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 “They looked through about 20 different shows and picked ours,” said LPGA Hall of Famer Amy Alcott, one of three GOLFCHIX hosts associated with the Los Angeles-based show. “We’re pretty happy about that.” The idea for the show was hatched years ago by Susan Hunt, who met Alcott and her agent, Linda Giaciolli, while producing “LPGA Magazine” for ESPN in the early ’90s. When the Buffalo native relocated to Santa Monica a few years later, the trio reconnected. “My idea was to create a radio show that happened to be about golf,” Hunt said. “First and foremost it needed to be entertaining.” But the GOLFCHIX concept was a hard sell at first, at least on paper. “Nobody really got it,” said Hunt, who figured that people needed to hear her concept and decided to cut a demo tape. “It’s not a women’s golf show,” Giaciolli said. “It happens to be three women who are very accomplished in their own fields talking about golf, the business and its lifestyle. It’s really targeted to guys.” Until recently, GOLFCHIX only could be heard in L.A., Palm Springs, Rochester, N.Y., and the Jersey Shore. But after beating out challengers for the Sirius gig, the show is now heard nationwide. What separated them from the rest of the pack? “There was no zip to the other shows,” Giaciolli said. It also didn’t hurt to have Alcott, the only Southern Californian in the World Golf Hall of Fame, on board. “We all come to the show with a passion for the game,” Alcott said. “And that passion will attract listeners.” GOLFCHIX can be heard in L.A. on Saturdays at 6 a.m. on 570 AM and in Palm Springs at 10 a.m. on 920 AM. Sirius subscribers can listen Sundays at 6 and 10 a.m. on Channel 123. For more information, visit www.golfchix.com. — CHARLIE SCHROEDER |
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