About The Show/Network

The History Of The ESCape Show

On the air, every Wednesday night, 9 PM – 11 PM EST, airing on exclusively on Escape Radio Network.

Featuring DJs Al, Mike, Harmack and featuring  stand-up Comedian Willie Webb along with ERN “intern” DJ Skates –  broadcasting from sunny shores of Lake Erie (which is actually the Florida Keys of Canada).

The ESCape Show began on October 24th, 2007 airing exclusively on Uberguilds Radio. Due to the merger with Uberguilds Radio and GamerDNA, Uberguilds Radio was closed, and The ESCape was forced to a choice of finding a new home. This prompted The ESCape along with other “Uber-Refugees” to help create what was known as GPN Radio in June of 2008. GPN Radio began airing live on June 16th, 2008 with its first show being The ESCape Rewind. It was announced on December 17th, 2008 during The ESCape’s 50th show that The ESCape along with other GPN DJ’s/podcast hosts would be re-branding GPN into GNET Radio.

The Inception of Escape Radio Network 

What started as a success, GNET Radio flourished into a gaming radio conglomerate, with over 10 live shows throughout the week, in addition to 5 pre taped shows, airing in their own time slots on the network.  At the end of 2009, GNET Radio made an exclusive partnership with a “PR Firm”, whose sole purpose was to  seek out shows and assist with advertising for GNET Radio.  All went well until a dispute arose between GNET Radio Staff and the PR Firms director over advanced operations under the GNET roof.  After many additional disputes, and false promises from the PR Firm, GNET Radio made the decision to end dealings, and in return cancelled any shows associated with this PR Firm.  GNET Radio’s lineup quickly dropped  and diminished to a total of 2 dedicated only gaming shows.  After a return and “back to the drawing board”, it was then decided that the premiere show of GNET Radio, The Escape Show, would absorb all GNET Radio properties, and rebrand into a new station – Escape Radio Network.  With the Escape Radio Network, we now welcome any new show or podcast (of any genre, not just gaming), as well as the promotion of unsigned musical talent, and the promotion of comics looking to break into the industry.

The History of The Show’s Hosts

The show initially started with hosts Al, Mike and Steve, but due to scheduling conflicts Steve stepped down from the show into a part time role on the show. While searching for a replacement host, Willie joined the show on Episode 61 as a special guest surprise for Steve, as he was an old friend of both Al and Steve while growing up. During that time the show also went through a format change, which the show progressed from a “gaming themed comedy show” to a more real life topic comedy show, introducing new segments and bringing new variety and entertainment. The “Retro Review” segment moved on to its own show, The Retro Review Show,while the “Top 50 Games” annual show still remains a yearly tradition. DJ Harmack was also added as a 4th host to the show in 2010, after his other podcast show, Orderly Chaos, ceased airing in early 2010.  In early 2011, Mike announced due to time constraints with his new job, he would no longer server as a full time host of the show, but agreed to guest host part time.  Also In 2011, The Escape added a new “intern” to the show – DJ Skates.  While DJ Skates is not an official host of the show, he does provide some input on politics, movies, and made quite the ass out of himself with his knowledge of the female gender.

What Will You Hear On The ESCape Show?

We are a “360″ comedy podcast – meaning that we will talk anything from gaming, music, to news and movies. You’ll hear segments such as “The Ass of the Week”, “Dear ESCape”, “Stuff That Makes Us Sick”, “Letters To My Baby Mama”, “Name That Race”, “The ESCape Game Shows”, “The Date ESCape”, “Steve’s Techy Review” and more. We also have a couple of special shows that appear annually – such as our Top 50 Games of The Year, and The ESCapee Awards, both shows airing as the final 2 shows in the month of December. The ESCape also started popular station-wide contests, such as “Battle of the WOW Nerd Allstars”, where our WOW fans compete in a 3 round trivia contest for prizes.

We have many guests hosts who regularly come on the show, such as the crew from the Orderly Chaos Show (Mhykol, Harmack, and Zedd), and Unknown Gamer (Azerothian Gamers), as well as occasional guests who stop by such as Sir Charles, Rocky, and “Michael Jackson”.

Our announcer (and ERN DJ) Jak appears on every show with his “Weekly 2 Cents”, where he states whats on his mind, even if he loves to insult our fans and the hosts of this show.

We’ve also featured many up and coming bands on the show, including “The Minimum Requirements” (www.tmrmusic.com), This Soul Divided (www.myspace.com/thissouldivided), and Oliver Bean (www.myspace.com/oliverbeanmusic).

We’ve also featured many new comedians, including Mark Collela,  Cleveland James, Ryan “Da Damn Fool”, and more.

The ESCape Show has helped upstart many other shows from right here in our studio (ESCape Studios) including The Reel Review (www.thereelreview.net), The DMR Awesome Factory, and the Class Clown Radio Show.

Is The ESCape Show For Me?

If you are the type of person who is looking to relax and unwind with some good humor and entertainment, this show is for you. While we strive to do our best and keep the format and topics “PG Rated”, occasionally there is adult oriented discussion and humor, as well as strong language. We are, however, NOT politically correct, and never will be. We tell it like it is, and aren’t afraid to do so. There is no race barrier, religeous barrier, or cultural boundries, and we keep everything in the form of entertainment. If you want to slap or hate us in certain situations, then you’ve been entertained and the show is doing its job. We promise you that you will laugh and we take all of our listeners and their comments VERY serious.

How Can I Interact With The Show?

During our live shows the phone lines are always open. If you are listening world wide, you can call us toll free at 888-725-2713 (or locally at 216-236-3487) and give us your comments or opinions. When the show is not live, we have a listener feedback voice mail in place. You can also email the show at theescape@theescapeshow.com, or Skype chat us at username the.escape. However, the BEST way to interact with the show is by going to our chat room. Our show thrives off of our live audience in the chat, and that is the best way to get your voice heard on the show, period.

When and How Can I Listen?

Since your on the website now, as long as you have speakers and an updated web browser along with Java, (and the show is on live), you should be hearing Escape Radio Network on our main page. You can also catch us on www.escaperadionetwork.com, the stations main website.
You can tune in for the live airing of our show on Wednesdays, LIVE from 9-11 PM EST  for our live shows, or catch replays of our show daily on Escape Radio Network.

Updated: August 5th, 2011