Three months after joining forces in middays, Sactown Sports 1140AM hosts Kevin “Whitey” Gleason and Chris Watkins are being split up to complete the station’s daytime lineup.
Effective Wednesday, The Drive Guys featuring Gleason and Sacramento Kings studio host Kyle Draper take over afternoon drive from 2-6 PM. Watkins remains in middays. He had been hosting the Chris Watkins & Co Show in a fill-in capacity from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM since April.
“We are excited to continue to elevate the Sactown Sports brand with the addition of The Drive Guys,” Bonneville Sacramento SVP and market manager Steve Cottingim said. “Kevin has been a fabric in the Sacramento community for four decades now and pairing him with Kyle Draper, who is a familiar voice to our listeners through the Sacramento Kings broadcast, just highlights our commitment to Sacramento sports.”
Gleason confirmed the move on Monday evening, and Watkins chimed in expressing his thanks to Kevin for all he had done the past few months. Watkins joined Bonneville Sacramento in 2018 and went from assistant promotions director to producer and podcast host to midday host in a five-year span.
The full daytime lineup for Sactown Sports begins at 6 AM with The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross and concludes with Gleason and Draper.
Gleason is no stranger to Sacramento listeners. He has been regularly featured on the air in town for more than four decades, primarily as a part of The Rise Guys morning show from 1999-2011. He also hosted on ESPN 1320 for five years with Mark Kreidler.
Draper has been hosting for NBC Sports California’s Kings coverage since 2020. Before arriving to California’s capital city, he served in a similar capacity for NBC Sports Boston for 11 years.
The Sactown Sports 1140AM lineup has gone through a few changes in 2023. Dave “Deuce” Morgan and Morgan Ragan left in April. Nick Cattles and Ramie Makhlouf followed over the summer. Sactown Sports is hoping Gleason and Draper can add stability and a drive time show that local fans enjoy tuning in for.
