{"id":87,"date":"2023-09-05T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsgrouppr.wpenginepowered.com\/nbculocal\/?p=87"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:42:07","slug":"nbc-sports-regional-networks-launch-weekly-pro-football-preview-show-benny-vs-the-penny-hosted-by-ben-maller-starting-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbculocal\/2023\/09\/05\/nbc-sports-regional-networks-launch-weekly-pro-football-preview-show-benny-vs-the-penny-hosted-by-ben-maller-starting-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Sports Regional Networks Launch Weekly Pro Football Preview Show, \u2018Benny vs. The Penny,\u2019 Hosted by Ben Maller Starting This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Longtime Sports Radio Personality &amp; \u2018Sidekick\u2019 Tomm Looney to Provide Analysis &amp; Perspectives Covering Weekly Matchups<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Half-Hour Program, Which Features Maller\u2019s Popular Radio Segment Going Head-to-Head with a Coin Flip, to Debut New Episodes Through Postseason<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW YORK \u2013 Sept. 5, 2023 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>The NBC Sports Regional Networks are launching a new pro football preview show led by sports radio personality Ben Maller,&nbsp;<strong><em>Benny vs. The Penny<\/em><\/strong>, beginning this weekend. The half-hour program, which features veteran sportscaster&nbsp;<strong>Tomm Looney<\/strong>&nbsp;as Maller\u2019s sidekick, debuts new editions on weekends through the postseason. (Airdates\/times vary by market).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Benny vs. The Penny<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;will provide entertaining and informative analysis and insightful perspectives covering the week\u2019s matchups. As part of the program, Maller will also expand his popular radio show segment in which he analyzes games and selects who he thinks will win, then goes head-to-head against a coin flip to see whose picks are correct \u2013 the host or the \u2018penny.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to kick off the new football season by sharing my enduring rivalry with the penny,\u201d said Maller. \u201cIt&#8217;s going to be a cornucopia of fun for me and the viewers who are watching across the country every weekend. Whether you\u2019re a hardcore or casual fan, or somewhere in between, this will be a very entertaining way to get the insight and information you want before kickoff. I\u2019m excited to bring this idea to TV after so many years of facing off against the penny on the radio.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maller is host of&nbsp;<em>The Ben Maller Show<\/em>&nbsp;on FOX Sports Radio, which has aired overnights nationwide since 2014. Based in Los Angeles, he joined FOX Sports Radio in 2000 and served as an update anchor and weekend talk show host before taking on his current role. Previously, he led a midday show and postgame coverage of the Los Angeles Dodgers for KXTA \u2018XTRA Sports 1150.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looney is a Los Angeles-based talk show host, sports anchor, gameshow host, speaker, voiceover artist and movie producer. He is best known nationally as a seven-year member of the cast of the&nbsp;<em>The Best Damn Sports Show, Period<\/em>&nbsp;and as a co-host of&nbsp;<em>The JT The Brick Show with Tomm Looney<\/em>, a nationally syndicated FOX Sports Radio program, for more than 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Benny vs. The Penny<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>will debut episodes and encore Fridays to Sunday mornings on NBC Sports Regional Networks, which are NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Boston, NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Chicago and NBC Sports Philadelphia. The program will also be presented on SNY in the New York region and Spectrum SportsNet in Southern California. Check local listings for more information on additional networks and airdates\/times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About NBC Sports Regional Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of NBCUniversal Local, deliver live coverage of more than 1,200 NBA, NHL and MLB games annually, along with extensive news, analysis and commentary programming and original content, to more than 16 million homes across major U.S. markets. The NBC Sports Regional Networks are NBC Sports Bay Area, NBC Sports Boston, NBC Sports California, NBC Sports Chicago and NBC Sports Philadelphia. The NBC Sports Regional Networks digital portfolio provides extensive live and on-demand video \u2013 led by live-game streaming \u2013 written articles and audio across comprehensive regional websites and apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEDIA CONTACT<\/strong><br>Brian Potter<br><a href=\"https:\/\/nbcuni-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/206100180_tfayd_com\/Documents\/Potter%20Desktop\/Clear%20The%20Shelters\/2021%20CTS\/2021%20CTS%20Press%20Releases\/2021%20CTS%20Division%20Press%20Release\/Brian.Potter@nbcuni.com\">Brian.Potter@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime Sports Radio Personality &amp; \u2018Sidekick\u2019 Tomm Looney to Provide Analysis &amp; Perspectives Covering Weekly Matchups Half-Hour Program, Which Features Maller\u2019s Popular Radio Segment Going Head-to-Head with a Coin Flip, to Debut New Episodes Through Postseason NEW YORK \u2013 Sept. 5, 2023 \u2013&nbsp;The NBC Sports Regional Networks are 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