 10, 2005) and do it myself.

Zpb52 July 3, 2005 18:21 (UTC)

Whoever the clown is that wrote this is clearly a Rome hating liberal. Get a life you pussy dork. Long live Rome and Bush.

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[edit] Jim Rome

Jim Rome? Jim ROME?! You got cancelled and replaced by Jim ROME? The guy who was hot in the 90s? I never even got replaced by Jim Rome! JEEZ! Jim Rome?

Thoughts? Disco john 06:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I've got a thought...I have no idea what you're talking about. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 12:28, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] POV?

Hi, I came here to see what the rationale for the POV tag was. Since there doesn't appear to be one perhaps the tag should be removed? Jorbettis 16:02, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

The section on his broadcast style needs some work done on it to make it a little more formal sounding and less like something that might have come off of Stucknut or another fan forum...it's a good start but not quite there. That section, I believe, is what the tag is referring to. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 02:52, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] It is done

With zero objections posted in the last week, I have moved the content about Jim's radio show to its own article, The Jim Rome Show. A successful article split. Zpb52 16:22, July 10, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Jim Rome Is Burning

Has anyone considered creating an article on JRIB? It may not have the notoriety of the Jungle but is still a staple show on ESPN and should get some attention here at Wikipedia. I'd do it but I don't get to watch it because of my work schedule. Willbyr 19:27, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

  • The article has been created. Willbyr 20:17, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rome has two sons.

Doesn't Rome have two sons? Jake is the older one, and Logan was born sometime in 2005 wasn't he? --Saxonjf 03:31, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

  • Yes, that is correct, I'll update it. Doctorindy 20:22, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Userboxes for Rome

These were created today:

Jim Rome
This user is a Clone.
The Jungle
This user listens to The Jim Rome Show.



[edit] Birthplace

IMDB lists his birthplace as Tarzana, California, USA....Wiki has it as Calabasas, CA. Can we have a difinative source linked or listed? KsprayDad 17:32, 10 March 2006 (UTC) ps...thanks for the Userbox! I've altered mine a bit on my talk page...here is a sample:

The Jungle
This user listens to The Jim Rome Show and wants it to stay on free radio.


  • Thanks for the userbox revision; I'll use this on my own page. Willbyr 04:20, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] IMDb says Rome was born in Tarzana

According to IMDb, Jim Rome was born in Tarzana, California. As there is no reference to at all, I intend to add that.--The Saxon 00:10, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

  • I changed the info under his pic to reflect this. Willbyr 14:20, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Broadcast style section

The section on Rome's broadcast style could use a serious POV trim, and I wonder if it's appropriate for this article or if it needs to be moved to the Jim Rome Show article. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 13:47, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Jim Rome uses degrotary neologisms to refer to some cities, His referring to Omaha as "Bugaha" is not. Rome calls Omaha Bugaha because the name for the University of NEbraska football team was the "Bugeaters." Rome combined Bugeater with Omaha to come up with Bugaha.

[edit] The Everett Interview

Not sure if a link to this should be included in the article but the video of the Everett interview is on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HNgqQVHI_8 should someone want to put it into the article.  Argash  |  talk  |  contribs  06:31, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that YouTube links are appropriate by Wikipedia guidelines. There's got to be a news article somewhere with a valid link to the video, that should do. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 12:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Do you have a reference for it not being appropriate? The link is free and it's directly relevant. If there was a news site with the video, I think that would be preferred, but otherwise IMO a YouTube link ought to be fine. Nairebis 15:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
Hang on...I think I misunderstood the initial question. The YouTube link would be fine as an imbedded link but not as an actual reference to "The Incident"; for that, a printed article somewhere would be appropriate. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 15:28, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rome being a Jew

In regards to whether or not to include Rome being a Jew in the lead section - I see where you're going with the policy, but it makes an exception if the person's ethnicity is notable. Since Rome's been inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, I'd say this qualifies as notability. Also, Willie in KC is now an infamous figure on the show because Rome perma-banned him for an anti-Semitic joke. It's not a life-or-death issue for me one way or the other, but I think this bears mentioning. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 17:19, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Kudos for bringing this to the talk page. When I first started editing on a regular basis, I was adding in ethnicities too, until someone pointed me to the MoS. Personally, I don't see the reason why we shouldn't include it, but it does seem to be the way things are done. Is being Jewish notable to [Jim Rome's] notability? Sure, he's a notable Jew, but is he notable for his Jewish-ness? I won't change it back this time, but I think someone else probably will, consensus seems to have been reached already. Cheers, faithless (speak) 20:13, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
I guess we'll have to wait and see. "Is he notable for being a Jew" is a great question...I don't know if he makes much about it. I can do some asking on Stucknut and see if there's any info. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 20:58, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
I don't think it is at all notable. I've been listening to the show for years and I have never once heard him even allude to being Jewish. I brought it up with some friends that have been listening to the show for a lot longer than I have, and none of them had any idea. With as many opportunities as he has had to discuss his religion, he has gone out of his way NOT to talk about it. You might be able to make a case that it belongs in the article somewhere, but it absoultely does not belong in the first sentence. Cacophony 19:27, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
And since the Manual of Style says Ethnicity should generally not be emphasized in the opening unless it is relevant to the subject's notability., it should be removed, IMO. faithless (speak) 19:56, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough. Willbyr (talk | contribs) 20:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC)