Doug Gottlieb officially signed off from his daily live radio duties Friday, announcing the end of The Doug Gottlieb Show on FOX Sports Radio as he shifts his professional focus toward coaching and leading the men’s basketball program at Wisconsin–Green Bay.
Gottlieb, who has hosted nationally syndicated sports radio shows for more than two decades, made the announcement during his final broadcast, emphasizing both gratitude for his audience and clarity about what comes next. While the daily live show is ending, Gottlieb made clear he is not leaving audio entirely.
“This will be my last show with live radio,” Gottlieb said. “So just to clarify, I’m still going to do a podcast. The Doug Gottlieb Show podcast. We will use the All Ball platform, and iHeartMedia has been great, and we’re going to work together on it. There are no negatives there.”
The decision marks a significant turning point in Gottlieb’s media career, one that he framed as a necessary step to fully commit to his coaching responsibilities. Gottlieb was hired as head coach at Wisconsin–Green Bay in 2023, a role he has repeatedly described as a dream job.
“Green Bay basketball is incredibly important to me, and you can’t say something’s your dream job and then not be willing to literally and figuratively give your all for it,” Gottlieb said. “The reality to it is Green Bay basketball hasn’t suffered the last year and a half because I haven’t worked hard enough at it. I would say there are times which you guys have picked me up, which has been great, and it’s been all the other things in my life which would suffer.”
Throughout his final show, Gottlieb reflected on the relationship he built with listeners during a 23-year run in sports radio, a stretch that included stints across multiple networks and formats. He leaned into the personal nature of the medium, acknowledging both the connection and occasional friction that comes with opinion-driven programming.
“To those of you who listened for the last 23 years. You’ve been moving through basketball, different jobs, marriage, kids, divorce. Now, coaching, I appreciate you,” Gottlieb said. “Radio is a relationship, consider me your friend. I said something to piss you off is just because I thought your sports team or your player wasn’t as good as some other sports team or player. It was, for the most part, never personal. It’s a pleasure.”
Gottlieb’s departure from daily live radio comes at a time when several established sports media personalities are reevaluating workloads amid expanding responsibilities beyond broadcasting. As he wrapped up the broadcast, Gottlieb left the door open for continued connection through his podcast while offering a seasonal farewell.
“It’s not goodbye forever,” he said. “You can still check out the podcast, but for now, it’s fitting I do Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah.”
FOX Sports Radio has not announced who will replace Gottlieb in their afternoon drive timeslot.
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