KOZN (1620 The Zone)/Omaha Rolls Out New On-Air Lineup

RADIO ONLINE | Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Mike'l Severe and Damon Benning

NRG Media's Sports KOZN (1620 The Zone)/Omaha announces changes to its weekday lineup, effective Thursday August 15. Mike'l Severe returns to 1620 The Zone after a five-year absence to join long-time morning co-host Damon Benning on "Severe and Benning in the Morning" from 6-10am, weekdays. Most recently, Severe has been host of "The Bottom Line," heard on the website of the Omaha World-Herald and KXSP-AM.

Benning, a former Nebraska football national champion, and Severe, a well-known local radio and TV sports personality, will be able to give listeners an intense focus on Nebraska Football, UNO and Creighton Athletics and all other local sports. Shecterle added, "We are excited to bring back Mike'l Severe to the NRG family."

Former morning show co-host and "Broadcaster of the Year" Gary Sharp will get his own show and move to the midday slot recently vacated by Nick Bahe. "The Gary Sharp Show" will be heard from 10am-2pm weekdays, and will give Sharp the platform to fully exhibit his sports analysis and interviewing skills, said Shecterle. He added, "Gary has deserved his own show for a while and we are thrilled that he will be anchoring our mid-day slot. By moving to mid-days, we truly believe we have a sports-talk line-up second to none."

The station's afternoon show "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" will continue with John Bishop and Josh Peterson, weekdays from 2-6pm. In addition, KOZN's Nebraska football post game show, "Big Red Over Reaction," which airs immediately after the conclusion of each Nebraska game, giving fans a chance to react, will now simulcast on sister KOOO (101.9 The Keg).