104.3 The Fan in Denver has hired Armen Williams as their new Program Director. Williams was most recently the PD and afternoon host for 104.5 The Team in Albany, NY.
“I’m excited to be a part of one of the best sports radio brands in the country,” Williams said. “The Fan is a first class organization and Bonneville is a great company. I’m looking forward to working with the extremely talented staff to continue giving the Denver sports fan the highest quality of Sports Talk radio.”
“Armen brings to The Fan a perfect balance of winning sports radio programming, plus an exceptional knowledge of digital media,” Bonneville/Denver VP/Market Manager BoB Call said. “Armen has worked with a number of high profile Sports personalities through his career, plus developed some solid NFL play-by-play network experience. Armen will be the third program director in The Fan’s 20 year history.
Williams replaces Nate Lundy who left the radio station in November. He’s expected to begin his stint with the radio station in January.
Jason Barrett is the Founder and CEO of Barrett Media. The company launched in September 2015 and has provided consulting services to America’s top audio and video brands, while simultaneously covering the media industry at BarrettMedia.com, becoming a daily destination for media professionals. Prior to Barrett Media, Jason built and programmed 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was also the first sports programmer for SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, which later became 97.5 The Fanatic. Barrett also led 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and worked on-air and behind the scenes at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years at ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT producing ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ and ‘GameNight’. JB can be reached on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
