Fred Couples has been talking sports for 20 years at PGA Tour events. Now he can do it as host of his own radio show.
“The Fred Couples Show” will debut on SiriusXM PGA Tour radio on Sept. 25, the night before the Ryder Cup begins. Along with being a Masters champion, former No. 1 player in the world and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, Couples is a renowned sports junkie.
It is not unusual for Couples to talk sports – NFL trades, hockey playoffs, pennant races – between shots while he’s warming up at golf tournaments. He said one of his caddies asked him this year, “Do you do this every week? How do get anything done?”
“I just go guy to guy and talk shop,” Couples said.
He could get away with it. With one of the most natural, repeatable swings in golf, Couples won 15 times on the PGA Tour, including the 1992 Masters.
At the 2001 British Open, he caught a plugged lie in a pot bunker that required four shots to get out, including one struck left-handed and another he hit backward. After his round, he ran into former Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Verdi and said, “Verds, I made a blunder. How did the Mariners do last night?”
Couples will host the show from a Los Angeles studio with longtime friend George Downing. The monthly show, after its debut, will be Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. EDT (XM channel 93, Sirius channel 208).
Couples is the latest golfer SiriusXM has added to its lineup in the last year. The expanded programming also features shows hosted by Ben Crenshaw, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson and Annika Sorenstam.
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Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
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