Jon “Stugotz” Weiner, the veteran sports media personality and best-selling author, has signed a long-term, multiplatform deal with iHeartMedia, the company announced. The agreement will see Weiner launch a new weekday afternoon program on FOX Sports Radio starting in January.
The show will air Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. ET and originate from iHeartMedia’s South Florida studios. It will broadcast on more than 270 stations nationwide and stream on FOX Sports Radio’s channel via iHeartRadio and FOXSportsRadio.com.
Weiner, widely recognized for his humor, hot takes, and unfiltered opinions, described the program as an opportunity to mix entertainment and sports commentary for a national audience. Designed as a live radio extension of his popular podcast Stugotz and Company, the show will feature his regular crew. It will also include a rotating lineup of guest cohosts.
The format aims to balance familiar voices with fresh perspectives, blending long-time collaborators with new talent.
Additionally, the Stugotz Podcast Network will launch immediately under the iHeartPodcasts umbrella. The network will include Weiner’s existing shows, Stugotz and Company and God Bless Football. It will also feature new original sports-talk programming. Episodes will be available on the iHeartRadio app, YouTube, and other podcast platforms.
“There was a ton of interest and a lot of great conversations, but it became obvious to me rather quickly that iHeart and FOX Sports Radio were going to be the landing spot,” Weiner said. “I miss doing live radio, and I was looking for a partner to grow my two existing podcasts and help us build out a network. To be able to partner with the biggest and best digital company on the planet — and host a daily, two-hour live radio show with two Hall of Famers, Dan Patrick and Colin Cowherd, as lead-ins — is a place, quite frankly, I never imagined arriving at, and an opportunity I wasn’t going to pass up.”
Weiner steps into the daypart following the departure of Doug Gottlieb, who stepped down from the daypart to concentrate on his coaching role with Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball.
“This is a very exciting day for iHeart and FOX Sports Radio,” said Scott Shapiro, FOX Sports Radio Senior Vice President of Sports Programming. “I can assure you there is no one in the world like Stugotz — and I’m not entirely sure whether that’s a compliment or not. His uniquely bold, and sometimes outrageous, takes on the world of sports and culture will create a wildly unpredictable yet always entertaining destination for sports fans everywhere. Cannonball!”
The deal underscores iHeartMedia’s ongoing expansion in sports radio and podcasting. It reflects the company’s strategy to combine live audio with digital content. FOX Sports Radio has increasingly positioned itself as a platform for high-profile sports personalities. The network leverages its terrestrial stations and digital reach to attract a diverse audience.
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