Magnum gets his name for his love of Hawaiian style shirts just like a title character in a 1980’s TV show. Magnum graduated from UNLV with a degree in Communications and minored in History so yes he is a geek. He is originally from the Jersey Shore and spent time in Phoenix, Newark, NJ and Colorado Springs before coming to ESPN Radio 1100 and Fox Sports Radio 920. Magnum started in radio as the voice of the Mountain Lions of Sierra Vista High School here in Las Vegas. He also worked as the post game host for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the PCL. He has also worked with the Idaho Falls Chukars in the Pioneer League.
Most Memorable Show Moment: When Paulie and Seat had Yoel Judah on following the Judah/Mayweather fight. He put them on hold twice in the middle of the interview and he ended with don’t mess with the Rainman !!!
Favorite Team: New York Jets
Favorite Athlete: David Wright
Best Interview Subject: Andrei Kirilenko, just an all around nice guy
If I Could Be Somebody’s Teammate It Would Be: David Beckham when he was with Real Madrid, get to live in an amazing city like Madrid and be teammates with the world’s most popular athlete.
Best Game I Ever Saw In Person: Kansas vs Florida at the Orleans Arena, OT game between the last 3 NCAA Champs and about seven 1st round NBA Draft picks on the floor.
All-Time Favorite Flicks: Fast Times at Ridegmont High, Goonies, Snatch, Trainspotting, Spaceballs, Goodfellas, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian
Favorite Comedies: Anything Monty Python
Best Sports Movies: Hoosiers, Major League
Favorite Actor: Jason Stathan
Favorite Actress: Natalie Portman
Best Book: The Bad Guys Won, A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid and the Rest of the 1986 Mets, the Rowdiest, Team Ever to put on a New York Uniform – and Maybe the Best by Jeff Pearlman
I Have A Man Crush On: Wayne Chrebet
Favorite Female Celebrity: Giada De Laurentiis
Funniest Stand Up: Dennis Miller
Favorite 5 TV Show: The Simpsons, Family Guy, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Law and Order, Deadliest Catch
Hottest Local TV Anchor: Not really an anchor but Fox 5 Reporter Teresa Yuan (what can I say I love the Asian women)
Favorite Restaurants: Commanders Palace, Tio Pepe (Newark, NJ Best Portuguese food on the planet), Firefly, Naked
Fish, Hugo’s Cellar and 808
Favorite Beer or Cocktail: Kirin Ichiban Beer or Alaskan Winter Ale, Old Speckled Hen
Standard Tip: Always at least 20% after tax
Favorite Thing To Do On The Strip: People watch
Favorite Websites: Youtube, Werlv.com, baseball-reference.com , milb.com
TV Shows You’d Be Surprised I Watched: Sex and the City, Dancing with the Stars
Favorite Las Vegas Fun Spot: Red Rock Casino
First Job in Sports Media: Play by Play for Sierra Vista High school here in Las Vegas
Media Dream Job: Play by Play guy for University of Hawaii
Worst Job I Ever Had: Pizza Delivery Boy
If I Had A Second Job In Vegas: Doorman at Tao Beach
Favorite Sports Book: Las Vegas Hilton Superbook (by far and away)
Game I Put Or Won The Most Money On: Raiders vs Buccaneers SB , Tampa all the way
Game I Lost The Most Money On: Jets vs Steelers playoff game (The Infamous Doug Brian Game)
Favorite Table Game: Blackjack
Hottest Cocktail Waitresses: Can’t argue with the gals at the Hard Rock
Favorite Vacation Spot: Rome, Italy
City I Can’t Stand: The cesspool known as Boston
Thoughts on the following
Cokin: Funny funny old man
Cofield: Always sunny like Philadelphia
Pauly: The guy who asks; Do you know who I am?
Seat: One of the nicest guys I know
Mitch: Reminds me of Charlie Brown…. Just can’t win no matter what
Magnum: What a Clown?
Pilosof: Balding, 3 kids and married…. It’s over for him before it even gets started
Dug Dugless: Great guy to go to a baseball game with
Las Vegas Women: gold diggers but the hottest gold diggers I’ve ever seen
Favorite Thought: If I was single
Magnum would like to thank Mom and Dad, John Hanson, Mitch Moss, Tony B, Paul Howard, Treat Williams, Dug Dugless, Grif, Art Lynch, Dr Anthony Ferri, Dr Michael Murray, Russ Langer, Dan Karcher, Kevin Greene, Bill Raftery, and my wife Julia for changing my life and being the most supportive person I could have ever have known.
