ESPN Madison (100.5 WTLX-FM) is getting a new afternoon show. The station announced on Monday that current afternoon host Jim Rutledge will get a new partner in March.
Olympic curling gold medalist Matt Hamilton is joining the show as Rutledge’s on-air partner after returning from the Beijing Winter Olympics. Rutledge & Hamilton will air from 2 to 4 p.m. CT. Alex Strouf will be the show’s producer.
Rutledge currently hosts The Jump Around from 3 to 4 p.m. and Hamilton has been a regular part of the show, so the rebrand is pairing the two together officially.
Hamilton, a Madison native won a gold medal in men’s curling at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
“We are looking forward to having Matt join our expanded of local programming,” said ESPN Madison market manager Tom Olson in the station’s official announcement. (The station currently airs ESPN Radio’s Bart & Hahn from 2 to 3 p.m.)
“Matt is a hometown personality with a passion for Wisconsin sports. He brings a unique perspective to our team through his Olympic experience, and I can’t wait for our fans and partners to get to know him as the newest member of the ESPN Madison team.”
ESPN Madison programming can be heard on 100.5 FM locally, Wisconsin On Demand, ESPNMadison.com, and the ESPN app.
Ian Casselberry is a sports media columnist for BSM. He has previously written and edited for Awful Announcing, The Comeback, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, MLive, Bleacher Report, and SB Nation. You can find him on Twitter @iancass or reach him by email at iancass@gmail.com.
