Jim Rome Is Burning
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| Genre | Sports talk |
| Starring | Jim Rome |
| Country of origin | USA |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original channel | ESPN (2003-) |
| Original run | May 6, 2003- February 2004 – Present |
Jim Rome Is Burning (originally titled Rome Is Burning and often abbreviated as JRIB) is a sports conversation and opinion show hosted by Jim Rome. The program airs Monday through Friday on ESPN at 4:30 PM ET, after NFL Live, and lasts thirty minutes until 5:00 PM ET leading up to Around the Horn. The show is broadcast live from a studio in Los Angeles, California, rather than at the ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut. The show is sometimes pre-empted due to live sporting events airing during the afternoon, usually golf or baseball.
Debuting on May 6, 2003 as Rome Is Burning, it was originally a once a week show in primetime at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday nights. After a short hiatus in 2004, it returned with a new name, Jim Rome Is Burning, and a late-night Thursday timeslot. In February 2005, the show began airing five days a week in the afternoon. It is produced by ESPN Original Entertainment.
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[edit] Segments
[edit] Current
- Rome Is Burning - The show's opening segment, where Rome gives takes on four or five of the top sports-related stories of the day. Rome introduces this segment with "Here's what I am burning on." These takes are often recycled almost verbatim from his radio show, which he hosts earlier in the day.
- Alone with Rome - Rome interviews a popular sports figure on a number of topics. This is usually the longest segment of the show.
- The Forum - Rome is joined by two sports analysts, usually for the entire broadcast week, to discuss some of the biggest controversies in the sports world.
- Correspondents - Generally, a player will give a tour of one of their teams sports facilities or take Rome and the TV audience through a normal day is the life of a sports athlete. Some of the correspondents include David Wright, Tony Gonzalez, and Donte' Stallworth. For special occasions, such as the NFL Draft, there is a group of correspondents. The players who appear as correspondents are said to attain good "JRIB karma" afterwards.
- Final Burn - The last segment of the show, in which Rome gives one or two final takes. He then thanks the show's guests and signs off with "I am out."
[edit] Former
- U Smack 2 (formerly known as Smack Back) - Rome takes calls and reads e-mails, and gives his take on the topics the caller/e-mailer is talking about. This segment has not aired since late 2005 to make room for the regular segments, and there is no word as to whether it will return.
[edit] Contributors
These are guests to the program appearing occasionally, with some appearing more than others. Guest hosts and forum guests usually serve that role for a full calendar week.
[edit] Forum guests
- Bryan Burwell: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Nick Canepa: The San Diego Union-Tribune
- Jeff Cesario: Sportalicious.com
- Jeff Chadiha: Sports Illustrated
- Josh Elliott: SportsCenter anchor; ESPN reporter
- Kevin Frazier: Entertainment Tonight co-host
- Tom Friend: ESPN The Magazine
- Doug Gottlieb: Host of The Pulse on ESPN Radio
- Seth Greenberg: Virginia Tech Hokies basketball head coach
- John Heyman: Newsday
- Denny Hocking: Former MLB outfielder
- Scoop Jackson: ESPN.com Page2
- Seth Joyner: Former NFL linebacker
- Jim Lampley: HBO World Championship Boxing commentator
- Roger Lodge: Blind Date host; actor
- Patrick McEnroe: ESPN Tennis analyst; CBS U.S. Open correspondent
- Terence Moore: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Eric Neel: ESPN.com Page2
- Petros Papadakis: FSN college football analyst; Pros vs Joes host
- Shaun Powell: Newsday
- Ray Ratto: San Francisco Chronicle
- Drew Sharp: Detroit Free Press
- Dan Shaughnessy: The Boston Globe
- Andrew Siciliano: FSN Final Score anchor
- Randy Sklar: Cheap Seats co-host
- Rick Telander: Chicago Sun-Times
- Kyle Turley: Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman
- Mike Wise: The Washington Post
- Todd Zeile: Former MLB third baseman & first baseman
[edit] Former
- Nick Bakay: Actor; writer; television producer; ESPN contributor
- Curtis Conway: Former NFL wide receiver
- Bill Simmons: ESPN The Magazine's "The Sports Guy"; ESPN.com Page2
[edit] Substitute hosts
- Bonnie Bernstein: ESPN MLB & college football sideline reporter
- Josh Elliott: SportsCenter anchor; ESPN reporter
- Jim Gray: ESPN and ABC NBA reporter
- Patrick McEnroe: ESPN Tennis analyst; CBS U.S. Open correspondent
- Lisa Salters: ESPN NBA and ABC Saturday Night Football reporter
- Mark Schlereth: ESPN NFL analyst
- Stephen A. Smith: NBA Shootaround analyst; The Philadelphia Inquirer
[edit] Other guests
- Michelle Tafoya: ESPN & ABC NBA & Monday Night Football Sideline Reporter
