With Stephen A. Smith leaving for ESPN Radio, Mad Dog Sports Radio has been forced to have to make adjustments to its weekday lineup. The channel confirmed on Friday how they’d fill Smith’s void and position the brand to have future success.
Program Director Steve Torre will take over for Smith and host a new program “Dog Day Sports”. Torre has been with the channel since it first launched in September 2008. He will continue hosting “Dog Bites” from 6p-7p.
The channel is also adding Ric Bucher and Nicole Zaloumis to evenings, which is afternoon drive for west coast listeners. Bucher and Zaloumis will host weeknights from 7p-9p ET. They had been hosting mornings on Bleacher Report radio.
To close things out, Patrick Meagher hosts “The Rap” from 9p-12a.
The changes go into effect starting Monday January 9th.
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.
