Arizona Sports 98.7 and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to terms on a new five-year extension that will keep the D-backs on the radio station through 2022. The Bonneville sports station has the radio rights to all four Phoenix pro teams and Arizona State Sun Devils college football and basketball.
Under the new deal, all 162 D-backs regular season games will be heard on Arizona Sports 98.7 and brother station ESPN Phoenix 620AM. The broadcast team will continue to feature Greg Schulte, Tom Candiotti and Mike Ferrin on the call.
“There’s nothing like listening to baseball on the radio, and that’s why we take great pride in being the exclusive D-backs radio partner since day one,” said Scott Sutherland, VP/Market Manager of Bonneville/Phoenix. “We are honored that Arizona Sports 98.7 FM will continue to broadcast D-backs baseball for many years to come.”
“I’ve long believed that we have the best radio broadcast team in baseball on the No. 1 sports station in the Southwest,” said D-backs President & CEO Derrick Hall. “We are thrilled to extend that partnership long-term alongside some of the most well-known sports personalities in the Valley.”
Schulte returns as the team’s play-by-play voice, his 20th season behind the mic. Candiotti will enter his 12th season as the D-backs’ radio color analyst. Ferrin starts his second season as a member of the D-backs’ broadcast team, which includes serving as the secondary radio play-by-play announcer and pre- and postgame show host.
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.
