Programming

Host: Ken Thomson and John Kelly; Monday - Friday 7PM - 9PM ET
Website: www.SportsXRadio.com

Live from Las Vegas, Sports X Radio provides, nightly sports talk - Vegas Style- with in-depth analysis on worldwide sporting events.

Sports X Radio takes a sophisticated look at sports-talk with a touch of Wall Street analytics. Hosted by long-time radio great, Ken “The Grinch” Thomson, this out-of-the-box sports-talk radio show separates itself from the pack by offering listeners a unique

Las Vegas perspective on sports, while sharing real-time sporting information vital to its listeners.

Sports X Radio is honored to be heard by U.S. Troops around the world on the American Forces Radio Network and on Sports Byline USA.

About the team:::::

Ken Thomson is a veteran sportscaster of more than 25 years. In addition to his expertise in all major sports, he provides versatility with his extensive knowledge and memory and covers it all; from baseball, football, basketball & hockey to World class soccer, tennis, golf, etc.

Ken also worked in the NCAA college basketball world, calling games for UC Riverside and Long Beach State. He has hosted sports talk radio shows throughout the country and remains well connected to NCAA teams. Ken also knows many college coaches and the broadcaster for over 50 universities nationwide.

For over four years, Thomson worked with former NFL veteran Bob Golic in several Southern California markets. Ken tries to set up interviews each week that are in tune with what's going on that week in the world of sports. The reason Thomson gets  a lot of the guys that call games for a living as guests on the show, is simple, " They not only know their team inside out, they also know the opponents to the "T" as well. Interviews just flow with Ken's strong background in play by play in baseball, basketball and football, the transition to sports talk radio was easy. Ken's first sports-casting job was in the US Navy, aboard an Aircraft Carrier (USS Ranger CV 61 ). With 5.500 sailors on board and no internet back in the eighties, I was the only guy with the scores when out at sea, thousands of miles away from the states. Ken lines up guests for each show from all sports and produces the show as well.

Thomson is excited for the new show, set to air August 15th 2011, on the Sports Byline USA Network. One of the great things about this network is it hits Armed Forces Radio. Knowing I'll air for the soldiers worldwide is an honor and a great motivator to keep the show fresh and "live" for our heroes around the world. The second show is on 50,000 watt KDWN out of Las Vegas and blares in to 13 states. Thomson always keeps people updated on all games that are going on or recently concluded. Then I get them ready for the next days action!

Our Friday night shows are Thomson's favorites. His partner for over seven years, Chuck Edel, break down all the games for the weekend. Football season is the best and somehow they are able to touch on every game, both College & Pro in scheduling order. With the show originating in Vegas, the show  blends top line interviews and sports information with a slight dash of Las Vegas line flavor, courtesy of my main sponsor, Cantor Gaming. Not only does Thomson enjoy the Sports World as far as getting out the facts and up to the minute information but he has always enjoyed the handicapping angle as well.

He feels he is someone who can scout games and get a solid feel of how the game will turn out. College Basketball and College Football are his two favorite sports along with the NFL. I like baseball, and hockey as well. The NBA is such a different game now as opposed to when I was growing up. It is too much one on one, clear out for this star. You rarely see guys move their butts without the ball unless it is in transition on a fast break. That irritates Ken. He had a solid run in the Las Vegas Review Journal last year, as far as handicapping by hitting 14 games in a row against the Vegas line, a record still standing. He will go up against anyone in College Hoops as he feels he has an edge by being around the game since he was six years old.

His favorite teams are the Colts and Giants in the NFL (Baltimore beat Green Bay when he was 7 years old and he has followed the Horse Shoe, and he grew up in North Jersey so he rooted for several New York teams that his dad handed down to him when he was a kid ( Knicks, NY Rangers, NY Mets ). The Yanks are enemy number one as he had a dad from Brooklyn who was a Dodger die-hard and was tormented by the Bronx Bombers as a kid.

USC is his college football team as he watched them beat UCLA when I was seven years old from the barber seat chair after dad's Ohio State Buckeyes beat Michigan. He told pops later on, he knew he was only a kid but he knew good looking women and sunshine when he saw it....needless to say that was a typical crappy, rainy November Jersey day! He enjoys talking sports and my newest passion is the UFC....he loves it...it grows on you....!!! Please e-mail him if there are things you like or dislike about the show.

He will always keep his listeners updated on current scores and sports headlines and digs deep to find those sports stories of compassion. He loves doing things for charity, and has a strong faith in GOD, first. and foremost and he tries to hand down wisdom from the screw ups in his own life to his audience, so he can save them the heartaches he's been through. Ken is transparent, not proud of the mistakes he's made, but if he can save others the same pain, by handing down that wisdom, then his efforts are not in vain.

John Kelly

On his 21st birthday, John Kelly paid a visit to Las Vegas.

It was love at first sight.

Nearly a quarter-century later, Kelly continues to be fascinated by - what he calls - "the most exciting city in the world."

John Kelly is not only a keen observer of Nevada's gambling scene but also an active participant. Kelly's love for sports gambling has served him well as one of the most respected voices in the city's sports media.

For more than a decade, Kelly was the radio host of "The Stardust Line," the longest-running, single-sponsored sports talk show in the country. His interview subjects included prominent casino owners Bill Boyd and Steve Wynn, professional gamblers Billy Walters and Andy Beyer, and world class athletes Sugar Ray Leonard and Laffit Pincay, Jr.

Kelly also served as host of "Leroy's Sports Hour," a one-hour radio program dedicated to sports betting. For three years, Kelly teamed with legendary bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro to produce an award-winning program heard on both Fox Sports Radio 920 (Las Vegas) and ESPN Radio 630 (Reno).

Kelly currently serves as General Manager of Eye On Gambling, a website dedicated to the hearts and minds of sports bettors everywhere. His association with Eye On Gambling (www.eog.com) began in the summer of 2009.

A native Chicagoan, Kelly is a 1985 graduate of Northwestern University where he attended the Medill School of Journalism. At Northwestern, Kelly wrote for The Daily Northwestern and served as sports director of WNUR, the campus radio station. He was elected president of Chi Phi fraternity in 1983.

Chuck Edel

Sports guy.

Lance Pry

It doesn’t matter to Lance, playing a Radio Personality, DJ, Program Director, News Director, Production Director, Promotions Assistant, Operations Manager, as long as he still gets to play in your Radio.

The son of a Cop and an Author, Lance is from the ‘burbs of San Diego, California. After quick stints at Mesa Community College, and Lambda Chi Alpha – San Diego State University, he landed an on-air job at a Top-40 station in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mr. Pry was low on the food chain; he had to pay for his Satin Station Jacket. The first time he wore the jacket in public, he met his future wife Mimi, by purposely losing in Darts. Don’t concern yourself with what she says. Lance and Mimi are homeowners in Charleston Heights with 2 kids, Lance and Mary Lee, 3 dogs, and a salt-water aquarium.

If you’ve been in Vegas a while, chances are you’ve heard him at one time or another. Lance has spent decades broadcasting to Southern Nevada; 92.3, 93.1, 95.5, 96.3, 97.1, 98.5, 101.9, 103.5, 105.5 on the FM dial and 920, 970, 1140, 1230, 1460 on the AM dial. Mix in, a News Anchor for the Talk America Radio Networks, a Television News Assignment Editor for abc, a night jock at an FM Rock station in San Diego broadcasting from Tijuana, Mexico.

Intern

Richard the Intern is a graduate of the University of Colorado. He loves sports, but he loves cats a lot more. Segments with Richard might stray from the upcoming Buckeyes/Wolverines matchup to which cat would look better in a sweater vest - the Domestic Shorthair or a Calico? Ken occasionally has Richard give his 2 cents on air; which is generally a good thing for handicapping the games. Richard knows a lot about the advanced math and metrics behind just about every sport. However, Richard makes sports as exciting as doing your taxes, so grab a pencil.

John Netto

John is a professional trader and is the Founder and President of One Shot - One Kill Trading. He is the author of "One Shot - One Kill Trading: Precision Trading through the Use of Technical Analysis" (McGraw-Hill, 2004). John has worked with buy-side firms, sell-side firms, and technology providers on more efficiently combining structure, strategy, and personnel to increase trading profits.

John has presented on behalf of Eurex, The CME Group, The ICE, The ISE, Thomson Reuters, Interactive Brokers, Terrapin, and Profit-Loss Forex Conferences. John also appears on Bloomberg Television, CNBC, and Fox Business Channel, as well as being quoted by the Wall Street Journal and Dow-Jones Newswire.

John is featured (along with other professional money speculators in the upcoming, independent Sundance Film Festival movie, “Life on the Line”, and is a contributor to the book, "The Speed Traders: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World"(McGraw-Hill 2011). John has published numerous articles and lectured on topics ranging from "Dynamically Delta Hedging Your Option Portfolio", "Techniques and Methodologies for Equity Index Spread Trading", to the more qualitative issues as "The 10 Attributes of a Great Trader."

Mr. Netto is a nine-year US Marine Corps veteran. While serving abroad he learned to speak, read, and write Japanese and Chinese, helping him articulate his vision of trading to an international audience. He is currently writing his next book, “Protean Trading”, for John Wiley & Sons, to be released in 2012.