WLS in Chicago is entering its first season as the new rightsholder for the Chicago White Sox. When the 2016-2017 NBA season tips off, they’ll be Chicago’s home for Bulls basketball too. The radio station also serve as the flagship station for Notre Dame football and basketball.
With all of that play by play to present, it’s important to have someone involved who has experience in making sure everything runs according to plan. To handle the heavy lifting, the radio station has made an internal move and promoted Dave Zaslowsky to the position of Executive Sports Producer.
As part of Zaslowsky’s new position, he’ll be overseeing and directing the production of the radio station’s sports play by play and long form programming. Dave joined the radio station last summer after programming 97.9 ESPN in Hartford for iHeartMedia. Prior to that he spent time working as a Program Director for the ESPN Radio Network in Bristol, CT working under Bruce Gilbert. Coincidentally, Gilbert is now SVP of Sports for Cumulus, who own and operate WLS.
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.
