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ESPN Radio to Debut Fall Football-Focused Weekend
RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, August 27, 2015 |
ESPN Radio will roll out a new fall weekend lineup with a focus on the 2015 college football and NFL seasons, beginning Saturday, September 5. The schedule will feature two new shows, "Operation Football" and "NFL Nation," along with ESPN Radio fall football mainstays, "College GameDay," "Fantasy Focus" and many of the same voices ESPN Radio introduced earlier this year including Robin Lundberg and The Coach & Bretos.
"Fall is football time, and ESPN Radio is committed to giving its listeners the most comprehensive and informative coverage of the college football and NFL landscape," said VP/Network Audio Content David Roberts. "The enhanced schedule features some of the most knowledgeable experts in the business."
Program Director Louise Cornetta added, "ESPN Radio introduced several new voices to our 2015 weekend lineup. We look forward to having many return this Fall with a mix of additional new talent to deliver all the football content our listeners have come to expect from us."
ESPN Radio will kick off the weekends with the fourth season of "Weekend Blitz" with "Monday Night Football" commentator Mike Tirico and ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen (Fridays at 7pm ET). This year marks Mortensen's 25th anniversary with ESPN, and show the will celebrate the milestone each week with a look back at Mortensen's career.
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