97.1 The Fan in Columbus has concluded their search for a new voice of Ohio State sports. The radio station has hired Matt Andrews, who will handle play-by-play for Ohio State baseball, and Ohio State women’s basketball. He’ll also provide weekday morning SportsCenter updates on the radio station, and add football duties to the sports division of the Ohio News Network.
Prior to earning the opportunity, Andrews served as the voice of the Louisville Bats since 2003. The Bats are the AAA farm team for the Cincinnati Reds. He’s also worked on Louisville Cardinals broadcasts since 2011 handling the play-by-play duties for women’s basketball.
Andrews is an Ohio State graduate who worked at 820 WOSU for several years. The station says he will remain with the Bats through June 29th, and begin his tenure at The Fan on Monday, July 18th.
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.
