Tim Spence is on his way to Connecticut where he will join iHeartMedia and oversee the company’s sports and news brands in Hartford and New Haven. Spence replaces Dave Zaslowsky who moved home to Chicago and joined WLS-AM 890.
Spence built his programming profile in the Denver market. He oversaw programming for ESPN 102.3 and ESPN 105.5 for the Front Range Sports Network from 2010-2014, and spent 15 years with Lincoln Financial and Jefferson Pilot, most notably serving as the Program Director of 950 The Fan!
Among the stations to fall under his watch will be 97.9 ESPN Radio in Hartford and ESPN 1300 New Haven. Former MLB player and ESPN and Fox Sports Radio personality Rob Dibble hosts locally on those stations. He will also program two news talkers, News Radio 1410 WPOP in Hartford and News Radio 960 in New Haven. His first day will be September 1st.
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.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
