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Hello and welcome.

It's our number one, hour number one of our radio program.

Now, before we tell you what's coming up here, in hour number one, a programming note,

if you're a fan of radio, and chances are you are because you're listening to a radio show via the podcast,

you are in for a treat.

One of the great broadcasters of our time,

a Hall of Famer, Vic the Brick Jacobs,

part of the Fox Sports Radio Alumni Association,

goes into the podcast dojo for a thorough conversation,

all about the life and times of Vic the Brick.

He's had an amazing story in his radio career.

He's told me the story over the years, but I wanted to share it and have him tell you in his own words.

So Vic the Break on the Fifth Hour podcast, later today, it will be dropping.

Make sure you don't miss it.

As far as our number one of our overnight show, the Ben Mather Show, a day after Bruce Ariens, in air quotes, retired in Tampa.

He said his goodbyes as he gets sent out to pasture, working really hard to squish the narrative that Tom Brady had him removed.

So how believable was Bruce Ariens on the Mather's scale of believability?

That and more right now in our number one.

Here it is.

The party is on the pirate ship.

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