University of Washington Husky-themed sports bar, Dub Pub, will begin hosting KJR Sports Talk radio and Dawgman.com live shows every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. starting Aug. 22.
“They’re going to be broadcasting a combination of things,” said co-owner Justin Boyd. “They’re going to be talking about the games in the week before, and the players that are going to be recruited to the team and how they’re performing. As well as the high school football that goes on around here too because they have such a following.”
Boyd exclaimed that Dawgman.com has about 4,000 followers and that the first time they had a live broadcast, back in June, just under 70 people attended. The shows are projected to last through the end of football season – about 16 weeks.
Not only is this sports bar an obvious Husky-stomping-ground with Husky memorabilia strategically placed, but customers are greeted with a large purple ‘W’-shaped table that could fit the starting lineup upon first entrance.
Brett Brophy, co-owner of the sports bar and restaurant, said he wanted to make a big statement with the gigantic piece of furniture.
“We really want to emphasize pub University of Washington. But the funny thing is people don’t even notice it, which blows me away,” said Brophy.
Dub Pub opened three months ago when Brophy and Boyd decided to expand business to Kirkland after Danny’s Pub closed in the same location. But also because Kirkland seems to like its purple and gold, said Brophy.
“We know the demographic of Washington Husky alumni is fairly heavy over here and, plus, you have the Bothell campus over here,” said Brophy.
Boyd and Brophy grew up major husky fans. As youth they both lived around Mountlake Terrace.
“I was born and raised around husky game days,” said Boyd.
Brophy owns another sports bar, Ringer’s Pub, which focuses more on the Mariners and other local teams. But he said if they were to expand Dub Pub, they’d probably locate it around the U-District and keep the same name.
As for the future of the Kirkland Dub Pub, a possible autograph signing may be in the future.
“We’d really like to get involved with some of the old players and get them in here to be able to meet some of our customers and do some signing,” said Brophy.
Brophy said possible candidates for the autograph-signings include Steve Emtman, Marques Tuiasosopo and Don James.
Boyd and Brophy say business is going well and that they are concentrating on emphasizing the food they provide as “upper-end.”
“Most of the time you think, ‘oh, it’s just a sports bar’ but this is a really great place to eat,” said Boyd. “It just happens to be we have all of these TV’s and tons of liquor.”
Dub Pub is located at 11516 124th Ave. N.E. in the Totem Lake neighborhood.
