Episode 40: Beats, Rhymes & Fights

This week on NER... the NFL lockout is over and chaos has ensued (the good kind); we talk MLB trades with Larry Brown of Larry Brown Sports and "what is more embarrassing than being taken down by Alex Trebek?"

Episode 39: Outsiders

On another edition of New Era Radio... Marcas laments the end of Carmageddon; Marc Tyler puts his foot in his mouth in a big way; Mychal Simonz stops by to talk about bridging the gap from smooth jazz to hip-hop; Oh and the NFL is maybe, sorta, almost back.

Episode 38: Strengths and Weaknesses

On another episode of New Era Radio... Marcas prepares for CARMAGEDDON; the guys find out what it's like to work security for Shaq; the biggest problem with James Harrison's Men's Journal interview; and Cacique's Planet of the Apes fascination.

Episode 37: The Big Picture

On another exciting episode of New Era Radio... don't be so quick to condemn the Casey Anthony jury; some of the funniest movies of the past decades; the folly of the MLB All-Star Game and why Roy Williams deserves a kick in the head.

Episode 36: Bringing It Back

This week on New Era Radio...Cacique states his case for the Sex Olympics; Marcas is tired of lawyers ruining his sports, Don Good from BBM Bookings talks life with celebs...and TUPAC'S BACK!!!

Radio host sues L.A. Angels for racial discrimination

Looks like lawsuits aren't just for the Dodgers.

Dave Smith, a radio host who previously worked for the Los Angeles Angels is now suing his former employer for discrimination, saying he was dismissed for racial reasons.

In a complaint filed in California Superior Court earlier this month, David Smith alleged that the Angels Baseball Foundation rigged a singles promotion to ensure a black woman did not win and that Angels employees regularly made racist remarks. 

Smith claimed that the Angels did not allow another employee on a radio show because he sounded "too black" and "too ghetto" for an Orange County audience. His complaint also stated that co-workers said negative results were to be "expected when a Jew is hired as baseball's commissioner."

Smith was a show host and handled duties on the Angels' pre-game show until he was let go in 2009. If the case goes forward, it will be interesting to see what evidence is brought forth, but it's worth noting that the Angels are owned by Arte Moreno, who became the first Hispanic to own a major sports franchise in the United States. They also employ Tony Reagins, who is black, as their general manager. That doesn't mean that it's impossible that there were instances of racial discrimination within the organization. But as Elgin Baylor recently learned, proving it can be an uphill climb.