Premiere Networks Unveils FOX Sports Radio's 2018 Fall Weekend Lineup
LOS ANGELES, October 3, 2018 – Premiere Networks announced today a new weekend lineup on FOX Sports Radio (FSR) for the 2018 fall season. Effective immediately, FSR will feature programming dedicated to both college and professional football, including game-day previews, analysis and interviews, hosted by a diverse ensemble of sports entertainment personalities, analysts, and former players.
Joining the fall lineup is five-year NFL veteran Bucky Brooks, who teams up with FSR personality Mark Willard to host Saturdays from 4 - 8 p.m. ET. Plus, veteran radio and TV sports personality Kelvin Washington partners with FSR’s Steve Hartman on Saturdays from 1 - 4 p.m. ET, and he also joins FSR weekend host and 13-Year NFL Veteran/NFC Champion Ephraim Salaam on Sundays to host Red Zone Radio from 5 - 8 p.m. ET.
“Coupled with the recent additions of RJ Bell, Chris Broussard and Rob Parker to our weekday lineup, FOX Sports Radio has the best array of talent to provide thoughtful insight and entertaining commentary for all sports fans both on weekdays and weekends,” said Scott Shapiro, VP of Sports Programming for Premiere Networks. “When sports news breaks or action on the field develops, we are live 24/7 to provide instantaneous reaction with perspective and opinions from the best minds in the game.”
Additionally, the following former NFL players continue as hosts, giving listeners a comprehensive look at the weekend in both college and professional football: former Notre Dame Quarterback and first round draft pick Brady Quinn (Sundays: 8 - 11 p.m. ET), three-time Pro Bowler Lincoln Kennedy (Saturdays: 6 - 10 a.m. ET), 13-year NFL veteran and NFC Champion Ephraim Salaam (Saturdays: 8 - 11 p.m. ET; Sundays: 5 - 8 p.m. ET), and six-year NFL veteran Rich Ohrnberger (Sundays: 1 - 5 p.m. ET).
As previously announced, Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell was launched in its new Monday through Friday, 6 - 7 p.m. ET timeslot on September 17, 2018, marking the historic debut of the first-ever national daily radio show focused on sports betting. As part of the expansion of the program, veteran radio/television personality Bernie Fratto joins the network to host the weekend version of Straight Outta Vegas on Sundays from 2 - 3 a.m. ET, and will feature the very best prognostications from throughout the week by the “Voice of Vegas” RJ Bell, along with famed betting experts Brad Powers and Steve Fezzik.
Finally, FOX NFL Sunday, America’s top NFL pregame show for the last 24 seasons, returned home to FSR with a simulcast on Sundays at 12 p.m. ET. FOX NFL Sunday is co-hosted by Terry Bradshaw and Curt Menefee with analysis from Howie Long, Jimmy Johnson and Michael Strahan. FOX NFL Insider Jay Glazer, comedic prognosticator Rob Riggle, rules analysts Mike Pereira and Dean Blandino also contribute. The FOX NFL Kickoff simulcast also returned on Sundays at 11 a.m. ET. The hour-long program is hosted by Charissa Thompson and features analysts and contributors including FOX Sports Radio’s Colin Cowherd, Tony Gonzalez, Michael Vick and Dave Wannstedt, with regular appearances from Cooper Manning and Peter Schrager.
Below is FSR’s 2018 fall lineup:
Saturdays:
2am-6 am ET/11pm-3am PT The Jonas Knox Show
6am-10am ET/3am-7am PT The Fellas with Anthony Gargano & 3-Time Pro Bowler Lincoln Kennedy
10am-1pm ET/7am-10am PT The Big Lead with Jason McIntyre
1pm-4pm ET/10am-1pm PT Steve Hartman & Kelvin Washington
4pm-8pm ET/1pm-5pm PT Mark Willard & 5-Year NFL Veteran Bucky Brooks
8pm-11pm ET/5pm-8pm PT Brian Noe & 13-Year NFL Vet. Ephraim Salaam
11pm-2am ET/8pm-11pm PT Arnie Spanier & Aaron Torres
Sundays:
2am-3am ET/11pm-12am PT Straight Outta Vegas with Bernie Fratto
3am-6am ET/12am-3am PT The Jonas Knox Show
6am-9am ET/3am-6am PT Andy Furman & Brian Noe
9am-11am ET/6am-8am PT FOX Football Fantasy with Dan Beyer & Michael Harmon
11am-12pm ET/8am-9am PT FOX NFL Kickoff Simulcast
12pm-1pm ET/9am-10am PT FOX NFL Sunday Simulcast
1pm-5pm ET/10am-2pm PT Red Zone Radio with Mark Willard & 6-Year NFL Vet. Rich Ohrnberger
5pm-8pm ET/2pm-5pm PT Red Zone Radio with Kelvin Washington & 13-Year NFL Vet. Ephraim Salaam
8pm-11pm ET/5pm-8pm PT Jonas Knox & Former Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn
11pm-2am ET/8pm-11pm PT Arnie Spanier & Chris Plank
Monday through Friday:
6am-9am ET/3am-6am PT Outkick The Coverage with Clay Travis
9am-12pm ET/6am-9am PT The Dan Patrick Show
12pm-3pm ET/9am-12pm PT The Herd with Colin Cowherd
12pm-3pm ET/9am-12pm PT The Rich Eisen Show
3pm-6pm ET/12pm-3pm PT The Doug Gottlieb Show
6pm-7pm ET/3pm-4pm PT Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell
7pm-10pm ET/4pm-7pm PT The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker
10pm-2am ET/7pm-11pm PT The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon
2am-6am ET/11pm-3am PT The Ben Maller Show
For more information, please visit www.FOXSportsRadio.com. For affiliations, please call Kurt Kretzschmar at 602-374-6351.
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 sports programming network for radio stations nationwide. The FOX Sports Radio Network reaches 11 million monthly listeners on more than 400 radio stations, and can also be heard on iHeartRadio and FOXSportsRadio.com. Fans can also follow the network on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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