93.7 The Fan is making changes to all three of its weekday programs starting September 4th.
In mornings, Colin Dunlap will gain a new partner. Chris Mack joins “The Fan Morning Show” filling the vacant spot left open following the departure of Josh Miller in April. Jim Colony slides back into his role of update anchor and third voice. The show will continue being heard weekdays from 5:30a-10a ET.
The midday show will now consist of Ron Cook and Joe Starkey. Starkey had been part of the afternoon show. Cook’s role remains unchanged. The new show will be simply titled “Ron and Joe” and broadcast weekdays from 10a-2p ET.
With Starkey moving earlier in the day, The Fan will turn to Chris Mueller and Andrew Filliponi to create afternoon excitement. “The PM Team with Poni and Mueller” will air weekday afternoons from 2p-6p ET.
Entercom Pittsburgh SVP and market manager Michael Spacciapolli said of the moves, “93.7 The Fan sets the tone for the sports scene in Pittsburgh. This new lineup elevates our sound and will engage the Pittsburgh sports fans beyond the level they have already come to expect from us.”
Jason Barrett is the Founder and CEO of Barrett Media. The company launched in September 2015 and has provided consulting services to America’s top audio and video brands, while simultaneously covering the media industry at BarrettMedia.com, becoming a daily destination for media professionals. Prior to Barrett Media, Jason built and programmed 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was also the first sports programmer for SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, which later became 97.5 The Fanatic. Barrett also led 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and worked on-air and behind the scenes at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years at ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT producing ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ and ‘GameNight’. JB can be reached on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
I’m glad Jim Colony is staying on the morning show but frankly after that show is over I’ll be done listening to The Fan. Cook and Filliponi suck, they were terrible but at least Starkey and Mueller were bearable. Now, they’ll have nothing worth listening to from 10:00 to 6:00. Unbelievable.