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unusual facts about sports talk

KEJO

In addition to its regularly scheduled sports talk programs, KEJO airs select local high school football games plus Oregon State Beavers football, men's basketball, and baseball as part of the Beaver Sports Radio Network.

Terrell Buckley

Sports Talk radio host Jim Rome refers to Buckley as T-Buck and credits him as one of the The Jungle's first guests who appeared consistently on the program.

Tony Casillas

Casillas is currently the host of Casillas and Company a sports talk show on Oklahoma City radio station 107.7 The Franchise KRXO.

WAAV

Roman Gabriel III, a USFL player and son of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel, began hosting the station's first five-day-a-week sports talk program August 1, 1994.

WKCS

In 2010, "Thrillin' Thursdays," a two-hour-long sports talk program aired weekly on WKCS, was named the best sports talk program in the Columbia College Chicago High School Radio Awards.

WWCN airs a sports talk format branded as "99.3 FM ESPN"; until 2012, it was an alternative rock radio station, although the active rock flip was confirmed following the flip of sister station WRXK-FM to talk radio.

WZTI

On January 22, 2008, Good Karma Broadcasting, owner of WAUK, purchased Jackson-based religious station WRRD-AM (540) from Salem Communications, and moved WAUK's sports talk format to the full-time signal on February 12, casting doubt on the nighttime simulcast agreement with WMCS.

2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment

Former FSU football All-American Derrick Brooks, also a former member of the FSU board of trustees, appeared on the Tim Brando Show, a national sports talk program, and claimed that the Big 12 was actively pursuing Florida State.

Access 15

Some of the first programming to air include weekly/daily newscasts of local interest; weekly sports shows including sports talk and coaches shows; political roundtable discussion groups; a weekly entertainment highlight; local business profiles; airing of local events, sports, parades, etc.

Adam Schein

Adam Schein is a sports talk-show on-air talent who co-hosts Loud Mouths with Chris Carlin on SNY weeknights at 6 Eastern time.

Bob Shoudt

Shoudt was given his nickname by Philadelphia sports talk Show host Angelo Cataldi while qualifying for the Wing Bowl due to his "humble" style of eating.

Bret Hedican

On September 6, 2009, Hedican was interviewed live on the television sports talk show Chronicle Live, on CSN Bay Area, and announced his retirement.

Chris Tessaro

He is also a regular guest on sports talk shows such as TSN’s Off The Record and SunTV’s The Grill Room.

Craig Karmazin

In 2006, he entered the Cleveland market simultaneously purchasing the gospel music station WABQ 1540 and the rights to the ESPN brand from sports talk station 850 WKNR, reformatting WABQ as a sports station.

Craigsville, Virginia

Tony Schiavone, professional wrestling announcer and sports talk show host

D'Marco Farr

After his playing career ended, Farr became a regular on the sports talk show The Best Damn Sports Show Period on Fox Sports Net.

Diana Meier

W Sportz, a women’s sports talk show on Cable; was the first woman to host women’s sports on the Fred Wallen Show; and hosted her own radio show, Women’s Sports Talk, for 5 years on KPFK.

Jay Randolph

Randolph's son, Jay Jr., formerly provided commentary for the PGA Tour Network on XM Satellite Radio, and currently hosts a sports-talk show on KFNS radio (590 AM) in St. Louis.

Kevin Kugler

Kugler is based out of Omaha, Nebraska, where he hosted a daily sports talk show on KOZN until 2012 when he left to focus on his other duties.

KPBN-LP

Daily programming includes This Week in Agriculture, Outdoors & More, Provost Adventures, LSU Athletics, Sports Talk and The Pressbox Show with Jimmy Ott.

Mara Davis

In October 2012 the radio station WZGC 92.9 retired "dave fm" and turned to a 24-hour sports-talk format.

Norm Hitzges

Norman R. "Norm" Hitzges (born July 5, 1944) is an author and sports talk radio host at KTCK (1310 AM / 96.7 FM, "SportsRadio 1310 The Ticket") in Dallas, Texas.

Phil Hendrie

In February 2005, Hendrie's flagship station, KFI, moved him to sister station KLAC in an effort to help turn the all-sports talk radio station into a ratings winner with entertainment programming incorporated.

Ralph Lawler

Lawler's biggest broadcasting influences included Irv Kaze, a former sports executive (who had a stint as a San Diego Clippers general manager and hired Lawler in 1978) and long-time Los Angeles-area sports talk show host, before he died in 2003; and late legendary Los Angeles Lakers voice, Chick Hearn, who like Lawler, grew up in Illinois before moving on to Southern California.