Myers and Clements Team for The Beast 980 Middays
| RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, December 1, 2015 |
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 Chris Myers and Wes Clements |
Veteran sports talents Chris Myers and Wes Clements will host the new "Myers & Wes" show to air weekdays from noon-3pm, beginning Tuesday, December 1 on KFWB-AM (The Beast 980)/Los Angeles. The new program rounds out The Beast's revamped all-sports live primetime lineup which includes Bill Plaschke and Jeanne Zelasko from 6-9am, Jim Rome from 9am-12pm and Fred Roggin from 3-6pm.
Myers is a 30-year sports broadcasting vet who has covered events, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, NCAA Final Four, The Masters and U.S. Open (golf), Triple Crown, the Olympics and the Daytona 500. Myers has worked for Fox Sports Net, FoxSportsOne, where he launched MLB Whiparound, and anchored Sports Center, Baseball Tonight and Up-Close for ESPN. Myers also is an NFL on Fox play-by-play announcer.
Clements, who has worked as a baseball analyst for ESPN, is a Southern California native. He attended Hawthorne High School and El Camino Junior College before moving on to the University of Arizona on a baseball scholarship. He was a national champion, a Sporting News All-American, an Academic All-American and is a member of the university's Hall of Fame. Clements was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros and played, coached and managed for several teams in the U.S. and Mexico.
"Adding Chris and Wes to our daily lineup further underscores our goal to be the only radio station super serving L.A. sports fans," said Beast 980 Program Director Tom Lee. "Throughout the day sports fans now get an unprecedented dose of local coverage from the top sports talent here in L.A."
