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KJR-AM/Seattle to Debut Chuck & Buck in Mornings


Chuck Powell
Chuck Powell

KJR-AM (Sports Radio 950)/Seattle will debut of the new "Chuck and Buck" in mornings and Jason Puckett in middays, effective March 26. Chuck and Buck will air weekdays from 6-10am and Puckett from 10am-1pm. Puckett has been with KJR for 15 years in a variety of roles, and will remain co-host of the new midday show. Chuck Powell (pictured), who moves from middays to mornings, teams with Bucky Jacobsen, a local former MLB Seattle Mariners player who has contributed to the station for several years. Current morning host Dick Fain will co-host the station's new afternoon show with Dave "Softy" Mahler, weekdays from 3-7pm.

"I couldn't be more excited for this new era at Sports Radio 950 KJR," said iHeartMedia Seattle Senior VP/Programming Rich Moore. "We just got bigger and stronger today. We added depth for compelling sports talk, knowledge, and aligned our strong personalities to be Seattle's strongest local sports talk station."

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