In a blog post on the station’s website, 99.1 The Sports Animal afternoon co-host Jimmy Hyams has announced his retirement.
The longtime host came to Knoxville in 1985 as a newspaper columnist after a long career in Louisiana. He shifted from the Knoxville News-Sentinel to radio in 1998. He currently hosts afternoons with John Wilkerson.
Hyams wrote that he has been blessed by his move to East Tennessee.
“I hit the lottery when I moved to Knoxville in the best professional and personal move I’ve made,” said Hyams. “Not everyone can say they have loved their job spanning seven decades. I can. But now it’s time to say good-bye.
“It’s been a fun ride. It’s been a wild ride. But it’s a ride that’s about to end.”
Hyams — who said he would still be open to freelancing for the Sports Animal — said his final show will be Friday, March 31st.
