FOX Sports Radio Unveils Spring/Summer Weekend Lineup
--Jim Jackson, Cedric Ceballos and Joy Taylor Join FOX Sports Radio Weekends--
LOS ANGELES, March 30, 2016 – FOX Sports Radio (FSR) announced today its weekend lineup for the 2016 Spring/Summer sports season. Beginning April 2 and 3, FSR will welcome several new additions to its diverse ensemble of sports entertainment personalities, analysts and players providing around-the-clock weekend coverage, including game-day previews, analysis and interviews.
Joy Taylor, FS1 host and former morning drive personality at 790 AM The Ticket in South Florida, will join FSR’s Mark Willard on Saturdays from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET. In addition, NBA All-Star and Slam Dunk Champion Cedric Ceballos will team up with FSR’s Brian Noe on Saturdays from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET, while FS1 NBA Analyst and 14-Year NBA veteran Jim Jackson joins Ryan Field on Sundays from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET.
“FOX Sports Radio cements its standing as the best place for sports talk radio with the addition of these three talented personalities,” stated Scott Shapiro, Premiere Networks Vice President of Sports Programming. “I couldn’t be more proud of the opinions, credibility and creativity that have been assembled in this weekend lineup. There is no better destination for timely and entertaining takes on the biggest stories in sports than FOX Sports Radio.”
Jim Jackson shared, “I’m extremely excited to not only work with iHeartMedia and FOX Sports Radio, but to also reunite with my great friend and Big Ten alumnus Ryan Field. Let's get started!”
“FOX Sports Radio’s approach to sports entertainment, with coverage and analysis from a variety of personalities, brings fans that much closer to the games and athletes they love,” shared Cedric Ceballos. “I look forward to joining the FOX Sports Radio family, and working just as hard off the court as I did on it.”
“I’m thrilled to be a part of the FOX Sports family, and for the opportunity to continue doing radio and connect with a national audience,” shared Joy Taylor. “I’m looking forward to this new adventure!”
Below is FSR’s 2016 weekend Spring/Summer lineup:
Saturdays
2am-6am ET/11pm-3am PT Jonas Knox
6am-9am ET/3am-6am PT The Big Lead with Jason McIntyre
9am-1pm ET/6am-10am PT Anthony Gargano & 3-Time Pro Bowler Lincoln Kennedy
1pm-4pm ET/10am-1pm PT Mark Willard & Joy Taylor
4pm-8pm ET/1pm-5pm PT Steve Hartman & Super Bowl Champion Brady Poppinga
8pm-11pm ET/5pm-8pm PT Brian Noe & NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos
11pm-2am ET/8pm-11pm PT Arnie Spanier
Sundays
2am-6am ET/11pm-3am PT Jonas Knox
6am-9am ET/3am-6am PT Nick Ashooh
9am-1pm ET/6am-10am PT Michael Harmon & Dan Beyer
1pm-4pm ET/10am-1pm PT Ryan Field & 14-Year NBA veteran Jim Jackson
4pm-7pm ET/1pm-4pm PT Mike Hill & 8-Year NFL veteran Kirk Morrison
7pm-11pm ET/4pm-8pm PT Brian Noe & Mark Willard
11pm-2am ET/8pm-11pm PT Chris Plank & Arnie Spanier
For more information, please visit www.FOXSportsRadio.com. For affiliations, please call Kurt Kretzschmar at 818-377-5300.
About FOX Sports Radio
The FOX Sports Radio Network, based in Los Angeles, Calif., is a division of Premiere Networks in partnership with FOX Sports. All entities have combined their considerable resources to develop a turnkey, personality driven, caller intensive sports programming network for radio stations nationwide. With studios also in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Tampa, Phoenix, Cincinnati and Las Vegas, the FOX Sports Radio Network can be heard on more 400 stations, as well as FOXSports.com on MSN, and iHeartRadio. Additional information is available at www.FOXSportsRadio.com.
Media Contact:
Rachel Nelson
Premiere Networks
818-377-5300
rnelson@premierenetworks.com