104.5 The Team in Albany is making a move in afternoons that is very unorthodox. The radio station announced today that Bob “Wolf” Wohlfeld has been added and will team with current host Jeff Levack to form “The Levack and Wolf” show. The show will air weekday afternoons from 2pm-7pm starting April 1, 2016.
Wolf, who had more than a decade of success hosting mornings on PYX106 in the Capital region, replaces Armen Williams who left to program 104.3 The Fan in Denver.
However, Wolf’s background is not in sports and he isn’t a programmer, two areas where Williams shined. That means others will have to pick up the slack internally. The radio station did bring in a number of candidates for the Program Director and Afternoon Host position but ultimately decided against hiring any of them.
One advantage the company does have is that Levack has prior experience working with Wolf. Management at The Team are hoping that familiarity leads to a strong connection on-air between the two men.
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.
