Current Events: Mike Bacsik
Just read the Dearmore piece about Bacsik from the Dallas Observer (dated for Thursday the 23rd?) When this went down in 2010, we felt terrible about it. As if getting knocked around in MLB baseball wasn't enough, Bacsik decided to take on another hard hitting industry. He was a guy who had real on-air potential (and still does), just trying to scratch it out in another tough gig. We knew him as Norm's handler and the sharp guy on the Ranger's post game show. Then, he was gone. And oddly the hosts didn't mourn him, some joked about it a little as we remember, and still do. Some of it was jabbing at Cumulus big whigs, but some seemed a little dark. It brings to mind other abrupt endings to careers at the Ticket. Namely, Greggo. But this was so different than that. There was no mystery, no questions unanswered and no conspiracy theories. Mike took full responsibility immediately and the situation's course was laid out plainly. A journey of hard work, gutting it out and taking risks halted by 15 seconds of drunken irresponsibility.Now at the Fan, Mike is back on the air apparently. We never listen to that station, but good luck man. Stay hard Mike!
He would've been a good regular at the Ticket and blended in easily. It is a shame.
ReplyDeleteI liked Bacsik, too. I have a feeling he may not have been everyone's favorite at the station. There may have been some hangover from his switching sides in The Great Game to pitch against his own team, although I suspect there may have been some other behind-scene-issues. I don't have any inside anecdotes, it's just a feeling I got listening to the tone whenever his name would come up.
ReplyDeleteMillions of literally starving children in the world every year and "God was there for him" to get promoted to the big leagues (according to Bacsik). Something about that mindset just absolutely drives me crazy.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of editorial pieces from the Observer on Ticket personalities, Daniel Hopkins has a good one about Gordo's characters over the years: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2014/01/gordon_keith_talks_about_the_c.php
ReplyDeleteAnd more Grammy commercials. Kill me.
Good article P1 Wasteland. My favorite is the Crazy Prospector. I just listened to the Little Girl Greggo doing the Eldorado Chevy commercial. LGG, or any Fake Greggo are also favorites of mine.
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