ESPN’s Sacramento affiliate has a new leader. Jeff Austin will take the programming reins of the Audacy station after Danny Freisinger left his roles at that station and at 95.7 the Game in San Francisco to take a corporate position with Audacy’s 2400Sports podcast studio.
Austin will remain in Portland, where he leads 1080 The Fan and 910 ESPN. He has been with those stations since 2008.
“I’m excited to join Stacey Kauffman, Joe Calgaro and the Audacy Sacramento team,” Jeff Austin said in a press release. “This is a tremendous opportunity and I very much look forward to building upon the great work Danny Freisinger and the staff accomplished to establish ESPN 1320 as Sacramento’s sports leader.”
“We’re delighted to bring Jeff’s ability to mold local sports brands to our market and have his oversight at the helm of KIFM,” Stacey Kauffman, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, of Audacy Sacramento and San Francisco added. “His experience managing two favorites in Portland will serve him well as he expands his role with us, and we look forward to watching ESPN 1320 continue to build on its success.”
