6 Facts About Jim Rome

1. On May 3, 2004, Jim Rome hosted the memorial service for Pat Tillman.

2. In July 2006, Jim Rome announced that his nationally syndicated radio show would remain on terrestrial radio instead of going to satellite radio.

3. In early 2003, Jim Rome was interviewing friend Mark Shapiro, executive producer of programming and production at ESPN, on his radio program.

4. In 1998, Jim Rome released an album entitled Welcome to the Jungle, which featured memorable sound bites and music from the show.

5. From April 2012 to March 2015, Jim Rome had a television sports talk show on CBS Sports Network named Rome.

6. In 2011, Jim Rome ended his relationship with ESPN to join the CBS network where he hosts his own show, as well as an interview-format show on the Showtime channel.