The Fifth Hour: Ken Levine, Sports & Hollywood Great
The Ben Maller Show
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Ken Levine gives us a few good minutes of his time on “Fifth Hour with Ben Maller, and Danny G Radio.” During his run in Hollywood, Levine has had a hand in creating some of the most iconic TV shows and movies. Writing, directing, and producing various projects with credits including M.A.S.H., Cheers, Frasier, and The Simpsons among others. In addition to a successful run in show business, Ken is a radio guy at heart, a popular Disc Jockey in the 1970s, and radio/TV voice of the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres. Maller and Levine crossed paths in the Dodger Talk period of Ben’s career. Ken shares some of the more zany moments of his life in the business. Follow Ken Levine via his critically acclaimed blog ByKenLevine.com and listen to his popular “Hollywood & Levine” podcast for tales of a comedy writer. Follow Danny G Radio on Twitter @DannyGradio, Follow Big Ben on Twitter @BenMaller, and listen to the original "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on 450+ terrestrial Fox Sports Radio affiliates, iHeart stream, and SiriusXM Radio channel 83, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Kyle Brands. |
| 0:02.0 | You're busy. |
| 0:02.8 | I'm busy. |
| 0:03.5 | But every single Monday, we take 10 minutes to dish out 10 takes. |
| 0:07.6 | NFL, life, whatever, but never more than 10 minutes. |
| 0:11.5 | It's 10 takes with Kyle Brantz. |
| 0:13.4 | Driving home from work, you got time for 10 takes. |
| 0:15.7 | Taking a smoke break. |
| 0:16.6 | You still smoke? |
| 0:17.4 | You got time for 10 takes. |
| 0:18.8 | Hiding in the bathroom at work, you got time for 10 takes. |
| 0:21.7 | Listen to 10 takes on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. |
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| 0:34.4 | What's up, everybody? |
| 0:35.4 | It's Peter Schrager. |
| 0:36.3 | We're back for the season with Peter Schrager. |
| 0:38.7 | In each episode of the season, I'm going to empty my proverbial notebook and take you inside and |
| 0:43.0 | behind the scenes on the conversations that happen at the highest levels of NFL franchises. |
| 0:47.4 | You see, you'll be in the front office of an NFL team one week, but the next week you're |
| 0:51.4 | going to be at a bar elbow to elbow with some of your favorite celebrities laughing about football like Kansas City Chiefs fan, Paul Rudd. |
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