Nate Jackson is joining the Bonneville staff in Denver. The former Broncos wide receiver has signed a deal with 104.3 the Fan that will see him pop up across multiple day parts. He will also serve as a fill-in host and create digital content for the station.
Jackson spent six years in the NFL. Since his retirement, he has enjoyed a lucrative writing career. in 2013, his memoir Slow to Get Up became a New York Times bestseller. Rolling Stone called it “the best football memoir of all time.”
He wrote a second book in 2016 called Fantasy Man: A Former NFL Player’s Descent into the Brutality of Fantasy Football. Jackson has also contributed to The New York Times, Deadspin, and The Wall Street Journal.
“Nate is a fascinating person with incredible perspective on sports and life based on his experiences,” Fan PD Raj Sharan said in a press release. “While he’s obviously a talented writer, Nate also has a very entertaining and warm personality that we look forward to developing as one of our on-air talents.”
