James Phillip "Jim" Rome (born October 14, 1964) is an American sports radio talk show host syndicated by CBS Sports Radio.Broadcasting from a studio near Los Angeles, California, Rome hosts The Jim Rome Show on radio. For a number of years Rome hosted a television show Jim Rome Is Burning (formerly Rome Is Burning), which aired on ESPN in the United States and TSN2 in Canada. In 2011, Rome ended his relationship with ESPN to join the CBS network where he hosts his own show, as well as an interview-format show on the Showtime channel. His past hosting jobs included sports discussion television shows Talk2 (ESPN2), The FX Sports Show (FX), and The Last Word (Fox Sports Net). The Jim Rome Show is tied for the #21 most listened to talk radio show in the United States and Rome is the #29 most influential talk radio personality according to Talkers Magazine.
University of California, Santa Barbara, Calabasas High School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Janet Rome (m. 1997)
Children
Jake, Logan
Parents
Jay Rome, Jan Rome
Nicknames
James Phillip Rome, James Rome, Van Smack, J' Ro, V-Smack, Romy, Rome
TV Shows
Jim Rome Is Burning, Talk2, The NFL Today, The FX Sports Show, The Last Word
Star Sign
Libra
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Trademark
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Van Dyke beard
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Fact
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Originally gave Nick Van Exel the nickname "Van Smack". After he said that he hated it, Rome decided to keep it for himself.
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Avid fan of the 80s rock band, The Replacements, and frequently uses their music on his shows.
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Works with Kyle Brandt, Jason Stewart, and Alvin Delloro on the Jim Rome Radio show. Rome refers to them as the XR4TI Crew.
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Has a daily radio sports talk show, The Jim Rome Show, considered by many to the best sports radio talk show there is.
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Frequently refers to his audience listeners as "Clones."
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Was the moderator of the Pat Tillman memorial service held in May 2004.
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Has 2 sons, Jake (b. 2001) and Logan (b. 2005)
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Made headlines when Jim Everett assaulted him during an interview after Rome, who had been mocking the quarterback by calling him Chris Evert on his radio show, baited him by calling him "Chris Evert" to his face. (6 April 1994).
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Graduated from UCSB in December 1986 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications.