Below are a few of the "interesting" ideas from his article. I'm the Executive Producer of "The Big Show with Spence Checketts & Gordon Monson," #1 rated sports radio show in Utah, on the radio home of the Utah Jazz, The Zone Sports Network. Since I was also a columnist for The Tribune, with strict journalistic rules to follow, working simultaneously now for a station owned by the Jazz, a team I covered and opined about for the paper, there had to be hands-off orders to follow. No pity needed for me. If a man is married to two women and the women are bisexual, they may choose to be sealed to each other and have a romantic and sexual relationship with each other as well as with their common husband." The Jazz showed organizational self-confidence and security in agreeing to allow me and others to express whatever we saw fit to express. It has gotten to the point where it sounds too highfalutin, too pretentious, too beyond the average churchgoing Jane or Joe. Something that would be, with any luck, not seen as blasphemous or as an excuse to have me banned from a faith I believe in as it is, chucked out of a church I revere and of which I am happily a lifelong member. Brigham Young University Athletics. Do not lord over them with direct orders or by implication. When I kept reading it thinking This cant be true, this cant be true, I started thinking to myself I hope its truehes going to suck, and its gonna be so funny. GordonMonson Just the fact that he feels he needs to beg the church not to excommunicate him for speaking his mind says it all. Can one spiritually dip his or her toes in a pool while talking with friends, but not slip in for a swim? I hope he lands on his feet. Miller's group then sold the operation to Smith Entertainment Group in May 2021. 9/30/21 2:09pm. GordonMonson Looks like father & son GordonMonson Miss Gordon GordonMonson I miss you on the radio. Donate to the newsroom now. Nobody could tell me why I, rather singularly, was uninvited. Was it because I also worked for The Salt Lake Tribune, and that didnt sit well with KSL and its owners, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? It might be hard. This is a Institutional post. Gloss over it? Too many women of all ages within the confines of the idea that the body is a temple are made to feel shameful for those temples, which, ironically enough, brings additional emphasis on and attention to the bodies that church teachings are attempting to cloak. No, it should be so what. His opinion piece on Elder Holland's BYU talk? Add in isolating these missionaries from family and friends, from normal emotional support, and expecting them to teach people about a gospel that might be strange to those people, hoping to change their beliefs and their lives, is a big, big ask. Something different. Michelle Monson Mosure's affidavit, for example, would have been admissible in 2001 the year she was killed but would have been inadmissible under Crawford three years later. Monson was caught up in a business decision between the Jazz and Bonneville International Corp., which will manage the daily operations of The Zone Sports Network (97.5 FM and 1280 AM). And, yes, he is LDS. Sports is usually a good. In some cases, including my 20-year radio duration, he is directly responsible for breaking many into the business. KFAN+ will be the exclusive home of Minnesota womens hockey. You werent in the position or frame of mind at a certain time in your life to do the mission thing? 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They can wear a beard or long hair or flowing robes. Were excited to use our scale and reach to bring Gopher sports to fans throughout Minneapolis and nationwide on the iHeartRadio app.. On Friday, he used his column in the Salt Lake Tribune to say goodbye to the station he helped launch and give the new bosses a message. The only allowable exception here would be if thats the way said leaders spouse addresses him or her around the house. Additional visits and contributions from Bolerjack and David Locke and a thousand guests made up a mix that provided some of the best sports talk ever in Salt Lake radio. Its a burden nobody should have to carry throughout life. The show made money. Thousands of Utah Utes fans are experiencing that now. sltrib.com 1996-2023 The Salt Lake Tribune. A report from Radar Online claims the reason Tom Brady wont begin his television duties with FOX Sports until 2024 is due to his desire to launch a career in standup comedy. deductible, Report a missed paper by emailingsubscribe@sltrib.comor calling801-237-2900, For e-edition questions or comments, contact customer support801-237-2900or emailsubscribe@sltrib.com. So what. He is a native of Ballard, a suburb of Seattle. Six Sigma Black Belt. What if Donovan Mitchell emerges not just as a great basketball player, but as a social leader of an entire generation? Drop the specific details and lose the personal confessions that should be left between each individual and God himself not an ecclesiastical leader who two or three years from now will transform back to the schlub who lives next door to you and your family. As far as I understand he will continue to write for the Tribune. He can move in with Tanner in PDX. Should I go with Gordon or the scriptures? Maybe Gordo can comment on that? But this discussion isn't about what could have happened on the court. Gordon Monson: Utah fans are everywhere, worshiping at college footballs cathedralTheres something about the Rose Bowl and its mystique, its history, its draw that brings people in. The answer is BYU. Instead of the fundamental unit of society being couples having and raising children, family is just anyone who unconditionally loves each other. Church leaders at General Conference on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Monson, who had been co-hosting the afternoon show on The Zone alongside Jake Scott, co-founded the independent station with Utah Jazz TV voice Craig Bolerjack. He didnt own 1320 KFAN, but the Jazz had an operating agreement with it. . . Dont know whatever happened to him, where he is all these years later, and I dont really care. Thank you for supporting local journalism. Gordon Monson's Tribune article - A Mormon 'Martin Luther' moment KIRO Radio 97.3 FM and 710 ESPN Seattle are the . Do you really think Christ expects the holders of his priesthood to sacrifice? His humor may catch you off guard, but he loves to see and hear people laugh. WFAN afternoon host Evan Roberts thought he was reading a story from sports satire site Ballsack Sports while perusing the report. But requiring missionaries to sport a monolithic look might not always be the right move. But for that to be the calling card for church members, the thing that sets them apart, is misplaced. He was a fervent believer, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who had made a habit of scripture study and, in this particular case, he was following with strict interpretation and adherence to what he had read. GordonMonson Im so glad I got out of the LDS church. Bonneville sees the cost of Gordon Monson and decided they'll make more money without him. His cohost tried to tell him time after time don't do the "Not Sporting News of the Day" but Gordon would never listen and neither did I. Why couldnt he gain that forgiveness without being sent home for what amounts to a Walk of Shame in front of family, friends and fellow members before earning his way back out to donate his time as a church volunteer? Cover it up? Gordon Monson Out As Bonneville Takes Over Operation Of The Zone Under the Queer Polygamy model, plural marriage may include multi-gendered partnerships, such as sealings among sister-wives that may or may not allow sexual relations between them. For good reason, more than the listening audience will ever realize, he is known as the Godfather in radio circles. GordonMonson amen, and AMEN! I was coming to the end of the line anyway, planning to walk away on my own. Family is potential without pressure. Our two companies are uniquely aligned, sharing deep roots in Utah and a focus on serving local audiences with a commitment to high-quality content and operations.. I'll eat a bowl of frosted flakes now in memory of his hair. A couple of us banged on then-BYU football coach Gary Crowton on the air so resolutely that he called the show to confront us. Instead, secondary stuff such as avoiding the use of tobacco, alcohol, coffee, tea, etc., would be made optional and lessened as a signature for members around the globe. From this vantage point, it's clear to see. Just a theory. The scriptures speak a lot about the importance of the Sabbath day, the promises to those who obey that commandment are real and powerful. The three daughters and wife of Dori Monson are still living. archived form does not constitute a republication of the story. It was many years ago when a talented BYU football player informed me and thereby the world that he would forgo playing in the NFL to teach math at a high school. Don't cry for Monson, he is quite well off and still writes for that garbage rag, Whatever happened to the former Ute player Kyle Gunther? This archived news story is available Im also rooting for ESPN 700. Estimated read time: 3-4 His voice was unique, but it worked for me. GordonMonson When you have members in developing countries selling their gold teeth to go to your temple while your church sits on BILLIONS how can you see it as anything but corrupt and a cult? ), Donate to the newsroom now. Gordon Monson thinks his firing was a conspiracy by BYU - CougarBoard /u/maharbamt, if your post doesn't fit this definition, we kindly ask you to delete this post and repost it with the appropriate flair. Thinker. I worked in Utah radio long enough to know that people get fired all of the time. Gordon Monson: Utah ends a season filled with victory with a hurtful defeat in the Rose Bowl There was a mix of sadness and gladness in the hearts of the Utes walking off the field at the Rose Bowl on Saturday Tribune columnist Gordon Monson writes. Not completely sure where or how this tradition started, every general authority needing an initial somewhere in his name, but, please, let it stop. Thats what we saw ourselves as freaking pirates in the studio, at the ballpark, at the stadium, at the arena, toting and talking into our microphones, taking notes, taking calls and taking no prisoners. Was it because I had recently written a column criticizing church leader Jeffrey Holland for a speech he gave at BYU and someone somewhere wanted to avoid a difficult explanation for having a host on the air who would do such a thing? Patrick Kinahan: Utah sports radio loses legendary host Its love without conditions. Family is constant. He continued the papers long tradition recently by weighing in on what he thinks church leaders are getting wrong. They are men and women, hopefully smart and inspired men and women, but not already-translated folks who are angels in human form. Dont think so? Im reading this again, and its on Radar Online! He was a home but he, Never good for someone to lose a job, glad he still can write to support himself. Same with going for a walk, or not going for a walk. They do not. The more sports talk around here, the better. Make it fun, make it entertaining, make it informative, make it daring, make it bold, make it honest, make it fearless, fill it with strong opinion, with the opinion of listeners and with our own opinions, the opinions of pirates.