--Chris Mannix, Caron Butler, Jim Jackson, Rich Ohrnberger and Aaron Torres
Launch Weekend Programs on FOX Sports Radio on March 24 and 25--
LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2018 – FOX Sports Radio (FSR) announced today its weekend lineup for the 2018 Spring and Summer sports season. Debuting March 24 and 25, FSR’s new weekend roster will feature a diverse ensemble of sports entertainment personalities, former players and analysts dedicated to providing around-the-clock coverage, including game-day previews, analysis and interviews.
Joining FSR for the first time, NBA Champion and two-time All-Star Caron Butler will team up with NBA Insider Chris Mannix, who currently writes for Yahoo! Sports. Butler and Mannix will host an action-packed program from 12 - 3 p.m. ET on Sundays.
“I've always had a great deal of respect for Chris,” said Butler. “He came to my home once and told me how passionate he was about the game of basketball - I instantly respected him more. I'm happy to have him as a partner and excited to join the FOX Sports Radio team.”
“Caron broke into the NBA around the same time I started writing for Sports Illustrated, and we have been having great basketball conversations ever since,” said Mannix. “He’s as keen a basketball mind as there is out there, and I look forward to continuing those conversations every week. We couldn’t be more excited to join the FOX Sports Radio team.”
Sports personalities will collide as FSR hosts and FS1 analysts Chris Broussard and Rob Parker partner for the first time to give listeners a dynamic discussion as these two polar opposites take listeners through the latest happenings in sports. The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker will air on Sundays from 6 - 9 p.m. ET.
In addition, FSR personality Mark Willard will team up with 14-Year NBA veteran and FOX Sports BIG3 Analyst Jim Jackson, who returns for his third season with the Network to breakdown the weekend in sports from 3 - 6 p.m. ET on Sundays. Willard will also partner with six-year NFL offensive guard Rich Ohrnberger on Saturdays from 4 - 8 p.m. ET. No strangers to working together, the duo will continue to host their weekday afternoon program, The Mark and Rich Show, on iHeartMedia’s XTRA 1360 FOX Sports San Diego.
Finally, FOX Sports College Sports Insider Aaron Torres joins the Network to co-host Saturday evenings from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET with FSR’s Arnie Spanier.
“After five consecutive months of all-time record listenership to FOX Sports Radio, what better time than now to strengthen our core and get even better,” stated Scott Shapiro, Premiere Networks Vice President of Sports Programming. “We are fortunate to have an incredible array of dynamic personalities ready to provide smart, entertaining, and provocative sports talk.”
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Below is FSR’s 2018 Spring/Summer lineup:
Saturdays:
2am-3am ET/11pm-12am PT Straight Outta Vegas with R.J. Bell and Steve Cofield
3am-6am ET/12am-3am PT The Jonas Knox Show
6am-10am ET/3am-7am PT The Fellas with Anthony Gargano & 3X Pro Bowler Lincoln Kennedy
10am-1pm ET/7am-10am PT The Big Lead with Jason McIntyre
1pm-4pm ET/10am-1pm PT Steve Hartman & Super Bowl Champion Brady Poppinga
4pm-8pm ET/1pm-5pm PT Mark Willard & 6-Year NFL Veteran Rich Ohrnberger
8pm-11pm ET/5pm-8pm PT Brian Noe & 13-Year NFL Veteran and NFC Champion Ephraim Salaam
11pm-1am ET/8pm-10pm PT Arnie Spanier & Aaron Torres
Sundays:
1am-3am ET/10pm-12am PT Straight Outta Vegas with R.J. Bell and Steve Cofield
3am-6am ET/12am-3am PT The Jonas Knox Show
6am-9am ET/3am-6am PT Andy Furman & Brian Noe
9am-12pm ET/6am-9am PT Dan Beyer & Mike Harmon
12pm-3pm ET/9am-12pm PT Chris Mannix & NBA Champion & 2X All-Star Caron Butler
3pm-6pm ET/12pm-3pm PT Mark Willard & 14-Year NBA Veteran Jim Jackson
6pm-9pm ET/3pm-6pm PT The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard & Rob Parker
9pm-12am ET/6pm-9pm PT Jonas Knox & Former Notre Dame QB & 1ST Round Pick Brady Quinn
12am-2am ET/9pm-11pm PT Arnie Spanier & Chris Plank
Monday through Friday:
2am-6am/11pm-3am The Ben Maller Show
6am-9am/3am-6am Outkick The Coverage with Clay Travis
9am-12pm/6am-9am The Dan Patrick Show
12pm-3pm/9am-12pm The Rich Eisen Show
12pm-3pm/9am-12pm The Herd with Colin Cowherd
3pm-6pm/12pm-3pm The Doug Gottlieb Show
6pm-8pm/3pm-5pm Steve Gorman SPORTS!
8pm-11pm/5pm- 8pm J.T. “The Brick” with Tomm Looney
11pm-2am/8pm-11pm The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon
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 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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