Arkansas Online reports that Matt Jones has left his weekday afternoon show on The Buzz 103.7 FM in Little Rock. Jones’ last day was Friday. According to Program Director Justin Acri, the former NFL player and Razorbacks star is still expected to make occasional visits to the radio station.
“He wanted to get out of the daily deadline-driven grind that we’re in here in radio,” Acri said of Jones, who worked as co-host of Overtime with Trey Schaap. “We’ll hopefully get him back soon.”
Jones was hired by The Buzz three years ago and worked on the 1p-3p program, which airs weekdays in Little Rock and on the station’s affiliate in Fort Smith, KHGG-FM, The Sports Hog 103.1.
Acri is optimistic that the vacancy will be filled within the next few weeks, adding that the interest in the position has been overwhelming.
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.
